Bait Making - Cheese Paste (Video 89)

[@derekdowney5157]

Good stuff definitely going to give it a try 🎣tight lines

[@gbadge9275]

I know you're a genuine man, your tea cups dont match. Love your videos. You're a great guy and an inspiration both experienced anglers and new comers to the sport.👍

[@francolinobasco]

LOL! Never a truer word spoken, we are generally happy in this household if our mugs are not chipped let alone matching haha :D

[@Doombar1973]

Made this over the weekend. Was satisfying when it all came together in a nice clump. Instead of water I used the juice from a tub of prawns, just so I experimented slightly. Looking forward to getting out now and giving it a go - Thanks Mark, am enjoying these videos a lot.

[@nateuk2542]

Mate this mix as caught me the most over the years Thank you 👊

[@francolinobasco]

Very welcome Nate! Glad it has worked well for you!

[@BUFF498]

Tried this mix and froze it till i went fishing, tried other baits first Bread & Worms no bites. Put on the chesse paste and within ten minutes a Barbel of 8lb followed by another of 8lb 5oz. Yes it works and i well experiment with other chesses. Thank you Mark for sharing the recipe.

[@carolmurray7255]

I was using stright cheese paste 30 odd years ago and know how good it is ....but I did not know about freezing and thawing and freezing and thawing. Best cheese paste fishing post on youtube. Very informative. Just subscribed on this post. Way to go pall.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there, I'm glad you found the video of interest and to say it is one of the best cheese paste videos on youtube is very kind of you. Yes the thawing and re-freezing process really does intensify the ingredients and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Thank you for also taking the time to subscribe to the channel. kind regards Mark

[@fishingnorfolk]

Great video mark. Very similar to mine. Bread, blue cheese, grated powdered parmesan, sea salt, skimmed milk powder but i use pinch chilli flakes and grated mashed luncheon meat. Double chub favourite 👌

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers mate :)

[@kevincurrington1331]

Thanks Mark great video at Last ur secret formula is out great video tight line's mate

[@paulcheeseman1437]

Really enjoying your videos mark. I used to fish the thames nr egham in the early 70s when I was a teenager, but only ever caught bleak, which were very welcome as we don't have them up in the north west. I made up a batch of your cheese paste last night for one more trip to the river wharfe before the season closes. I made my first visit to the river wharfe on Monday this week and used the filling from a cheese pasty out of desperation as I had nothing for the first four hours on maggot, caster or worm. In just over a hour I had a 3lb, 4.5lb, 5.5lb and a 2.5lb chub. my previous PB was under pound so I was well happy. cheese paste is the future for me on the rivers. tight lines mark.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Paul, my apologies for such a delayed reply. How did your last trip on the Wharfe go using the cheese paste recipe? That was a good bit of ingenuity to use the cheese from the pasty and sounds like the chevin were really in the mood for some cheese filling, but who could resist a bit of pasty filling at the best of times haha. Well done on the 5lb+ chub pb that is a trip to remember too, sounds like you had plenty of action. Thanks for the kind comment, I am glad you have been enjoying the videos so much, I was meaning to pop up this cheese recipe last season, glad I finally got round to it.

[@albionangling]

Thanks for the advice! We have just uploaded our most recent video all about 'chasing chub' and catching some surprises along the way. You'll see in the video that your tips went a long way to improving my fishing! Thanks again

[@francolinobasco]

Sounds great!

[@tonynapoli5549]

Thanks for the recipe must try it, looks yummy 👍

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Tony! It works well, please let me know how you get on with it.

[@costaskarpi6511]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge mark. I was just wondering when you were going to do this video.....and here it is! All the best

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Costa, took a while to get around to doing, glad you chaps are finding it of use.

[@barryroberts2196]

Thanks Chef, never mind the fish, that's my dinner sorted for tomorrow lol. Great tip, I'm going to give this ago. Thanks.

[@francolinobasco]

haha thanks Barry, I look forward to hearing how you get on with it, it's a reliable little recipe.

