| Many thoughts exist on making baits and
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| | gigantic too, and emptied my reel,
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| so many ideas and opinions contradict
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| | snapped the line, leaving my friends
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| each other; So how to find the truth
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| | laughing, in a mixture of amazed shock
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| about what really works?!
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| | and jealous relief that I did not land
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| Well, for example, in creating recipes
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| | it!!! I'd gradually stripped off down to
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| for an instantly attractive carp or
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| | my underpants and waded out 30 yards to
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| catfish bait, (these very often work for
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| | chest deep water too! (I wonder if the
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| both species) people argue over
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| | video they took of the action still
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| ingredients, and how baits actually
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| | exists - eh Mr Grimes!?) I still wonder
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| trigger that crucial fish feeding
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| | about that fish....
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| response.
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| | Please be warned: Be aware that highly
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| A good sign when designing your homemade
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| | flavored instant attractor type baits can
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| bait is that it instantly attracts the
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| | badly 'backfire on you' and actually be
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| attention of a wide range of species.
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| | extremely repellant to many big carp on
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| This might be great if you want to target
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| | some waters, owing to high pH factors
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| all these others, but your bait might be
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| | etc, and also where it has been used on a
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| attracting 'bait fish' around your hook
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| | water, by many anglers, for quite some
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| bait that will attract the much bigger
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| | time.
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| predatory, or curious catfish, or carp.
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| | The biggest, most wary of fish can be
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| Such baits vary from just 2 ingredients
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| | terrified of overflavoured baits and even
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| and a flavour, to the most advanced
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| | the average artificially flavored bait
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| produced by fish nutritionists and
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| | simply because it recognizes that signal
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| biochemists. But for each extreme, there
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| | as related to danger! You may wonder why
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| are ideas and principles common to each,
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| | you almost never even hook a bigger fish
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| so let's start by looking at what makes a
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| | on such a bait at certain waters.
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| 'simple bait':
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| | Remember, the aim of the bait is to get a
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| To begin with, the simplest baits often
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| | carp to pick up the bait as confidently
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| utilize cheaper bulk ingredients as basic
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| | as possible, as this gives the greatest
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| as wheat or corn flour, with a 'high
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| | chance of obtain a solid hook hold!
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| energy value' but a low protein content.
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| | I took a quality milk protein and wheat
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| Such baits may seem easy to distinguish
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| | germ bait to the famous 'Rainbow Lake' in
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| from the 'balanced nutritional profile'
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| | France, and made a terrible mistake by
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| protein based baits, but things overlap:
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| | putting the recommended synthetic flavor
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| Each type works and seems to contradict
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| | in it, instead of leaving it out
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| each other's theory of why they should
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| | completely! This bait produced NO takes
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| work at all!
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| | at all, and I ended up catching fish
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| And perhaps the key is less to do with
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| | around 50 pounds on other bait with no
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| the effort and energy cost to the carp,
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| | flavor instead!...
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| of eating your bait, versus its bio -
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| | The Japanese and American scientists have
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| energy reward for doing so. But more to
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| | both proven that carp instinctively
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| do with exploiting methods of initial
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| | prefer a protein instead for a
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| feeding response stimulation and initial
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| | Carbohydrate based food.
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| bait small, taste and palatability. For
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| | In one of a series of similar tests
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| example, we all know that food that is
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| | producing similar results, a carp diet
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| very nutritious can be repellant because
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| | was supplemented with a carbohydrate
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| of its strong taste or smell; some people
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| | food. The carp regularly ate this food
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| hate fish, or garlic, or certain
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| | for only one week before stopping. This
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| vegetables...
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| | particular food was ignored for a total
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| So what are the theoretical origins of
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| | of 26 weeks, but when a protein based
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| carp baits made from 'humble' low protein
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| | food was then offered, it was eaten
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| and economical 'carbohydrate'
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| | immediately!
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| ingredients, after all, we all know sweet
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| | The Japanese probably lead the world in
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| corn is one of the greatest carp baits of
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| | knowledge of carp nutrition and carp
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| all time, even catching a British record
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| | attractors, with over a thousand years of
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| or two, but is primarily a sweet low
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| | history in carp breeding, testing and so
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| protein carbohydrate food?
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| | on.
