big bad barry
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I plan to do a bit of chub fishing and have not used cheese for about 40 years! I found a good Mexicana cheese, is it better to hair rig or direct hook.
Thanks folks
Thanks folks
Personally I'd impale it on the hook for chub. I find if it's on a hair they just pull at it.
No you are not I use a hair rig for all my paste fishing for chub. But I use a sliding hair off the back of the hook shank I developed some years ago. Rarely if ever miss any bites as the bait sits tight to the hook shank. Only time I use a bait direct on the hook is when I'm using disco crusts.Personally I use it on the hair, albeit a short hair with the bait brushing the shank. But it looks like I am in the minority.
BTW - anyone want to share their method of making a decent cheese paste?
On the hook for chub. For barbel and all other species you can use "PASTE and BREAD FLAKE Anchors" on a hair - for soft cheese, cheese paste and bread flake.
Lol, here's one I did earlier...I've just had a Blue Peter moment, I could make some of those out of an old washing up bottle.
Mexicana Cheese is really good when its cold
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For cheese paste I use as been said , ready made pasyry, stilton, mature cheddar and mix well then some grated parmesan mixed in