Category Boilie school

Walk into any bait supplier and the milk section looks like a trap.Casein caseinate WPC and skimmed milk powder , to name a few but…

This is one of the most important bait questions in carp fishing, and one of the most misunderstood. Anglers often talk about a bait being…

Boilies are named after boiling, so most anglers take the cooking stage for granted. That is fair enough. Boiling sets the bait, firms the outside,…

Enzymes and phytase are one of those bait topics that sound very advanced very quickly. That is usually where the trouble starts. Because once a…

Not every bait ingredient that looks good on paper behaves well in the mix. A flour can show decent protein. A meal can sound rich…

This is one of the quieter corners of bait science, but it is far more useful than many anglers realise. Minerals, salts, and pH do…

Protein is one of the most talked-about parts of carp bait, but most anglers lump everything together. They should not. Whole proteins, smaller peptides, and…

Oils and fats can improve a bait, but they can also slow it down if they are used badly. This is one of the most…

A bait can contain excellent ingredients and still not fish as well as it should if it does not leak properly. That is the part…

This is one of the oldest bait questions in carp fishing. Milk proteins or fishmeal? The truth, as usual, is that both can work very…