I have been on a pop-up kick these days and catching fair to good numbers of fish while using it. This morning I went out and landed several decent size mirrors in the 10-13 lb. range (see photo of carp landed this morning). I was using a small, pop-up boilie along with a kernel of flavored maize on the hair. The pop-ups I was using were Mistral 6 mm boilies that my friend Paul brought me back from France. They come in a container that has a load of them in all different colors (see photo). So, which color is best to use? I would have guessed white or yellow. However, truth is that all the colors seem to work with equal effectiveness....the greens, reds, purples, etc. I would have never guessed it. I suspect that it is more the action since a pop-up gives the bait a buoyant quality rather than the color that is the turn on here. And, remember, too, there is a kernel of maize along with the colored pop-up so maybe that is what the carp are keying on. For whatever the reason, this is hot right now and color doesn't matter.
I just got an order of these in two days ago from www.bigcarptackle.com can't wait to try them out Sat.
ReplyDeleteAre these flavored?
ReplyDeleteI got pineapple there were two flavors and unscented. Got three carp in 4 hours a twin rivers today someone had fished the same spot last night or the day before there was lots of corn,boilies,and method.
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