PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Anyone use boilies for carp, if so do you guys make your own or just buy store bought. Ive used booth and had a little success I find that the bullheads at charles daley like them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggs Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 i dont bother with boilies never had much luck with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riggs Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 i dont bother with boilies never had much luck with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkins Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Ya, ive had good luck with then on a hair rig. Usually when it warms up a bit but lately ive noticed scopex corn is the killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Ok thanks ive always used boilies around early spring thats probibly why I haven't had a tone of success on them. thanks once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkins Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Early spring use flavoured corn. Use flavoured corn year around. But ill switch it up to boilies around this time of year. Strawberry has been good to me. Sometimes depends on what you are baiting.your area with too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Ok nice, thanks for the tips. Probably going to do a simple set up with a hair rig tipped with a split boilie to get that sent all over the place. Then leading to a swivel connected to my main line will some kind of pack bait. Gotta try new things this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I have not used a boilie in a long long time. They are convenient but I believe there are better baits. In the spring canned corn or prepared maize ( feed corn) work great. The boilie is favoured in European waters because it will help keep bream off the line. Bream are like a small silver coloured carp that only get to about 5 lbs. They are considered a nuisance by carp anglers over there. We don't have to worry about them here. Boilies are not considered an instant bait. If carp don't know they are food it may take a long time for carp to accept them as food. I believe that carp are caught here on boilies because the carp pick them up out of curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Ok that makes sense. I went to europe last year for a visit to my family and picked up a bunch of boilies, artificial corn, rod holders and a bunch of other stuff. Back over there carp are like gods they worship them lol. Bullheads are like bream they'll eat your your boilie, your corn, and everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I hardly ever fish boilies and when I have, I honestly haven't have much luck with them. Like Lorne, canned corn and maize works so darn well for me that I seldom stray. I occassionally use some of the flavoured corn that looks interesting or flavoured pop ups, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Ok looks like its time to grow some corn crops lol. thanks Mike Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I went carping at Thorold yesterday , using corn & corn puffs with bread pack bait ......kept getting a few nibbles but nothing to show for it . I got out the dewies & picked up a 12" cat in minutes , then a small perch & white perch .....slow day . So , today , I went to Jordan for carp ....using the bread pack bait & cor/ puffed corn . I kept getting very light taps , barely bending the light tip of my 10' rod . When it bent about 2" I set the hook & thought I hooked a small cat etc......but then it took off & peeled out 50' of line , & fought hard for another 10 min. It was my 1st carp of the season ....what a blast ! I used my undersized trout net & managed to weight it in the net by attaching my camera strap on each side of the net . I noticed it was blind in one eye ....2nd blind one in under a year . I fished with both corn & puffed corn & bread pack bait for another 2 hrs....getting several of those little taps same as the way the carp , but couldn't catch them . I am not too sure those slow rod bender bites are carp . I will have to give it another go . I was using a slip egg sinker about 3/4 oz ......maybe too heavy in still water only 2'-3' deep . weighed on a digi scale at 15.5 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Nice carp! Thanks for the report and gear talk smerchly, helps alot and I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 WTG Bill. If I am getting " taps " like that I try a lighter weight. Sometimes it works. The water is still very cold and so the carp are still lethargic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Water was pretty warm around welland and saw carp jumping gracefully, in shallower water maybe around 3 to 4 feet But DIDNT BRING THE DARN CORN !!! Still got a bunch of cats and some sheephead though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Water was mudy though and carp were easily spooked, somehow? Should be spawning soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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