| This is rapidly becoming the age of the | | | | including: milk, butter, cheese, casein, |
| 'bait sponsored angler.' Commercial | | | | whey, malted dairy products, all pectin |
| pressures and marketing demand that many | | | | preserved or sugared fruits, dried |
| more ordinary anglers are having to | | | | sulphured glazed fruits, white beans, |
| compete with those 'sponsored' | | | | soy beans, mushrooms, all meat, gelatin, |
| individuals. These fortunate are able to | | | | fowl and fish, shellfish. |
| 'free-feed' huge quantities of top | | | | Also: All alcoholic drinks, coffee, |
| quality boilies, pellets and ground | | | | curry, pepper, salt, spices, fish |
| baits, supplied to them either for free, | | | | sauces, aspirin. Eggs, especially |
| or at 'knock-down' discount prices. | | | | whites, preserved ginger, flavourings. |
| Everyone knows that using bait supplied | | | | Preservatives like benzoate, sulphur, |
| in large enough, regular quantities, | | | | vinegar, salt and brine. Tobacco juice! |
| will directly affect the movement, | | | | Starches as in wheat, semolina, rice, |
| feeding behaviour and location of carp, | | | | (and soya to a lesser degree,) all flour |
| in a water. | | | | products; e.g. maize, grits, barley, |
| Generally, carp fishing has become more | | | | groats, cornflakes and oats.) Rice to a |
| competitive than ever before, with many | | | | lesser degree.) Desiccated coconut (one |
| more anglers lining the bank each | | | | of my favourites) many nuts; peanuts and |
| week-end. Sponsored anglers often catch | | | | many seeds. |
| many times the number of big fish than | | | | For winter baits, the 'acid spicy |
| their peers. | | | | flavours' really can work. Exploiting |
| This is not necessarily only a result of | | | | for example the cinnamic acid in |
| good angling ability, but simply more | | | | cinnamon and coumarin (coumarate - an |
| bait and perhaps time to leverage it. In | | | | enzyme in turmeric.) ('Megaspice' and |
| this situation most anglers simply do | | | | 'Bunspice B' are good.) Significant |
| not have the resources and time to | | | | levels of salicylic acid is also in |
| compete and many even struggle to catch | | | | yeast extract; a great carp attractor! |
| at all, which is a tragedy! | | | | Other notable herbs and spices |
| Making your own homemade boilie baits at | | | | containing this acid and which you might |
| cheaper prices is one way to get around | | | | like to try, either as extracts, or in |
| this phenomenon. Trying to keep up with | | | | essential oils, or flavour form, or as |
| these guys use of bait is a severe | | | | powders, are the following: |
| challenge for many anglers. Often they | | | | Cummin, cannella, curry powder, dill |
| will try and catch using the same baits | | | | powder, garam masala, paprika and hot |
| as the sponsored angler 'to keep up.' | | | | red peppers powders and extracts, black |
| Are using particles and cheaper pellets, | | | | pepper, bergamot, mustard, rosemary, |
| a better option? | | | | thyme, fennel and coriander. |
| As in the case of any new boilie bait or | | | | Mustard (isotheocynates) and chilli |
| rig, the first original pioneers or | | | | powders (capsaicin) boost metabolism, |
| field testers achieve maximum results. | | | | dilate blood vessels and increase levels |
| The whole point of a new bait is to | | | | of the fat burning hormone ephedrine. |
| achieve a competitive 'edge' by being | | | | (Ephedrine is the 'James Bond' pill that |
| 'different' enough to confuse the | | | | keeps you active and energetic all night |
| 'danger reference points' of carp that | | | | long!) |
| have been previously caught by angler's | | | | Sprayed dried fruit juices such as that |
| baits and rigs. | | | | of the famous 'strawberry' contain large |
| So you are aiming to keep ahead of | | | | doses of 'bioflavonoids,' antioxidants |
| anglers as much as the fish. This means | | | | that have excellent cardiovascular |
| you ideally need to be using a slightly | | | | benefits. They keep blood vessels |
| 'alternative' approach at all times in | | | | healthy and keep blood triglycerides |
| order to keep maximising your catch | | | | levels lowered (needed with diabetes.) |
