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Carpin'102 · #1 10-17-2012, 10:49 AM

Went for some carp a few nights ago with a simple can of corn. I ran into a guy fishing with a 'secret' recipe that had pulled in a few carp while i was talking with him. He gave me a few hints to what he was using and he said corn by itself sucks. (works for me.) So i had went on fishing with little to nothing hitting my bait. Next day i whipped up a quick recipe with all the hints he gave me. It consisted of blended corn, white bread, water, vanilla extract, flour and sugar. I mashed all this up into a sticky substance. Added flour until it would stay on the hook. So i took this out the following night with low expectations. I threw some corn chum in the designated area and set out two rods with a good clump of bait on each. Had hits instantly in total I had to of had seven hook-ups but only one landed! I believe it was that my bait didnt have enough flour as it wouldnt stay on the hook that good. My catch weighed in at 8 lbs 7 ounces

Carpin'102 · #2 10-17-2012, 10:55 AM

Pic of the monsta

Eskimo · #3 10-17-2012, 11:14 AM

Interesting.
Perhaps all the particulate matter falling away from the dough bait allows the carp the smell the bait more easily than just corn kernals lying in the mud.

I've never tried these, but the dough bait may hold onto the hook better if you use a purpose-made dough-bait hook with a little coil around the shank.

saxmatt · #4 10-17-2012, 11:41 AM

If you are planning on releasing the carp it's not good to use trebles because they have soft mouths and trebles will tear up their lips. Try using corn on your hook and put a big ball of that dough mix around your lead. If you use the dough mix around your lead it's good if it breaks apart and creates a pile. Put some kernels of corn in the dough mix too. The dough will attract the carp and they will hover over the pile sucking everything up including your hookbait

Carpin'102 · #5 10-17-2012, 11:46 AM

Yes I have attempted at using the treble only to find that it is pain to get it out and it does tear their mouths up. Yes, I am releasing these carp and I will have to check if they make coils on circle hooks. That'd be great!

Thanks

bigfishy · #6 10-17-2012, 11:53 AM

Just go for that baitsaver gimic hook

I saw that commercial and LMAO when they show how it holds a bread ball...
The hook was four times the size of the bread ball.....I was thinkin what dumb azz fish will eat that??? Don't get me wrong, the hooks looked ok for saltwater baits and applications but thats it....