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| Traditionally the best known low protein
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| | I've read that in many tests carp are
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| flavor attractor 'commercial bait' (used
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| | induced into feeding less nutritional
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| world wide) is probably is Rich worth's
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| | food, by adding PLANT EXTRACTS and NOT
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| or Rod Hutchinson's 'Tutti Fruiti' flavor
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| | SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL FLAVORS. For example,
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| / boilie. Fish love certain alcohols /
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| | I've seen fenugreek extract used, and
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| combinations far more than others and a
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| | this is a component of the extremely
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| cheap semolina / soya flour base mix were
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| | successful commercially produced 'maple'
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| ideal to carry this attractor label, and
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| | flavor. You must assume that these
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| work anywhere.
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| | scientists are at the top of this whole
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| However, flavors were originally used in
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| | game, so if they're using it in tests as
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| baits to change their TASTE, when catch
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| | a carp feeding trigger it probably great
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| results achieved on the low nutrition
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| | to use in bait!
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| baits were slowing down, and NOT because
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| | I also got the impression reading about
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| flavors actually worked as attractors in
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| | the writings of the famous milk protein
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| their own right! (Although they have
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| | bait pioneer, Fred Wilton, that these
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| evolved to become so today.)
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| | baits were EQUALLY as effective or
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| There are still many cheaper flavors,
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| | perhaps even MORE so, when synthetic
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| sold as 'carp attractors' that are
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| | flavours were NOT used in them! (So give
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| really only 'labels' for your base mix,
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| | it a go!)
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| and do not have much in them that will
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| | Once, about 16 years ago, I was catching
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| trigger carp into feeding on your bait!
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| | some good carp using very successful
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| Carp can be fooled for quite a while
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| | instant attractor baits, when the carp
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| though; A very successful UK angler (Andy
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| | started head and shouldering, 'en mass',
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| Little) who was the first to land thirty
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| | straight out of my swim, without
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| 30 pound carp in a season, did this: he
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| | returning; someone had just put out a
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| began catching by feeding a high
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| | large quantity of his own secret 'High
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| nutritional value bait into the lake
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| | Nutritional Value' bait (based on anchovy
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| (SAVAY), and as time and catches grew,
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| | and sardine fishmeal), and the carp had
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| his bait ran out.
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| | shown their preference immediately! This
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| So, he put the same flavor label
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| | taught me a BIG lesson about the
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| (strawberry?) in a cheaper, low protein,
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| | advantages of really understanding
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| high carbohydrate base mix, and he
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| | essential carp nutrition in bait and how
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| continued to catch successfully for some
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| | carp feeding behaviour can be manipulated
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| time. The carp had associated the flavor
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| | by using the right bait at the right time
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| 'label' with nutritional benefit, and
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| | on a particular water!!!
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| were fooled into carrying on eating the
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| | In some circumstances where there is
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| new bait - despite its lack of food
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| | sufficient baits of nutritional quality,
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| nutrition benefits!
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| | fish mass population / density/
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| This category of basic dry mix consists
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| | competition with other species / natural
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| mainly of high carbohydrate ingredients
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| | food supply etc, low protein carbohydrate
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| which also roll and bind together easily.
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| | baits can still continue to be effective,
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| A basic combination of 50 / 50 % semolina
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| | and consistently catch almost all the
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| flour and soya flour is the most commonly
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| | fish in a lake: The key seems to be in,
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| used base, although this has often added
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| | if enough large quantities of a
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| nutritional factors added like vitamins
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| | particular bait are introduced, and the
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| and minerals, cheap fishmeal, an amino
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| | attractors, e.g., chemical flavour labels
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| acid source like corn steep liquor for
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| | are changed regularly enough, then they
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| added attraction etc.
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| | will continue to be successful.
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| These baits are often highly coloured
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| | One outstanding example of this happening
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| with 'fluorescent' edible dyes to get
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| | on a water where quality protein and
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| carp to see them more quickly and easily,
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| | balanced nutritional profile baits had
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| black, pink and white and background
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| | been used for many years there, was at
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| contrasting colors are often ones I've
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| | the famous UK water; Darenth. In one
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| done well on when I've made these baits.
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| | season most of the waters biggest carp
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| You have to ask how carp see these colors
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| | were landed on a carbohydrate bait based
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| in water at different light intensities,
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| | on full fat semolina and soya flour.
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| of day / night, water clarity etc, and to
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| | It may seem surprising, but then perhaps
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| come to your own conclusions. White seems
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| | the fish treated it as a low energy cost
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| good as anything, and I've caught plenty
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| | food source as over 1 tonne was put in
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| of good carp on this.
