{"id":813,"date":"2020-06-01T13:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T13:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temporarydomaincarpreviews.website\/?p=813"},"modified":"2024-05-21T18:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T18:21:24","slug":"how-to-use-groundbaits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improveangling.com\/how-to-use-groundbaits\/","title":{"rendered":"Best carp bait mixes and groundbaits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There are so many carp baits out there, from boilies to chunks of meat, people literally use anything as a carp bait. But a single bait often won’t do the trick, often it requires multiple baits in order to hook a fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bait mixes\/Groundbaits is an effective way to get your swim swarming with hungry carp. It usually consists of a mixture of small baits, a few examples are crushed boilies, hemp, sweetcorn, pellets, and a few other bits depending on when and where you are fishing. Ground bait is very effective as you can use it within many different aspects of your fishing, it can be used as a spod mix or in a PVA bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since carp are omnivores and like such a large variety of food, trying to guess what they want is really hard which is where bait mixes come in. Bait-mixes combine multiple elements to create a bait which is versatile and caters to whatever the carp want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are some of our favorite groundbaits\/bait-mixes for carp fishing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basic bait-mix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is one of our favorite bait-mixes and is a staple whenever we go carp fishing. It is a very basic mix but can be adjusted and tweaked depending on where your fishing. For example, you can add boilies, hemp, and whatever else you like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: <\/strong>Pour some ground-bait into a bucket, we use the Sonu super carp method mix, its a general all-round good groundbait and we use in many of our baits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: <\/strong>Pour small amounts of water into the groundbait it is slightly damp, add the water slowly because you can’t take water out but you can always put water in. Adding too much water to the mixture could cause the groundbait to be too gloopy which means it wouldn’t hold shape when squeezed together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3: <\/strong>Thoroughly mix together the groundbait so that the entire mixture is damp and there are no large clumps of groundbait. You can tell if you have achieved this consistency if your groundbait holds shape when you squeeze it into a ball but still disintegrates into a crumb when rubbed between your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 4: <\/strong>Add a handful of pellets to the mix, if there are a lot of nuisance fish in the lake you’re fishing, its better to lose the pellets because silver-fish will come hoover up pellets if they can get them in their mouths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 5: <\/strong>Then add drained sweetcorn to the mix and mix it once again until everything is well incorporated<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 6: <\/strong>Once the bait has been fully mixed it is ready to use. Remember, this is only a base, its very effective but there are so many more things can be added to make even more powerful<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Particle-mix<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Mixed birdseed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Sweet corn<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Chickpeas<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Jelly crystals<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Hot water                                                  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Step one) <\/strong>Add you Mixed bird seeds into a large mixing bowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step two) <\/strong>Add boiling water into the bowl and allow the seeds to soak up all the water<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step three) <\/strong>Empty the soaked seeds (with the water) into a pot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step four) <\/strong>Add tinned sweetcorn and tinned chick-peas into the pot and mix thoroughly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step five) <\/strong>Cook the mix, bring it to a boil and cook for 15-20 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step six)<\/strong> once you have finished cooking, drain most of the water and empty back into a mixing bowl for it to cool down<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 7)<\/strong> Add jelly crystals to the mixture and combine thoroughly, then leave the mixture to soak overnight, then it is ready to use<\/p>\n\n\n\n