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MAKING HOMEMADE CARP FISHING / CATFISHING BAITS - Choosing 'Cool Ingredients & 'Binders!' (60+

* An introduction to making your ownprotein content from there (Using eggs / egg
homemade carp fishing and catfishing baits;powder to bind your bait, adds a great
choosing  cool  ingredients: *nutritional added profile as a complete
protein  food.)
'Homemade' can mean 'simple or basic', but
when applied to making carp or catfish bait,Examples  of  binders:
the subject certainly deserves far more
explanation for optimum results and•  Hen's  eggs.
catches!to begin with, your bait really has
just one main function; to get the fishing•  Egg  powder  /  extracts.
hook into the carp's or catfish's mouth, so
giving the opportunity for it to be hooked!•  Whey  gel.
To  achieve  this,  the  bait  needs  either:
•  Bread  crumbs.
• To emit a recognizable carp food
signal,  or  stimulate  carp  curiosity.•  Full  fat  'yellow'  semolina.
• Be representative of, or a mimic of a•  Maize  meal.
natural  food  source.
•  Corn  starch  /  meal  /  syrup.
Carp are curious and will examine any new
potential food item they come across. Whether•  Potato  starch.
paste / dough or boilies, it needs to be
resilient enough to be put on the hook or•  White  ground  rice  flour.
'hair', for it to withstand the fishes'
attention  and  enter  the  mouth.•  Wheat  flour.
'Boilie' baits are the more scientifically•  Wheat  gluten.
proven kind that have evolved from the days
of the 'Specials' baits. In the UK these were•  Potato  gluten.
often based on ground - up dog, cat, fish
foods and farm animal foods in pellet,•  Full  fat  soya  flour.
biscuit and tinned form. They were bound
together with eggs, and fished as pastes. In•  Ground  seeds.
the 1950 to the early 1970's these were often
fished 'free lined' with big hooks, with no•  Ground  'Sluis  CLO.'
weight, and individual baits could be the
size of an orange, in order to deter•  Ground  'EMP.'
bait-whittling  smaller  fish!
•  Ground  'CeDe.'
Other common 'kitchen' type ingredients were
also incorporated to enhance paste•  Ground  'Red  band' pigeon seed mix.
effectiveness like minced tinned fish, curry
powder, bottled condiment sources, yeast•  Beef gelatin based binding products.
powders, milk powders, grated cheese, salt
and pepper, herbs, yeast extract, cake baking•  Chemical  /  'Jelly  style'  foods.
flavours, whole - wheat flour, corn flour,
bird foods, ground fish meal pellets, andSome of the most effective attraction of your
animal / pet food pellets, beans, peas,bait comes from the water soluble fraction of
seeds, and many food oils have been used;particular ingredients used. Ingredients with
many of which have proved themselves. Many,this characteristic content could constitute
in original or extract form, are still used10 % up to 30 % of the mix. Making a
in  baits  today.resilient practical boilie mix may require
the addition or reduction of only one
Baits were originally boiled to allow them toingredient. Some of the best baits you will
be thrown much further out into the water, asever discover are made by this trial and
carp moved out in response to increasederror process. The solubility of ingredients
angling pressure and tackle improvements. Theis especially recommended if an ingredient
fact that nearly every other fish that swimshas high protein value, such as sodium and
with carp can eat boilies, has shown that thecalcium caseinates, calf milk replacers,
'hard skinned boilie idea didn't really work.whole milk powder, yeast powder, hydrolyzed
In fact many species, like big roach, tench,fish  and  shellfish  proteins  etc...
bream, catfish etc, seem to use boilies as
part of their staple diets and their improvedSome are used at much lower levels, e.g. 0.2
growth  rates  can  attest  to  this  fact.% to 6 % ; e.g., hydrolyzed fish protein,
hydrolyzed spirulina extract, squid extract,
The ideal 'average' size established foranchovy extract, green crab / lobster /
boilies used to be a recommended 15scallop / shrimp / oyster / baby clam
millimeters in diameter, although todayextracts, green lip mussel extract etc. These
highly pressured waters often see betterare also effective as most are extremely
results on much smaller sizes and some doquickly and efficiently digested with
very well on even 35 millimeter ones as haveimmediate  benefits  that  the carp can feel.
done  in  the  UK  and  France.
