Feed boilies: recipe and 10 kg shopping list
Feed boilies go in by the kilo, so price and breakdown matter more than toughness. This recipe keeps the base cheap, leaves out gluten so the baits wash out within days, and lists exactly what to buy for 10 kg of dry mix.
Shopping list for 10 kg
Feed Mix: dose per kilo of dry mix, weight for a 1 kg test batch and the amount to buy for 10 kg.
| Ingredient | Dose | Weight | For 10 kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry mix | |||
| Semolina | 25 % | 250 g | 2.5 kg |
| Maize meal | 25 % | 250 g | 2.5 kg |
| Ground fish-feed pellets | 15 % | 150 g | 1.5 kg |
| Breadcrumbs | 15 % | 150 g | 1.5 kg |
| Full-fat soya flour | 10 % | 100 g | 1 kg |
| Brewer's yeast | 5 % | 50 g | 500 g |
| Sweet whey powder | 5 % | 50 g | 500 g |
| Liquids and eggs | |||
| Whole hen egg | 8 units/kg | 464 g | 80 units |
| Corn steep liquor (CSL) | 20 ml/kg | 24 g | 200 ml |
Eggs and liquids are dosed per kilo of dry mix, so they scale with it. Mix the paste in 2 kg lots and it stays manageable.
Feed boilie or hookbait?
A hookbait has to survive hours on the rig and the attention of nuisance fish. A feed boilie only has to reach the bottom in one piece, attract, and then disappear. That changes the recipe in three ways: less binder, more soluble and leaky ingredients, and a cheaper base.
| Measure | Feed Mix | Basic Fishmeal Mix |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 15% | 29.4% |
| Binding | 4.8 / 10 | 5.6 / 10 |
| Leakage | 4.9 / 10 | 4.6 / 10 |
| Digestibility | 7.5 / 10 | 7.9 / 10 |
| Cost / kg | — | — |
Scores run from 0 to 10 and are estimated from the ingredient data.
Rolling 10 kg in one session
Mix the dry ingredients for the whole 10 kg first, ideally in a large tub, so every batch of paste tastes the same. Then work in 2 kg lots: beat the eggs and liquids for one lot, add the dry mix gradually and knead until the paste is smooth and no longer sticks to your hands.
A rolling table and a paste gun are what make 10 kg realistic in an afternoon. Roll sausages, cut them on the table, and boil in small batches so the water stays at a rolling boil. Without gluten the centre stays soft, so a short boil is enough.
Air-dry the baits on racks or in breathable bags for one to two days, turning them twice a day. Use what you need within a week and freeze the rest flat in portion bags. Feed boilies left to go rock hard lose much of their point.
To make the mix cheaper still, raise the maize meal and semolina and lower the pellets. To make it work harder in cold water, swap some semolina for more soluble ingredients and keep the boil short. Open it in the calculator to see what each change does to nutrition and cost.
Feed boilie questions
Do feed boilies need to be boiled?
Yes, but briefly. A short boil sets the skin so the baits survive the throwing stick or spod and do not turn to mush in the bag. Boil them for less time than hookbaits; the softer centre is what makes them break down on the lake bed.
How cheap can a boilie be before it stops working?
Carp eat cheap baits happily as long as they smell of food and break down. The risk with very cheap mixes is a base of plain flour with nothing to digest or leak. Keep some real food in the mix, such as fishmeal or pellets, milk powder and yeast, and check the protein figure in the calculator.
How many feed boilies should I use?
It depends on the water, the season and how many fish are present. Many anglers start with one to two kilos per rod per day in summer and much less in winter, then adjust to how quickly the bait is eaten.
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