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EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABETCUNNINGLY REPRESENTED BY AN

ITEM OR TACTIC. CLEVER, EH? BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT’S BOILIE

TIME – SO HERE’S HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS AUTUMN!

EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABETCUNNINGLY REPRESENTED BY AN

ITEM OR TACTIC. CLEVER, EH? BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT’S BOILIE

TIME – SO HERE’S HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS AUTUMN!

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B:BARRELSDescription: At a time of yearwhen the fish are just hungry, anyshape will do, but look at some ofthe facts. Boilies: used through theyear, come in three regular sizes(10, 15 and 18mm), and usuallyfished as ‘50 baits around eachrod’. Result: The carp can get wary,so use barrels. Cost: £11.99(ish).Contact: www.tacklebox.co.uk

C:CATAPULTDescription:For up to 40(or if you’vegot a real

industrial jobby andstrong arms), maybe50yds you can bait up with ease.One of the real beauts of boiliefishing is being able to bait upwithout any hassle. Bombs away!Cost: From a tenner up to a score (£20).Contact: Fox International on: 0208 501 0921.

A:AUTUMNFEEDING

Description: “It’s a delightful time of the year. The leaves are turning brown, the conkers are falling and hatching andthere’s that fresh bite inthe air,” confirms oneweather nerd. To us itmeans just one thing: it’s boilie time!Cost: Nowt!Contact: For weatherforecasts, head to:www.bbc.co.uk/weather

*Picture courtesy of Damian Clarke at Korda Developments.

D:DENTALFLOSS

Description:“If you’regonna beusing pop-ups, thentie themon,” one ofour ‘big fishexperts’ told us. Boilies just gohand-in-hand with the likes of theChod Rig and Tel’s Stiff Hinged Rig– both of which you need to tiethe baits on with.Cost: £2.99.Contact: ESP on: 01865 748989.

E:EASY FISHING

Description: Your hookbait shouldmatch the size of your hook, whichmakes fishing ‘bits’, such as corn,trimmed down boiled food and halfa growler (tiger nut), sooo muchharder. With boilies you can getaway with bigger hooks, bait upeasier and, fingers crossed, catchsome of the bigger residents…Cost: Nothing more than you’d pay already!Contact: CEMEX Angling for bigfish waters: 01932 583 630.

F:FISHMEALSDescription:Stand by tohave the oldschoolconcept of‘no oils inthe winter’shattered.Fishmealsthese days are now prepared andsold for all year round usage so geton them and stay on them. Cost: Around a tenner a kilo.Contact: Your local tackle shop.

G:GREEDY CARPLOVE ’EM!

Description: Simple maths here:how do you get a really fat kid?Feed them loads. So person plusplenty of Big Mac burgers equals a wobbler of a person. It’s the same with carp – they only get mahoosive by eating – and by eating boilies – so give ’em boilies!Cost: Mass buy your bait.Contact: The Bait & Feed Companyon: 01920 438338.

H:HOOKERSPOP-UPS

Description: If you’re looking forperformance pop-ups that lookdead right and weigh as much as a Malteser, Surrey-based pop-uptechs are what you want. “They’reall rolled with corkballs – and havea nice, hard outer-coating,” saysLee Laggan. As used by Hearn,Sharp and Read. Cost: £8.99 a tub.Contact: Hookers on: 07890 796506.

I:IN PURSUIT OFTHE LARGEST

Description: Boilie connoisseur,Terry Hearn knows exactly theadvantages of boilies and describesthose ‘plus points’ in his first,award-wining book. He even shows and talks how the famous‘Hinged Stiff Rig’ works. Purr-chase now. NB: His new book is out soon – yay!Cost: £21.95.Contact: Bunter HunterPublications Ltd on: 01252 373658.

J:JUST LOOK ATTHE BIG FISHANGLER’SRESULTS!

Description: Gaze through anyissue of CARPology and you’ll see that most of our resident ‘big fish anglers’ have somethingin common – boilies! Regan,Taylor, McAllister, Davey, Slowen.Join their team and become the ‘big fish angler’ of our angling community. Cost: £3.25 for CARPology each month.Contact: www.carpology.net

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L:LICK ANDSTICK!

Description: Round boilies andbarrels for fine heavy-hungry-waters and canals, but if you fish apressured pond, then you needthis: Crack a boilie in half, lickboth sides and then place backtogether. Catapult out and onimpact the two halves will split.Repeat numerous times and you’llbe left with a bed of half baits onthe deck. Ace!Cost: Nowt!Contact: Issue 8 of CARPology formore in-depth details.

M:MIXED SIZES

Description: Don’tconfuse yourself,but the carp. Get a selection ofdifferent sizedbaits – 10, 12, 15, 18,20, 22, 24 (you pick whichones) and fire them in. Itmeans the carp will haveto suck at different levelsand best of all, it means you canuse a bigger bait and hook.Outcome: better hook holds. Cost: A couple of extra kilos, soaround £20.Contact: Whatever bait firm you use.

