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 #34 13 May 2022 at 5.03pm | |   |
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In reply to Post #27
Either Calanus or one of two I’m keeping to myself currently, non marine though.
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#33 13 May 2022 at 5.02pm | | |
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In reply to Post #29
The data is avaliable for every hydro direct from manufacturer. Several data sheets exist for the same products.
With regards to the dried hydros, if pure, every bit as valid as liquid ones.
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#32 13 May 2022 at 4.53pm | | |
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In reply to Post #28
What kind of shelf life are you guys getting and how do you know if it’s gone? I keep in cool garage (no fridge) but look at them and think mmmm shall I
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#31 13 May 2022 at 11.38am | | |
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In reply to Post #26
Pure Calanus Liquid mixed with minamino 
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#30 13 May 2022 at 11.24am | | |
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In reply to Post #28
From a quick google it seems aabaits are the cheapest I can find, I haven’t dedicated my life to looking.
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#29 13 May 2022 at 9.23am | | |
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In reply to Post #25
Nick, this is the bit I don't get, you say hydros are full of feeding triggers and free aminos, okay, I am not convinced about the free aminos, peptides yes free aminos... I'd like to see the data sheets to be convinced. I do agree about feeding triggers though but they are also in the powdered versions so adding a liquid version is just adding more but at a lesser concentration.
If free aminos are important, and personally I think they are, then adding an ingredient like Keramine HD will add far more free aminos than any Hydro would.
Dropping flavours is okay in a campaign bait but try doing it in a ball of semo/Soya and see the effect. As a short term (24 hours) attractor a good flavour is hard to beat so why not add it to every bait.
I do note that in another post you mention (and I agree) that the addition of minamino made a significant difference, I'm not surprised minamino is a flavoured syrup with a few free amino acids.
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#28 13 May 2022 at 7.58am | | |
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In reply to Post #27
Either fish or liver. The calanus looks to be good and I'll probably source some when I'm running out to have a play about with, although the only local supply I can find is from a bait company which labels it as "pure" but then list ingredients including colours and flavours on the bottle so it's clearly not pure at all
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#27 13 May 2022 at 7.39am | | |
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If you could only use one hydro that’s available now, which would you go for ?
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#26 12 May 2022 at 10.29pm | | |
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In reply to Post #19
You can either make you own, or buy them, for consistency, bought is good. I weigh all of mine for extra consistency.
Calanus has had the strongest reaction I've seen from a marine hydrolysate on fish and is at its best at around 15g plus per egg in boilie mixes and then 50g soaked into freebies.
Symbiotically it seems to work very well with minamino, although I add this as a soak afterwards.
if rolling a six egg (300g) mix then
300g whole egg
90g calanus
then soak the finished boilies in a 50-50 mix of calanus and minamino for a few hours before freezing.
others all work, but given choice for me its the cal currenly
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#25 12 May 2022 at 10.22pm | | |
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In reply to Post #15
Hydros are densely packed with soluble feeding triggers and free aminos, they are, without shadow of a doubt, the best liquid you can put in a boilie.
Whether you go by the science papers or the sheer volume of carp caught using them, or the bait companies promoting them ( there is more money to be made in flavours ) its VERY clear.
I seriously suggest you try eliminating all artificial flavours from a boilie, a trying different hydrolysates, you'll be surprised.
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#24 12 May 2022 at 6.39pm | | |
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In reply to Post #22
Razzle readers wives was my go to grot mag in the early 90’s ..
Sometimes I would find the odd one in a bush .. discarded 
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#23 12 May 2022 at 5.51pm | | |
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In reply to Post #22
Hope they haven’t got access to my incognito search history….
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#22 12 May 2022 at 5.38pm | | |
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In reply to Post #21
They watch people. You know last week when you popped into the newsagents for a copy of Razzle Readers Wives and that woman gave you a funny look. She works for BAF that’s why she was watching.
They are always watching.
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#21 12 May 2022 at 4.03pm | | |
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In reply to Post #20
For some reason I keep getting fb adverts for BAF, for hydros, no idea how their targeted adverts read my mind….
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#20 12 May 2022 at 4.00pm | | |
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In reply to Post #19
I use 2 combined. And get them from British aquafeeds.
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