I feel like a little rant 
It still amazes me how much poor (or just plain wrong) information is giving by so called 'experts' from various bait ingredient suppliers
Today's example, a very reputable company selling a 'highly digestible' powder that 'is 80% digestible'. Read a few more lines and its 80% digestible in Pepsin....Pepsin is an enzyme we have in our stomachs (as do many other mammals) and works in a very acidic environment. Carp have neither a stomach, Pepsin or an acidic digestive system so what on earth has a pepsin digestibility test got to do with using it as a fishing bait?
Totally misleading IMHO. The item might still attract carp or possibly be useful in the nutritional profile of a bait but saying it is 80% digestible is just wrong
Rant over
It still amazes me how much poor (or just plain wrong) information is giving by so called 'experts' from various bait ingredient suppliers
Today's example, a very reputable company selling a 'highly digestible' powder that 'is 80% digestible'. Read a few more lines and its 80% digestible in Pepsin....Pepsin is an enzyme we have in our stomachs (as do many other mammals) and works in a very acidic environment. Carp have neither a stomach, Pepsin or an acidic digestive system so what on earth has a pepsin digestibility test got to do with using it as a fishing bait?
Totally misleading IMHO. The item might still attract carp or possibly be useful in the nutritional profile of a bait but saying it is 80% digestible is just wrong
Rant over
In reply to Post #1
I personally don't think there enough is information on the benefits of baking bait rather than boiling/steaming.
sorry had to do it
I personally don't think there enough is information on the benefits of baking bait rather than boiling/steaming.
sorry had to do it
In reply to Post #2
I think you should switch to baking and let us know how you get on
PS how are you floaters
I think you should switch to baking and let us know how you get on
PS how are you floaters
In reply to Post #3
added some oyster shell no issues.
I don't think I'm kneading the dough enough and trapped air I think is whats causing my issues.
using the defatted soya it needs a good half hour rest to absorb. then I think I need to knead it for a good few mins to knock the air out.
I think drying times need to be addressed as well, how long do you dry before freezing?
added some oyster shell no issues.
I don't think I'm kneading the dough enough and trapped air I think is whats causing my issues.
using the defatted soya it needs a good half hour rest to absorb. then I think I need to knead it for a good few mins to knock the air out.
I think drying times need to be addressed as well, how long do you dry before freezing?
In reply to Post #4
I have always dried for 24-48 hours and never had a problem.
I have always dried for 24-48 hours and never had a problem.
In reply to Post #5
i think I may be losing moisture in the drying and that may cause the bait to float.
on a plus side after soaking the floating culprits for a few hours thay sank and I caught 5 nice fish on my first trip out.
what an incredible feeling!
i think I may be losing moisture in the drying and that may cause the bait to float.
on a plus side after soaking the floating culprits for a few hours thay sank and I caught 5 nice fish on my first trip out.
what an incredible feeling!
In reply to Post #6
Nice one, stick some pics up in the catch results section
Nice one, stick some pics up in the catch results section
In reply to Post #1
Digestible and Digestibility are marketing buzz words.
Anything to fleece more money out of unsuspecting, and less knowledgeable, carp anglers
Digestible and Digestibility are marketing buzz words.
Anything to fleece more money out of unsuspecting, and less knowledgeable, carp anglers
In reply to Post #4
Great news, glad that helped you out.
Now go out angling with renewed confidence that you aren't floater fishing
Sorry.
Great news, glad that helped you out.
Now go out angling with renewed confidence that you aren't floater fishing
Sorry.
A bit like the write up for a pop up I read the other day that contains"soluble oils" apparently??
In reply to Post #10
They are not lying...'When water reaches a temperature of 374 degrees C and a pressure of 218 atmospheres, it becomes supercritical water, according to Yokohama University. Under these extreme conditions, oil dissolves in water.'
I am sure a couple of years ago on a 48 session on a lake in the fens it was this hot 
They are not lying...'When water reaches a temperature of 374 degrees C and a pressure of 218 atmospheres, it becomes supercritical water, according to Yokohama University. Under these extreme conditions, oil dissolves in water.'
I am sure a couple of years ago on a 48 session on a lake in the fens it was this hot
In reply to Post #10
As long as they didn't specify the solvent, they are not telling lies🤣
As long as they didn't specify the solvent, they are not telling lies🤣
In reply to Post #11
Must have been a deep spot to get to 218 atmospheres
Must have been a deep spot to get to 218 atmospheres