| rates. | | | | In carp this means more health and |
| This is not difficult, in fact very easy | | | | energy! Many grains too, contain these |
| as long as you think 'fish' not | | | | healthy substances. |
| 'angler.' It is surprising what a big | | | | Bait success seems much to do with |
| carp will eat when it is not scared of | | | | energy release or energy gain. Some carp |
| it! Yes all baits are used in cycles, as | | | | baits with sweeteners even fool carp |
| one catches and fades another gets | | | | into eating them by making their in - |
| 'picked-up on' by the majority. | | | | built mechanisms think they are eating |
| (Especially with different types of | | | | something highly essential and |
| boilies and pellets.) | | | | beneficial to their diet, (when in fact |
| I do not mean to 'rock your boat' | | | | this may not be the case at all!) As in |
| but...What is your 'favourite' bait | | | | consumption of very large quantities of |
| flavour? This opinion is normally based | | | | peanuts, tiger nuts or very low |
| on personal past successful catch | | | | nutritional value boilies. |
| experiences or recommendations. But can | | | | Some carp baits when used by anglers can |
| you improve on simply this, to multiply | | | | cause carp to even lose weight and |
| your catches hugely, in an increasingly | | | | become unhealthy. These baits may not |
| competitive environment? Perhaps so: | | | | kill the fish but certainly drop their |
| Many fishermen get 'fixated' on | | | | weights! I have observed so many |
| flavours, mistakenly thinking that if | | | | similarities between naturally derived |
| they can smell them and they smell | | | | substances that maintain human health |
| 'good' to them, then carp will love them | | | | and carp health for use in very |
| too. But there are many variables (some | | | | attractive and 'healthy' carp baits. |
| unknowns) involved here and no-one | | | | Examples of effects of these 'flavours,' |
| actually knows what flavours really | | | | ingredients and attractors are for |
| 'smell' and 'taste' like to a carp. | | | | example: |
| The scientists can trigger carp 'food' | | | | To reduce blood cholesterol, detoxify |
| receptors in tests and tell us numerous | | | | the blood, strengthen the immune system, |
| substances that will stimulate a carp to | | | | balance liver and kidney functions and |
| feed, or alter its behaviour in some way | | | | reduce high fluctuations in blood sugar |
| that makes it easier to catch them, | | | | (as in diabetes,) that these effects |
| (change brain chemistry and 'turn them | | | | should all be looked at further in carp |
| on' etc,) but this data does not | | | | baits! |
| translate evenly into making and | | | | Cod liver oil is a prime example, |
| exploiting carp baits. What does a carp | | | | containing essential fatty acids and |
| think?! | | | | carp attractive alkaloids too! |
| Well now perhaps it's time to get | | | | I highly recommend essential oils in |
| further into a carp's brain and body, by | | | | conjunction with flavours. They do not |
| exploiting particular ingredients, in | | | | 'attract' carp from range perhaps like |
| order for you to compete and catch them | | | | many flavours and additives, but do seem |
| more effectively but benefit them too - | | | | to give that extra 'edge' and taste |
| you will see what I mean in a moment.... | | | | dimension. |
| Would most carp anglers use 'algae | | | | Many times I have used these when all |
| flavour' or a flavour that would make | | | | else fails, in large dosed bait soaks on |
| you feel sick like something 'well | | | | the surface of baits, whether homemade |
| fermented' would? I doubt it! | | | | boilies, pastes, particles, meat or fish |
| When fishing, most anglers fish the same | | | | pieces or ready-mades, to produce a big |
| flavour in all their boilie baits in a | | | | 'surprise' in unfavourable fishing |
| swim and do not vary their bait flavour | | | | conditions and temperatures. |
| levels for different hook baits, on | | | | These oils are less easily distributed |
| different rods, in different areas of a | | | | in water compared many components of |
