IMO for a angler new to paste fishing try the following.
half fill a three pint bait tub with green swimstim 3mm pellets ( some batch's vary in colour make sure they are the dark green) poor and cover by about 15mm with boiling water and leave to soak for 10ish min, after soaking mash the pellets with a fork untill the pellets are all mixed into a paste, put into a plastic bag and remove air and place in fridge over night. job done, as you get more experienced you can make the paste sloppier by adding water on the bank and re mixing.
rig wise a preston durafloat 6 is as good as any and a sise 12 eyed 911 on line of your choice, plunb up to dead depth leaving bristle showing add paste the sise of 50pence by folding around hook and lower into position in swim with the aid of a cable tie on pole.
imo this set up will take some beating for a beginner to paste fishing
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