Boilies
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I am too lazy to make my own. I just buy over the counter at my local shops, who do never stock a big variety.
I can only get Twin Series, Supercast and Specimen SA. I like Specimen SA the best and get the most fish on them.
My question if I may ask.
If I start a feeding campaign will these relatively cheap boilies keep the fish or might they feel they are not nutritious enough for the effort!
I am asking as I once read you need to do a feeding campaign with high quality boilies or else you might be wasting your time and money. Not that Specimen SA is cheap by the way. Will I make a mistake feeding with the cheapest boilies I can find?
I can only get Twin Series, Supercast and Specimen SA. I like Specimen SA the best and get the most fish on them.
My question if I may ask.
If I start a feeding campaign will these relatively cheap boilies keep the fish or might they feel they are not nutritious enough for the effort!
I am asking as I once read you need to do a feeding campaign with high quality boilies or else you might be wasting your time and money. Not that Specimen SA is cheap by the way. Will I make a mistake feeding with the cheapest boilies I can find?
In reply to the first question,there are several companies in Gauteng who can supply you with bulk feeding boilies,at around R60/kg.As said,have a look on Specimen style trade on FB.MCT,Teratech and Fuzion are a few that spring to mind.I have never used them as I prefer to roll my own bait.If you already have the necessary equipment and knowledge,it's definitely cheaper to roll your own,and much more rewarding to catch on your own bait.
@Barbelman.
The whole purpose of pre-baiting is to establish a safe,nutritious food source that the carp will eat with confidence,and will include in their daily patrol route in their search for food.It is definitely better to use a quality food source bait to achieve this effect.Like any animal,if a 'rubbish' bait is used,fish will only sample it once,and not eat it again.Shelf life boilies are always preserved in some way,I have never,ever used shelf life bait and I never will.Prebaiting with a quality food source bait is quite expensive,those kind of baits are normally R100+ per kilo.It's only worth it if your target is to catch seriously big fish,like 35lb plus.If your target is numbers of smaller fish,just feed lots of particles and use the same on the hair.
@Barbelman.
The whole purpose of pre-baiting is to establish a safe,nutritious food source that the carp will eat with confidence,and will include in their daily patrol route in their search for food.It is definitely better to use a quality food source bait to achieve this effect.Like any animal,if a 'rubbish' bait is used,fish will only sample it once,and not eat it again.Shelf life boilies are always preserved in some way,I have never,ever used shelf life bait and I never will.Prebaiting with a quality food source bait is quite expensive,those kind of baits are normally R100+ per kilo.It's only worth it if your target is to catch seriously big fish,like 35lb plus.If your target is numbers of smaller fish,just feed lots of particles and use the same on the hair.