| water. Flavours work better in different | | | | flavours. Ideally your flavour will pull |
| levels at different temperatures and in | | | | carp from range, home them into your |
| different waters; and even in different | | | | hook bait and induce it to eat it by its |
| parts of different waters. | | | | attractive taste and palatability. |
| How and why these flavours actually | | | | This is where taste enhancers are really |
| achieve carp 'takes' is so irrelevant to | | | | great and there are many proprietary |
| most fishermen that they miss a huge | | | | ones to choose from for carp baits. Of |
| area of 'know-how' that would net them | | | | course, sea or rock salt is very good |
| loads more fish at different times of | | | | and a carp dietary essential. |
| the year. So let's look more into what | | | | 'Aromas' found in peppermint, ginger, |
| some flavours are! | | | | geranium and black pepper 'citronellals' |
| 'Flavours' may be actual flavours and | | | | make baits 'different' to the usual |
| not 'nature identical' or 'synthetically | | | | 'flavours.' The combination of 5 or so |
| chemically produced.' Many anglers | | | | essential oils in combination found in |
| prefer 'natural or nature identical | | | | 'Olbas oil' have always helped me catch |
| flavours these days rather than one | | | | more fish. (But in far higher drop doses |
| based on a 'solvent.' Some flavours very | | | | than you might expect - e.g. at 25 or |
| water soluble. | | | | more drops per pound of bait. |
| Flavours are based on so many | | | | An added tip - I have done very well for |
| substances, from ethyl alcohol to | | | | big fish actually dipping, soaking or |
| glycerol, to propylene glycol and oils. | | | | 'glugging' my pastes and boilie baits in |
| Many modern carp flavours are mixtures | | | | neat essential oils, either in |
| of oils, taste enhancers, amino acids, | | | | individual ones or mixtures, like |
| sweeteners and different 'secret' | | | | eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil, black |
| extracts and compounds etc. | | | | pepper oil, and garlic oil. |
| 'N-butyric acid' is a very commonly used | | | | In fact, I once used fresh rigs made |
| 'attractor' at the moment in the UK | | | | using dental floss with added peppermint |
| along with 'pineapple' and the | | | | oil impregnated in the floss material. |
| 'associated 'blue cheese' flavour and | | | | My catch rate always improved the first |
| blue cheese powder is getting more used | | | | cast each rig was used and I soon put |
| and well known and these work very well | | | | the two together and added additional |
| in winter temperatures. | | | | peppermint oil soaks to all my lines, |
| Amyl acetate, the 'pear drops' smell is | | | | leads and rigs! |
| another example that held favour in the | | | | You might now have figured the |
| past - fashions just keep changing! | | | | significance of phenols mentioned above |
| (Some flavours only require just one or | | | | - and maybe would like to try out these |
| two drops to be very effective while | | | | two ideas in your winter or summer baits |
| others take much more!) | | | | (in very high levels!): |
| One noticeable thing with many flavours | | | | Peppermint oil (phenol; phenyl |
| is that when carp have been caught on | | | | salicylate) and winter green oil |
| them, they can very quickly lose | | | | (phenol; methyl salicylate...) |
| effectiveness by 'danger association' | | | | Here's a 'different' essential oil to |
| and actually become a carp 'repellant!' | | | | try: mustard oil. (Its 'volatile |
| (E.g. Propylene glycol and glycerol | | | | component' is allyl isothiocyanate.) |
| based flavours, but many others too!) | | | | (The antioxidant 'free radical' |
| Many common flavours are formed when an | | | | scavenging effects of allyls etc, in |
| alcohol and an acid form an 'ester' as | | | | garlic oil may have much to do with its |
| in 'esterification.' | | | | success. Better still, when used with a |
| There seems to be a definite link | | | | 'sweetener,' fructose from the |
| between the carp attraction of the | | | | supermarket, saccharin or a proprietary |
| following when used in carp baits: | | | | sweetener this is a great all season |
