Arma Mesh
Don’t be fooled by first impressions, as this IS NOT PVA! It’s a new baiting system that utilises a mesh that doesn’t breakdown in water.
It was originally developed to prevent crayfish or other small ‘nuisance’ fish attacking your hookbait, but in fact offers a huge list of additional benefits that will appeal to all types of anglers: carp, match, predator and even sea anglers!
The mesh creates an almost invisible cage around your bait which stops small fish eating it, while still allowing the flavours to leak out into the water. It also means you can use baits on the hook that have previously been impossible including:
This product has been designed to be used by Carp Anglers but has many uses for the Sea Angler. Ideal to protect soft hook baits including lugworm . Ideal for protecting Black lug and stopping Dabs sucking the bait off the hook, Just slide a section over the bait and hold into position with bait elastic. Can also be used as a swim feeder type attractor. I am sure anglers will find there own use for this product , but my favourite bait for dabs is smelly Lugworm or Frozen Blacks the problem with these baits is that they go very soft and swell up and drop down over the hook point thus makes hooking these fish difficult, Also i cant wait to go back to the states with live shrimp this product will keep the bait on the hook much longer than the normal 2 min.
Bob Shepard –
I use the Arma-Mesh system when fishing shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast.
Shrimp larger than 2-inch must be cut in pieces to fit into the tube.
I have found that the fine mesh tears when packing tight while the heavy mesh seems more forgiving.
While the first knot in the sock is easy to tie, the second or closing knot results in significant sock waste. The second knot requires several inches of empty sock in order to tie off the shrimp sausage. Perhaps waste could be minimized by using string to secure the end?
I have managed to crack the tube when packing the tube; a heavier tube wall is desirable–PVC pipe?
Finally, while its true the System improves bait life, the nibblers still tear the sock apart and steal the bait without taking the hook. Bait life and hookup-rate improves when the shrimp sausage is secured to the hook with a rubber band.