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salt and its uses
- Thread starter coldfront
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Coldfront, geez! now you asking... seeing as you have a great bait line yourself lol!
But my 2c worth, I use brown sugar in my ground feed.
I have been experimenting with salt too, but Ive found rock salt to be the best, dont ask me why, maybe the iodated process in table salt has something to do with it.
The salt I'm currently using is SAXA rock salt, found at PnP, its for grinding, but disolves ok with the feed.
Amount? I salt to taste, as if you were cooking for yourself.(maybe the salt releases more of the baits flavour?)(the feed also seems softer when cooked)
It may also have something to do with a missing mineral the fish need, I know my koi fish require 3kg rock salt per 1000 liters water, but this is to generate a thicker slim coat over their scales so parasites, bacteria and viral infections cant enter as easily.Ive noticed they more agile, and their appetites pick up more when the water is salted.
I dont think the amount Im using in my feed could ever be the case with Carp in a dam, but, just wanted to illustrate that carp dont mind salt in the water.
But my 2c worth, I use brown sugar in my ground feed.
I have been experimenting with salt too, but Ive found rock salt to be the best, dont ask me why, maybe the iodated process in table salt has something to do with it.
The salt I'm currently using is SAXA rock salt, found at PnP, its for grinding, but disolves ok with the feed.
Amount? I salt to taste, as if you were cooking for yourself.(maybe the salt releases more of the baits flavour?)(the feed also seems softer when cooked)
It may also have something to do with a missing mineral the fish need, I know my koi fish require 3kg rock salt per 1000 liters water, but this is to generate a thicker slim coat over their scales so parasites, bacteria and viral infections cant enter as easily.Ive noticed they more agile, and their appetites pick up more when the water is salted.
I dont think the amount Im using in my feed could ever be the case with Carp in a dam, but, just wanted to illustrate that carp dont mind salt in the water.
pappi choulo
Senior Member
mmm, that's some interesting thoughts there about the salt in your koi pond spod...
i also like to use brown sugar in my feed, i have experimented a little with salt, but i haven't noticed much difference.
i do think that table salt won't be as effective 'cos it's not completely natural, the chemicals and all that could well be a repellant to carp, but that's just my own reasoning, not based on any real evidence.
so i've only really tried sea salt...
i honestly think the main reason why salt hasn't worked for me is because i don't feel too comfortable using it, i mean i don't have any idea how much i should put in to get a positive result, so i tend to err on the side of caution, i'd rather put in too little and make no difference than put in too much and spoil my session...
also i have to add that chick-chick with mealies, tigers, chickpeas, maples, hemp etc. cooked with a little brown sugar has worked so well for me in the past that i don't really want to mess around with my combinations too much when i go out.
i also like to use brown sugar in my feed, i have experimented a little with salt, but i haven't noticed much difference.
i do think that table salt won't be as effective 'cos it's not completely natural, the chemicals and all that could well be a repellant to carp, but that's just my own reasoning, not based on any real evidence.
so i've only really tried sea salt...
i honestly think the main reason why salt hasn't worked for me is because i don't feel too comfortable using it, i mean i don't have any idea how much i should put in to get a positive result, so i tend to err on the side of caution, i'd rather put in too little and make no difference than put in too much and spoil my session...
also i have to add that chick-chick with mealies, tigers, chickpeas, maples, hemp etc. cooked with a little brown sugar has worked so well for me in the past that i don't really want to mess around with my combinations too much when i go out.