| Plant 'phenols,' 'alkaloids' like | | | | attractor and 'trigger.') |
| betaine, alcohols, esters, essential | | | | Winter green oil and ginger oil and |
| oils, fatty acids, sugars, (saccharides | | | | salicylic acid all work as |
| like sucrose, lactose, maltose etc,) | | | | 'anti-inflammatories' and one use for |
| protein amino acids and non-protein | | | | all three is to reduce headache |
| amino acids and many many other natural | | | | inflammation! |
| substances.... | | | | I hope this gives you 'more clues' to |
| Certain flavours have been found more | | | | what effects carp really like in their |
| effective in bait with an added | | | | baits and what 'volatile' oils and |
| sweetener like saccharin and Talin. | | | | flavours can do! Like many other fruit |
| (Talin is used in synthetic 'maple' | | | | ester, fruit oils spices and herbs, |
| flavour.)Another very significant taste | | | | these especially work well used as |
| enhancer and 'enzyme active' sweet plant | | | | 'triggers' and attractors in winter and |
| protein is 'Thaumatin B.' (Both | | | | cold water conditions. |
| naturally occurring plant extracts.) | | | | Generally in carp baits, 'flavours' work |
| Kiwi fruit contains a 'Thaumatin-like' | | | | better without heat being involved. |
| protein, and Nutrabait's "Kiwi flavour" | | | | Boiling flavours as with many bait |
| is said to uniquely produce the biggest | | | | ingredients will actually destroy the |
| fish in a lake. | | | | 'active' components that catch you more |
| Water temperature and 'pH' affect your | | | | carp. Therefore you need to add flavours |
| baits potential to be 'detected' by fish | | | | after boiling! |
| and this is possibly affected by water | | | | You can make a useful very creative |
| density changes in differing | | | | mixture from a liquid amino protein |
| temperatures and other factors in the | | | | product like 'Minamino' or any |
| water environment. So fishing with | | | | proprietary fishing ones and add |
| different flavour levels in different | | | | flavours and extracts to it. (You could |
| baits and using different baits with | | | | try mixing up various carp liquid amino |
| different flavour ph levels and 'tones' | | | | products to produce an exceptionally |
| is very much an over-looked 'edge' for | | | | different flavour and attractor base.) |
| most carp anglers. | | | | One very simple one I remember making |
| On 'hard-fished' carp waters where | | | | that hooked a huge carp within half an |
| certain flavours have done very well | | | | hour, on a massive water of thousands of |
| perhaps add one or more flavours to the | | | | acres was: |
| successful one and experiment. Do not | | | | A mixture of ethyl alcohol flavours like |
| bother making new baits, just create | | | | Tutti Fruiti and other different based |
| individual 'dips' to soak your hook | | | | flavours, 'Scopex', n-butyric acid, |
| baits into and trial 4 or 10 different | | | | 'Robin Red' extract (from Haith's,) |
| versions until your catch rate doubles | | | | Minamino, sea salt, liquorice extract |
| or trebles or more! (I've experienced | | | | powder, 'Olbas oil,' peppermint oil and |
| this for myself...) | | | | eucalyptus oil. This mixture was |
| Betaine seems to have a range of uses in | | | | re-frozen into pop-up boilies around 6 |
| carp in regard to osmosis, amino acids | | | | times until the bait was just buoyant, |
| synthesis for example. There is no doubt | | | | then frozen and stored until use. |
| in my mind that when making carp baits, | | | | This easy and simple 'mega-enhancement' |
| the addition of betaine hydrochloride, | | | | method works exceptionally well for |
| (e.g. at 1 gram per 1 pound mix of dry | | | | pastes, dough baits, 'particles,' |
| powder 'base mix,') makes all the | | | | pellets, ground baits, method mixes, and |
| difference, as opposed to adding a | | | | 'PVA' bag mixes too - so try them all! |
| simple flavour or 'label.' | | | | If you are lazy - just try adding Nash |
| The addition of a 'sweetening' substance | | | | bait's 'peach oil palatant' or any |
| is significant to catch rates in carp: | | | | 'taste enhancer, citrus oil and flavour' |
| You definitely see a difference in | | | | combination to your pellets, or boilies |
