James RickardA quick boilie recipe
May 1st 2009 00:23
Since they're hard to find in the States, I'll let you know that boilies are carp bait.
Somebody must do a lot of carp fishing!
There are dozens (if not hundreds) of recipes for home made boilies. The big reason for sharing this one is because I was looking around for boilies this past week and came up with ZERO.
Although carp are popular game fish in Asia and Europe, they lack popularity here in the U.S. They may be harder to hook than other fish you go after but, the adrenalin rush is often worth it.
Although carp are popular game fish in Asia and Europe, they lack popularity here in the U.S. They may be harder to hook than other fish you go after but, the adrenalin rush is often worth it.
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You may get lucky and hook a carp using regular bait but, they usually don't bite on jigs, lures, or a lot of the live bait you use. Here's a recipe from my side of the ocean.
1. Start out with 12 oz. or 375 ml. of corn meal in a suitable bowl
2. Add 4 oz. of brown sugar
3. Into this mixture, add 3 large eggs plus 2 oz. of cooking oil and stir until you get a thick paste--so thick you can hardly stir it--thicker than toothpaste. If it's too moist, slowly add some corn meal and if it's too thick add a little more oil.
4. When you get the desired consistency, I like to add a few drops of food coloring. I'm not sure if you really need this step but all the commercial boilies have some coloring so, I like to make mine red.
5. Rolling tables are made for the next step but they're pretty hard to come by in this neck of the woods so I just coat my hands in cooking oil, get a little bit of paste, and roll it into a ball. A coating of cooking oil prevents the paste from sticking to your hands. The exact size you make each boilie will vary according to the size of the carp you're after. Something around an inch or about 2-3 cm. is safe size for generalities.
6. After you've rolled a few paste balls, boil them in water for 2-3 minutes (hence the name). This is a good time to warn you that your mixture will expand during the boiling by about from 1/3 so, it's important to start out with a size smaller than you think you need. I can't see where size has anything to do with the boiling time. However, boil times will influence the harness of your boilies. I've seen instructions that say you can boil them for only 30 seconds but, they end up being too soft as far as I'm concerned and dissolve in the water too quickly. On the other hand, I've experimented and gone over the three minute mark and can't see any appreciable difference.
7. After boiling, take a slotted spoon or similar utensil and remove the boilies, placing them on paper towels to drain and cool slightly. After a few minutes, you can transfer your boilies to a drying rack and let them set 5 or 6 hours. After that, you can bag them up and put them in the freezer until needed.
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The nice thing about this recipe is that if you don't catch any fish, the bait makes a decent snack!
The nice thing about this recipe is that if you don't catch any fish, the bait makes a decent snack!
Until next time--watch your line and watch yourself!
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