What Boiling Does to Carp Bait: Heat, Steaming, Leakage and Structure
What boiling does to carp bait is more complicated than simply making a boilie hard. Boiling, steaming and other heat treatments change bait through heat…
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Salt and Minerals in Carp Bait: Sea Salt, Electrolytes and Mineral Balance
Salt and minerals in carp bait can influence taste, ionic strength, ingredient balance, paste behavior and the chemical signal surrounding a finished bait. That makes…
What Rig Should I Use for Carp?
What Rig Should I Use for Carp? (Simple Decision Guide) One of the biggest mistakes in carp fishing is overcomplicating rigs. You don’t need a…
How Carp Feed
Carp feeding looks simple from the bank. A fish lowers its head, disturbs the bottom, picks something up and moves on. Underwater, much more is…
Sweet Corn vs Tiger Nuts for Carp: Which Bait Should You Use?
Sweet corn vs tiger nuts for carp is not really a question of which bait is always better. It is a question of which bait…
Where to Fish for Carp in Spring
In spring, finding carp is far more important than what bait you use. This page will help you find where to fish for carp in…
Building a Better Boilie
A better boilie is not simply one with more ingredients, more protein or more expensive additives. It is a bait in which the ingredients, physical…
Where Carp Hold in Large Lakes
Big lakes beat anglers before the rods even go out. There is simply too much water, too many empty-looking areas, and too many places that…
What Carp Actually Eat in Natural Lakes
What Carp Actually Eat in Natural Lakes Carp are not just boilie eaters waiting for anglers to turn up. In natural lakes, they spend most…
Why Carp Blow Bubbles (Carp Fizz Explained)
IntroOne of the oldest signs in carp fishing is fizz. You see a patch of bubbles, a little trail of pinhead fizz, or a soft…