[@markroe5845]

Great video Mark, just followed your instructions, I'm well happy with my results lol, will try and get a chub tomorrow tight lines 👍🎣

[@francolinobasco]

Best of luck Mark! hope it works well for you.

[@johnloyd3996]

Yeah i started using Marks cheese paste recipe on the Wey, the Chub go mad for it! Thanks for the tutorial on how to make a propper fishing paste! All the best for any winter fishing you do Mark!

[@francolinobasco]

Why thank you ever so much John and glad it works well for you, I am still Autumn barbel fishing currently especially with these lovely temnperatures although really having to locate pockets of them.

[@Beesa10]

I've found that rather than making a big batch it's quite easy to make a fresh golf ball sized piece with ingredients pinched from the fridge (might as well make yourself a cheese sandwich too while you're at it!). I've had some good success with extra mature cheddar, bread, crushed garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper. I've used a few drops of extra virgin olive oil to soften the mix before and also used left over boiled potato instead of bread. I dare say adding something like krill meal will take it to the next level although I haven't tried that yet. I personally love the smell of cheese paste and the fish seem to agree, one of the first chub I caught with it was a 6lb 12oz beauty.

[@CB-xr1eg]

I think I'm right in saying (if not Mark will correct me) that the paste can be frozen. So by making a large batch you're actually saving time. Just defrost it, take off as much as you need for your session and bung the rest back in the freezer. I've kept paste in my freezer, in a plastic bag, for months. Not the same paste as this one but I'm sure this can be frozen. Edit Just seen comments below from Mark and he says you can freeze it for up to 2 years, maybe more.

[@peterjohnson1332]

Thanks Mark. I used your cheese recipe and had a couple of chub off of the Dorset Stour today!

[@francolinobasco]

Hey there Peter, that is brilliant news, congratulations mate!

[@peterjohnson1332]

Thanks Mark. Im after a new pb till the end of the season all on Throop Fishery (stour). Finding the bigger fish is a process of moving around and trying different spots. i try to avoid the crowds and more popular swims. May add a bit of spice (paprika) to the next batch of your excellent recipe. Tight lines to you!

[@bluesimon13ify]

Great video, I shall try it for chub & tench.😀😀😀

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers and it works well for both species and also barbel.

[@darrencox9880]

Nice video tutorial, much appreciated. My favourite bait cheese paste

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Dc prep, glad you found it helpful.

[@johnoakley3068]

Nice recipe for cheese paste Mark, thank you.

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome John, hand on heart it is a lovely little recipe.

[@68macdee]

Thanks for sharing this information Mark, I will definitely be giving a go in the next few days

[@francolinobasco]

You are more than welcome, Paul.

[@itsgottabecarpy3994]

Another quality video 👏👏

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Barry.

[@chriswarby1001]

Brilliant recipe and cost effective too putting away the pike gear and im going out with your paste tight lines 😀

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Chris, I wish you well with this recipe!

[@georgetaylor5433]

Hi again from France Mark, thanks for the recipe ! Sounds like a French recipe, bread, garlic, Roquefort blue cheese...try adding some good red French wine, can only make it better ! I think I'm going to invent real English paste for my French Barbel and Chub, i.e.: Baked beans, bacon flavour, spaghetti rings, bangers and mash, Mother's pride loaf, and...a pint of bitter please ! Cheers, love your vids.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello again George, I must say you are just like me with that serving suggestion haha, I am a bit of a cheese and biscuit board, murderer.

[@nenemannick4455]

Great video mark,i love seeing how people make and prepare their bait etc..... like you say,no definite rules and everyone has various recipes . I like to add mustard powder to my mix and I believe that specimen angler Tony Miles does the same ???Good tip,ref looking out for reduced items at your local supermarket,my other half works at our local Asda and often brings home cheap blocks of cheese for freezing and even picks up the odd whole sardine for dead baiting.The cheese don`t last too long in our house,i love the stuff but it doesn`t do my gout much good !!!A video showing your worm keeping etc..... would be great.Tight lines to you sir !!!