I prefer to fresh freeze baits, or 'air dry'
If you were an average carp angler, fishingthem naturally, or preserve them in a flavour
in around 1980 in the UK, then you were most/ amino acid / supplement compound, rather
likely still experimenting with many of thesethan using a chemical preservative in the
ingredients, to give you an 'edge' over thosebait  like  ascorbic  acid.
pesky carp! However, there were an advanced
minority, who kept the latest bait and rigCarp require oils (essential fatty acids) but
secret developments private among themselves,only in small amounts e.g., up to 5 % of your
and pockets of carp anglers developedtotal dry mix. Oily fish meals and shellfish
different edges and formulas which couldmeals are already rich in these, as are flax
totally  out  -  fish  the  old  'specials'.seed, hemp seed, sesame seeds, salmon oil,
cod liver oil, crustacean oil, etc. To meet
This was because they were based upon, andminimum carp dietary requirements try adding
maximized, scientifically proven data, on theperhaps around 1 milliliter to 3 milliliters
carp dietary preference mechanism!of a good quality nutritional oil per egg,
Understanding the scientifically proven carp(maximum,) depending on oil level in the dry
data, on the carp's dietary preferencemix.
mechanism and baits designed on this basis,
resulted in more highly nutritionallyAt times of year when water temperatures drop
balanced baits. So giving carp the maximumbelow 55 Fahrenheit / 13 Degrees Celsius,
energy and dietary requirements, for theit's sensible to drop the oil levels used or
least  cost  in  effort!use emulsified oil. It also pays to reduce
some of your 'whole protein food' content and
The real missing ingredient, for very manysubstitute it with e.g., 3 ounces of wheat
carp anglers, even today, is in understandinggerm; this is a proven method of improving
why a carp eats any of these carp boiliethe biological conversion of your bait inside
foods at all! And why carp can actuallythe carp by making your bait more 'carp
prefer some baits to the exclusion of all thedigestible'
rest!
Carp love to crunch food and in doing so send
This is an important area I feel, that hasout all kinds of feeding signals to other
been neglected, leaving many modern carpcarp, allowing attractive food particles to
anglers with less understanding of the baitspass  out  of  the  gills.
available to him and how best to choose how
and when to use them, because this can be aNutritional ingredients can be used for this
very important 'edge' in itself! Also I feeleffect, e.g. bird foods - 'Robin Red', 'Red
it is as important to really understand whyFactor','Nectarblend', Ground 'Red Band'
your shop-bought bait catches and doesn'tpigeon food, prepared ground mixed nuts and
catch in different circumstances, seasonalseeds; prepared tiger nuts and hempseed,
and weather conditions, and different atmillet, egg - biscuit myna - bird rearing
types  of  waters.food, niger seeds, 'RRR', ground birdseeds
'Ce De', 'PTX', ground insects, dried larvae,
Of course it is not vital to know, orcoarse  kelp  meal  etc.
understand these things to catch carp. But
only the most exceptional outstanding anglersAlso used are crushed oyster shell and
catch big carp consistently, using a normaleggshell. These also allow bait to release
number of fishing hours to achieve this.attractors faster, putting more out to
Compared to the 'average' majority, who areattract carp quicker and more effectively,
usually those having taken up carp fishing inespecially in lower water temperatures. They
the last 5 to 15 years or so and often toalso help the fish to eat more bait by
struggle to maintain big fish catcheshelping them pass it through their systems
consistency all year round unlike much morefaster.
experienced  and  'bait  wise'  anglers.
Test each individually because their
So I feel it is important to help explain howproperties vary. Use, e.g., 0.5 ounces per
to become more satisfied and consistent inpound for shell through to e.g., 2 ounces
your carp fishing, because these days it canper pound of course kelp meal, to e.g., 3
be a large sacrifice, both in time and money,ounces per pound of 'Robin Red', ground
to pursue this sport. I believe, especiallybirdseed e.g., 6 ounces per pound, up to 8
newer carp anglers, need impartial guidanceounces  per  pound  of  'Nectar  Blend'.
when it comes to the importance of bait
(often a complete afterthought!), whenHere are some examples of recognized
frequently thousands of pounds have been'nutritional'  bird  food  ingredients:
spent  on  carp  fishing  tackle!
•  'PTX.'
An introduction to the boilie ingredients:
Boilies are usually made using dry mixture•  'Robin  Red.'
ingredients of either 500 grammes or 1 pound.
Using a combination of natural and synthetic•  'Red  Factor.'
materials, bait may be bound together usually
with eggs, to form dough balls or shapes. The•  'Nectar  Blend.'
most effective size and dimensions vary
depending upon your fishing situation, and•  'RRR'  Spanish  peppers.
could be 8 to 30 millimeters plus. (Never
underestimate how fish preferences alter over•  'Prosecto  Insectivorous.'
time and even at different times during a
session!)•  'Sluis'  CLO.
