Trusting the “Home-Made” Bait
After dipping my toes into carp fishing, I began searching for the magical bait, that catches fish whenever, wherever and can be used by anyone. After fishing with corn, it was high time I made the move to the next level, boilie fishing. All said and done.
I went to a fishing tackle store and bought several bags of boilies of various makes. Arriving on the lake shore, brimming with confidence and hope, I set up the rods and began my very first true angling session where I was sure I would catch at least part of the elder lake residents, if not all. I was fishing with boilies, after all.
Alex with one of his catches landed during his latest fishing competition
After going through all the boilie bags and hook baits throughout the night, come morning – utterly heartbroken by the way things had turned out, through clenched teeth, I told my fishing partner that no matter what everyone says, corn still remains the cornerstone bait for carp fishing. I told him that there is no magical bait, or that the older carp were actually not that old and suspiciously small in size. Intrigued by this failure, I began to delve deeper into using this bait which, at the time, I thought should have worked wonders. Simply put, it was supposed to be magical.
After a long documentation period, I plucked up the courage and cobbled together the first home-made mixture.
I fondly recall that during my first outing, after baiting a whole bucket of my home-made boilies from a boat, I managed to catch a “huge” 9.8kg carp less than half an hour after baiting.
I shouted excitedly at the administrator to quickly fetch the scales, as I had landed a 20kg carp. After a few failed attempts, my patience was rewarded and I managed to land this fine specimen. Carp below 10kg may be a common occurrence nowadays for many anglers, but I saw it as a huge success at the time. We began getting to know each other, tolerating each other’s failures, building a beautiful relationship based on trust.
The 9.8kg catch, an extremely important fish for Alex
Both our qualities improved over time, directly proportionate with the trust in each other, and the results that came afterwards were amazing, often recording values in the double figures. Understanding bait requires time. It’s not easy to make out its work patterns, the amount to use, how much time it needs to reveal its well-balanced contents so as to delight the taste buds of greedy carp. Once you get to understand the bait, you need to put your trust in it, and all you need to worry about afterwards is seeking out the fish and the way you approach the fishing session.
It just so happens that I didn’t record even one bite during the first 24 hours of my latest competition, but the confidence in the bait used over time made me completely banish the idea of changing it.
After 24 hours without a bite, Alex’s team finished the competition in second place
We only started catching fish after 24 hours from the start of the competition, but we did manage to climb the rankings and ended up with 2nd place and the biggest fish of the competition, a carp weighing almost 14kg. I knew that the bait would work its charm every time and that there were other reasons that kept the carp at bay. Once again, I was not disappointed!
Article taken from Crap24.ro – see the original article.