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Nick, Glad you enjoyed this video, I was worried it might be a bit too long, but wanted to be as thorough as possible. That is very true we all have our own confidence boosting ingredients that we like to use to spice up our bait recipes you're not wrong there. I must admit I had not thought of mustard as an additive, that would certainly give it a good kick in the flavour department, I was considering a marmite and cheese mix, for a bit of a savoury slant. Ah you're a bit like myself then for liking to consume some of the cheese, I am similar in that despite it giving me headaches I still cannot stop myself from having a nibble haha.

[@WilminMKD]

Really helpful - thanks Mark.

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Harry, it's a good recipe although like most cheese paste recipes, you can adapt it and change it to suit your own additions and tweaks.

[@richardthered]

Great video Mark, like the cheeky grinning at the cam. Will try this. Liked and Subbed :)

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Richard and thanks, I guess the cheese paste does make you grin a bit too, certainly a strong scent trail. Thanks also for subscribing.

[@insideout2600]

Brilliant , appreciate that mark . cheers

[@francolinobasco]

You're very welcome and hope it brings you a fish or two.

[@ianjack6751]

enjoying these videos mark, very informative.

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Ian glad they are proving helpful.

[@iangrant1959]

Great video Mark.... your poor Mum !!!! LOL

[@francolinobasco]

Haha Ian, thankfully she likes her cheeses.

[@jedishawry]

Great video Mark, I'm gonna make this and get among my local cheeky Chevins, Cheers ;)

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers Stuart and good luck on your chevin quest.

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

I remember years ago reading about a cheese paste recipe that had orange zest in it... festive!

[@francolinobasco]

Afraid mine only comes with a hint of madness haha.

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

+Mark Erdwin I'd expect nothing less!

[@jaseb2223]

Great and informative video thanks, i mainly fish commercials for carp (not a dedicated carper) would you recommend this paste for that sort of fishing or would you add something to it? Always like to have a contingency if pellets or meat fail to produce. Many thanks

[@francolinobasco]

Thank you Jase. This will work very well for commercials, no need to add anything else to it at all. The combination of the Allicin (ingredient released from the crushed garlic) dried milk protein and krill will be all you require as shown in the video.

[@jaseb2223]

@@francolinobasco Thanks Mark looking forward to trying it :)

[@Argyll100]

Hi Mark you made some great informative videos came across your channel by chance and well just had to subscribe... you probably won't remember me 'Ghiliejohn' from Scotland ran across each other a few years past via the net. Keep the vids rolling....

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there John! It is great to hear from you, I do indeed remember you and your very enjoyable blog, we use to have some good chats via the comments section. I hope all is well with yourself and you are keeping well, are you still fly fishing much?

[@jackthomson5047]

Using raw shop bought pastry works well mixed with cheese and garlic too. Cheers for this version though mate. Will give it a go

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Jack, I used to use pastry as my ingredient but stopped a long time ago as I am not a fan of it by comparison. I generally find with bread you can really get a better hooking consistency when striking through to fish.

[@jackthomson5047]

@@francolinobasco thanks for that reply. I will definitely be giving the bread a go tomorrow. Tight lines!

[@jordantheallroundangler85]

Hi Mark. Amazing video and it has inspired me to make my own mix using the old method of soya flour and semolina. Adding some dry garlic and dry pasta to cheese. Would love to have a chat one day and gain some knowledge.? Thanks for your videos from Jordan

[@jordantheallroundangler85]

Pasta cheese lol

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Jordan and thank you so much regarding the bait video, semolina and soya flour would work well, the joy with such paste recipes is the fact that they are open to tweaking and tinkering. In reply to getting into contact, I don't use facebook quite as much these days (do still log in from time to time) but I am usually around on instagram at my fishing_for_memories page. Kindest Regards Mark

[@marknuttall4504]

Hey hey my friend this is a killer bait. Followed your recipe and caught my first 5 pounder. But how do you stop all the minnows nibbling away at it?

[@francolinobasco]

Glad it is working for you Mark, I generally fish a larger piece if minnows are present or make the paste thicker.

