| Top carp fishing baits are rarely made from 'purely' | | | | juices based 'Minglefruit,' a 'sugars' based mix: 'Sucre |
| milk protein ingredients these days. But there are many | | | | Blend,' and a spicy yeast bait 'Ultraspice,' blended |
| very attractive reasons to make your own very | | | | together. |
| unique and powerful homemade baits using them. | | | | For example, in simple 50 % combinations like 'The |
| It is rare to find any of your 'competing' fishermen using | | | | protein mix' with 'Sucre Blend, or 'Black Juice,' with |
| these and so they really do offer a massive and | | | | 'Minglefruit' and I'm sure some of his present |
| 'different edge.' Carp really love them and these baits | | | | proprietary mixes were born using this idea! (And they |
| will often 'select' bigger fish too… | | | | have caught me countless big fish over the years too |
| One of the most successful homemade baits of the | | | | while experimenting and 'playing' with baits and |
| 1970s and early 1980's era, in the UK, was what was | | | | different versions and combinations!) |
| termed, 'the four milks'. This consisted of equal | | | | There was also bait mentioned, based on mixed |
| amounts of casein, lactalbumin, sodium caseinate plus a | | | | spices and herbs, which was similar to: |
| product called 'FinnStim,' which contains purified | | | | 4 Ounces of 90 mesh acid casein. (Or a combination |
| crystalline betaine, and was best optimized with added | | | | of rennet casein too.) |
| amino acids. | | | | 4 Ounces of sodium caseinate. |
| Apparently, this was one of the kinds of bait that | | | | 4 Ounces of lactalbumin. |
| made carp angling guru, Kevin Maddox, famous and he | | | | 4 Ounces of soya isolate. |
| comes from a great era of widespread milk protein | | | | 1 Tablespoon (or more,) of mixed spices and herbs. |
| usage bringing to mind the use for example of baby | | | | 15 Milliliters (or more,) of Regular Sense Appeal (or |
| milk, 'Vitamealo,' 'Lamlac,' 'Complan,' 'Casilan,' etc etc... | | | | 'Spice' or 'Fruit Sense Appeal.') |
| With a slight change, Rod Hutchinson recommended | | | | 3 To 5 milliliters of 'Ultraspice' flavour. (Or other |
| this formula to me, in one of his very helpful letters. It | | | | flavours.) |
| really helped me to 'compete' against much more | | | | 1 Teaspoon of 'sweet appetite stimulator.' |
| experienced bait making anglers, who were using very | | | | 5 Milliliters of 'Intense sweetener.' |
| high quality milk protein and fish meal based baits at | | | | Four large eggs. |
| that time: | | | | With these as my 'control' boilie baits, I could |
| 4 Ounces of 90 mesh acid casein. (Or a combination | | | | experiment with other ingredients, like body-building |
| of rennet casein too.) | | | | powders, individual herbs, spices, animal feeds, other |
| 4 Ounces of sodium caseinate. | | | | natural extracts, and so on, and continue catching carp |
| 4 Ounces of lactalbumin. | | | | with confidence! |
| 4 Ounces of soya isolate. | | | | A 'control bait' is essential, to measure results against |
| 15 Milliliters of 'Regular sense appeal.' | | | | your new bait creations when experimenting! As a |
| 3 To 5 milliliters of 'Scopex' flavour. (Or other flavours.) | | | | special note, make sure you make these baits 'damper' |
| 1 Teaspoon of 'Sweet appetite stimulator.' | | | | than usual and store them in cool conditions between |
| 5 Milliliters of 'Intense sweetener.' | | | | mixing into a dough and rolling in to baits, as they have |
| Four large eggs. | | | | a great tendency to go hard and dry out fast! |
| This bait was excellent! (And still is!) Other proprietary | | | | The author has many more fishing and bait 'edges' up |
| mixes and recipes followed, which recommended | | | | his sleeve. Every single one can have a huge impact |
| combining: a milk protein base: 'The Milk Protein Mix,' the | | | | on catches. |
| amino acids based: 'Black Juice,' the spray-dried fruit | | | | |