| 'takes' with baits that have been | | | | and compare results to those baits used |
| sweetened rather than unsweetened; even | | | | without! |
| if the bait itself is a 'savoury' one | | | | Using 'conventional' proprietary boilie |
| like 'fish or meat.' | | | | 'dips' and 'glugs' are not always the |
| You only have to put a very generous | | | | best option where they have already been |
| quantity of honey, or maple syrup, or | | | | 'hammered.' Simply soaking your baits in |
| brown sugar, icing sugar, fructose or | | | | dissolved sea salt or even liquidized |
| molasses or sweetened condensed milk, | | | | tinned sweetcorn can make all the |
| coconut milk etc into any carp ground | | | | difference to your catch rate. Making |
| bait and compare it to one without to | | | | changes, being creative and doing things |
| see the difference in results. | | | | different to the majority of your peers |
| 'Talin' is the name for one of the | | | | will make your catches consistently |
| sweetest substances known and comes from | | | | outstanding... |
| a bark residue. It is in fact used in | | | | I had another memorable occasion where I |
| many synthetic carp flavours and with | | | | had fished in cold temperatures for |
| very good reason - it really works! It | | | | three days and nights without a 'take' |
| is also used in production of synthetic | | | | and decided to soak the hook baits |
| maple syrup and many commercial bait | | | | directly in eucalyptus oil. The baits |
| companies use it in their flavours! | | | | already contained this but I felt the |
| (Perhaps try 'Hinders' for this.) | | | | levels were not high enough. With 5 |
| Synthetic 'maple' flavour also contains | | | | minutes before 'packing-up' one of the |
| the very carp stimulatory 'alkaloids' | | | | biggest carp in the lake took one of the |
| from the herbs; fenugreek and lovage. It | | | | baits. |
| is one of the greatest carp flavours | | | | There are so many options 'out there' |
| ever discovered but does not seem in | | | | for you to genuinely exploit for |
| 'fashion' much these days. (Try | | | | massively improved catches. There are |
| combining it with 'Scopex' flavour!) | | | | for example a host of other attractors |
| In fact in the 1940's American | | | | and flavours to give you a new 'edge'. |
| scientists a most effective flavour to | | | | Peppers with 'citrus tones' not in |
| eradicate carp using poisoned laced | | | | general use, from Japan and Korea etc, |
| maize; it was synthetic 'maple syrup' | | | | or how about 'spicy' seaweed from Hawaii |
| flavour! | | | | etc... Here's a few oils to mix with |
| Come cold water conditions certain | | | | your flavours you might wish to trial: |
| flavours will out catch others. This may | | | | Coriander oil, passion flower oil, |
| well be because of their acidic pH and | | | | apricot kernel oil, linseed oil, |
| how this affects the pH of your bait. | | | | pistachio oil, hazel nut oil, macadamia |
| Now I do not know much of the chemistry | | | | oil, fruit pip oil, rose musk oil, |
| involve with flavours, but years of carp | | | | safflower oil, coconut oil. |
| winter fishing results have provided | | | | Other interesting areas of flavours are |
| many very reliable flavours. | | | | where the attractors form a 'cloud' of |
| Some substances in flavours and carp | | | | attractive particles in suspension |
| attractors help carp balance their body | | | | immediately around the hook bait. Use of |
| functions and equalise cells 'osmotic | | | | special solutions, emulsions and |
| stress.' Salicylic acid may help in this | | | | colloids can create very effective areas |
| way. It is interesting that it is | | | | of immediate attraction and modern |
| produced by the 'esterification' of the | | | | emulsifiers also have great beneficial |
| natural 'phenol' acetylsalicylic acid. | | | | and carp attraction benefits. |
| 'Eugenol' from cloves is another famous | | | | With mass use of pellets not designed |
| carp 'attractor.' It is a 'volatile' | | | | for carp fishing, some commercial |
| phenol - phenyl propenoid.' Many world | | | | pellets are designed more for their oil |
| famous fruit, herb and spice 'winter | | | | holding capacity. This may not be ideal |
