Soft hook pellets - How to make your own?

[rockangler]

Soft hook pellets - How to make your own?
Has anyone tried that? Do you know what special ingredient is required so they remain soft?

 

[peter crabtree]

water............ they are made on a machine like a sausage machine and have fibres running through them like the writing in seaside rock. Maybe tricky to make at home . Always hook them through the curved side not the blunt ends.

 

[rockangler]

It is certain that they are made on a machine like a sausage machine
What I want to know is what keeps them soft.

 

[nicky]

i use hard pellets similar to skrettings and soak them in a very strong mixture of water and gelatin make great bait for the waggler

 

[rockangler]

i use hard pellets similar to skrettings and soak them in a very strong mixture of water and gelatin make great bait for the waggler

any JELL-O product or you are using something else?

 

[quickcedo]

SonuBaits.com -
The type of pellet is up to you.

 

[Jeff Woodhouse]

Sonubaits Hali-hookers or S-Pellets

OR

Mistral Squidgy Pellets

Both last years - literally!

 

[rockangler]

thank you all, great

 

[peter crabtree]

looks like nobody knows how they make them stay soft, maybe it's a trade secret. Water and gelatine seem feasible to me but the manufacturers don't tend to tell anyone....

 

[Barry Edney]

Here's a little something from the good ol' days.......


Bagging Up At Blenheim

 

[alan whittington]

Im sorry,but in my opinion,unless small fish are a real pain(then i'd use a hard pellet on a band),its expanders for me,on waggler,slider,pole or feeder,ive had no problems,using 'Van den Eynde' marine expanders(but whatever you prefer) in conjunction with a pellet pump,flavouring can be added,most say at the time of pumping,but i,if i flavour them,put a small amount of flavour in a bait box,with just enough water to cover your pumped pellets,i find this seeps in just as well in my view.

 

[guest61]

Im sorry,but in my opinion,unless small fish are a real pain(then i'd use a hard pellet on a band),its expanders for me,on waggler,slider,pole or feeder,ive had no problems,using 'Van den Eynde' marine expanders(but whatever you prefer) in conjunction with a pellet pump,flavouring can be added,most say at the time of pumping,but i,if i flavour them,put a small amount of flavour in a bait box,with just enough water to cover your pumped pellets,i find this seeps in just as well in my view.

Yes, totally agree with this, and the Van den Eynde, for me, produce a better bait.

I thought that the thread was going to produce a novel method of making pellets for the hook. but it seems that you buy some pellets and follow the manufacturers instructions to make them soft.

 

[alan whittington]

Yes, totally agree with this, and the Van den Eynde, for me, produce a better bait.

I thought that the thread was going to produce a novel method of making pellets for the hook. but it seems that you buy some pellets and follow the manufacturers instructions to make them soft.

You can use gelatine and flavourings if you like,i feel that the gelatine slows the leakage from the pellet,thus making it less attractive.

 

[nicky]

ive bagged up on pellets made with gelatine on many venues, once you get them feeding on the freebies which dont have gelatine added they are taken freely in my experience

 

[alan whittington]

ive bagged up on pellets made with gelatine on many venues, once you get them feeding on the freebies which dont have gelatine added they are taken freely in my experience

If your venues are that good,do me a favour and use hard pellets of the size your using on the band,it is almost certain you'll do just as good,but its cleaner and quicker.Nicky,i spent a long time on gelatine pellets(with lots of different pellets,flavours etc)and i caught well on them too,just feel the expander is best,but thats me.

 

[nicky]

im usually fishing small 4mm pellets for silvers I dont think you could band them for carp though im sure hard pellets are just as good,

 

[alan whittington]

Thats a different problem completely,when im using them,im trying to avoid roach(2-6ozs),im ok with skimmers up,but usually if small roach get on the feed,my day is ruined,if i was catching the roach on a stick float on the river it might be a different story,fishing is such a diverse sport,with differing targets for us to go at,amazing this hobby of ours.

 

[sagalout]

4mm pellets for silvers I dont think you could band them

Drennan micro bands will band from 4mm to at least 11mm.

 

[dannytaylor]

Another fan of the sonu baits s-pellets, VERY oily and continue to leak off attractors for a long time, there floating pellets are very good for floater fishing as well.

With RE to fishing with pellets i like to use the dynamite baits green koi pellets as feed and fish the same paste over the top been working well for me.

 

[alan whittington]

Another fan of the sonu baits s-pellets, VERY oily and continue to leak off attractors for a long time, there floating pellets are very good for floater fishing as well.

With RE to fishing with pellets i like to use the dynamite baits green koi pellets as feed and fish the same paste over the top been working well for me.

Danny,im curious,have you ever tried the natural dynamite pellets in the same fashion?