*Picture courtesy of Richworth Baits.www.richworth.com

N:NIGEL SHARPBOILIES

Description: Whether it’s the mixof milk proteins, birdfoods andfishmeals, or that ‘one key liquidattractor’ we’re unsure, butwhatever it is, this bait worksbloody damn well. It even caughtThe Burghfield Common for Li’lNige – which hadn’t been out forover four years…Cost: £10.99 a kilo.Contact: Bait-Tech on: 01473241811.

O:OIL ’EM UP!

Description: The last word onextra attraction. There’s two waysof doing this. “Just before you’reabout to freeze your bait, pour insome liquid, reseal the bag andplace back in the freezer. The bait will now take on the liquidbetter,” Mr. Knight at MainlineBaits told us. Otherwise, give ’em a good dose before you leave to go angling.Cost: Around a fiver.Contact: Your tackle shop!

P:POUCHDescription: It may sound silly,but B-Geeesus does this make thewhole ‘baiting up’ process ahelluva lot easier. We recommendESP’s Boilie Pouch, which evencomes with a catty pult holder. Cost: £7.50.Contact: ESP on: 01865 748989.

Q:QUICK AND EASY

Description: Guaranteed to makeyour fishing a lot easier. You canbait up quicker, re-bait quicker and catch more quicker. “This isdead easy fishing. Wang a load of boilies out and that’s it. Beatsall that spodding malarkey,” Angus announced during our stay in France. Cost: Nowt!Contact: There isn’t one!

R:ROCKET!Description: When we say ‘Rocket’we actually mean ‘Boilie Rocket’.Thanks to Wychwood we can nowdeliver boiled food up to 120yrdsout into the pond. “Durable bodywith flexi fins, super float foamnose and brilliant aerodynamicdesign are the key elements,” Mr. Garner told us. The editorsfavourite too.Cost: £6.99.Contact: Wychwood on: 01527 587 428.

S:STRINGERSDescription: A three-bait stringeris ideal, or if you wanna go oldschool Paisley stylee, then make uptwo or three bait stringers.Because the fish will be ‘grazing’,the hookbait/stringer partnershipgoes hand-in-hand. Now cue: ‘W’.Cost: Korda Kwik-Melt Tape, £3.99.Contact: Korda on: 01708 749775.

K:KORDA BOILIEFUNNEL WEB

Description: Based in Essex and famous for theirUnderwater DVD’s and PVA funnel web systems, theKorda clever clogs reformatted the original design andcame up with this. Used nowadays mostly for the‘Dynamite Stick’, but not used so much for it’s realpurpose – boilies. Place three in the tube and thenattach one to the Hair. It works a treat.Cost: £10.99.Contact: Korda on: 01708 749775.

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U:UNDERRATEDAPPROACH

Description: What do you use?Hemp, pellets, corn, a few boilies…Forget all about that and use justboilies. Like we keep harping onabout – and Li’l Nige does too – abed of bog standard boilies justdoesn’t seem to get used muchnowadays, so get on them.Cost: Nowt!Contact: Haven’t got one!

V:VERSATILEDescription: However… if thethought of just putting out 100 orso boilies isn’t quite cricket toyou, crush some, blend some, andhalve some and add them to yourspod mix. In six words, ‘the boilieis a versatile product’.Cost: Nowt!Contact: Ditto!

W:WIDEBAITING

Description: Another real BrucyBonus with boilies is that you don’tneed to bait up real tight – in fact,we vote you really spread the baitabout. The key to boilie fishing isto get the fish grazing – picking upone boilie and then moving on tothe next one. Get the ’pult or stickand cover the swim!Cost: Nowt!Contact: CARPology back issues 14and 15 at: www.carpology.net.

T:THROWINGSTICK

Description: The most advanced throwing stick ever, has a ultra-lightweight body tocreate minimum air resistance, andphenomenal velocity and spin speedachieved with flexing carbon arms. It’s easy to load and takes single or multiple baits from 20-26mm without the sleeve and 12-20mm with the sleeve. Solar’sgreatest creation yet.Cost: £44.99.Contact: Solar Tackle on: 01689 826632.

X:XPANDABOILIEBUCKET

Description: Fresh is always best,so keep them fresh is what we say.Nashy’s Xpanda Boilie Bucket is areliable and fresh way to carryboiled food. It’s clever too: as likethe name suggests, it can beexpanded and compressed as tohow much bait you want to carry. Cost: £17.99.Contact: Nash Tackle on: 01702 233232.

Y:YOU DON’TNEED LOADSAOTHER CACK!

Description: Because you’re justusing boilies, you don’t need tocarry loadsa other cack – dare wesay it, but pellets, hemp and arange of multi-coloured pop-ups.“Go for the simple, clean approachand you’ll nail ’em,” was Rob Bell’sclosing comment. Cost: You’ll save money!Contact: You don’t need one – just do it!*Picture courtesy of Dynamite Baits. www.dynamite-baits.com

Z:ZILLIONS OFCARP FALL TO ’EM!

Description: Look through theweeklies, look through themonthlies, look on the web andyou’ll discover zillions – maybegazillions of carp have fallen tothem. Whatta you waiting for?Tackle shop – boilies – pond – NOW!Cost: Nowt!Contact: Ditto, ditto, ditto!

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