Blog about multi species fishing and many more
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you want to have fishing rods without damage and scratch, it is necessary to buy sleeves for fishing rods. It has already happened to many anglers that when he cast, the blank of the fishing rod broke off somewhere (most often from the middle towards the tip of the fishing rod). Although the cast …
Reading Time: 10 minutesStep 1 – Separate egg yolks from egg whites For this step it is necessary to have: For pop up boilies I will only use egg white mainly for better buoyancy and hardness of pop up boilies. Of course you can even use an whole egg like I did myself in a previous blog post (click on link). …
Reading Time: 5 minutesBriefly about lupine beans Lupin or lupini beans are the yellow legume seeds of the genus Lupinus. They are traditionally eaten as a pickled snack food, primarily in the Mediterranean basin (L. albus), Latin America (L. mutabilis) and North Africa (L. angustifolius). The bitter variety of the beans are high in alkaloids and are extremely bitter unless rinsed methodically. Some varieties are referred to as “sweet lupins” …
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn one of the previous blog post I described how I mix groundbait for fishing. This time I tested the home made groundbait mix on the lake and was successful at fishing with it. Maybe someone will expect big carps, but I was more than happy with the fishing results. I caught 4 different types …
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy opinion is that the most important piece of fishing equipment is the monofilament. You can have the best baits, boilie, rods, reels, rod pod, bait alarm,… but if we do not change the monofilament regularly there is a high probability that you will lose fish more often. Why? Monofilament is exposed to sunlight, other …
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhich mix to use to attract fish, bought or mixed at home? A question to which there is essentially no answer. Probably many people will think that the easiest way to buy a ready-made mix of proven companies and just mix it up when we go fishing. I partly agree, as companies test mixes on …
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe necessary equipment for carp fishing is definitely a landing net. Without landing net, I basically don’t go carp fishing at all. On the last fishing trip, the plastic on the landing net broke exactly where the net holder is, so it is necessary to buy a new one. I always have two landing nets …
Reading Time: 5 minutesMaple peas (also known as carlin peas, brown peas, pigeon peas) were very popular as a fishing bait in the 70s and 80s of the last century. Then their use decreased and most anglers started using other modern carp fishing baits. Maple peas are now widely used as food for racing pigeons. It is also …
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis time I went fishing on a commercial lake. Fishing matches are also common on this lake, so there are plenty of fish in this lake. Because there are many smaller carp in the lake, it is so much harder to catch carp over 4 pounds. The 4 pound carp really isn’t big, but on …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDon’t throw away the water in which you have boiled boilie In the water in which we boiled the boilies there are a few traces and flavours of the ingredients from which the boilies are made. Most anglers use different types of seeds (corn/maize, hemp, tiger nuts, wheat, barley, buckwheat, chickpeas, lentils, bird seed mix …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe river is waiting for me 😎 Spring came, and so did all the fish from the deep pools of the river, where they survived the winter (at least most fish). The water level of the river was excellent and I could already start fly fishing. So let’s try to catch chub on a freshly …
Reading Time: 5 minutesMaking the boilie paste What we need to make boilies (click on the ingredient to buy – ebay): ✔ Boilie base mix ✔ 3 eggs or whole egg powder ✔ 2 tablespoons of powdered ginger ✔ 4 – 5 tablespoons of ground black pepper ✔ 3dcl Liquid CSL ✔ Oil (hemp oil, olive oil, ..) …
Reading Time: 3 minutesin this post I write how I prepare my base mix for boilies and recipe. I always mix boilie base mix at least one week (usually one month) before making boilies. I do this to give the mix a special scent from all the ingredients. But of course this is not absolutely necessary and you …
Reading Time: 4 minutesYou probably know that terrible feeling in your fingers (especially in winter) when trying to crush 15 or more boilies for pva bags or mesh, spod mix, groundbait mix and more. There are quite a variety of fishing tackle available for crushing boilies and other baits (nuts, cooked partickle, …). After comparing between different crushers, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs usual, when I get to the fishing swim, I first mix the groundbait (meanwhile, the groundbait is slowly moisturizing) and then throw in a fishing spot small amount of bait (corn, boilie, pellet,…) with a spod, fishing catapult or throwing stick. In the meantime, when I am assembling a fishing rod, rigs, bait, rig …
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhich carp rig to choose? A huge variety of carp fishing rigs are used today. They differ in complexity, the time of year, bait presentation, usability on different types of bottoms, and so on. I have tied a lot of different carp rigs already and I use some of them on almost every fishing trip …