[@esppaul644]

Hi mark another very informative vid as usual. Do you think it would be possible to turn this paste into boilies, so you could use the boilie with some paste wrapped round it. On rivers like the trent paste alone doesn't last long

[@francolinobasco]

Paul I don't see why not and would make for a good boilie base in my opinion.

[@esppaul644]

@@francolinobasco thankyou mark 👍👍

[@paulfinlay]

Great informative video Mark, May give your recipe a try next time I make some cheese paste. I myself add a table spoon of olive oil this helps paste from drying out. Tight lines Paul

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Paul, this did actually take quite a few takes due to me making a bit of a hash of it due to a combination of stuttering and rambling on. The olive oil is a good idea, either that or margarine, although I usually find that I don't have a problem with it drying out, probably due to the addition of the krill and powdered milk paste solution added to it.

[@neilolly]

Nice vid to watch thanks

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Shabba, you're welcome mate.

[@adamplays3337]

top chef trick...cut the garlic into small pieces mix with the sea salt and a tad of oil n slide the back of a knife over it on a board, repeat a few times n BOOM! garlic puree ;) awesome vid tho dude, will be making this in the future :)

[@francolinobasco]

Thanks Adam, you learn something new all the time, that sounds a lot better than the garlic crusher too. It's a good recipe I wish you a good fishing trip with it when you use it.

[@richardbarrett7544]

Made some up today Mark as per. I put too much water in, so added a bit too much Krill powder, now it sticks of krill rather than cheese. Must get the liquid right next time, Rich.

[@francolinobasco]

That's easily done Richard, I must be honest I play it by ear with the water content and go by rough judgement usually.

[@wildriverguitarlockdownlic110]

Enjoyed that Mark, love watching you fishing for chub. Ever used short crust pastry dough instead of bread? Makes the process much easier. I' stalled at 5 pound 2 Oz before giving up 5 years ago! Watching you and the ginger fisherman has rekindled my interest and am at the river again! All the best!

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers Paul and no I won't use short crust due to the it causes the mixture to become less soluble in my opinion. I am one of those who is firmly in the bread camp.

[@wildriverguitarlockdownlic110]

@@francolinobascoAfter 5 years off I have just started fishing again. I can see in the cold weather with shortcrust it does 'harden' around the hook. Must admit I'm surprised that I'm struggling to catch chub on the river Cam in Cambridge. Years ago I could guarantee at least one or two, sometimes many on cheese paste or frozen prawn. Two visits in and have blanked! Are chub in decline?

[@cr0cket01]

nice i just used to use bread and sliced cheese with some onion in shall give this a try

[@andrewthomas405]

A bit of blue always helps especially in winter

[@STEPHENMORRIS100]

Hi Mark can you tell me how much water do you use in your cheese past mix please. I'm going to give it a go on the severn

[@francolinobasco]

I use enough to help create a putty or plasticine consistency.

[@greybeardfishing1996]

Hello Mark, just jotted down your recipe and will deffo be giving it a go. What is the best way to put it on the hook?, do you allow the hook point to show or bury it completely?. Great vids mate keep em coming.

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers Colin! I prefer to leave the hook point bare as possible and wrap paste tight to shank of the hook only.

[@greybeardfishing1996]

Nice one, thanks.

[@artmedication]

Hi Mark, another excellent video. Do you think cheese paste would be a good bait outside river chub world..eg canal or even commercial waters?

[@francolinobasco]

Thank you kind sir, Yes most definitely Omar, it will pick up a multitude of other species, including tench,bream,carp,barbel and would work well on commercial waters and canal.

[@user-th7cz5sc9x]

Would you be able to use super krill liquid for the krill area

[@francolinobasco]

That is a tough call, because you'd effectively be adding oil to an already fatty component which can cause seperation and a very soft paste mix, which is why I generally use krill powder instead.

[@user-th7cz5sc9x]

Ok I will bare that in mind ;)

[@user-th7cz5sc9x]

Thank you

[@stevequinny]

Hi Mark Just like a hungry barbel I'm hoovering up all these tasty videos (new subscriber!). Speaking of barbel do you have a summer paste recipe you could recommend? It would be to wrap around a boilie. I thought I'd ask you because I trust your advice. Thanks.

