The Ultimate Boilies to Catch Big Carp!

With the water heading towards its peak temperature, this also means that the carp’s senses are at their optimum; most notably their eyesight & smell. They can sometimes prove tricky to catch on busy venues around this time of year due to being fished for day in day out and seeing a whole host of different methods presented in front of them, but there is one tactic that is often underused and that’s match the hatch hookbaits over boosted boilies. Most busy day tickets around the country get dominated by bright hookbaits over lots of small food items such as hemp, corn and pellets, so it can pay to switch things up and go for an out and out boilie approach, giving them a high quality food source and ensuring they are moving between mouthfuls of food.

One of the great bonuses to this method is the simplicity and convenience in using this approach; you do not need to make up mixes on the bank and carry multiple different bait items with you. You can simply pre- prepare your baits at home and take enough with you for each session.

Many anglers go-to bait at this time of year is the Pacific Tuna; it’s an instant big fish bait that delivers a high level of attraction into the water column quicker and effectively, especially in the warmer water temperatures. To ramp up the attraction levels of these baits even further, you can simply add sticky/ tacky liquids such as Marine Amino 365, followed by a powder, this can be in the form of boilie crumb, Krill Meal or even one of the new dedicated Boilie Booster Powders.

This preparation is best done in advance of a trip, allowing the powders to crust onto the baits and also means that you can do all the work at home and simply take the prepared baits with you on the day. Preparing them is easy; add your required amount to a bait bucket, followed by a light glaze of liquid, just enough to cover the baits with a light coat. At this stage, leave them a few hours before returning and adding a health sprinkle of powders to fully coat the baits. You may want to repeat this process again a few hours later if necessary, but if not, leave the baits overnight to cure.

This process serves a couple of purposes, the first being obviously giving the bait more attraction in the form of the liquid oozing out of the boilies and the powders breaking down around the bait; this leaves additional smell and attraction in the swim long after the boilies have been eaten, which in turn keeps the carp visiting the area and actively looking for bait.