Ive seen the old korda boys put table salt in their spod mix etc but never bothered myself. Was wondering if anyone has ever used Himalayan rock salt in their mix and if it made a difference.
Never heard of it but a mate swears by it. Curious to know if its myth or actually something worth exploring
Never heard of it but a mate swears by it. Curious to know if its myth or actually something worth exploring
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The science is proven. Whether it makes a difference or not you'll hear loads of experiences. Personally for me I've never noticed it to be a huge difference in terms of bites.
The science is proven. Whether it makes a difference or not you'll hear loads of experiences. Personally for me I've never noticed it to be a huge difference in terms of bites.
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Out of curiosity how much do you use in your mix?
Out of curiosity how much do you use in your mix?
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Never seems to make a difference to me ! Some of the best anglers out there swear by it, but for me it's never been a game changer, I've also fished along side those who have used it and they haven't had any better results than those not using it !
Like a lot of other bait additives, liquids, hydro's etc I often wonder if they are still around when the carp decide to feed or have they been washed away.
I've always done a lot of stalking and watching Carp feed , it seems to me that boilies straight out of the bag and fresh particle are equally attractive to feeding fish than those smothered in oil or some other attractor.
Once your bait is out beyond site it's anyones guess , unless results are so outstanding it's obvious.
Never seems to make a difference to me ! Some of the best anglers out there swear by it, but for me it's never been a game changer, I've also fished along side those who have used it and they haven't had any better results than those not using it !
Like a lot of other bait additives, liquids, hydro's etc I often wonder if they are still around when the carp decide to feed or have they been washed away.
I've always done a lot of stalking and watching Carp feed , it seems to me that boilies straight out of the bag and fresh particle are equally attractive to feeding fish than those smothered in oil or some other attractor.
Once your bait is out beyond site it's anyones guess , unless results are so outstanding it's obvious.
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I think that rather than a feeding stimulant or source of minerals etc, the salt creates a PH change in the water that triggers a carp's curiosity. The same as when carp are attracted by water flowing into a lake, which I believe is also the difference in PH rather than raised oxygen etc.
I have a fairly big koi pond and as an experiment I poured about 200g of rock salt onto the gravel on one of the shelves. The fish did not react initially, but for the following week the fish were grouping up directly over where I'd poured the salt in. One or two even began to sift through the gravel.
This left me in no doubt that fish are attracted by salt, but it'd probably work best over a long term, almost like prebaiting a spot with it. I don't think it's a feeding trigger though, it just attracts carp to the area.
I think that rather than a feeding stimulant or source of minerals etc, the salt creates a PH change in the water that triggers a carp's curiosity. The same as when carp are attracted by water flowing into a lake, which I believe is also the difference in PH rather than raised oxygen etc.
I have a fairly big koi pond and as an experiment I poured about 200g of rock salt onto the gravel on one of the shelves. The fish did not react initially, but for the following week the fish were grouping up directly over where I'd poured the salt in. One or two even began to sift through the gravel.
This left me in no doubt that fish are attracted by salt, but it'd probably work best over a long term, almost like prebaiting a spot with it. I don't think it's a feeding trigger though, it just attracts carp to the area.
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Dissolving salt in water will not create a pH change. Next to this, lake water is naturally buffered....
Dissolving salt in water will not create a pH change. Next to this, lake water is naturally buffered....
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I put in a good handful for a kilo. It depends on the size of the rock salt you have I guess.
Imo it will work, maybe not as a feeding trigger but it will. You can create a salt spot which carp will hang around regularly.
I put in a good handful for a kilo. It depends on the size of the rock salt you have I guess.
Imo it will work, maybe not as a feeding trigger but it will. You can create a salt spot which carp will hang around regularly.
Pretty sure it's the salt making all the naturals come to the surface of the lake bed then that attracts the fish rather than the salt itself attracting the fish
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False.
False.
I use it on my sweetcorn.
I catch well on it.
Whether that's down to the additional salt or I'm just getting better at using that bait, who can say.
I catch well on it.
Whether that's down to the additional salt or I'm just getting better at using that bait, who can say.
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15 - 30g for me per 5kg particle.
15 - 30g for me per 5kg particle.