Can you use groundbait as boilies base mix?

I first wrote about groundbaiting for carp way back in 1985. Each of the four can be used as a groundbait, a Method Mix or, when ground down to a fine powder, as a complete boilie base mix.

How do you make a good base for a boilie?

To make a simple mix, take 200gms of Semolina, 200gms of Maize meal and 200gms of Soya flour, put it all together in a bowl or plastic bag and mix together. Take 6 medium size eggs and crack them into a bowl, add the flavour to the eggs and if required, add your flavour, sweetener and mix together with a fork.

What can I use instead of boilies?

“Hempseed is another great alternative loose feed bait and compliments many other types of alternative hookbaits like sweetcorn and tiger nuts. This natural product is one of the best baits of all time and creates a fantastic feeding response from carp.

How many eggs is 1 kg of base mix?

Place 10 large eggs into a separate bowl (use 10 eggs per 1kg of dry base mix) If using boilie preserve, add this now (see packaging for instructions of boilie preserve use).

What is a boilie base?

In the boilie making world there are many types of base mix made but most are based around three types of base mix, these are; milk protein, birdseed and fishmeal.

Is it better to make your own boilies?

If you enjoy fishing for carp, barbel, catfish or tench, it’s a great idea to make your own boilies. A little DIY enables you to tailor your bait to your needs and to experiment with flavours. Your pride in your catches will be considerably enhanced when you know that you created the successful bait yourself!

Can you make boilies with plain flour?

Using just plain flour to make boilies will be perfectly fine as a binder ingredient but you can also use other alternatives such as maize meal. Get a good mix going with other ingredients.

What is the base mix for boilies?

You can make a simple boilie from a mix of semolina, 45% soya flour and 10% egg albumin.

How many eggs are in 1kg boilie mix?

10 eggs
Place 10 large eggs into a separate bowl (use 10 eggs per 1kg of dry base mix) If using boilie preserve, add this now (see packaging for instructions of boilie preserve use).

Why do fisheries ban boilies?

Reason for the ban? Believe it or not, but there are some fisheries where too much bait, or rather too much bait left uneaten by the fish can lead to problems with water quality. The consequence issue with water quality can then take an ill-effect on the fish stock. Cool or bull?

Is a pop up classed as a boilie?

Boilies are available as bottom baits, pop-ups and wafters. Bottom baits are fine when fishing over a firm clean lakebed. A pop-up boilie will ensure your hookbait is easy for the fish to find if there is any debris or light weed.