It pays to make different sizes, shapes, and•  'Sluis'Universal.
densities boilies: this helps take away a
'danger' reference point, i.e., it stops the•  'Sluis'  Mynhah  bird  food.
fish recognizing it and fools the carp into
eating the hook bait with the hook (which is•  'CeDe.'
the  point,  isn't  it?!)
•  'EMP.'
Boilies have conventionally been and are
often labeled in terms of the food group• 'Red Venom' carophyll red liquid
which forms the majority percentage of thepigment  attractor.
bait,  i.e.:
•  Ground-up  wild  bird  food.
Milk protein (whole milk and it's
derivatives)Other ingredients are used to change
resilience, texture, attractor leak-off,e.g.,
Carrier  carbohydrate (soya flour / semolina)milk powders, whole milk, 'Vitamealo' at,
e.g., 4 ounces per pound),or in a very
Bird foods (seed mixes, rearing foods andsoluble bait to bind it 'tighter' e.g., whey
extracts,  etc)gel at 3 ounces per pound, or make it harder,
e.g. blood powder at e.g. 4 ounces per pound,
Fishmeal (ground trout pellets, oily fishegg albumin at e.g., 2 ounces per pound,
meals, crustacean meals, seafood extracts,whole egg powder at, e.g., 3 ounces per
etc)pound,  or whey gel, e.g., 1 ounce per pound.
Meat meals (beef, poultry, pork flakes,To avoid silt / to make baits more buoyant,
hydrolyzed  feather  meal,  etc)include ingredients like sodium caseinate,
e.g. 5 ounces per pound, or shrimp meal, e.g.
And  so  on…3 ounces per pound or krill meal at e.g., 3
ounces per pound. Try raising your flavours
Of course, these labels are misleading tolevels  too!
some folks these days because baits have
become more complex. The benefits of mixingVitamins and minerals are great attractors
the nutrients of different food groups in thetoo, being essential for carp health and
same bait mix, means there may be no singlegrowth. Many of the above extracts supply
food  group  in  any  given  bait!these, but they leach out of bait very fast.
Adding black strap molasses, betaine
So how do you choose which ingredients tohydrochloride to the mix and as liquid soak
use, which ratios of these to use and why?really  help.
The first step is commonly practicality; can
you put these things together into a dough orOther ingredients can be added in very low
paste, to produce a boilie mix that will bindlevels to enhance your bait, or give it an
together  and  roll  well?'extra special attractive note' e.g., 1
teaspoon per pound, of powdered taste
To produce a boilie from various ingredientsenhancer, sea salt, or sweeteners like sodium
without instructions on ratios of eachsaccharin and fishing company proprietary
ingredient takes some preliminary testing. Sobrands liquid and powdered sweeteners with no
it is wise to start by using one large hen's'chemical  back  taste'.
egg (or similar), mixed with a small amount
of any liquid ingredients, to confirm thatWhen you mix new ingredients together always
your test dry ingredients when mixed actuallytest your mixture first. Try using one egg as
bind and roll well into balls to make boileda binder, to see if you have your ratios
baits. If not, add more egg, a small amountright for practical binding and rolling
of  vegetable  oil  or  'binding  material'.purposes. Always prepare your wet ingredients
first and add dry ingredients to the wet ones
Ideally start by putting the carp's dietarygradually as you become accustomed to the
needs first when making bait, and begin withingredients you're using, this part will
the bulk 'whole protein food' content ofbecome  simple!
ingredients at 25 % to 50 % of your
preliminary 100 % dry mixture. Such examplesYou can refine your bait's 'nutritional
used could be combinations of some of theprofile' content, attraction properties and
following: caseins, lactalbumin, fish meals,additional practical physical properties, as
meat  meals,  whey  protein.you become more familiar with getting a
practical bait together; that works right for
Usually you will require a binding materialyou and catches carp consistently! (Big ones
to hold the protein food together in thepreferably! You will soon find it's very easy
bait. This may require using dry bindingto make all kinds of baits, and your secret
ingredients like semolina, wheat gluten,bait armory will fill you with confidence and
wheat flour, soya flour etc for up to 50 % ofyour photograph albums with big carp!
the mix, necessary for many types of coarse(Warning this article is under copyright;
bird food meals, shellfish meals, meat andonly  reprinting  with  a  link  is  OK.)
fish meals. Different bait materials will
alter this approximate ratio, but use theBy Tim Richardson. 'The 'thinking angler's
ratio that rolls first! and increase thebait making expert.



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