[@MrLeesaunders]

good video . why add dried milk never seen it done like that befor

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Lee and thank you, the reason for the addition of the milk powder, is that it helps create a paste that has a more potent creamy leak off once in the water, as well as acting as a feeding stimulant on its own.

[@MrLeesaunders]

ok cool thanks for getting back to me

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Lee.

[@bobosalish]

at 5:08 or so You touched on Garlic... What Us Chinese Chefs do is pop the garlic ( after cleaning of course) thus smashing it... then chopping/dicing... Then You can add all of it...

[@francolinobasco]

Now that does sound interesting, I will try and look into that online, I am guessing that means you are left with less husk as well? Generally I put any garlic left over into the ground bait mix as it is a superb additive and attractant. But would be interested in knowing more about this technique that you recommend. Many thanks for the information Bobo.

[@bobosalish]

Take Your Cleaver and smash the Garlic then peel it... And THEN chop/dice to right consistently

[@bobosalish]

Also... Cut the root of the Garlic for it contains Bitterness

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers for the advice Bobo, I will do that in future

[@Scottishbeardedbiker]

hi, Mark. is this bait worth making for roach and perch, as I fish a nice spot with loads of nice swims and would like a change from maggot/worm... any information would be appreciated. thanks.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Twitch, I must admit i mainly use it for chub fishing, but i don't see why roach would not like it. Perch on the other hand no, you would be better sticking to worms,maggot or small live baits.

[@Scottishbeardedbiker]

thanks, Mark. I'm just starting out on the fishing game again after a good few years, so I'm a tad rusty the now haha! I was online looking for new baits and rigs to try out, your channel is pretty helpful to be honest.

[@marekwiech8256]

Super film , pozdrawiam.

[@francolinobasco]

Thank you Marek :)

[@apocalimp2401]

hi can i please ask where u got your shrimp and krill meal please as i cant find any

[@francolinobasco]

Yes of course, I purchase my krill powder from Willys worms.

[@Marks_Channel]

Great and informative video Mark which I shall try this Autumn/Winter but where can I purchase the krill and shrimp meal from.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Mark, glad you found the video useful, I purchased mine originally from hinders.co.uk, if you type in krill and shrimp meal in their search bar you should find it. It costs around £2.50 for 500 grams, hope that helps and best of luck to you when you try it.

[@Marks_Channel]

Thank you Mark, just order some from Hinders.

[@adamgai3817]

Once mixed...how long should this keep for?

[@francolinobasco]

Adam I am really sorry for my late reply. If you freeze it you can keep it for 2 years easily and longer!

[@tonymorris8522]

Hi Mark great videos mate keep them coming. Will your cheese paste recipe be any good for Bream Roach and Tench on stillwaters

[@francolinobasco]

Hello there Tony and thank you, I am actually editing 5 new videos from just before the river season ended and should be on youtube in the coming weeks. Yes the cheese paste recipe will work well for bream and tench, tench especially.

[@tonymorris8522]

Hi Mark can the cheese paste mix be kept in a freezer Mark?

[@francolinobasco]

Totally Tony and good for a very very long time.

[@Mirkwood50]

Thank you 👍

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome :)

[@terrycousins3015]

On my list of to does tomorrow 👍

[@ddude9913]

have you ever tried the cheese paste for carp Mark. ?

[@peterhill2881]

Can you freeze this mixer

[@francolinobasco]

Yes you can freeze it for many many months.

[@alanollington2520]

Hello Mark. Love your videos which have renewed my enthusiasm to fish more rivers. Does your liquidised bread mix contain a similar amount of garlic and shrimp+krill powder?

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Alan and thank you for the kind words, yes I use a small amount of krill and garlic in the bread mix as well.

[@thebattlebug]

Can i use pondfood ?

