The Secret Weapon?

Here is one of my 14 mm
homemade boiles that
I tried for the first  time
yesterday.

 I spent a lot of time this winter experimenting making boilies. I saw the
potential in boilies last spring when I used some commercially prepared ones.  I had great success with those, catching several fish over 30 lbs. along with many 20's.  So, this winter I bought much of the equipment (sausage gun, rolling table along with supermarket ingredients) needed to make these. I came up with three different boiles (color and scent different) that I thought would have some potential.  It's always been my mission to try to come up with a carp bait that no one has, one that will REALLY catch carp.  I think I have found it. 

I tried one of my creations yesterday for the first time. One outfit was set up with the boilie while the other had a maize/pop-up combo bait.  To make a long story short, the boilie accounted for two carp while the corn got me one lone fish.  I know this isn't a big sample, but I can see the potential here.

Boilies are generally regarded as "big fish" baits. Hopefully, my creations will deliver at least a couple of thirties for me this year.  Stay tuned! 

Here's the proof that the boiile worked.
I actually used a combo bait of a boilie 
and a single kernel of maize on the 
hair rig.

Photo of the Day...."Spring is in the Air"

 

A nice mirror comes ashore on this beautiful
March day. Carp have become more and more
active in this warming weather. 

Starting

Here's a good size carp in the net.
I landed three of them today in
the 10 to 20 lb. range. Let the new
season begin!

 It took one warm and windy day to kickstart the 2022 carp fishing season. We've had a couple of false starts this winter,  but looking at the weather and the disappearing ice, I think it's safe to say that the 2022 carp fishing season is underway.

I got out today in some ice free water. It didn't take long before I had a good size carp on the bank.  I proceeded to land two more fish.  They were all decent today, commons in the 10 to 20 lb. range.  I put out two rods.  One had my old favorite of a kernel of maize and a white artificial pop-up on the hair rig.  The other outfit had one of my 14mm, homemade strawberry boiles along with a kernel of maize.  I wish I could say I got them on the boilie, but all three fish came on the maize/pop-up combo. I did have one bang on the  boilie that I assume was a carp.

With at or above normal temperatures coming most of this week, the fishing should continue to get better and better.  Many places are partially iced over at this point, but I think it will be all gone within the next few days, opening up even more water.

Note that here in RI you can not fish for carp in places that are stocked with trout. All other waters are open. You also need a new, 2022 RI freshwater fishing license if you are fishing in March. Massachusetts has no closed waters, but you will need an up-to-date freshwater license to fish for carp.