Boilies....Big Bait for Big Carp

Boilies are commercially
produced flavored baits.

As many of you know, I haven't written a whole lot about fishing with boilies
for carp. Rest assured, I do use them on occasion, but maybe I should be using them more!

Last fall I won a photo contest sponsored by CAG.  I won about 40 lbs. of Carp Maxx boilies in a coconut flavor (20 mm size).  I had them sitting in my basement and decided to pack some in my bag. Two days ago I was out fishing and getting nothing on the 'ole reliable maize/ plastic corn bait.  Good size fish were occasionally jumping so I knew they were in the area I was fishing.  Why not try a boilie?  I baited up in front of me with a few spoonfuls of a maize/cut up boilie mix and proceeded to bait up my hair.  Since the boilies were large, I decided to cut them in half and add a piece of maize to the combo.  That's a rather large bait, but no problem with fish over 15 lbs. The results speak for themselves.  In two hours, I caught carp of 16, 18, 21 and 23 lbs. all on the boilie combo.  The maize/plastic corn combo, fished on another outfit, did not even get a hit. I was sold.

I has good success
with a combo bait of
half a boilie and a 
kernel of maize

Many experienced fishermen will tell you that boilies are a bait made for big carp. While 15 mm seems like the average size most anglers use, some of the big carp hunters will go with a 20 or even 24 mm size.

Boiles can be purchased online in most carp fishing stores like Big Carp Tackle or Carp Maxx (found on Facebook). If you are looking for a big fish, boilies are certainly a good option.

Here's the proof that boilies work.  They are big baits made for
big carp!