HOW TO MAKE MY JELLY PELLETS

WHILE pumped expander pellets are a great hookbait, they can prove to be too delicate to withstand the splashdown of a Method feeder.

Instead, make these tough jelly pellets. These are easy to hair-rig, and fish love them!

Their rubbery texture means they can be hooked direct, or fished on a hair or a bait band.

The Vege-Gel is a neutrally flavoured product, but there’s absolutely no reason why you can’t add your own flavourings and colours as you dissolve this gelatine substitute in hot water.

Give jelly pellets a try soon!

1

Dissolve a sachet of Vege-Gel (available from the cake making section of your local supermarket) in half-a-pint of hot water.

2

Add a teaspoonful of Shellfish Sense Appeal. This natural extract is a brilliant additive, especially for carp and tench.

3

Put a handful of expander pellets into a bait pump and cover them with the warm solution of Vege-Gel.

4

Pump the pellets and then give them a good shake. Leave them for three minutes before releasing the pressure on the pump and pouring them out.

5

Leave the pellets to absorb the liquid so they are soft right through. On cooling, the Vege-Gel forms a rubbery compound that gives perfect jelly pellets.