What smells are carp attracted to?

The amino acids that smell attractive to the carp are released by naturally occurring food items around the aquatic world. Snails, bloodworm and the huge range of other tiny invertebrates that the carp may feed upon will all release free amino acids and smells into the water column as they go about their lives.
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What is the best attractant for carp?

Krill powder and liquids are superb for giving the carp what it needs, and I would add to that list coconut meal, liver liquids/powders, yeast extracts and soluble fish proteins, to name just a few. I believe that these attractors are great supplements and can be used in all your baiting applications.
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What Flavours do carp like best?

Except for sweet flavours, carp like flavours like shrimp, crab and fishmeal. Those flavours are frequently used in boilies. In addition to the above, carp can be caught using boilies with exotic flavours like cinnamon and mint. But the flavour is not the only thing that will attract carp.
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What are carp fish attracted to?

They favor insects, aquatic worms, crustaceans, and mollusks, but also consume algae and other plant matter. Due to this diverse diet, a variety of carp baits trip their triggers, from natural offerings to homemade doughbaits and mass-produced softbaits, dips, boilies, and such.
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How do you attract common carp?

Canned corn or dough balls are two of the best baits to use for carp, but always check your state fishing regulations to make sure that these baits and methods are permitted. Once you have your tackle and bait, you just need to find the right spots to catch carp.
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Do carp like honey?

2 Clear runny honey

Also try Fructose – a perfect hookbait soak which carp just love.
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What triggers carp to feed?

“Carp as a species are classed as diurnal feeders in that daylight hours trigger them to feed, mainly dawn and dusk. However, if you apply some angling pressure to them this goes all over the place and they will feed at any time, even in the night.
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Do carp like garlic?

Garlic is quickly becoming recognised as a proven fish attractor and flavour – carp simply love it. Our premium garlic CSL compliments a huge variety of baits and is perfect for use all year round and seems to have extra pulling power in cold or coloured water.
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Do carp have sense of smell?

“The carp's sense of smell is highly sensitive, far more so than humans and allows it to detect low levels of chemicals given o by natural prey such as bloodworm, snails or other crustaceans. They are also able to distinguish between sweet, savoury and salty substances.
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Do carp like chocolate?

The neat trick which carp cant resist…

Mark calls the method: The Chocolate Bread Stick. The tactic has been devastating on cold clear carp waters so far this year. Here's how to try it for yourself….. The White Chocolate Breadstick — Carp love it….
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Do carp like lemon?

Lemons, limes, grapefruits, oranges and tangerines contain many nutrients that enhance the effects of vitamin C including other potent antioxidants such as the group known as vitamin P or flavanoids, including: diosmetin, diosmin, hesperidin, naringin, narirutin, neohesperidin, nobiletin, quercetin, rutin and the ...
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Does garlic attract fish?

Garlic: This is another one that has anecdotal evidence that it attracts fish or at the very least neutralizes odors that can repel fish. I guess it is worth a try if you happen to have some garlic around on your boat. It might be a good way to get the smell of sun screen or bug spray off of your hands.
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Do carp like marshmallows?

Carp love gelatinous materials like JellO and collagen. I'm sure they would like marshmallows. You could fish a marshmallow at the surface using a light-weight hook or under the water by increasing the hook size.
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Do carp Like peanut butter?

First of all, peanut butter is a protein powerhouse. It's also flavourful, which won't go unnoticed by a hungry carp. What we like the most about this bait is that the moment you soak the butter ball in the lake, it will diffuse the attractants in an instant.
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Do carp like chilli?

Chilli can be used in any type of fishing bait. In groundbaits, boilie mixes, stick mixes, particle mixes, or spod mixes. My favourite use is adding chilli to luncheon meat, barbel and carp really love that spicy meat taste. Chilli is a great fish attractor, that works equally well in winter as in the summer.
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Do carp like cheese?

Do Carp Like Cheese? Cheese is a popular bait choice for carp fisherman mainly due to its strong scent, and its ability to be molded around a hook in a “cheese ball” or “bait ball”.
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Do carp like salt?

As well as having the desired effect of hardening your hook-baits, salt is also very attractive to carp.
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Do carp like sweet things?

Carp love corn, and in these modern times, you can even buy fake soft plastic corn and flavoured corn to bait your hook with. Sweetcorn is not only good at visually attracting carp the sugar and salt added to tinned sweetcorn are both excellent at attracting carp.
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Do carp like banana Flavour?

Banana is highly effective for carp and is recommended for use all year round in paste or boilie recipes.
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Do carp like Ginger?

Ginger A really overlooked spice with a lovely underlying citrus note that can be added to most baits and yet works really well with citrus flavours or essential oils to give a nice taste profile. Ginger is a big fish attractant!
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Does carp like condensed milk?

CONDENSED MILK

This is a feed that big carp simply can't resist, that comes into its own as it gets colder.
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Is soy sauce good for fishing?

This also explains why some MSG-rich food item such as cheese and soy sauce are good fish attractants. Simply blend this with your salt or dissolve it in the brine while preserving your bait. Same as vegetable stock, soy sauce contains salt, MSG and yeast which attracts fish.
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What is a carps Favourite bait?

You can catch carp on almost all edible food products. However, the most popular carp baits are boilies, pellets, corn and maggots.
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What time of day are carp most active?

Traditionally the best times of the day to catch carp are early morning, early evening or at night though they can be caught at anytime throughout the day. They feed more aggressively under cover of darkness and so dawn and dusk tend to be the most successful times.
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