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silverfish
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silverfish
   Old Thread  #26 25 Mar 2026 at 12.50pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #25
Royal Mail they use

cheers, arrived about half an hour after I posted, the mailman had passed the house at 11am so I figured delivery was going to remain a mystery.
Typical, stalked the postie for a different delivery which didn't turn up and the PVA arrived when I was in the shed rolling some bait. The neighbour had taken it in.

I'd emailed CC for details and got no reply
carpy09
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carpy09
   Old Thread  #25 25 Mar 2026 at 12.42pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #24
Royal Mail they use
silverfish
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silverfish
   Old Thread  #24 25 Mar 2026 at 11.31am  0  Login    Register
Any idea which carrier Carp Craze use?
I ordered last week, the tracking details offer nothing besides 'on its way'.
Not particularly impressed , kinda expect something more for the Godiva delivery charge that Shopify chucks on at the basket.
MiniWelsh
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MiniWelsh
   Old Thread  #23 9 Jan 2026 at 8.55am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #19
Per other comments it depends on the pellets. In the winter I tend to use low oil Coppens pellets from the pet shop and I make a load of these up before each session. In the summer I use much oilier pellets so tend to make them up on the bank as otherwise the oil sinks into the mesh and impacts the dissolve rate, I also find it causes the mesh to tighten significantly, which can be a good thing but will then rip if left for too long (I've made a bait box full of them in the past and forgot about them for a few months)
808
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   Old Thread  #22 9 Jan 2026 at 5.04am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #19
I do enough to get going , then do the rest as I go. I can do them so quickly now, it's not worth them going saggy by doing a load, imho.
calgaz
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   Old Thread  #21 8 Jan 2026 at 9.29pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #20
I typically use crushed boilies etc but I guess the same applies
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #20 8 Jan 2026 at 9.27pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #19
Will depend on how much oil is in the pellets you use
calgaz
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   Old Thread  #19 8 Jan 2026 at 8.16pm  0  Login    Register
Slightly unrelated to the topic in a way, but does anyone mass tie PVA mesh baits? Does it have an effect on the PVA over time? Or does it still tend to dissolve the same
Busted
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   Old Thread  #18 8 Jan 2026 at 6.58pm  0  Login    Register
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I won a match and got a huge load of castaway PVA. Took me 3 years to get through but I was really impressed with it
zinno
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   Old Thread  #17 8 Jan 2026 at 9.58am  0  Login    Register
Castaway pva for me.
jhhilton1983
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jhhilton1983
   Old Thread  #16 8 Jan 2026 at 3.05am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #15
Esp for me for mesh and Korda for solid bags. Never found anything better then these two and have tried a huge amount.

I find that a lot of PVA leaves a really nasty taste in your mouth then they melt

Also use the Gardner slow melt solid bags for when I'm fishing in Thailand.
Jimmers532
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   Old Thread  #15 7 Jan 2026 at 11.09pm  0  Login    Register
Esp for me. Best stuff I've used by far, use the mesh all the time.
leentfc19
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leentfc19
   Old Thread  #14 7 Jan 2026 at 5.23pm  0  Login    Register
carpers essential and carp craze for me. I've never had an issue with neither in all temps
Greekskii
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Greekskii
   Old Thread  #13 7 Jan 2026 at 12.24pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #9
Agreed. Even in these temps the mesh dissolves pretty quickly.
Great value for money imo on bulk deals.
808
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   Old Thread  #12 7 Jan 2026 at 5.24am  0  Login    Register
Bags either Korda or Bank Tackle ( although not used these in super cold weather yet) PVA nuggets either from work so not a clue or Early learning centre multicoloured jobbies.
OatcakeFred
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OatcakeFred
   Old Thread  #11 7 Jan 2026 at 1.03am  0  Login    Register
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Always got mine off a guy on ebay, but can't remember the name of the seller. Can't see him on ebay either at the mo, so he's either stopped selling or has no listings on there at the mo.

All I can remember is that he was from Stoke and his listings were usually done by bidding (as opposed to Buy It Now). But it was decent stuff and really cheap.
MarkSpod
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MarkSpod
   Old Thread  #10 6 Jan 2026 at 12.55pm  0  Login    Register
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Anything in the summer (whatever is the best deal at the time), come winter I'll pay the extra and only use Korda, as it has always melted for me (some residue around the lead sleeve when using solids)
MiniWelsh
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MiniWelsh
   Old Thread  #9 6 Jan 2026 at 9.43am  1  Login    Register
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Another carp craze recommendation. Seems to be the best combination of quality and value that I've come across
Fivenil
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Fivenil
   Old Thread  #8 6 Jan 2026 at 9.32am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #2
ESP for me as well. Never had any issues.
Squimp
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   Old Thread  #7 6 Jan 2026 at 8.11am  1  Login    Register
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Same for me.

Carp Craze as it is very fine and fast melting (as well as a sensible price). I use miles of the stuff.

I have tried others that don't dissolve nearly as fast.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #6 6 Jan 2026 at 5.44am  1  Login    Register
Carp craze,never had an issue even in the coldest of weather's
Carter69
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Carter69
   Old Thread  #5 6 Jan 2026 at 5.16am  1  Login    Register
In reply to Post #1
Another vote for carp craze pva - used it for years with no issues at all
carpy09
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carpy09
   Old Thread  #4 6 Jan 2026 at 4.44am  1  Login    Register
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Carp craze buy 20 mtetres get 20 metres free used it for good few years now
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #3 5 Jan 2026 at 9.09pm  0  Login    Register
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I found the cheaper brands I tried didn't melt properly, some hardly melted at all, some did but left a lot of residue. So I'll only use korda stuff now, it melts even in icy cold water and that's more important than saving a couple of quid to me
Carper1976
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   Old Thread  #2 5 Jan 2026 at 8.41pm  2  Login    Register
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I tend to use entirely ESP PVA products nowadays as I think they are the best available. I don't use the mesh very much but when I have it has worked very well. In terms of solid bags ESP are the best I have ever used. I manage to get my bags extremely tight and I actually managed to pop many of the PVA bags from other manufacturers but never with an ESP one!
Wellyphant
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Wellyphant
   Old Thread  #1 5 Jan 2026 at 6.48pm  0  Login    Register
I'm looking for a supplier of good pva products, especially for mesh sticks.
Recently, I tested some that I'd been using all year in a bucket of very cold water whilst I was fishing and was surprised to find it to be still in tact 12 hours later. Apart from residue left on my hooks where the knot in the pva sticks hadn't melted, I didn't realise how slow this stuff melted.
Anyway, I'm looking for a replacement, hopefully without the carp tax and something I can buy plenty of in one go. Needs to be fast melt and ladder free.
Thanks in advance .
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