These new products have been crafted by commercial masters Steve Ringer and Alex
Bones and come in a blister pack that contains small, medium and large-sized cones.
You also get a super-fine baiting needle for pulling your hook length material through
the loaded cone.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the method, you squeeze soaked pellets
into a conical-shaped mould and then pull your hook length through the bait so that
the mass of pellets sits on your hook in a small, aerodynamic group. Then you simply
clip the hook length to your rig and cast out.
Guru’s new Pellet Cones have been specifically created to make the whole process
as easy as possible.
They are made from a special non-stick plastic, which means that the stack of pellets
can easily be released from the mould, and they are easy to load thanks to a special
thumb grip on either side.
Guru advises that you use pre-softened pellets between 1mm and 3mm in size. Alternatively,
you can use groundbait, which offers high attraction with limited feed.
It’s a great tactic in winter or clear water when used in conjunction with a straight
lead as you get a perfectly presented pile of bait surrounding your hook.
Other advantages over a feeder are that there isn’t a plastic body lying on the bottom
that may spook wary fish. And you can get away with heavy leads, meaning you can
cast a long way.