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

[OldBoy]

As others have said, so many particles to go for, obviously don't know the water but for hookbaits, a suggestion, maybe hard drilled halibut pellets?

If you do decide on them as a hookbait I have found they can me knawed down by other fish and also when mounting on a hair I put a small sliver of fake corn under the boilie stop as the hole will expand and the boilie stop will go thu eventually.

Final thought, unless there are flying rats around, what about floaters at this time of year?

Good luck mate, always a good buzz fishing somewhere new 🙂

[framey]

No need to drill a pellet 

just lasso it on with a sliding knot 

when it finally dissolves just open the loop and slide another in to it 

[OldBoy]

10 minutes ago, framey said:

No need to drill a pellet 

just lasso it on with a sliding knot 

when it finally dissolves just open the loop and slide another in to it 

With respect mate, I was suggesting trying pre drilled pellets.

I used to use a Gardner hook band thing, not sure if they are still available? Put 'inside' a grnner knot for pellet at base of hook, or just put it on the end of hair rig, not done that for years but used to be a good edge in the grinner when used for floater hookbaits.... sonubaits I think from memory 😀

[framey]

1 hour ago, OldBoy said:

With respect mate, I was suggesting trying pre drilled pellets.

I used to use a Gardner hook band thing, not sure if they are still available? Put 'inside' a grnner knot for pellet at base of hook, or just put it on the end of hair rig, not done that for years but used to be a good edge in the grinner when used for floater hookbaits.... sonubaits I think from memory 😀

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any way that works. works