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Yah, I take fish health seriously too my friend, don’t want fish poppin up dead... here up north I can get into the 10-15 range commons without a fit, down in Texas I was able to get in the 15-20 not to hard both with commons and grass. Unfortunately no pretty mirrors here, or if there are they are few and far between!

If you only want to feed it, buy flaked maize [micronized] as there is no need to cook it as its already cooked.

Ah! That’s why! I never realized that, I appreciate it man, I don’t want fish popping up dead in my swim

It needs to be boiled mate it unsafe otherwise it can swell in the fish and kill it.

I got one with no plastic left on it so it is now just a triangle with a pointy bit on the end must be wortha fortune as its unique lol i use a couple of darning needles. come in handy for lots of things

I buy whole corn as well, and usually mix it with a few other grains and pulses before soaking and cooking. If you aren't going to use the kernels for hookbait (and it is great bait), you can cut out the soak time by buying rolled corn instead, and just bringing it to a boil then cooking on medium for an hour.

I wonder if their metabolism is also influanced by the amount of naturals and the amound of fish in a lake also. i have had repeat captures through winter, 3 or 4 of them usually during the night over a 5 or 6 hour period (that in the last fortnight has begun and finished a few hours earlier). this lakes been a bit of a freak anyway but i do wonder....

You need to bear in mind that cold water is denser than warmer water so the coldest water is on the deck. Therefore carp, being cold blooded, will only drop to the deck for one reason at this time of year and that is to feed. However, since we're approaching the end of winter, their metabolism is as slow as it gets, and they need less food, hence bite times on the deck can be very, very short (less than an hour a day). For the remaining 23 hours, zigs give you a genuine chance of a bite. It's the main reason most angers blank all winter - their hookbaits, being on the deck, are nowhere near the carp. Zigs should not be ignored, particularly in winter. Of course the info above is a generalisation. This winter has been the warmest in years and some waters are kicking off, even over bait.

@alake223_05 Welcome to Carp.com. I think from the packing, it is what we refer to as maize in the UK. To use it it needs soaking for 24 hours then boiling for around 20 minutes. A good bait as a mass feed and as a hookbait.

they could at least provide Fast and Free postage, 🙄

I still prefer these, no latch on them. Reminds me, I must get a new one, I broke one last trip. I do prefer the black though.