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| | and it was used consistently by the
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| Other ingredients are added to give a
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| | majority of the anglers on fishing the at
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| 'variety' or initial difference to the
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| | that time! Only when the anglers'
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| bait, as a carbohydrate bait can 'blow'
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| | fashions changed and they tried other
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| very quickly compared to high nutrition
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| | types of baits in large quantities did
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| baits on some water, for example a
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| | this trend in results on 'instant baits'
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| difficult, low stock density, high
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| | reduce.
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| natural food / exceptionally high water
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| | They do work well however and on a bait
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| quality lake. It can take much work in
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| | of a similar design, the old French
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| pre - baiting for example, to keep ahead
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| | "Rainbow Lake" record carp of 76 pounds
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| of the carp's natural wariness having
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| | was landed in 2006.
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| been caught on these baits, and even to
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| | There are increasingly more countries and
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| get them to eat such baits initially!..
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| | waters where 'carp bait selectivity' is
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| You can change your bait characteristics;
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| | now a common occurrence owing to
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| type of attractors, color, rate of
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| | intensive fishing pressure on carp; they
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| attraction leak - off, 'crunch factor',
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| | can eat foods selectively while ignoring
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| etc. Instant attractor baits are often
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| | or preferring certain baits above others!
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| highly coloured and 'over - flavored'
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| | Worldwide carp do seem to literally eat
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| with sometimes with natural juice
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| | almost anything used as bait. Overall,
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| incorporated flavors; solvent based
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| | however, the majority of the heaviest
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| flavors (e.g., acetates and similar
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| | carp caught in the UK seem to be caught
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| groups of chemicals), or alcohol and oil
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| | on nutritionally based baits, but
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| based flavors for example, and attractive
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| | questions still arise concerning those
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| extracts like that of fermented fish
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| | captures by 'instant attractor baits' and
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| shellfish.
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| | why they can 'trip - up' many of the
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| Changing the flavors, especially of 'non
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| | biggest carp at times... after all, carp
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| solvent' based ones, can keep the bait
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| | are only conditioned by anglers and THEIR
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| working purely on the basis of flavor
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| | habits and preferences!
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| attraction. (Some say these baits work by
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| | The author has many more fishing and bait
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| 'simulating' the carp's natural food
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| | 'edges' up his sleeve. Every single one
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| signals, ionizing the area of water
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| | can have a huge impact on catches.
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| around the bait but there is far more to
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| | (Warning: This article is protected by
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| this and it is a very advanced area to
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| | copyright,but reprints with a link are
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| really begin to understand.)
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| | OK.)
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| Cheaper ingredients, like ground cereals
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| | By Tim Richardson. 'The thinking angler's
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| or bean derived flours and meals, make
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| | fishing author and expert bait making
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| this style of bait cost effective,
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| | guru.'
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| simple, and very quick to produce. Years
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| | For more expert bait making information
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| ago I used to soak my baits in a mixture
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| | and 'cutting edge' techniques see the
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| of pure ethyl alcohol flavors, oil based
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| | expert acclaimed new ebook / book:
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| flavor extracts and liquid 'Robin Red'
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| | "BIG CARP BAIT SECRETS!" at:
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| extract. The main cost was flavors and
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| | ">
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| added attractors and they keep working
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| | Tim Richardson is an internationally
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| when changed regularly although I always
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| | acclaimed carp and catfish bait-making
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| use a liquid protein source as a bait
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| | expert, and a highly successful big fish
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| soak / and in the bait as I have found
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| | angler. His best selling bait making and
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| carp caught by doing this are often much
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| | bait enhancing books / ebooks help
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| bigger!!
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| | beginners and experienced anglers alike,
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| I recall the first time I experimented
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| | to improve and enhance their baits
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| with overloading baits with 'raw'
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| | achieving far greater catches of big
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| undiluted flavors around 1980... I caught
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| | fish.
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| all night, trebling my catch rate at that
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| | * His books are even used by members of
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| time. But I used this bait only over 6
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| | the 'world elite' "British Carp Study
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| weeks, as 90 % of the carp were smaller
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| | Group" for expert reference. * Your
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| ones 6 pounds to 16 pounds. Very nice
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| | catches could gain from more
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| I tried this approach on a giant water in
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| | experience, powerful insights and cutting
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| the south of France (Lac Du Salagou)
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| | edge fishing information and techniques;
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| about 15 years ago. I hooked a fish only
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| | take a look at Tim's dedicated fishing
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| 15 minutes after arriving. It was
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| | bait making website.
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