(ONC PRINGALL ‘Words: Dave Springall les: Jason Umney THE FORGOTTEN BAIT Essex carp angler DAVE SPRINGALL reveals a host of tips about tiger nuts, helping you to catch more carp this season. 8 any of you who have read my all of the hook-bait options available, past articles will know, I like The first is a single or double tiger fo put a massive emphasis on _nut fished as a bottom bait on keeping all aspects of my angling as__the hair. This is the most basic simple as possible, and you will find of presentations but can produce this particular situation no different. incredible results. The main advantage As I stated in the first part of this being that its quick and easy and you feature, using tiger nuts needn't be any know that your hook bait will different from the usual boilie fishing look and behave exactly that I'm sure many of you are more like any free offerings that familiar with, Virtually all of the usual you may have introduce. presentations and baiting approaches My favourite arrangement will remain pretty much the same, has to be a critically “This is a massive advantage because balanced tiger nut. Using a it will enable you to use the rigs and 6mm drill bit, simply drill tactics that you are already confident three-quarters of the way in, without having to reconstruct through the nut and plug it everything ‘with a piece of cork stick of As far as rigs go, like to stay with the same diameter and tim my faithful blow-back rig, using either off. This will appear to be a sliding rig ring ora simple double _the same as any free offerings but ‘overhand knot on the shank of the will behave in a very different way hook. This rig is so reliable when tied o when the carp correctly and is the only bottom-bait = attempts t0 presentation that I use these days, — pick it Te works perfectly with a tiger vp. nut wheter tbe a bot bait, critically balanced ‘or snowman hook bait. [like to fish this on a helicopter arrangement, ‘ensuring that the top bead slides off effortlessly in the event of any line breakages. ‘Once you've decided. what rig you're going to use, it’s time to look at Paes eer) OE enaego ce er te No ee a i aTCONN eee) ‘The cork will reduce the overall weight of the hook bait, causing it to fly much further back into the fish's mouth. This Jn turn makes it almost impossible for the carp to eject the rig, resulting in more bites and better hook-holds. ‘On the subject of balanced baits, remember to never ignore the age: old snowman arrangement. As [have covered in my previous articles, this method has many options. You can tip a tiger nut off with almost anything that's buoyant to balance the hook bait Plastic corn, foam and small bright pop-ups will do the job nicely. I Tike ‘the trimmed-down Dynamite Baits Monster Tiger Nut pop-ups, which look and smell the same as my hook bait and add to the hooking potential of the rig. These are also great if you want to fish a pop-up rig like a chod or hinged stiff link over a bed of tiger nuts. Another thing that has worked really well for me in the past is to trim th skin off the hook bait carefully once it's mounted on the har. Removing the skin allows all the natural sugars and attractors to be released into the water, Secondly, the inner flesh of the nut is a highly attractive bright white that is sure to appeal (o the carp's curious nature, Finally t reduces the overall weight of the hook bait, making rig ‘ejection virtually imposoible PVA can also play a ‘major role Ren GEG Tocresteabaloncedtiger Using the cil, bore ahole Carefully side apiece rutyouwillneedtoget your three-quartes ofthe way of cot, or foam to the hands onarut cil, ‘trough the tiger nut tower, ke this = = Testthetigerrut inthe Using she pairof scissors, Attach the tiger nt to your stipthe cokso that tsts fvourterigand is ready to margins to make sure that it fh cco nt theme ppeforns how you wart nut fishing seenario and again doesn't ‘need to difer greatly from the usual bolle or pellet approach. In its various guises, PVA can add a host of attraction to your baited area. It is also priceless when it comes to keeping your hook point clear of bottom debris and reducing tangles. Sanall PVA bags Hl ee 4 Dynamite's Monster Tiger Nut glug wil sive your PVA bags added attraction ere errors corre oreesPN MC OS ON INICIO of tigers, mint tigers and crushed tigers nicked onto the hook will work wonders, as will iger-nut stingers on Tengths of PVA tape. The only thing that you will really