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In reply to Post #16
Rod wrote many years ago. If you're tempted to come downstairs for breakfast by the smell of Bacon and Eggs, you're not going to stick around when given toast. I know that's not the exact quote, but basically the same meaning..
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In reply to Post #16
That's what it's all about 
Some flavour/hydro stuff to attract them to the bait, and some good taste and texture to keep them chomping away.
So many baits areally high flavoured bland balls of bland stuff. Much better to have your bait stand out with some taste.
Garlic, curry, chilli, paprika, fenugreek, marmite, and whatever else takes your fancy.
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I think the taste of your bait is the most important aspect of it. Do you eat food you don't like the taste of, do pig farmers use plain pelleted feed or feeds that have added taste. Do dogs prefer treats with added taste enhancers.
If carp like the taste of one bait more than others which ones are they going to eat more of?
Oh and for the record I don't consider liquid flavours great at adding taste, the best ones add short term attraction, but they are gone too quickly to add much taste. There are much better ingredients available to add or improve taste.
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In reply to Post #14
Agree mate.
The waters Fanny Rougharse talks about have seen every synthetic potion going, sad realy that anglers have to resort to stronger and stronger potions just to outfish the man next door.
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In reply to Post #13
I'd agree that very low level flavour and natural attraction is better on a water that you visit regularly and can keep some bait going in.
For one off or occasional visits then you can do better with a bit of additional pulling power.
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In reply to Post #9
It doesnt work on every water, less is more on some waters.
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In reply to Post #11
Use this site: https://imgbb.com/
Follow these instructions: post #1184
https://www.carpforum.co.uk/Shared/Messages.asp?TopicID=145162
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In reply to Post #10
Love to know how to put pictures on here
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A little glug to freshen up some hook baits.
24 x 20 dumbells, 20mm, and 16 x 14 dumbells.
Monster crab and sriracha chilli sauce.
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Some new bits to add to my bait.
The paprika will go into feedbait and hookers along with the usual garlic etc.
The chilli sauce is interesting.
I saw this Sriracha brand mentioned by Danny Fairbrass in a korda video and he was using it to glug his hook baits. I though it would have been scary hot but surprised to find its just hot. It also has a slight garlicky taste and it isn't too "dangerously hot" and have added a bit to roast chicken, and sardines on toast.
I may add some of the sauce to the wet mix. And slightly thinned down with some fish sauce should make it a good glug.
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In reply to Post #6
John Baker flavours and base mixes.... You really can't go wrong with the stuff unless you use too much.... 
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In reply to Post #6
The flavours don't matter too much, it could be this one or that one.
They are just an initial point of attraction. After a while and as the water starts to penetrate (solubles and texture help here) the actual smell of the food ingredients and additives will start to leak out.
With them will be the "taste" of the bait...
but carp can't taste it unless they eat it...
Ahh, but they can... they can taste the water that is being spread from around the feed by undertow, so their gustatory responses will be twitching by the time they come and find the bait.
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In reply to Post #5
Also my favourite combination. Monster crab and maple. I’m fishing a silty lake at the moment so I decided to put low levels of peach and bunspice in my mix to hopefully cut through the smell of silt. So far good results..
Othervise I also prefer non chemical flavours.
I like your thinking about natural boilies. 👍🙂
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In reply to Post #1
I have just done 2 x 12 egg mixes.
The usual garlic powder, black pepper powder, a bit of fenugreek, a good lump of shrimp paste that was squashed down into the eggs with a fork, a tablespoon of shrimp hydro powder, a bit of fish hydro, and then some monster crab and maple+ flavours at low levels.
Nice baits and had a couple of fish on them.
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I've moved away from "flavours" in favour of natural taste. Over recent months I've reverted back to toasted sesame oil/fenugreek on a meaty/liver bait and it's served me well, seems to add a different dimension to the bait that the carp seem to approve of.
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