03-23-2006, 01:43 AM
man, there are a lot of crazy doughball recipes out there...i did a bit of research last year and all the stuff that different people use makes you scratch your head hurt.
The most effective simple bait that i used was easy to conjure up.
Go to Albertson's (or whatever your favorite grocery store is) and buy a small box of that Jiffy Cornbread mix. Follow the directions and make it just like the box says. Let it cool off a bit and then after you eaten whatever amount ( I love fresh cornbread, still warm with butter on it..YUM!) just break off some hand-sized pieces and throw them in a ziploc bag.
Whenever you want to go tussle with some carp grab one of your baggies and head to the water. I used a size 12 hook, nothing to big, a small treble works well too.( I guess if the carp in your area are over 20#, you may want to use a larger hook) grab a chunk of cornbread and starting crushing it in your hands. takes a few minutes, but keep crushing and squeezing it and you will eventually have a dough ball.
take some and squeeze it on your hook, cover it completely, and then gently sling (not too hard..you can throw the doughball off) your bait out in to an area where you suspect they are. reel in just enough to get the slack out and then open your bail and wait. They ALWAYS seem to nibble on it a bit and then they take off.
Biggest one i've caught was 18#...it's a lot of fun and cheap too.
cyas
rc
The most effective simple bait that i used was easy to conjure up.
Go to Albertson's (or whatever your favorite grocery store is) and buy a small box of that Jiffy Cornbread mix. Follow the directions and make it just like the box says. Let it cool off a bit and then after you eaten whatever amount ( I love fresh cornbread, still warm with butter on it..YUM!) just break off some hand-sized pieces and throw them in a ziploc bag.
Whenever you want to go tussle with some carp grab one of your baggies and head to the water. I used a size 12 hook, nothing to big, a small treble works well too.( I guess if the carp in your area are over 20#, you may want to use a larger hook) grab a chunk of cornbread and starting crushing it in your hands. takes a few minutes, but keep crushing and squeezing it and you will eventually have a dough ball.
take some and squeeze it on your hook, cover it completely, and then gently sling (not too hard..you can throw the doughball off) your bait out in to an area where you suspect they are. reel in just enough to get the slack out and then open your bail and wait. They ALWAYS seem to nibble on it a bit and then they take off.
Biggest one i've caught was 18#...it's a lot of fun and cheap too.
cyas
rc