[@francolinobasco]

You could grind down pond food/feed sticks in a food processor, but it depends on what type you are planning to mix in as part of the cheese paste recipe and how much of it you might be adding, as some pond food/food sticks can be buoyant and this would have the same result on your paste mix depending how much you were going to add.

[@luckyfrenchies7153]

Good video bud, thank you. Have you thought of using other liquids as a binder in stead of water? Ie pineapple juice or brine from a tin of tuna or oil from sardines?

[@francolinobasco]

You're welcome Lucky Frenchies, yes I have in the past used anchovies and sardine brine/oil, the main problems you generally find then is that the paste breaks down and falls apart too easily as you are adding additional oils in regards to fish to an already fatty paste (due to cheese content) which is one of the reasons I tend to use dry krill powder mixed in water rather than pure liquid krill extract.

[@luckyfrenchies7153]

Thank you for the reply, means alot. I'll be watching more of of Your videos to hopefully help me bag up on some target species.

[@luckyfrenchies7153]

Have you ever added food colour to see if could helps with catch rate? Broughtbeverything you suggested today just got to wait for the shrimp and krill ground bait to arrive and I'll start making batches.

[@garyhurst386]

can you just put all the mix in a blender , then kneed afterwoods ?

[@francolinobasco]

Yes you can Gary, I just showed it here for people whom might not have a blender, but a blender is what i normally use for large batches.

[@alextf2369]

do u fish ironbridge n coalbrookdale ? n is it any gd

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Alex, I am afraid I can't help you with regard to that part of the Severn as I have never fished that location. However I do have friends who live in Shropshire who have fished near there and caught, although it is fairly busy usually due to it being quite a well known location/tourist hot spot.

[@alextf2369]

yh ok mate cheers mate u from west midlandz ?

[@francolinobasco]

No mate, from down south Berkshire/Hampshire region

[@humanityfirst318]

This cheez bait is for what kind of fish?

[@francolinobasco]

You can use this cheese paste for Chub, Tench, carp barbel it works for most of those species, I was making it here for Chub in particular.

[@humanityfirst318]

Mark Erdwin Many thanks for reply. If you have any effective bait recipe especially for Carp fishing bcoz in our waters' Chub, tench & barbal are not found. Only Carp & mrigal is found. I shall be waiting your positive & fruitful response. Thanks

[@thebattlebug]

And carp?

[@Duane-d6o]

Works really well on a hair thanks

[@francolinobasco]

You are most welcome Duane, always good to know that it has been of some help.

[@nimaamini9818]

hi please recipe for past????

[@marksmith3589]

I wonder if i can offer a version of ingredients? garlic as a part of fishing bait can be purchased from middle eastern food stores in a super duper concentrated form, cheese can be anything, a smokey style of sandwich slice works best for me. and for the krill component, a form of concentrated prawn (shrimp paste) from any south east asian country, indonesia or malaysia,. It is also known as "TRASI" or "BELATCHAN", recipes can be many as there are cooks, cheers

[@humanityfirst318]

I m from Asia and like to carp angling. I need your expertise help in this regard. Can you have any vedio in which told about carp bait paste receip. your cooperation in this regard highly appreciated. thanks

[@piotrp3939]

Hi! You using a normal bread or it's ''toast" bread? : D

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Piotr, I'm using normal bread :D

[@davidryley4162]

Nice film

[@francolinobasco]

Thank you David, glad you found it useful.

[@АндрейКириленко-х4ю]

Hi, I am from Ukraine and can't understand about half information exactly becouse you say very quickly for me:) But I want to try prepare your paste. Could you write down your recipe please, if it not difficult for you.

[@francolinobasco]

Of course that is not a problem. The ingredients for a cricket ball sized paste mix (1lb mix) are the following: 12 Slices white bread with the crusts removed. 125 grams of cheese, I prefer to use blue cheese, Camembert or Brie, but others work well along with combinations of more than one cheese. crushed Fresh garlic ( 2 to 3 segments) or garlic purée Two to three teaspoons of Krill powder Three heaped teaspoons of dried milk powder Two generous pinches of salt Place the salt, krill, dried milk powder and crushed garlic or garlic purée into a glass and add some water, mix this well to create a thick paste and add this to the bread and cheese. Begin to mix all the ingredients together. Keep mixing until the mixture is smooth and make sure there are no lumps left. The final mixture should feel like пластилін or шпаклівка. As an optional extra you can also add 8mls of Richworth Blue cheese extract per 1lb of cheese paste mix.

