Having never really looked into the exact process of making a decent boilie, and only dabbled in very small pop up batches, what are your opinions on having texture in boilies, things like seed, shell, and other fragments of food items? Is it important to you and do you feel it makes a difference?
100% , it gives the bait an open texture allowing the bait to break down easier in water. Also helps carp to digest the bait easier.
Same time it's better to have functional Ingrediants rather than just for the sake of it. Like kelp,nuts and bird foods all serve a purpose in a bait.
Same time it's better to have functional Ingrediants rather than just for the sake of it. Like kelp,nuts and bird foods all serve a purpose in a bait.
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Like a “3D”
I would start by thinking what a carps natural diet looks like and consists of, a high percentage of water!
Then think about pellets what they readily accept, saturated, and then people who think washed out baits work so well because carp are crafty and they know “old” baits are safe to eat because the carp know the carp angler has gone home
Look at a carps genetics, they have very powerful pharyngeal teeth capable of crushing most things found in the aquatic environment
The short story is for me, I can see why people think “smart” and look for a crunch factor based on mussels and snails and what they can get out of a shell, the reality is, how the fish respond to it. In this instance au natural and digestion and what the fish get out of it is everything for me
Like a “3D”
I would start by thinking what a carps natural diet looks like and consists of, a high percentage of water!
Then think about pellets what they readily accept, saturated, and then people who think washed out baits work so well because carp are crafty and they know “old” baits are safe to eat because the carp know the carp angler has gone home
Look at a carps genetics, they have very powerful pharyngeal teeth capable of crushing most things found in the aquatic environment
The short story is for me, I can see why people think “smart” and look for a crunch factor based on mussels and snails and what they can get out of a shell, the reality is, how the fish respond to it. In this instance au natural and digestion and what the fish get out of it is everything for me
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Texture is definitely something to think about. it can have a stimulating effect of fish why they eat it, and also it can help us bait makers to fine tune the leakage properties of baits.
now, when it comes to boilies, you can incorporate crunch into very soft baits, which I think is the best mix. there is not a bait brain on this planet who has observed carp feeding on both hard boilies and soft boilies who will say they prefer the harder ones. ideally your feed bait should be almost impossible to put on a hook.
HOWEVER on the flip side, tigers, which are very hard, are also eaten extremely aggressively by fish.
I'll admit I usually mix boilies and tigers together, a mix of chopped and whole of both, with a bit of low oil pellet. there is a huge micro roach population in the lake Im fishing at the moment and soft boilies get destroyed very quickly. however still in my opinion absolutely incapable of being redacted from any feed mix.
Texture is definitely something to think about. it can have a stimulating effect of fish why they eat it, and also it can help us bait makers to fine tune the leakage properties of baits.
now, when it comes to boilies, you can incorporate crunch into very soft baits, which I think is the best mix. there is not a bait brain on this planet who has observed carp feeding on both hard boilies and soft boilies who will say they prefer the harder ones. ideally your feed bait should be almost impossible to put on a hook.
HOWEVER on the flip side, tigers, which are very hard, are also eaten extremely aggressively by fish.
I'll admit I usually mix boilies and tigers together, a mix of chopped and whole of both, with a bit of low oil pellet. there is a huge micro roach population in the lake Im fishing at the moment and soft boilies get destroyed very quickly. however still in my opinion absolutely incapable of being redacted from any feed mix.
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I prefer to fish those items seperatley rather than all as as one and fish with a smooth soft boilie
Although i like the idea of perhaps wrapping a tiger or hazelnut in some paste and then making a small batch of baits. Sort of along the lines of some the sweets we eat for eg Nut and chocolate, tea and biscuits is a great combination. I'm sure there's a similar type of combo that would trigger the carp,
I think what triggers us humans is an even combination of sugars and fats. Perhaps not always the healthiest option!
I prefer to fish those items seperatley rather than all as as one and fish with a smooth soft boilie
Although i like the idea of perhaps wrapping a tiger or hazelnut in some paste and then making a small batch of baits. Sort of along the lines of some the sweets we eat for eg Nut and chocolate, tea and biscuits is a great combination. I'm sure there's a similar type of combo that would trigger the carp,
I think what triggers us humans is an even combination of sugars and fats. Perhaps not always the healthiest option!
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I'll leave that one to you, sounds exhausting haha! just so you know hazlenuts are buoyant some what
I'll leave that one to you, sounds exhausting haha! just so you know hazlenuts are buoyant some what
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Boilies were developed to withstand the attention of smaller species , some fundamental things are often overlooked it seems , boilies can be made hard skinned as you know so why not go down that route instead ?
Boilies were developed to withstand the attention of smaller species , some fundamental things are often overlooked it seems , boilies can be made hard skinned as you know so why not go down that route instead ?