| flavours' may contain salicylates in | | | | for fast and effective carp food |
| very very small amounts... | | | | digestion and may inhibit uptake of many |
| But the interesting fact about cold | | | | valuable nutrients and cause certain |
| water flavours is that many of the best | | | | angler induced nutrient deficiencies. |
| are even more exceptional when water | | | | Laxatives might well be another |
| temperatures rise. This is great news | | | | significant edge in baits, linked to use |
| when you are making your own baits and | | | | of some flavours. (Perhaps in the case |
| really provides confidence and trust in | | | | of certain propylenes and related |
| your baits, in all conditions and times | | | | compounds.) The benefit to carp is that |
| of year. | | | | they will naturally excrete food faster |
| Natural substances in natural flavours | | | | by 'colonic peristalsis.' |
| contain some very powerful carp | | | | Insoluble 'roughage' like water weed |
| attractors or triggers. For example, | | | | cellulose, mollusc and shrimp shells |
| there are significant levels of 'phenol | | | | help this effect and a percentage of |
| alkaloids' found in fruits such as | | | | insoluble ingredients in your bait I |
| strawberry, cranberry, guava, blueberry | | | | think are a good thing for the carp. |
| and mulberry, plum, tomato, blackberry | | | | Crushed mollusc shells and prawn shell |
| and kiwi fruit. | | | | is great for this and a source of |
| You may already recognise that each of | | | | essential chitin containing nitrogen and |
| these flavours work exceptionally well | | | | is very important in the natural carp |
| to catch carp! Some are kept 'quiet,' | | | | diet. |
| others are now 'fashionable' and more | | | | (Anyway, when carp are able to eat more |
| well known now and therefore used by | | | | bait; this produces more 'takes' and |
| more carp fishermen in their baits etc. | | | | fish caught!) Coarse bird food, |
| (Of course, like most things in fishing, | | | | shellfish and fish meal ingredients used |
| it is the baits, additives and flavours | | | | in conjunction with lots of predigested |
| that are used by the 'highest numbers of | | | | ingredients might be more effective and |
| anglers,' that catch most of the fish. | | | | preferable to mainly wheat semolina and |
| But that does not equal that these | | | | soya based baits with a low percentage |
| products are always the 'ultimate' ones | | | | of fish meal to 'boost nutrition for |
| or the very best most suitable to use | | | | example. |
| consistently in 'hard-pressured' | | | | One of the most beneficial ways to |
| waters...) | | | | create baits that carp can eat more of |
| Phenol 'alkaloids' can affect brain | | | | without getting 'filled-up,' because it |
| activity and carp (and human) behaviour. | | | | passes through their gut quicker is to |
| Water chestnuts, peanuts and almonds | | | | really raise the level of soluble |
| contain significant amounts of salicylic | | | | ingredients in your baits; focussing |
| acid also. This acid relieves stress and | | | | especially on the proteins and reducing |
| defends against animal eating attack and | | | | whole carbohydrates. |
| plant alkaloids play defensive roles | | | | The range of amazing new predigested |
| too. | | | | proteins and other ingredients and |
| I have 'accidentally' discovered the | | | | additives is vastly under-exploited at |
| success of using very finely crushed | | | | present, by the average angler. |
| almonds and peanuts in 'PVA' bags with | | | | Innovative products can really work |
| some exceptional catches... Try soaking | | | | wonders too to give you an edge as in |
| these in your 'flavour mix' with an | | | | the case of all new ingredients! I |
| added essential oil and pure salmon oil | | | | wonder about the properties of 'aloe |
| for example in your PVA bags. | | | | vera.' |
| Tiger nuts (chufas) and tiger nut | | | | It is a 'gold-mine' of water soluble |
| extract, oil or juice are only one | | | | amino acids, vitamins, minerals, |
| currently 'fashionable' option. Tiger | | | | enzymes, antioxidants, saccharides, |
