Method Mix
Here is some bait to use at the rivers. This bait is called method mix it is different from pack bait. In which it stays together longer. making it a little better to use at the rivers then pack bait. I still use pack bait at the rivers for it has all was done me well. But give this method mix a try ok just might be on to something here. So below is some baits for you to try out and keep coming back for you never know when I might put something new up. Good luck on that new Personal Best and I hope that I help you get it some way and some how. I got these off of the web and hope that if they read it they don't get mad. It was put on a list so ounce that it was put on there it is open you know. PC JustCarp'N
One of my favorite summer mixes is 2/3 cottonseed meal 1/3 quick oats and cream corn to right consistency. Don't make it too wet but it packs really well and holds fish in the area really well. I dust the top with turmeric which is a really strong spicy attractant that you can get at an Indian market or a grocery store in the spice section. Cottonseed meal just seems to be one of those forgotten additives that is a seriously good attractor of carp and buffalo. Last summer I did extremely well on it.
The mix is
1 large can of quaker old fashioned oats, 1 small can of quick 5 minute grits,
2 cans of cream corn and about 1/2 can of lake water.
1 large can(2.5lbs) of oats, 2 cans of cream corn, and 2-4 cap fulls of
hutchinson flavor. Mix the oats with one can of cream corn well, then dump half
of the second can into your mix and drop the flavor in to the other half of the
corn still in the can. Stir it and mix it with the rest then mix everything
well. Drop the top on it and leave it to soak the liquid up for 10 or 15
minutes, maybe adding a small amount of lake water if it soaks up too much.
Most of the cause of that is that the oats were pressurized more when they were
rolled and take a bit more liquid to soak up. Try that and if it doesn't work,
mix in half a pound of regular breadcrumb with the same mix or just chuck them.also
method mix and pack bait are not the same, a method mix is made to stay out
longer and break down slower, while a pack bait is designed to break faster. i
know its confusing but once you learn its not bad at all.
a simple method mix is
1 large can of old fashiond oats,
1 can quick grits
2 cans cream corn
3/4 can of water
add whatever flavoring you want, i like a hole bottle of chilli powder.
let sit for 5-10 minutes untill sticky but not to wet. then mold it around a
weight nice and firm and let it fly.
If
I get the chance to do any fishing I am going bsck to old faithful. Seems my
different concautions ive been trying these past several months weren't
producing as well as I had in the past. Never hurts to experiment as long as
you learned a thing or two.
Simply put
1 large bin old fashion oats
1 small bin of instant grits
1 4oz container of chili powder
A splash of lake water for a little moisture.
This makes one batch about 1/3 of a 5 gallon bucket.
I tried adding cream corn and all different stuff but this simple basic recipe
has always worked best for me.
This
is my own mix based off of Richard Somerville's fantastic cracked corn method:
-one 5 gallon bucket
-1/4 of a 50lb bag of cracked corn(12.5lbs)
-two 42oz tubs of old fashioned oats
-one cup of sugar
-one gallon of boiling water(store bought spring water as it has no chemicals)
SHORT VERSION:
Mix the oats and corn. Boil the water with salt and sugar. Pour the boiling
water over the dry. Mix it up and seal the bucket.
LONG VERSION:
1.)Mix the oats and cracked corn together in the bucket and set it
aside(optionally, you can add other dry stuff to this if you want like milk
powder at a rate of 1 cup per tub of oats).
2.)Combine the salt and sugar in a pot and boil the gallon of water(optionally,
you can add flavors of your choice to the water right as it comes to a boil)
3.)Pour the boiling water in the bucket of dry ingredients. Try to pour it over
all of the oats and corn.
4.)With a big spoon mix it all up and seal the bucket. You are done! You can
use it as soon as it cools off. This mix is perfect for preparing it the night
before. You just pour, mix and go to bed.
It can get a littler wetter on the bottom and a little dry on the top but once
you mix it all up it will be perfect. If it does go dry you can add creamed
corn until it binds or you can add more milk replacer to get it stickier.
Note: this mix will make one FULL bucket of method/pack for around $10.
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