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those new PBs. I’ve always been a
strong advocate of predominately
using a fishmeal-based boilie in
autumn, I tend to use the Krilla flavour
simply because it’s a high protein
fishmeal bait that the fish tend to
home in on.
The Krilla has the perfect blend of
Robin Red and Scopex which gets the
fish feeding and regularly revisiting
areas that I have baited. Given that
most of my angling is short sessions
or overnighters, getting the fish to
visit these areas is key. This is where
I tend to use a mixture of liquids and
powders to help draw the carp in and
ensure the maximum amount of
flavour within my bait. I tend to find
that adding Green Lipped Mussel and
Liver Powder to my mix helps
enhance the attraction and get the
fish feeding. At this time of year, the
fish are looking to put weight on in
preparation for their winter slumber,
making it the ultimate time to get picture-perfect fish.
I’ll always try and pre-bait as much
as possible when heading out
whether this is in the margins or at
range. I simply arrive at the lake with
40 Big Carp
a spod set up, bucket and catapult
and get to work baiting before casting
my line. I always try and get down to
the lake at least every other day and
trickle the bait in. If I can do this without spooking the carp too much or
introduce it with a baiting spoon I
will. However, I don’t want to just
throw boilies in the lake straight out
of a bag, as much as I’m sure that
would work, I want to put everything
in my favour. This is where the liquids
and powders I use come into play, this
helps draw the carp in and encourages them to feed aggressively.
Depending on the substrate and
lake bottom this will change whether
I use a heating method or not. This
method is just a few simple steps;
however, it can make all the difference when it comes to prepping your
bait. You start by putting boilies into a
bucket and soaking them in boiling
water for half an hour. From there, you
then tip out the excess water to
ensure your bait is ready for the additional flavour to be added. I then
rehydrate the boilies with a liquid and
then coat them in GLM powder. This
helps the baits to have maximum
flavour making them attractive to the
fish whilst making sure they do not
draw in any silt.
Through the year I have had great
success of bright hookbaits, little
slithers of foam have proven quite
beneficial for me when fishing. However, autumn is where will often adapt
my approach. Heading into the
autumn months you often find that
the fish have been hammered on
bright hookbaits through the warmer
months, and by now have they have
become wary of foods such as this. As
a result, I tend to switch over to a
match-the-hatch hookbait usually a
dark bait tipped off with an artificial
grain of corn or artificial maggot. This
is just to ensure that my hookbait
stands out around the free offerings,
this will often be a pop-up or wafter
critically balanced to make sure that
the bait looks appealing. Winter is a
different story; half the battle is finding the fish in the cooler months.
Their metabolism slows down, the
fish shoal up and generally don’t feed
as often. The situation, temperature,
wind, and fish movements will always
dictate my approach when it comes
