Why Amino Acids Trigger Carp Feeding
If you strip carp bait right back to its core, you keep coming back to one thing: amino acids. Amino acids are not a new…
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What Carp Actually Detect in Bait
Most anglers think carp find bait by smell alone. That’s not quite right. Carp don’t just “smell” bait like we smell food. They detect dissolved…
Building a Better Boilie
The Bloodworm Koi Fusion Mk II The Smart Angler’s Guide – Part 2 In The Carp Bait Guide, we looked at what carp actually detect…
How Carp Move Around a Lake
Understanding Daily Carp Routes One of the biggest misunderstandings in carp fishing is the idea that carp simply sit in one place waiting to be…
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…
Cheap Carp Baits That Catch Big Fish
You do not need fancy bait to catch big carp. Plenty of big fish have been banked on simple food that costs a fraction of…
Carp Water Temperature Guide
Carp Water Temperature Guide for Michigan Lakes Water temperature is one of the most useful clues in Michigan carp fishing. It affects where carp hold,…
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…
How Long It Takes Carp to Find Bait
Sometimes carp find bait in ten minutes. Sometimes it takes ten hours. Sometimes they never find it at all. That is the hard truth of…
Why Carp Spit Out Bait
A carp can pick up a bait and spit it back out in a flash. If your rig is not right, you may never know…