Bait

• Naturals
• Particles
• Specials
• Boilies

Naturals

• maggots
• worms
• mussels
• crayfish

maggots

worms

• Tauwurm
  Big worm about 15-20cm long
• Laubwurm
  smaller one than the Tauwurm about 5-15cm long.
• earthworm
  small worm about 5cm long

All these worms are good for spotted fish but I would prefer the Tauwurm because of it´s size or the earthworm because of it´s smell.

mussels

crayfish

Particles

• corn
• chic peas
• peanuts
• tiger nuts
• blackeyed beans
• kidney beans
• maples
• hemp

corn

There are two main kinds of corn used for bait.Sweet corn and field corn,there is a third type used but
its like the field corn to use the only difference is that it is much bigger,because of genetic manipulation I think.Sweet corn is soft and a bit smaller than field corn,and you can buy it ready for use in the supermarket.But field corn you have
to soak for about at minimum 6 hours and then boil them for half an hour.You can also use the "Oat method".
For this method you put the corn into water and let it soak and then ferment .But be careful with the neighbours they may dislike the smell.

chic peas

This seed has to be soaked over night you can add flavouring and colouring to the water.Because they
accept flavour very well and the less smell is also good for it but therefore don´t use chic peas above mud
it will accept this smell as well.After soaking them boil them for 20 minutes or half an hour.

peanuts

Peanuts are an exellent particle bait for Carp.They simply love the taste of it
Therefore be careful when you use it,don´t feed too much of it because the carp will then only feed on peanuts
and become sick and gain weight;so don´t prebait to heavily.Soak them for 12 hours because there are everytime
some that will float.After soaking boil them for 15 minutes up to half an hour.

tigernuts

This is an other good and selective particle for Carp.They stay hard when you boil them
Soak them for 12 hours and afterwards boil them for one hour.You will have to use a nutdrill to bait it.

blackeyed beans

kidney beans

maples

A good bait for fishing about mud because the maples don´t accept any kind of
smell Let them sokk for about 6-12 hours and boil them.It´s a small bait like hemp.

hemp

That is a small particle bait.It´s very good for carp,but you may have problems with roach
and other fish;they like it too.Soak them for 12 hours and boil them until you see the white.
To bait it you will have to use Bogey glue or other similar stuff

Specials

• cheese
• meat
• bread
• paste

cheese

You can use all kind of cheese as bait.It´s easy to vary the form,so when you want to be different
from the other Carpers thats important.The best way to use it as bait is over a bed of particles especially hemp.

meat

Meat is a strange bait, but it catches fish.You can use every meat you want,but the best results
are usually achieved by luncheon meat or corned beef.You can use them raw or backen.Best results will be achieved above a bed of hemp again.

bread

Bread is a good bait for spotted fish,especially as flake that is But it is also good for surface fishing and on a float.The
only problem will be that other fish may be faster if you´re fishing for not spotted fish.

paste

By paste I mean everything you mix together and form a soft and smooth dough ,
by adding water,milk or eggs to it.You can mix everything you can imagine and want to add together.
For example breadcrumbs,cheese,meat,jam or pudding.You can also add flavour and colour to it.
Paste is,next to boilies the most variable bait you can use.

Boilies

Boilies are the bait most Carp anglers use ,because they are very selective for Carp.It is also possible to change
them like you want or need.There are 4 main types of boilie mix.

• protein mix
• birdseed mix
• fish mix
• meat mix

protein mix

This type of mix consists mostly of casein,lactalbumin,egg albumin,soyaflour and other stuff like that.The mix will
produce good round boilies and it´s possible to use every flavour and colour you want.

birsdseed mix

This mix should be a carbohydrate based mix It contains different kinds of birdseed like Robin Red,PTX or others;
you can also use any other birdseed you want.The seeds are crushed and mixed with corn flour,soya flour and semolina
to make it stick together.You may have problems to make round boilies,but no problem just add more semolina or soya
flour to the mix.You will also have to use more than 6 eggs per 500g of mix.It´s a good alternatrive to the other mixes
because it has totally different structure and contents.

fish mix

This type of mix consists mostly of fish meal.Some other ingredients are soya flour and casein.
You don´t have to add flavour to it,but a fruit flavour may bring suprising results.Use 6 eggs per 500g.
It´s a good catching mix and it´s also good for the Carp and their growth.

meat mix

The same mix as the fish mix but instead of fish meal the main ingredients is meat meal and blood meal.
It is a good alternative to the fish mix and it´s a different mix that will catch well in heavily fished waters.

Flavour and their choice

There are at least three different types of flavour.

• Ethyl Alcohol
• Glycerol based
• Oils including Essential Oils

Ethyl Alcohol

The flavour is based on ethyl alcohol.It´s very soluble in water and therefore a very good choice in cold water.
but that is also a disadvantage because when you boil the boilies the flavour is also very soluble.
You can combat this by using some more flavour or by flavouring them a second time after boiling or you simply use a dip.

Glycerol based

This kind of flavour is also good soluble in water but at low tempretures not as good as the Ethyl flavour.
when you boil the boilies it will also be soluble in the water but not as much as the Ethyl flavour,
therefore it´s not necessary to use more flavour or flavour them a second time

Oils and Essential Oils

This kind of flavour is not soluble in water and should not be used in cold water without an emulsifier.
It´s a good flavour type for the summer and in general warm water.You don´t have much problems when you boil your
bait the amont of flavour soluble in the water is very low and therefore it is absolutely not necessary to flavour them a
second time.

Some words about the amount to be used in your bait.In general don´t use more than listed on the bottle.
Normally you should use less than that,in my opinion 3ml per 500g will be good for most flavours.Only for Ethyl alcohol flavour 4ml would be better.The essential oils are extracts of plants and fruits and are highly concentrated
You have only to use some drops per 500g

These flavours can divided into three groups

• Fruit
• Fish and Meat
• Cream flavour

Fruit

This type of flavour contains nearly every fruit you can imagine and some that are not natural.
It´s mostly ethyl alcohol and glycerol and therefore good to use in winter,although in my experience
sometimes a fish flavour works better;this kind works pretty well the whole year.

Fish and Meat

A good choice in winter and autum but there is one problem.It´s mostly oil flavours and therefore not soluble in winter
water.But an emulsifier will do the trick , there are some glycerol based flavours and these are really successful.

Cream flavour

The Carp love this type of taste.This type often is a combination of a fruit flavour and the cream component.
It´s mostly ethyl or glycerol based and therefore good all over the year.

Some mixes

Here are some suggestions for boilie mixes.
fish mix :300g trout pellets
100gwheat flour
100g corn flour

protein mix :
200g casein
100glactalbumin
100g calcium caseinate
50g eggalbumin
50g soja flour

birdseed mix
250g biscuit
250g mixed birdseeds

meat mix
200g meat meal
200g soya flour
50g blood meal
50g eggalbumin