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I hear ya, I use a spod to get around that issue - load up the spod and start blasting away lol - the gardner tables are dope! - if you are fishing a river wouldnt you be baiting up from the marker to compensate current? just wondering cause I know the lawrence is pretty swift - I know a local river I fish, I have to spod at around 30 feet up river just to get the bait on spot 8 feet down lol - its just that fast!

good on ya mike, hope it works out for ya, happy rollin - ill probably be in touch early spring - I really want a 40 this year! im topped out at 35! take care man - shawn - ps was it carpkit international?

Hey there, as for the garlic oil - it doesnt have to be garlic oil, in reality any oil is good - its primarly for rolling, to roll the boilies on a table like I have, oil is key to make the paste roll correctly - ifnot its sticks and doesnt "ball" up correctly - vegatable oil, peanut, anything will do - cod liver oil is great and so is general fish oils! - also oils are great feeding triggers especially hemp seed oil but that is costly! As for the dye, that isnt neccessary but the reason I used it, is becuase the sardine and anchovy attractant is a thick green colour and my goal was to prevent the boilies from being a dark dark green colour - I like to have both visual and scent as an attractant - so I left some of the boilies with no outer attractant - this way I can cut some up for pva sticks creating a bed of yellowish chopped boilies with a hook bait in the center - if I didnt put in some dye, I could not create a bed as a visual - think of it as X marks the spot - fish smells-tastes something, swimming along he sees a yellowing bed of offerings......smells great, begins rooting around...... finds hook bait...graces my net lol! - its kinda like method mix but without the method - so for the dye I think I used quarter teaspoon for 1kg, I think it worked out to 3 teaspoons which was nothing - if I make vanilla boilies next time I will add the dye in so they will be bright bright yellow! im looking forward to that........ dont worry about the questions, maybe I can return a few if youd be interested in putting me and my gf on some fish this summer for a reasonable rate! - cheers man and best wishes to you over the holidays! - shawn

hey, I do it often, both winter and summer - these baits can be frozen and stay good for a while so when im bored in the winter, its good time passing!

Hey man, everything you said is bang on the money! as im sure you know, carp do have teeth and its these teeth at the back of the throat that make noise when chewing that other carps can pick up and become interested in where the feeding carp are and what exactly they are eating - this is helpful in building a swim and putting more fish on the mat - as for the price, my cost is 3.15 per kg - 37.80 for 12 kgs (roughly 28 pounds) - this is far cheaper than retail boilies and you can be rest assured that you know whats in them, this is something to consider when weighing the pros and cons of buying premade boilies since there are no regulations on ingredient claims by boilie companies, they can say what ever they want and you cant be sure its truthful! - shawn

Hey there - thanks for watching - as for the batch - If im doing a day session, I will go two days prior chumin the area with roughly 10 pounds and the next day with another 10 pounds or so - Sometimes more depending on the area, time of year and past experience with the spot - if im doing an overnighter starting at 7 am one day, ending late at night day two.... ill easily go through 20 pounds not including what I prebaited with - the fish get on spot, start feeding and dont stop! fish I land are depositing boilie on my landing mat - its something else - best wishes to you and everyone else reading this for 2012! and the holiday season - shawn

hey beans, they get boilied after they are rolled - I didnt include that part and have gotten several questions about it lol - I boil 14mm boilies for 1:30 and 20mm boilies for 2:00 - then air dry for one hour before freezing - sorry about that

Hey everyone, some of you may be interested on how to make boilies for very cheap and in a fast, effortless way - here is a video of me preparing 28 pounds of boilies and how I do it! Best wishes for 2012 to all of you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsS6neV5u-M

I laughed when I read this! - still a smart video! thanks for sharing thread poster!

hey thanks, hes the fly fisherman from london no? - I just got back into fly fishing and will be targeting commons on some puke flies and cray patterns, been thinking about hooking up with him (that is of coarse if we are speaking of the same lad) - thanks for watching - shawn

hey everyone, the last video I put up was dedicated to the local anglers - this is a short video of me and my lady's best catches - fish up to 33,3 for me and her PB is 27,12! she was stoked! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNerOlyk-U

hey thanks guys! it was a great year - highdrifter, thats my fiancee! and thank you! slowly but surely I got her into carping, even though shes a veggie lover!

