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Baits
The types
of baits you can use are endless but of course
they must float. Breakfast serials such as
sugar puffs etc, work quite well but have
the disadvantage of being light so you can't
catapult them very far ( especially on a windy
day !) The most popular bait and probably
one of the best is bread. This is a good option
when there are no small fish around as they
will peck the bread off the hook in no time
at all. Sometimes stealth is needed to get
a large carp so if you are always recasting
to replace the bread this will spook the fish.
Another option is "floater cake"
. This is a boilie mix with baking soda added
to make a sponge like cake. By adjusting the
consistency you can make it quite hard but
will still be buoyant. By far the best type
of bait to use are various pet foods ( pedigree
chum ect ) Before buying a large sack check
the size of the pellets and that they do float.
Techniques
The problem
with these types of baits is they are rock
hard so how do you put them on the hook.what
you need is a knife and some superglue (carp
anglers friend !) . You cut a groove in the
dog buscuit just deep enough so the shank
of the hook will lie in it then superglue
the hook to the buscuit. It takes about five
minutes to dry but will stay on for at least
30 mins in the water. Even with the weight
of the hook and bait this is still not enough
to cast very far so you have to add weight
to the line in the form of a controller. This
is a weighted float (bobber) which lets the
line run along the top of the water.
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