[saxmatt]

I've tried pretty much every bait that carp fisherman use including those expensive boilies from K1 and Dynamite baits, and I've found the most productive bait is sweet corn. #1 sweet corn, #2 bread, #3 oat ball. Shows you don't have to break the bank to catch carp. They love alcohol, if you haven't tried it soak sweet corn in vodka or whisky mixed with different flavors like strawberry, pineapple, banana, or buy little nips of pucker. Sometimes there will be 1 flavor they go nuts for and it can change overnight. Try this mix around your lead too: 1 large can of quick oats and 1 large can of creamed corn. It breaks apart and puts a big pile of food around your hook bait.