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I haven’t rolled any bait by hand for about ten years now but the last times I did it was in very large quantities. We used to use a cement mixer to mix the eggs, liguids, base mix etc. We never used to crack the eggs and to save time just used to chuck the eggs in whole....the carp didn’t seem to mind either!
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In reply to Post #50
pah, what does he know   
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In reply to Post #49
I remember Lee Jackson saying this see Post#12
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In reply to Post #48
crunch factor
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In reply to Post #47
Often over looked is sound. When one carp starts chewing crunchy food the other fish near it can hear them and I believe it can trigger the other fish to come and see what it is eating to get in on the food source
Having said that egg shells wrecked my rolling tables so I don't add them now just a bit of kelp meal which is not quite a crunchy but also doesn't score my rolling tables up.
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In reply to Post #46
crunch signals, i think the larger parts when being eaten add to the sound signals
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In reply to Post #45
I did try that, but found that they would pass through both my dog and the carp as just broken shell, so the only nutrition gained was from the surface. Compared to ground, even if it is just surface nutrition, then they get more from it.
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In reply to Post #44
dont grind the shells up
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In reply to Post #1
I used to crack the eggs into the bowl, then stick the shells through a coffee grinder and add them to the bowl with any flavours.
I can't say it improved the bait any as I caught on baits both with and without eggshell.
The white flecks on the skin looked good😆😅
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In reply to Post #42
indeed mate,
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In reply to Post #40
Yes about 74% water I believe Joss
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In reply to Post #37
id suspect that you defo get more liquid in due to the eggs being made up of a high percentage of water.
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In reply to Post #38
That’s actually a very interesting point I’d never considered about powdered eggs. I guess as long as the liquids have a better profile than fresh eggs then that could be an interesting edge.
I wonder if the big companies do a similar thing with their pop ups. I’ve noticed that if you compare a home made CC Moores or Mainline pop up using their pop up mixes with a shop bought from the same company, the homemade is never as hard, despite adding additional hardeners.
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In reply to Post #37
I rehydrate it, by mixing the egg powder with liquids / attractors and liquidising so it ends up just like liquidised eggs.
I always use bottled water as tap water is horrible.
I do it all by weight so every mix comes out exactly the same, then i have the confidence to chuck it in the rolling machine and know it wont go horribly wrong. I use an 8 Kilo gun and auto cutter so i often just leave it to churn through, machines are more sensitive than tables so the consistency is important to me.
And yes Tom you can get more liquid attractors in the mix
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