Mind critiquing my/sharing your pack bait recipe?

[Tmall]

Hey guys,

 

 Been fishing carp for 3 years now. My 1st year was by far the best. And all I did was throw out a can of corn and bait a hair rig and cast in the middle of it.

 

 I started fishing with some guys who used a feeder and packbait and when we'd fish together, I wouldn't catch anything and they would. So I converted. And I don't really catch as many fish as before.

 

 My recipe is about 1lb of oats, 1  can of corn, a package of jello, and about a cup of flour/brown sugar.

 

 How does that sound? Anything I should add or remove?

[Tyler0420]

That mix should work. Not really sure one mix is better than another. 
my mix is oats, canned corn, cream corn and usually some crushed boilie and I usually add some flavoring (pineapple). 

my chum is corn, boilies ,hemp seed, chick peas, tiger nuts and some flavoring. 
 

post some pics if you catch any. 

[Tyler0420]

2 hours ago, Tmall said:

 

 I started fishing with some guys who used a feeder and packbait and when we'd fish together, I wouldn't catch anything and they would. So I converted. And I don't really catch as many fish as before.

Try going back to no packbait. I notice my catch rates are better when using packbait.  I stopped for two seasons (being lazy) and noticed my catches significantly decreased. 

[smerchly]

When I first started using pack bait ( oats , cream corn , pineapple, hot sauce ) with corn puffs (no longer available) I did very well . The corn puffs are made for human consumption and have very little taste or scent , and they float and become very soft quickly and stay on the hook . So I used can corn or corn puffs until the gobies appear .....then I change to using the hair rigs with maize which I mix with the pack baits (chum) . When carp are feeding I think they would eat anything that we eat . I don't see many carpers using worms but over many years going to the 1950's, I have seen many carp taken on worms . they would probably take mashed minnows too , lots of scent there ! 

and I have been using barbless hooks , only lost one carp so far as the hook came out while netting it ......need to get me a real  foldable carp net !

[Tyler0420]

2 hours ago, smerchly said:

I don't see many carpers using worms

I’d use them but there too many bi catches. 

[smerchly]

Just now, Tyler0420 said:

I’d use them but there too many bi catches. 

And the gobies love worms , minnows ect . That's when the maize & rubber corn on the hair works best for me . I have caught a few carp on the mini yellow marshmellows too. It looks like corn and floats .   I may take a drive and snoop around a bit after lunch today ....need to pick up some suds.....

[Tmall]

Thanks fellas. I'm hoping to break the 20lb mark this year. I usually fish the welland river near wellandport, but its been so dirty and cold this year that I feel like I've been wasting my time so far.

 

 I've only managed to catch 3 this year with the biggest being a 12 -13 lber. 

 

 I live relatively close to the rec canal, but I haven't caught anything out of there except for when I'm ice fishing so I've mostly given up on it.

[smerchly]

Tmall , the deep rec.canal should have some big carp , but I don't know where to go for the best chance of catching them . Maybe the area near ES Fox near the  canal would be a good spot to catch them. It's very deep there and no ships passing by to spook them . It looks like a good spot to give it a go .

[Tyler0420]

1 hour ago, Tmall said:

I've only managed to catch 3 this year with the biggest being a 12 -13 lber. 

Bigger than the ones I’ve caught this year. Just keep at it. Can’t catch the sitting on the couch. 
If you have a spot you fish often you can even start baiting it. Even if you’re not fishing just stop by and throw some corn In.