| nuts (high in soluble glucose and oleic | | | | plant sterols (these lower blood |
| acid) were even grown in the UK during | | | | cholesterol levels,) and glycoproteins |
| the war years, when sugar was in short | | | | (cell membrane glucose containing |
| supply!) | | | | carbohydrates attached to proteins and |
| Some of you might like to investigate | | | | lipids.) |
| the potential uses of mushrooms and | | | | Aloe vera is a great 'healing agent' |
| fungi too! (Yeasts are only one option - | | | | with many as yet not understood |
| remember for instance, yeast extract | | | | benefits, while being a gentle laxative |
| contains significant salicylic acid | | | | at low doses... |
| levels...) | | | | The old argument about how can a carp |
| Caffeine in cocoa and coffee contains | | | | possibly eat one boilie in preference to |
| substances that are detected by carp | | | | a different one is mute. Most |
| (like 'dopermine') and are proven | | | | experienced carp anglers know this |
| 'alternative' carp attractors. (It has | | | | occurs on 'hard-fished' much pressured |
| been proven carp have 'dopermine | | | | waters for many varied reasons in |
| receptors.') Most of the biggest carp in | | | | certain situations. |
| a small water in Sussex UK 'felt the | | | | But the unique feed bait quantity and |
| effects' of this 'bait approach!' Many | | | | quality applied to a water by individual |
| were caught over forty pounds using | | | | anglers compared to the majority, is a |
| truly 'addictive baits' based on this | | | | major factor in this. |
| principle of 'affecting brain activity | | | | My guess is that you'd better ensure |
| and behaviour.' | | | | your hook baits are 'different' enough |
| In carp this acid possibly has an | | | | to draw the attentions of fish in |
| 'anti-inflammatory' role like the carp | | | | feeding positive ways! |
| essential omega 3 fatty acids like those | | | | Well, bait making and enhancing is an |
| in fish oils. It is used in the | | | | 'art' and not an 'absolute' science, |
| production of 'Aspirin' used to thin | | | | that's for sure! It is evolving as I |
| blood and prevent incidence of heart | | | | speak and future 'fashions' in this very |
| attacks. | | | | commercial led 'passion,' recreation and |
| Citrus lime, orange and lemon all | | | | sport, will always by its very nature, |
| contain significant anti-inflammatory | | | | keep changing. |
| 'bioflavonoid' with beneficial | | | | This is the age of 'confidence in a |
| cardiovascular effects. These fruits are | | | | bottle and in a bag.' The instant angler |
| familiar and successful carp bait | | | | and the 'instant bait' are here to stay. |
| flavours. Perhaps try mixing lemon and | | | | I hope now you are now more prepared |
| ginger essential oils with your flavours | | | | than ever, to experiment with your |
| and add some liquorice extract to | | | | baits! The well-used methods of |
| sweeten and 'Robin Red' extract to | | | | 'over-flavouring,' soaking and glugging |
| increase the alkaloid levels and as a | | | | your baits is just a preliminary step. |
| long range 'protein feeding trigger.' | | | | Let's hope all my 'miss-spent' youth, |
| Citrus fruits like lemon, orange and | | | | applying what I learnt in plant |
| tomatoes are acidic. But they form | | | | physiology classes, making homemade carp |
| alkaline blood when digested, which is | | | | baits, (while becoming a professional |
| interesting considering the alkaline ph | | | | horticultural grower) benefits you too. |
| of a carp's gut. (Each of these fruits | | | | The author has many more fishing and |
| contain salicylic acid...) | | | | bait 'edges' up his sleeve. Every single |
| [Here are clues to great bait | | | | one can have a huge impact on catches. |
| characteristics and most can be made | | | | (Warning: This article is protected by |
| simply from 'kitchen larder' ingredients | | | | copyright, but reprints with a link |
| with a couple of commercial carp fishing | | | | are OK.) |
| products added!] | | | | By Tim Richardson. 'The thinking |
| I must add here that so many of the | | | | angler's fishing author and expert bait |
| successful carp bait ingredients have | | | | making guru. |
| 'acid-forming' characteristics, | | | | |