Boilie ingredients: Fishmeal
Ingredients in the library: 4 · Meals produced primarily from fish
How to use them in boilies
Fishmeal is the classic base of a high-protein boilie. Grades differ more than the label suggests: low-temperature meals are dried gently, keep more digestible protein and taste fresher; standard meals are cheaper and stronger smelling; predigested meals are partly broken down, so they release amino acids into the water quickly. Ground fish feed pellets are the budget way to add fish flavour to a feed mix.
In a fishmeal base, 20 to 30 % of the dry mix is typical and summer mixes can go higher. Fishmeal brings oil and salt, so at high levels the paste turns short and the baits can dry rock hard. Balance it with semolina, milk powder or a little wheat gluten for binding. Fishmeal shines in warm water, when carp digest protein efficiently; in cold water cut it back and lean on more soluble ingredients.
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Questions and answers
Fishmeal: how much goes into a boilie mix?
Typical doses in the library run from 7.5 to 25 % of the dry mix. Each ingredient page lists its own minimum, typical and maximum dose.
Fishmeal: which one has the most protein?
Predigested fishmeal has the most, at 73 % protein. The cards above compare protein, fat, binding and attraction.
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