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If it's a dry flavoring/attractant drain off like half the liquid then add it. If it's liquid flavoring/attractant drain off most of the liquid. BTW some tank test have shown carp prefer pink and orange to most any color. A friend of mine uses shoepeg white corn flavored with R&W Red Peach and tears up the waters. The corn turns a nice pink color.

I have a recipe that rolls great. My question is when making boilies (steamed actually) for hookbaits do I just up the quantities of attractants in the recipe & if so how much? I'm thinking 50% more. Thanks in advance for any help..

Thread on a hook, cast out & wait for a run.

Scopex or a buttery smelling Vanilla Butternut.

It depends on what part of the country you come from as to what is sold to you as sweet feed. Out West it looks like pellets and assorted grains with molasses added, east coast it is dark red/brownish pellets. We get the pellet type here. If the OP gets the grain type of sweet feed he can check out this video for help... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqUDWdopnDI

All I've ever caught on boilies is catfish and suckers. When I prebait I notice that the bite is much slower than if I use just packbait or method mix. I think less is more is the key. I have found no benefit in putting down a bed of bait. Just a little bait near your hookbait is all you really need. If the carp are there they will eat. If you load the place up, the carp will come, eat their fill and leave. These are my opinons on the waters I fish. YMMV

What are you using as a hookbait? If you're using a corn puff, just add hot sauce to the puff. It's not a common practice in the US to spice up your packbait, but hot sauced sweet corn or puff is a good deal!

60 oz. Cracked Corn 60 oz. Layer Crumbles (Chicken feed) 90 oz. Sweet Feed Flavoring ¼ cup Sea Salt ¼ cup Brown Sugar Soak cracked corn for 24 hours, add a quart or more of water then boil for 30 minutes. Take off heat and add flavoring of your choice (8 oz bottle of Superior or 3 oz of R&W/One On is about right) sea salt and brown sugar and mix well. Put it in a bucket and add sweet feed and layer crumbles and stir well. This will make a lot of packbait/method mix. It freezes well, so you won't waste any.

I'm looking to make a doughball/paste from trout pellets. I do not want it to be mushy and soft but able to hold on a hook and not break down quickly. I've heard and seen videos that all you need to do is add hot water, let it sit for 5 minutes or so and you have paste, but it looks too soft to me. Anyone have a proven additive or recipe that will stiffen the dough? I want to be able to cast the bait not drop it from a paste pot. Thanks in advance.

Quite a few folks have raved about pop up corn glugged in Betalin. I tried both glugged and unflavored pop up corn on the river I fish and barely got a nibble. I think it was sunfish trying to eat it. LOL

I'd like to try that recipe, but there is no recipe! LOL

Citric Acid- 1 tsp per pound of bait Sodium Benzoate- 1/2 tsp per pound of bait Potassium Sorbate- 1 TBSP per pound of bait

I'm not sure what they use but an American company that sells bait making supplies sells potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and citric acid as natural bait preservatives. I have used that combination for making homemade shelf life boilies and they lasted for 6 months or more with no special care.

If they catch carp. So far I have not found a boilie that works for catching carp in my wild river swim. I have found that in my swim Betalin flavored anything only catches Fallfish, Dynamite White Chocolate Coconut Cream boilies catch Channel Catfish, Golden Redhorse Suckers, and Fallfish. K-1 boilies don't catch anything at all. LOL

I prepared my first batch of tiger nuts yesterday. I was wondering if I should refrigerate them or leave them at room temperature? I want them to get slimy as I've heard that's when they work best. Thanks in advance for your opinions.