Summer Mix
A rich fishmeal and hemp boilie for warm water and hard-feeding carp, with fish oil and hydrolysate for attraction.
Recipe
Amounts for a 1000 g batch of dry mix
| Ingredient | Dose | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Dry mix | ||
| Standard fishmeal | 30 % | 300 g |
| Semolina | 20 % | 200 g |
| Full-fat soya flour | 15 % | 150 g |
| Hemp seed meal | 10 % | 100 g |
| Skimmed milk powder | 10 % | 100 g |
| Maize meal | 10 % | 100 g |
| Wheat gluten | 5 % | 50 g |
| Liquids and eggs | ||
| Whole hen egg | 9 units/kg | 522 g |
| Salmon oil | 15 ml/kg | 13.8 g |
| Fish protein hydrolysate | 10 ml/kg | 11.2 g |
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About this recipe
In summer carp feed hardest and can take a lot of bait, so this recipe puts real food value first. Standard fishmeal makes up almost a third of the dry mix, full-fat soya flour and hemp seed meal add natural oils and texture, and semolina and maize meal keep the paste workable and the cost down.
Warm water lets oils spread and carry flavour, so this is the one season to use a proper dose of fish oil: 15 ml of salmon oil per kilo of dry mix, plus fish protein hydrolysate for a strong, soluble fish signal. Skimmed milk powder adds a quick-dissolving trail that draws fish in before the oils take over.
Warm water also breaks baits down faster and brings nuisance fish, so the 5 % wheat gluten matters. Boil these baits for two to three minutes and dry them well. If small fish or crayfish strip your hookbaits, add a few per cent of egg albumen to the hookbait batch or harden them by drying longer.
Feed generously while fish are active and keep the baiting regular. Towards the end of summer, cut the oil back gradually as the nights get colder and move towards the autumn recipe.
Questions about this recipe
How many eggs does this recipe need?
About 9 medium eggs per kilo of dry mix. Add them beaten and stop when the paste no longer crumbles; the exact number depends on how much your ingredients absorb.
Can I change the ingredients?
Yes. Open the recipe in the calculator, swap or rebalance any ingredient, and the nutrition, binding and cost update straight away.
How long should I boil these boilies?
As a rule of thumb, boil 18 mm baits for about two minutes, smaller baits for less and hard hookbaits for longer. Air-dry them on a rack before freezing.
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