CARP RIGS - Fox International

GETTING THE BEST
FROM ARMA-MESH
By Chris Rose
SO how good exactly is the new Fox
Arma-Mesh? Wind in my rods and you’ll
most likely find it on all three rigs – which
gives you an idea how highly I rate it!
I’ve used the mesh mostly to make
different hook baits when spodding or PVA
bag fishing, and it almost makes it unfair on
the carp. Both Steve Spurgeon and I have
always been fans of putting as many things
in spod mixes as possible to keep carp
guessing but we were always aware we’d
catch more if we could present exactly the
same as they were eating. Carp can be
really finicky about what they’ll get caught
on over a spodded area but the mesh
allows you to use your spod mix as the
hook bait! Compress a small amount down
the tube and you can make a 12mm mesh
spod mix hook bait that lasts for hours.
Even things that should dissolve seem to
stay together really well – the secret is
compressing the feed and tying off the
mesh really tightly.
The real beauty of the mesh is that it offers
you a hook bait that is an exact match to
feed items, whether pellets, corn or a spod
mix. The fact that smell and taste are
identical rather than having to use
alternatives like plastic I’m sure brings extra
bites.
CHRIS’S TOP HOOK BAITS
FOR ARMA-MESH
1. 11mm salmon or marine pellet
2. Boilie paste
3. Three grains of corn
4. Five or six 4mm pellets
5. Compressed spod mix
6. Finely chopped garlic
Perfect for flesh fans...
SOFT and fleshy baits can be fished with
confidence with Arma-Mesh, giving it
broader appeal than just to carp anglers.
But, don’t overlook how fond carp are of
a meaty or fishy bait, and there are any
number of options from various seafoods to
tuna chunks meshed tightly and threaded
on the hair. I’ve used minced up sardines
in stick mixes for many years and you can
mesh a chunk of sardine and it catches a
hell of a lot of carp – there’s a bait most
waters haven’t seen.
Chris with the size of fish you can
fool by using the new Fox Arma-Mesh.
TOP TIP
AS with meshed boilies there can be a
slight chance the hook can get caught
through the mesh surrounding the bait.
Thread PVA bags down the hook length
stick style to prevent any
chance of hook ups on
the mesh or use a stiffer
hair material like mono
to guarantee perfect
presentation
every time.
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