10-27-2014, 09:43 PM
[#0000FF]Utah carp are not snobs. They don't need exotic recipes for gourmet dough balls. Heck, a lot of guys catch more carp than they really want to on the worms they are using for other species. I catch a lot of them on jigs and others do well with flies.
As a generality, carp are more vegetarian than meat eaters. But they will eat just about anything from water weeds to minnows. However, you will often do better offering them something on the vegan side.
Plain old homemade doughballs will work. Mix flour and water to create a firm dough...and pinch off pieces to roll in a ball and put on the hook. After that you can add different things to the dough...like cheese, vanilla, garlic, anise (licorice), strawberry flavoring, etc.
You can also make dough out of prepared mixes...like Bisquick, pancake and waffle mix, etc. These mixes usually have other things to make them rise or produce bubbles...and some of that is attractive to carp. Just don't let them push you into serving up the pancakes with butter and syrup.
One bait I learned as a youngster was to chew up some saltine crackers into a firm dough. Other folks blend different dry cereals into a powder and moisten it with anything from milk to Kool-aid.
Corn is a proven bait in most states. Not Utah. Can't even be caught with it on non-trout waters. Very progressive for the 18th century.
A sometimes suitable substitute is frozen green peas. Thaw them and put a couple on a size 6 bait hook...on the bottom or under a bobber. Carp eat a lot of "green stuff" naturally so peas are usually accepted. I hate peas...but that is another issue.
Also, if you go online and put "carp baits" in your search engine you will find enough recipes to keep you busy until all the carp are gone from Utah Lake.
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As a generality, carp are more vegetarian than meat eaters. But they will eat just about anything from water weeds to minnows. However, you will often do better offering them something on the vegan side.
Plain old homemade doughballs will work. Mix flour and water to create a firm dough...and pinch off pieces to roll in a ball and put on the hook. After that you can add different things to the dough...like cheese, vanilla, garlic, anise (licorice), strawberry flavoring, etc.
You can also make dough out of prepared mixes...like Bisquick, pancake and waffle mix, etc. These mixes usually have other things to make them rise or produce bubbles...and some of that is attractive to carp. Just don't let them push you into serving up the pancakes with butter and syrup.
One bait I learned as a youngster was to chew up some saltine crackers into a firm dough. Other folks blend different dry cereals into a powder and moisten it with anything from milk to Kool-aid.
Corn is a proven bait in most states. Not Utah. Can't even be caught with it on non-trout waters. Very progressive for the 18th century.
A sometimes suitable substitute is frozen green peas. Thaw them and put a couple on a size 6 bait hook...on the bottom or under a bobber. Carp eat a lot of "green stuff" naturally so peas are usually accepted. I hate peas...but that is another issue.
Also, if you go online and put "carp baits" in your search engine you will find enough recipes to keep you busy until all the carp are gone from Utah Lake.
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