HoneyRed makes great boilies

We have looked at the various ‘Reds’ previously in this series of articles and I have concentrated mainly on Super Red. However, there are three other variations on the theme and in this article I will be concentrating on Honey Red. All the ‘Reds’ are based on our famous all-species attractor Robin Red and in the case of Honey Red the bulk ingredients are the sweet and spicy PTX and the highly attractive Red Factor.

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In a previous article I looked specifically at using fine-ground versions of the ‘Reds’ to form both egg- and water-based pastes and boiled baits, and as you can see Honey Red makes great boilies that can be tailored to your own specification using various attractors.

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I use an industrial sized coffee grinder to reduce coarse ingredients to a fine powder. On the left of ground Honey Red, while on the right is the original version.

I want to look again at both egg- and water based Honey Red. I will be looking at making and using an egg-based paste using a Paste Bomb (right), while for the water-based application I want to show you how to create a Method Mix for a standard method feeder such as the one on the left.

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Paste Bomb (right) and a Method feeder.

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First break the required number of eggs into a mixing bowl and add whatever attraction takes your fancy.

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Here I am using a spice oleoresin. This is very concentrated and you don’t need much, as you can see here.

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Use a fork and beat together the egg and attractors.

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Next add the fine-ground base mix to form a paste.

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The paste can now be rolled into paste balls and used as free offerings.

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Retain some of the paste to mould around the Paste Bomb, and use a protective mesh around a pinch of paste to create an identical hookbait.

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Close up of a meshed paste hookbait.

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Close up of the loaded Paste Bomb.

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Just add water a bit at a time to create a water-based paste using the coarse Honey Red. This should be stiff enough to form groundbait balls or be used on the feeder.

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Squeeze some of this paste around your Method feeder.

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Use less water to make a looser groundbait rather than a paste.

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The resulting groundbait should be light and fluffy.

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It should now be dry enough to compress into some PVA mesh without instantly melting it.

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Nick the hook point under one of the knots in the PVA mesh for casting strength.

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Once on the lakebed, the PVA mesh will melt. Leaving a carpet of tiny sweet Honey Red particles.

Written by Ken Townley