New water, new rules. Alternative baits

[InteraX]

Hi guys.

I've just joined a new club with a water I'm very interested in, but they have a rule for that water that says 'no boilies & no nuts'. I'm not allowed to take tins to the water, so can use sweetcorn, but I'm looking for alternatives that will allow me to focus on the carp.

The lake is an old brick works and is very deep (30m/100ft) with an old building and machinery at the bottom, so I'm going to have to try and keep to the margins. It's going to be an interesting water to explore.

[elmoputney]

6 hours ago, InteraX said:

Hi guys.

I've just joined a new club with a water I'm very interested in, but they have a rule for that water that says 'no boilies & no nuts'. I'm not allowed to take tins to the water, so can use sweetcorn, but I'm looking for alternatives that will allow me to focus on the carp.

The lake is an old brick works and is very deep (30m/100ft) with an old building and machinery at the bottom, so I'm going to have to try and keep to the margins. It's going to be an interesting water to explore.

I would use bigger particles and pellets probably, maize, maples and sweetcorn, 

[framey]

Pepperami

luncheon meat

hemp maples

groats are a really easy particle to prepare and flavour up 

And gives off a nice milky cloud 

[salokcinnodrog]

9 hours ago, InteraX said:

Hi guys.

I've just joined a new club with a water I'm very interested in, but they have a rule for that water that says 'no boilies & no nuts'. I'm not allowed to take tins to the water, so can use sweetcorn, but I'm looking for alternatives that will allow me to focus on the carp.

The lake is an old brick works and is very deep (30m/100ft) with an old building and machinery at the bottom, so I'm going to have to try and keep to the margins. It's going to be an interesting water to explore.

We use boilies as a practical and easy bait as standard, although as you mention, most other baits are not carp specific.

I do love particles, especially maize and chick peas. Maize can be left quite hard after soaking and boiling, and chickpeas can be coloured and flavoured, but you also have maples, sweetcorn, the list is endless. 

If you buy sweetcorn from the freezer, I've found it best by adding two teaspoons of brown sugar, a grind of salt (rather than straight from the salt cellar), covered in boiling water and left to steep. That is for one bag. Tinned sweetcorn is good as it is, obviously put it in a suitable container, but also slightly 'stale'.

 

As for other baits, luncheon meat, pepperami, various meat sausages, even chorizo, although I do struggle with that, it's known as Nick loves chorizo to eat...

[greekskii]

Are boilies boilies if they are steamed? Steamies aren’t banned 🤫 

plenty of good suggestions here already. Pepperami is a great bait, dip it in marmite before casting out. 

[framey]

Could Always just use paste it’s a non boiled boilie 

Edited Tuesday at 11:27 by framey