xrap Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Can anyone share a simple recipe for carp bolies. I heard you can make some out of dough and kool aid but not sure of the steps. Don't have to post your secret recipes up just for some something simple and something I can make from ingredients laying around the house, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I've never made my own before, but I use this site quite a bit and they have tons of info, including boilie recipies. http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/boilierecipes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 http://members.chello.nl/tmarapengopie/boilierecipes.htm This should give you the basic idea.........Once u get it, start experimenting with different ingrediants as i have in the past........ Its fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Can't remember where I got this from. Dug it out of the archives from when I used to make them myself. 3 eggs 4.5oz of cornmeal 4oz of soya flour 4oz of semolina 3oz of buttermilk powder 1oz of liquid sweetener (your choice - can opt for sugar) 2-3 tsp of flavouring (your choice - scopex, tutti fruitti, peach, strawberry, whatever) 2tsp of olive oil 2tsp of salmon oil (optional) 2tsp of salt - Mix dry ingredients together - Mix wet ingredients together - Add dry stuff to wet stuff - Mix until it's a dough TIP - if it sticks to you or the counter top, add oil to your hands or add flour to the paste. Too much flour will make rolling difficult though...You have to find the right balance - Roll into balls (you pick the size) - Boil for 30 seconds or more. More if you want them rock hard. Generally big fish only eat the rock hard ones. - Air dry (I use screen door mesh stapled to a rectangular frame made of wood) - Put in freezer when dry (I normally air dry for 12+ hrs) Tip - You can add natural preservatives so that you don't have to freeze them. Follow manufacturer's directions for amount of preservative needed per pound of bait. These make sinking boilies To make them float you can cover cork balls with the dough and then boil them...Or you can nuke them in the microwave for a few seconds depending on the diameter...Best to nuke them for a few seconds each time or they'll explode...Trust me I usually buy all my boillies now. It's fun to roll dough into balls for the first 5min...After that, I would rather just be fishing. If you have a sausage gun + rolling table, you can make a few hundred boillies in a matter of minutes - Can be quite expensive though. It is satisfying catching fish on your own baits. It's also impossible to find 2" boillies in most shops so making them is your only option...If you have the time, go for it. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Where do you buy your boilies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Where do you buy your boilies? You can get DAM and Nash boillies from Angling Specialties. Fishing World I think also has DAM and Nash as well as a couple other brands (Royal Carp + others). You can also order them online. Currently living off of the remaining 14lbs of boilies that I still have from last year...Freebies which a few of my UK buds brought over with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 ahh ok, im guessing you dont chum with boilies, lol the ones at angling specialties were pretty expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 ahh ok, im guessing you dont chum with boilies, lol the ones at angling specialties were pretty expensive. I certainly do use them to chum with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It's too much hassle for me... by the time you buy all the ingredients, mix it all up, form them into balls, boil them... i don't think it's worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It's too much hassle for me... by the time you buy all the ingredients, mix it all up, form them into balls, boil them... i don't think it's worth it... Ahhh UB But it can be fun. ..........& you really do not need alot of ingrediants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfville Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I have had some store bought boilies in my bag for almost a year and never had enough confidence in them. But after catching the first carp on a boilie last Sat, I tried again yesterday with the ones I made last year (had to find something to do in the off season) and caught the first carp on my home made bolies. I believe you don't need to use boilies to catch carp but they do have their advantage (biggest one to myself is that they stay on the hook much better and the presentation is better than corn/maize on a hair). BUT, catching a carp on the boilies you made youself gives you a totally different level os satisfaction.... However, I do agree, buying them is much less messy. And they aren't really expensive considering I caught 4 fish on Sat with the same boilie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrap Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I don't fish for carp with a hair rig, so what would be the best way to hook them. Thinking of just using steelhead hooks and hide the hook in the boilie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoz Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 You'll NEVER get a hook through a boilie . . . . first of all, you'd require about a #2 hook, and a boilie drill, and even THAT would not likely leave enough barb to nail 'im! The next best thing . . . . roll up some bread into a ball . . . put that on a hook . . . . that's one of the things I used to use, and did well on it! The great advantage of boilies . . . . the little fish (gobies, rock bass, perch, sunfish etc.,) won't bother a boilie . . . once in a while you might pick up a bullhead, or even a channel cat, but 99% of the time, it'll be a carp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 (edited) I don't fish for carp with a hair rig, so what would be the best way to hook them. Thinking of just using steelhead hooks and hide the hook in the boilie. i would highly recommend you to use a hair rig... they aren't that hard to tie ... the only times i have lost fish was because of poor knot/weak hook/dull hook (angler error) if you do use it on a hook though, i would say hide most of the hook inside the bollie and leave a small section of the point open ... that way the carp would somewhat hook itself and give you a chance to get a better hookset before it spits everything back out ... i might be wrong ... i guess i am wrong after reading steve's response haha Edited June 12, 2007 by Victor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 My wife and I have recently opened a tackle shop in St.Thomas. I am not sure where you guys are located, but we sell some carp bait. We have the dam boilies, Nash bait boilies,and some Berkly power bait for carp. We also have the hair rigs here. I am not sure if I am breaking any rules here by mentioning it on here, but the store is called Tons O Tackle, 519-637-8487. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanangler1990 Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 hmm good info, i had same question about this, heres 1 i cant figure out, how do u stop the boilie from coming off, do u just use a stopper, or what else can u do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 on a side note is that power bait effective or just another waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 hmm good info, i had same question about this, heres 1 i cant figure out, how do u stop the boilie from coming off, do u just use a stopper, or what else can u do? I use various bait stops...They look like mini dumbells. Alternatively you can use a small piece of twig to put in the loop below your bait on the hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 on a side note is that power bait effective or just another waste of money. hey you change your name back lol! from what i've heard, they do catch fish but they aren't anything special ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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