Hey everyone, in the Hamilton Harbour there is a tight knit community of local carp anglers - here is a video of the best moments of 2011 - I hope you enjoy it - good music, good pics! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CRNQzsh9Qc

lorne....... genius! too funny - shawn

A wise man once said… you gotta think outside of the box so with fall setting in, knowing that the cold winter months are ahead of me I have been thinking of a last ditch effort of a thought out session.... Fishing for me hasnt been successful over the last several weeks so I really wanted this one! In prior weeks winds were so high that I stayed in rolling out 12 kgs of paste and preparing another 20kg of paste. After scouting several swims, checking depths and following weather closely I picked two swims I felt could produce some good fish... I put in a few hours in one landing a few fish but didnt feel 100% confident...not to mention the 15 minute walk and wading through water with 50 pounds of gear and bait wasnt working for me lol...so what do I commit to? I commit to a 25 minute walk and wadding through water with gear and bait lol - In my area I have often thought that fish hold in deeper waters once the temp drops significantly but I wanted to think outside of the box in hopes of putting my self in a position to land some fish. The swim I ended up commiting to was a very rocky bottom with large bolders sitting at around 8 feet deep which at first discouraged me but after marking depths in 30km winds right in my face I fanned the float out 180 degrees and found a shelf at 6 feet with a gravel bottom.... I knew this was the spot! After commiting to this spot, I watched weather closely for a week watching wind patterns and temperatures at night, and my window came.... I wrapped up some work in the office knowing I wouldnt be able to do it in days coming and began preparing....... I put out 20-30 kgs of maize in the swim and said my prayers lol… The next morning I made it to the swim for 6 in the morning…. Walking with all my gear, and bait – then wading out to the swim….. I was anticipating big things! I fished 10 hours wrapping the session up with prebaiting for the following day…….. 10 fish made it to the mat with some 20+s including a 27,11 – I was stoked! The next morning was beautiful and conditions were spot on…. Little did I know that this day would produce 14 fish, 3 high 20's, PB mirror at 19,4, a few 20+s and high teens…In the end I couldn't have been happier with the results! Thinking outside of the box and hard work paid off…. Here are some pics and a video…..

ive never seen someone dunk the reel, and even if they did who cares - the reels are made to be durable - unless your fishing in mud you should be fine! and if there is grit in the reel, open it up, clean it out, put it back together and land fish!

hands down the best thing ive seen in ages! saving this one for photographer gf - shel love it!

truly awsome man, truly awsome!

pickin it up in 20 casts is great! I fish the same reel from Okuma, love it! three bows in three casts is remarkable - I must admit I backlashed several times while learning how to palm fish lol

exactly! fancy clips, fancy music - im the best! there are far more practical videos out there

Hey, nice channel, loved it! added, subd, was supposed to fish the CANAM in august but failed to make it there - id love to fish the lawry some day - if your still taking on anglers let me know what kind of rates your asking - maybe we could set something up some time! chow for now, and tight lines man shawn

killer fish! well done man, well done!

Totally got ya, your theory is sound! so you must fish carp regularly knowing about "milky spod mixes" good to know and thanks for sharing musky mike! chow for now man - ps is there a youtube channel or somewhere i can see some of the catches, id love to see some lawry monsters!

Hey I totally hear what your saying, trying to chum with the boilies is the key - a lot of people can only throw a few handfuls out as they buy them at 15 bucks a kg - I prefer, when I can.... to spod out 10 pounds of boilies, and the fish I land are literally crapping them out.... but you are right, maize and ground bait is good..... just wondering, how you prepar your maize? I like to know the many ways everyone does it...if you dont mind me asking that is.... cheers man, and as for the fish, I meant your avatar pic, its huge!

np and nice fish you got there!