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Any ‘small’ baits under 20mm tend to get snaffled by bream almost instantly where I fish. Absolute suicide trying to fish a single 16mm. Double 24’s definitely slow them down, but still get bream up to about double figures fairly regularly. There’s no real way of avoiding them it seems.
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Generally use 18mm bottom or 16mm wafter / pop up... But I came back from France a couple of years ago, was too lazy to swap my rigs over and fished double 22mm at my local syndicate at did really well on them!
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18mm whole and cut in half tends to be my approach
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In reply to Post #4
Ditto, but I use smaller 10x15mm when I can, with bigger hooks.
Edit, forgot to add that most of the time if I do use round boilies they're butterflied 1/2 & 1/2 back to back.
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In reply to Post #1
Same as essexandy, I always try and be different. I remember on a podcast the other week a bait manufacture said something like 75% of baits he rolls for all his customers (including big brands) are 14-16mm. Most of the others are a little smaller (12's) or a little bigger (18's). Very few use 20mm or bigger.
I like to roll 20 or 24 at home as its different plus the bonus that it is quicker to make a few kg of 24's than 12's!
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I preference 14/18mm dumbell's these days, you don't see many people on the bank with them.
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In reply to Post #1
I’ve been debating moving to 18mm recently, for better presentation on a snowman (my 12mm pop ups are too buoyant so have to cut and weigh them down) but I’ve always felt they’re too big - no idea why, just so used to using 14/15mm….
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In reply to Post #1
Personally I like to use a different sized bait to those fishing around me if possible. At one time that meant using 10 or 12mm baits, but for the last few years being different has meant going large. 24mm.
I have always thought that my rigs are more effective with bigger baits. Even in the winter I was using double 16's and getting fantastic hook holds, some as much as three inches back.
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I know I've mentioned on another thread regards colour over smell or flavour, but does size matter.
As I've rolled some 9mm & 12mm boilies. But if you fish either size, does it matter.
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