Boilie ingredients: Marine meal and extract
Ingredients in the library: 4 · Non-fish marine meals and dry extracts
How to use them in boilies
This group covers marine meals that are not fish: krill, squid, shrimp and green-lipped mussel. They are the strongest natural attractors you can put in a boilie. Krill and shrimp add a sweet, salty shellfish taste and natural colour; squid meal is very rich in protein; green-lipped mussel powder is used in small amounts for its feeding triggers rather than its bulk.
Because they are powerful and expensive, marine meals usually work as boosters: around 5 to 10 % of the dry mix for krill or shrimp, less for squid and only a few percent for mussel powder. They pair naturally with fishmeal and with fish or shellfish liquids. Many anglers keep a little krill in the mix all year, because it stays effective when the water cools and carp feed less.
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Questions and answers
Marine meal and extract: how much goes into a boilie mix?
Typical doses in the library run from 3 to 7.5 % of the dry mix. Each ingredient page lists its own minimum, typical and maximum dose.
Marine meal and extract: which one has the most protein?
Squid meal has the most, at 75 % protein. The cards above compare protein, fat, binding and attraction.
Can I build my own recipe with these ingredients?
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