Boiling milk protein boilies is not just a cooking step. It changes the bait. It changes the surface. It changes the paste. It changes how the bait hardens, dries, leaks, soaks and fishes. That matters even more when the mix…
Spring particles for carp need more restraint than summer particles. That is the whole lesson. In spring, carp may move into shallower water before they feed heavily. They may show, roll, cruise, cloud the bottom or visit warming margins without…
Nut Boilie Base Mix Recipes: 4 Practical 1 kg Formulas Good nut boilie base mix recipes are not made by grinding as many nuts as possible into a bowl and hoping the eggs hold everything together. That is one of…
Carp bait digestibility is one of the most important subjects in serious bait design, but it is also one of the easiest to oversimplify. A soft bait is not automatically digestible. A hard bait is not automatically indigestible. A high-protein…
Vitamins for carp bait are easy to oversell because the word vitamin sounds healthy, scientific and valuable. But a vitamin can be essential in a complete fish diet without being a strong attractor. An ingredient can also help carp detect…
Fishmeal Boilies vs milk baits, and wild Michigan carp: what really makes sense here? Fishmeal boilies have caught a huge number of big carp. That is not up for debate. Across Europe and the UK, fishmeal baits have built reputations,…
The phrase common carp vs invasive carp in Michigan matters more than many anglers realize. To a catch-and-release carp angler, a common carp is a powerful sport fish that can grow large, fight hard, test tackle, and reward good watercraft.…
Michigan carp fishing regulations are not something to guess at. If you fish public water in Michigan, you need to know the current rules before you set up rods, bait a swim, fish from a campground, launch a boat, or…
Public catch records can be useful for carp anglers, but only if you know how to read them. A big carp entry on a public record list does not automatically mean you have found an easy venue. It does not…
Michigan is full of carp waters . Some of it is obvious. Some of it is overlooked. Some of it is easy to access but not worth much effort. Some of it looks ordinary on the map but has exactly…