How to Use Hydrolysates in Carp Bait: Liver, Whey, Fish, Yeast and Soluble Food Signals
How to use hydrolysates in carp bait is one of the most important bait-making subjects for serious boilie makers, but it is also one of…
Category Bait Shed
Casein vs WPC for Boilies: Caseinate, Skimmed Milk Powder and Milk Proteins Explained
Casein vs WPC for boilies is one of the most common milk-protein questions bait makers ask, but it is usually the wrong question unless you…
Milk Proteins in Carp Bait: Digestibility, Solubility, and Food Value
Milk proteins in carp bait are often misunderstood because anglers use words like protein, digestibility, amino acids, solubility and food value as if they all…
Why Some Carp Baits Break Down Faster Than Others
Every bait has a lifespan once it hits the water.This article will explain why some carp baits break down faster than others. Some hold together…
Amino Acids in Carp Bait: Free Amino Acids, Intact Proteins and What Carp Can Detect
Amino acids in carp bait are often talked about as if they are secret feeding triggers. That is partly understandable. Carp can detect some dissolved…
Betaine in Carp Bait: What It Really Does, Inclusion Rates and When to Use It
Betaine in carp bait is one of those subjects that gets repeated so often that many anglers stop asking what it actually does. Betaine is…
Rolling Boilies Properly — Tables, Witch Hat Nozzles, Battery Caulk Guns, and the Mistakes That Ruin Shape
Rolling looks simple until you try to do it properly. A lot of anglers blame the paste when their baits come out oval, flat-sided, hollow,…
Osmosis, Water Movement, and Bait Breakdown
Osmosis, Water Movement, and Bait Breakdown Every bait changes the moment it hits the water. Some swell. Some soften. Some harden. Some leak hard for…
Seasonal Baiting
Good baiting is not about using more bait. It is about using the right bait in the right amount at the right time of year.…
How to Store Homemade Boilies: Freezing, Air-Drying, Glugging and Shelf-Life
How to store boilies is more important than many bait makers realize. You can build a good recipe, mix the paste properly, roll the bait…