Going to mix this up this week, any tweaks or weight changes?
300g CEDE
90g necta blend/orlux
90g lamlac
90g semo
90g maize meal or supagold 60
20g brewers yeast
240ml egg
condensed milk flavouring
maybe some CSL but ive never used it before so opinions please.
looking for something more suited to cold water, im hoping the bird food gives that course texture to allow water to flow through the bait.
300g CEDE
90g necta blend/orlux
90g lamlac
90g semo
90g maize meal or supagold 60
20g brewers yeast
240ml egg
condensed milk flavouring
maybe some CSL but ive never used it before so opinions please.
looking for something more suited to cold water, im hoping the bird food gives that course texture to allow water to flow through the bait.
In reply to Post #1
you will need more eggs for that
you will need more eggs for that
In reply to Post #2
thats something ill adjust.
everything else look ok though?
thats something ill adjust.
everything else look ok though?
In reply to Post #1
looks good
looks good
In reply to Post #1
Personally I'd ditch the flavour and add a spice mix instead
Personally I'd ditch the flavour and add a spice mix instead
In reply to Post #1
Add 1ml of iso eugenol to 3ml of condensed milk flavour and add 50gms of a tandoori spice mix... No idea why they combine so well but they do....
Add 1ml of iso eugenol to 3ml of condensed milk flavour and add 50gms of a tandoori spice mix... No idea why they combine so well but they do....
In reply to Post #1
Odd quantities, I have to think in % so needed to convert that
The yeast is quite low (3%), I would drop the Cede a little and up the yeast to 5%.
CSL was great, been around for years but does change from batch to batch and went through a big change 15'ish years ago when the main supplier shut down. The stuff you get now is just OK not great IMHO. I still use it but I am tweaking my mix for various reasons (one of the key liquids is not longer available) and I am thinking of changing the CSL for Hydro Wheat (or another Hydro). If this is a new bait for you then maybe try the hydro route.
Like has already been said I would not worry to much about the flavour and get some natural attraction in there in the form of spices (dry and liquid in the form of EO and/or oleoresins).
Finally add 10ml/kg of Celmanax
Odd quantities, I have to think in % so needed to convert that
The yeast is quite low (3%), I would drop the Cede a little and up the yeast to 5%.CSL was great, been around for years but does change from batch to batch and went through a big change 15'ish years ago when the main supplier shut down. The stuff you get now is just OK not great IMHO. I still use it but I am tweaking my mix for various reasons (one of the key liquids is not longer available) and I am thinking of changing the CSL for Hydro Wheat (or another Hydro). If this is a new bait for you then maybe try the hydro route.
Like has already been said I would not worry to much about the flavour and get some natural attraction in there in the form of spices (dry and liquid in the form of EO and/or oleoresins).
Finally add 10ml/kg of Celmanax
In reply to Post #7
i always mix in 500g dry batches, just personal preference as my mixer doesn't like 1kg+ pastes
ill try the spices, a bun spice mix sounds good.
will the hydro be more stable in the finished bait and improve consistency?
i always mix in 500g dry batches, just personal preference as my mixer doesn't like 1kg+ pastes
ill try the spices, a bun spice mix sounds good. will the hydro be more stable in the finished bait and improve consistency?
In reply to Post #8
From what I have read and been told hydros are more consistent but I have little experience of them so can't tell you if that is true or not! Ask me in a few years time
From what I have read and been told hydros are more consistent but I have little experience of them so can't tell you if that is true or not! Ask me in a few years time
In reply to Post #9
ill have a look into it.
i wanted to achieve a more pleasant smelling bait as the fishmeal im rolling at the moment absolutely stinks
but all i really care about are the results, im really happy with my fishmeal but i want to make something a bit more cold water friendly.
ill have a look into it.
i wanted to achieve a more pleasant smelling bait as the fishmeal im rolling at the moment absolutely stinks
but all i really care about are the results, im really happy with my fishmeal but i want to make something a bit more cold water friendly.
In reply to Post #1
In my opinion the eggfood will indeed allow the bait to wash out its attractors more quickly , but you don't have the best attractors in the mix to wash out .
I'd be getting rid of the lamlac, replace it with Acid + Rennet as it's much more attractive , not too pricey either on certain websites , I'd also reduce the cede and include some pea protein .
Horses for courses though I suppose , my winter mix is very attractive but quite pricey as it's high in protein but that's ok for me as I won't be using large quantities , everyone's mixes and ideas are different.
As for hydros there are some superb ones out there now , along with liquid foods they are in every bait I make , I wouldn't make a bait without at least 50ml per kg in there , I do go a lot higher if the mix can take it .
In my opinion the eggfood will indeed allow the bait to wash out its attractors more quickly , but you don't have the best attractors in the mix to wash out .
I'd be getting rid of the lamlac, replace it with Acid + Rennet as it's much more attractive , not too pricey either on certain websites , I'd also reduce the cede and include some pea protein .
Horses for courses though I suppose , my winter mix is very attractive but quite pricey as it's high in protein but that's ok for me as I won't be using large quantities , everyone's mixes and ideas are different.
As for hydros there are some superb ones out there now , along with liquid foods they are in every bait I make , I wouldn't make a bait without at least 50ml per kg in there , I do go a lot higher if the mix can take it .
In reply to Post #11
thanks for this input, my fishmeal has 50ml or krill hydro and salmon oil so this backs up my theory on my fishmeal bait, it contains nectablend so it has a lovely coarse texture to allow leakage. i left a few in a big bowl of water for a couple of hours and a lovely haze of attraction leaked off, i know its different in a lake due to pressure etc but it still filled me with confidence.
i will have a look at including acid rennet and boosting the attraction package.
might me that i test it over the next few months and start using it properly next year.
thanks for this input, my fishmeal has 50ml or krill hydro and salmon oil so this backs up my theory on my fishmeal bait, it contains nectablend so it has a lovely coarse texture to allow leakage. i left a few in a big bowl of water for a couple of hours and a lovely haze of attraction leaked off, i know its different in a lake due to pressure etc but it still filled me with confidence.
i will have a look at including acid rennet and boosting the attraction package.
might me that i test it over the next few months and start using it properly next year.
In reply to Post #7
" Finally add 10ml/kg of Celmanax "
Interesting! What would Cellmanax add to the bait that the yeast will not?
" Finally add 10ml/kg of Celmanax "
Interesting! What would Cellmanax add to the bait that the yeast will not?
In reply to Post #13
Celmanax is bioactive and it looks like it helps break down the carbs in the bait. I am not sure it is attractive to carp in itself (which some yeasts are). My use is limited at the moment but plan to use more going forward and once my bait works with it try it without and see if it makes a difference
Celmanax is bioactive and it looks like it helps break down the carbs in the bait. I am not sure it is attractive to carp in itself (which some yeasts are). My use is limited at the moment but plan to use more going forward and once my bait works with it try it without and see if it makes a difference
One wonders how the original frozen Richworth Tutti Frutti outfished all other winter baits by a long shot without all these bits of crap being included.