reed to be aware of when using tiger ruts in PVA is that, unlike boilies and pellets, they are stored in their own juices and will be soaking wet when ‘removed from their jar or tin. With this jn mind, i's always a good idea to dey them thoroughly with a towel before letting them come into contact with PVA products of any description. Another great tip is to roll the mute eround in tiger nut etic mb or crushed-boilie dust once you have died them. This will ensure that any remaining moisture is absorbed, thus climinating any chance of melting the PVA prematurely, If you fancy putting in a litle more effort, then I can't recommend my favourite stick mix highly enough. Its ‘one big concoction of products from the comprehensive Dynamite Baits Monster Tiger Nut range. Starting with an empty bait box, Ladd the following carp-catching ingredients: crushed tigers, stick mix, boilie dust, crushed pellets, liquid attractant and a small amount of the natural juices, ‘Cush some of Dynamite Baits Finelyenshsome whole Alght pining of pelts TigerNutboibesandedé ——_tigernuts anced themto will get he carp rubbing themtoanempiy alt tub, the mix, ound. [Dynamite Bats Tiger Nut tick Douse alo the ingredients The fished PVA bags great Mocmates up the bulk ofthis with PVA“Fienly liquid and for casting onto showin fish attoctive PVA-bag i ive it good mix, ‘and nicking 3 quick bite 30 TOTAL CARP Teer Roser Toetg oso Dave tims the skin ‘Of nis Nook bait to ‘expose the pale, attractive inner. The pellets, boilie dust and stick ‘mix are all highly attractive and help to absorb nearly all of th ‘moisture from the mix, ensuring that the PVA won't melt before it's time. The ‘completed mix is then pushed tightly into boilie-width PVA mesh to make tight and highly attractive mix that ‘matches my hook bait perfectly. The best way to present this is by threading, the stick onto the rig using a stringer needle. This will greatly reduce tangles fon the cast as well as completely, ‘concealing the hook once the ‘melted. Any of these tried-and/-tested PVA presentations will benefit massively from a good dip in any PVA‘riendly ‘Monster Tiger Nut liquid before you ‘east them out. They are again all made ‘with real tiger-aut produets and my \dvice isto simply bench test one of {Your sticks or bags in the margins to appreciate just how much attraction is given off by these great products ‘As we all know, carp love spicy things and luckily Dynamite Baits also offers a range of Chilli Tigers. Both the jars and tins contain real chillies and are super-hot! They are also bright hasDeere ers peers the techniques outlined in et ene red and again add a real edge if you are looking to do something a litle different from the norm, ‘As far as baiting goes, I have ne been one for piling in hundreds of kilos of tigers because I view them as a bait for nicking a quick bite. As ‘with any situation, i's good to ha an amount of freebies in your area to stimulate feeding, but it’s not a good idea to overfeed the carp on tiger nuts and, in most cases, is quite If you do like a hes ting approach, don't be afraid to mix the Ligers in with hemp and pellets. Fish for one bite ata time, let the bait work for you and you can be confident that the takes will come In the first part ofthe Feature I touched upon the fact that you may well find that the use of restricted on many fisheries for safety reasons, and this is where the other tiger-nut products really come into their own, ‘The Monster Tiger Nut boilies have produced countless fish for me this past year and are without doubt one of the best all-year-round baits I have used, as are the Monster Tiger Nut pellets. This is mainly due to the high levels of attraction and low levels of oil, which means that you ‘can feel as confident with them in the lder months as you will at of the seas these baits contain means that they are the next best thing to using the real thing and often produce just as devasating results. Every tactic covered in this article is justas applicable to using boilies and other tiger-nut-based baits as it is ‘to using the actual nuts, so don't be disheartened if the rules on your local pit put paid to your tiger-nut plan. ‘ier siving screeds t chance to wna selection of Dynamite Bats prepsedttiger nus. ich winner wil 92 ther hens on a> ‘Of Chil Tigers, Min Tigers and chopper! ger us. ora chance to win bs nreaible prize log onto worn totalcspmagazine com ard ccicken the Competitions creme] ENE aE Tray