[@АндрейКириленко-х4ю]

+Mark Erdwin Thank you very much. And one more question - when do you prefer fishing with this paste? In the summer or in a cold water?

[@francolinobasco]

+Андрей Кириленко I personally use it for chub and river fishing more so in winter, it will work in clear water or in a flooded river, it especially comes to its best in coloured/ flooded conditions, due to the flavour and scent trail drawing fish to it, but this will work throughout summer too and is a very good tench bait.

[@АндрейКириленко-х4ю]

+Mark Erdwin Thank you

[@34136TS]

You can swap out the salt for a salty cheese like Parmesan. 👌

[@bobosalish]

You stated earlier that You use maggots in Your recipes... Did You use this for those Perch also???

[@francolinobasco]

Yes I use maggots for my perch fishing as well as Dendrobaena worms (red worms/ tiger worms) and Lob worms (Nightcrawlers). As well as at times Wax Worms, which fishermen in the U.K don't really seem to use that much but are a superb bait for perch as well.

[@graemebarber2248]

Like the video. Have you considered frozen chopped garlic?? Lasts ages, funny enough and tastes good.

[@francolinobasco]

Hello Graeme in the video I am using freshly crushed garlic, reason I use crushed and idelaly fresh is because of the compound known as (Allicin) which it releases.

[@graemebarber2248]

@@francolinobasco fair enough. Don't know if the frozen stuff loses that in it's making process. Tight lines.

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

Only the best for those chub! Can you make a video where you show us how to make lobworms? :P

[@francolinobasco]

I can go a pretty close second to that Tom and at some point perhaps do a video showing you the wormery that we keep in the garden along with the multitude of composters that keep a ready supply of Dendrobena/tiger worms and the such. Breeding lobs on the other hand would be akin to turning water into gold, as they are darn difficult to breed in captivity.

[@olderandy4798]

A good way to get lobs is a damp lawn at night with a torch and some large forceps, creep around and very carefully grab them before they shoot back in their holes. Another not so friendly way is a weak water and washing up liquid that brings them to the surface. Give them a quick rinse in fresh water if you choose this evil way. Also keep harvesting the krill, who needs whales and sea fish ;-p

[@peachycreations8787]

@@olderandy4798 given how over fished the seas are anyway, I think the angling industries use of krill is only the tip of a much bigger iceberg regarding sea fish stocks, so it seems a bit harsh you making such a comment. Maybe we can get Japan to stop whale hunting first and other forms of negative netting before having a go about Mark using two or three table spoons of krill!!?

[@jamesmarshall8798]

Made some today with fish meal a full block of blue cheese and a full tub of garlic paste is it meant to smell like sick haha ??

[@jamesmarshall8798]

By the way I made it in bulk haha

[@francolinobasco]

@@jamesmarshall8798 The more smelly the better :D

[@jamesmarshall8798]

Cheers for the reply bud will post results

[@daveymalone]

I kinda want to eat this myself!

[@francolinobasco]

hahaha :D

[@ashleyworkman637]

Hi made some of your paste today went to a little river by me had 6 fish landed 1 went totally under gunned mono wise could.nt stop them getting into snags wont make that mistake again brill paste ash

[@shitehawk1969]

good vid again mark..just done my first short vid ..how i hair rig meat..av a look and let me know wot u think..thanks mark.

[@francolinobasco]

Cheers Gary, I will take a look at your video mate.

[@markhannan5410]

I've heard someone mixed limberger and cheddar cheese together and minnows mixed with it

[@francolinobasco]

Now that's a little bit different with the minnows, however Limburger yes, much the same as Camembert and Brie they both make for a very good cheese paste.

[@alextf2369]

ok m8