hi guys ile be starting to fish a fairly big pit that is absolutly rammed full of crays soon....was looking at the make your own facilitytbh and was just after some advise regarding a bait that the crays wont find so attractive but that the carp will instantly like in the short term and long term is nutritionally good for them
im thinking to do away with fishmeals altogether as im told the crays home in on it?
was thinking something like the winter bait with mixed milk proteins and birds would be ok althoughtit says its a soft naitg ile be looking for rock hard hookbaits
would the protein birdfood be ok?
what sort of flavours and addatives would you add to make it attractive to the carp but not the crays lol
is it true they arnt fussed on citrus flavours?
any help would be pukka
cheers
tbh im thinking protein birdffod base with cream stim peach flavouring and black pepper oil?or tangerine oil?

Hello mate,

The crays will be attracted to any bait you use, so I would say use a bait that's as nutritionally beneficial for the carp as possible - that way you'll have an instant and long term bait.

Our consultant, Vodka Tel fished on a lake that was crawling with the little B*&^ards, and he found that using a shed load of bait worked well, or air drying your bait until granite hard, then glugging in our fish goo did the trick for him.

So, I'd definitely recommend using a fish meal bait, just make sure it's rock hard before you use it. No problem with the birdfood recipe you suggested, but I think you'd catch more on a fishmeal.

Hope this helps!

Cheers, Steve.

cheers steve mate ile have agood look into the fishmeal mixes you do then pal
much appredciated fella

Hi Mate,
The lake i'm fishing on is rammed with the crays.
Shrink wrap your baits, double wrap them, prick them and leave them in a bait soak.

Carp r us sell a real good shrink wrapping.
Also pile in the particle and keep the crays munching.

To be fair i'm not finding them a huge problem if i shrink the baits.
I also fish plastics soaked in the bait soak, popped up off the bottom.