jamieh90 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Has anyone tried beet root for a glug or dip, I'm off out for a 48hr on Friday so since mid week I used my beet root up and left the juice in the jar. I've been freezing and thawing the juice with about 5 or so boilies in. They have taken on the colour superb! Going have a an experiment on my session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosstheangler Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 The juice is essentially vinegar so don't know how attractive it will be. I've never seen a vinegar based bait but, you never know it could be the best kept secret. Good luck, let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupouluke Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 would love to know what the carp thinks as it bites into a nice pickled boilie ! is it pickled juice or just the water it was cooked in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieh90 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 It's the juice left from Asda sliced beetroot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt859 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I have used diced carrot for the last three or four years and recently i have been snaffling the diced beetroot from the harvester salad bar, it makes a pleasant change from corn and it blends in a bit better with the deck so the swans dont get it either. Add the beetroot juice to your spod mix im sure it will make a great cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupouluke Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Maybe some involvement of the new monster squid would go down a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamieh90 Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 I'll let everyone know how I get on with it. Who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vinegar may make a very good attractant. It is the solvent base in a few liquid food dyes, and I have used them in a (food) bait myself. As for beetroot, I can't see it being a total failure, as I'm sure it is exactly the same as any other bait, put it in the right place, and it should catch. It is just whether it is an attractant or repellant with the vinegar. As for beetroot on its own, it bleeds and will stain anything with its natural red dye, lemon juice will remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunkel Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I thought I read somewhere that carp were attracted to acetic acid which is found in vinegar. If I recall correctly it is in the same family as N-butyric acid. US Southern Paylakers have used ketchup in their rice pack baits for years. Ketchup has a good amount of vinegar. Some food for thought pardon the pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylow77 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Beetroot has one of the highest levels percentage wise of lysine so it should be of some attraction to carp,but as with all these things it's not the be all and end all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Poland Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Looking at the replies on here, you need to know the difference between beetroot and pickled beets. Beetroot can used in the same way as sugar beet, if it is dried and ground into a flour. It makes fantastic pellets and boilies. If you buy fresh beetroot, put it through a juicer, keep the juice for later. place the pulp in the oven at 180c for 15-18 minutes. switch of the oven and leave the pulp for a further hour. Place it in a coffee mill and grind it into flour. Use the beetroot flour along with corn flour, icing sugar and the beetroot juice to make pellets. Just as good as betaine pellets at a fraction of the price. ( don't use pickled beetroot, you will need fresh with the skins ) You can also use the beetroot flour in making boilies. Chopped squares of beetroot left in icing sugar over night, are a super hair rig bait. Also try strawberries, raspberries and cherry tomatoes. All exceptional when hair rigged on venues that don't allow boilies. kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 16/03/2013 at 19:44, jamieh90 said: Has anyone tried beet root for a glug or dip, I'm off out for a 48hr on Friday so since mid week I used my beet root up and left the juice in the jar. I've been freezing and thawing the juice with about 5 or so boilies in. They have taken on the colour superb! Going have a an experiment on my session. I’ve tried it good as a temporary dye didn’t catch on it tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Paws Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 PVA bags used to be made from Poly Vinyl Acetate (hence the acronym) but as the smell was believed to deter fish, they are now more commonly made from Poly Vinyl Alcohol (technically known as PVOH) but the old PVA name has stuck. I used to fish the Somerset Drains around Bridgwater for pike and there used to be a British Cellophane plant that used an acetate and it was more commonly known as British Smellophane! There are so many good proven flavours out there that I wouldn't waste my time on something that could repel the carp, it certainly makes me want to puke up! Carpbell_ll and Carpmaster 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpbell_ll Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I think fresh cooked beetroot might work as a ingredient to add colour and texture then you would have what i call Sunday dinner appeal you know when you are real hungry and that big plate of roast veg really is standing out due to all the vitamins and nutrients it is kicking out. I think spirulina does the same in a bait so already covered with a proven ingredient. Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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