Make roach bait from dough. How to make catchy bait from fishing dough

The dough is a fairly catchy bait, especially when fishing in cold water.

Naturally, it does not always work, and more often the fish prefer animal baits, such as worms, maggots and bloodworms, but it also happens that the dough is more catchy, because a lot depends on the preferences of the fish in a particular reservoir.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the test as a nozzle? What are the dough recipes, and what kind of fish is caught on the dough?

Advantages and disadvantages of dough as bait

1. In the water, around the dough, turbidity forms, which is noticeable to the fish visually and by smell.
2. You can change the size of the dough on the hook, adjusting it to the size of the fish.
3. You can easily add various flavors, and test one or another smell and taste of the dough.
4. Cooking dough is faster than digging up worms, and cheaper than buying bloodworms or maggots.
5. Dyes can be added to the dough, which can positively affect the bite, or negatively)
6. The dough can fly off the hook when casting, and it is also quickly knocked down by small fish. In this case, you need to make a thicker dough.
7. In hot weather, the dough spoils quickly, and it lasts only a couple of hours.

Types of dough depending on the method of preparation

According to the method of preparation, fish dough is divided into three types:

• Raw dough - kneaded on water.
• Boiled - ready-made balls are boiled, they become more buoyant and rigid.
• Steamed in a water bath - well kept on the hook.

The recipe for flour dough is the easiest in terms of preparation. Suitable for wheat flour, rye and corn flour. Just take the flour, add water little by little, gradually mix.

You can also add egg yolk to the dough, which will make it more sticky and odorous.

The consistency should be quite thick so that the dough does not fly off the hook during the cast. We advise you to take a hundred more fishing trips and a little flour, in which case add more flour to the dough, making it thicker.

To give the dough a better smell, you can add various flavors and flavors, for example the following:

• vanilla;
• garlic;
• dill;
• cinnamon;
• makuhu;
• valerian;
• anise drops;
• sunflower oil.

The secret dough recipe that is hard to knock down

In order for the dough to sit firmly on the hook, and the little thing could not knock it down, you need to add a little cotton wool. Cotton wool, as it were, reinforces our dough with its cotton fibers, making it stronger and less soluble.

Another option for a strong dough is to prepare balls and simply dip them in boiling water for 10 seconds. The surface of the balls will get stronger, and they will hold better on the hook.

As you know, sunflower cake, or ground seeds, are very popular with fish such as crucian carp, carp, roach, bream, and this should be used by adding ground cake to the dough.

The dough should be thick, and adjust the amount of ground cake experimentally. Cake add directly on fishing.

Good analogues of this recipe are the addition of unrefined sunflower oil or anise oil, which also have an attractive aroma for fish. But you need to add a minimum, since too strong a flavor can simply scare away the fish.

You can also try kneading the dough not usually with water, but with juice from canned corn.

Garlic fishing dough recipe

Garlic juice or finely crushed garlic is added to the usual dough. Such a smell attracts large fish, such as mature bream and large crucian carp, but small fish do not like it, apparently in fish, like people, taste preferences change with age.

Potato is suitable for catching carp and crucian carp, but in its usual form it is not used, as it does not hold well on the hook, therefore it is added to the dough for viscosity. Add crushed boiled potatoes to a thick dough in a ratio of 1:3, where most of the dough is, or experiment yourself.

Semolina dough with potatoes

This is a stickier version of the previous recipe. Dry mix wheat flour and semolina, mix with water, wait 10 minutes, and add boiled potatoes. Prepare the balls on the hook already on the fishing itself. If the dough is too liquid, add flour.

Semolina dough (semolina babbler for fishing)

Semolina dough is the most common in the everyday life of fishermen, and most likely deservedly so, for its good catchability for crucian carp.

There are two recipes for semolina mash: hot and cold.

Hot cooking semolina dough, recipe

1. Add four parts of water to two parts of semolina.
2. Heat up and bring to a boil while stirring
3. Cook for about 30 seconds over very low heat.
4. Remove from fire and cool.
5. Optionally, you can add dry semolina and flavorings:
6. vegetable oil, anise, vanilla, honey.

Cold preparation of semolina dough

Place the semolina in a bag and under running water, knead the bag until the semolina sticks together in it. Add flavorings to the dough to taste, as in the previous recipe. Semolina dough should be stored in a plastic bag.

To increase ease of use, a large syringe is taken, the piston is removed, stuffed with semolina, the piston is put back in place, and the syringe nose is cut off. Semolina is squeezed out (wound) on a hook.

For fishing test, hooks with a short forearm, with numbers 4,5,6, are better suited.

Cooking semolina for fishing

What kind of fish is caught on the dough

• crucian carp;
• carp;
• roach;
• rudd;
• top water;
• scavenger;
• white bream;
• tench;

How to hook the dough

Fit so that the sting is closed. The dough is squeezed out of the syringe and wrapped several times around the sting and forearm of the hook.

Properly made and impaled, the dough holds well on the hook and can withstand several bites from fish.

Very often a sandwich of several nozzles makes bites more frequent.

You can add maggot and bloodworm to the dough. The larva is baited first, the dough is second, closing the sting.

An effective technique for catching neat fish, in particular large bream.

How and when is it better to catch on the dough

You can try fishing on the dough at any time of the year, but it shows best in the off-season in cold water, when peaceful fish are on the shallows.

It has also been observed that crucian carp prefer vegetable baits in summer, including dough.

When fishing on a float, a place is fed, and the bait is thrown along with the bait. The fish can be located both on the bait spot itself and at the edge, so you need to feed locally and watch where it bites more often.

With this technique of fishing, you will have to do recasts very often, about twice a minute.

For fishing on the dough, it is best to use equipment with several sinkers, which are distributed along the line.

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Vegetable baits are widely used for catching white fish. Fishing dough is one of the favorite baits of anglers because it is easy to prepare and bites well.

Pros and cons of using dough as a nozzle

Using the test as a nozzle has the following advantages:

• fish is well caught on it;
• it can be cooked right on the fishing trip;
• there are many possibilities to prepare the dough with the addition of all kinds of ingredients that increase its catchability;
• it is always possible to make a nozzle of the required shape and required size.

At the same time, fishing with test baits has the following disadvantages:

• nozzles made from raw dough do not always hold firmly on the hook;
• ready-made dough is not always well preserved in fishing.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Important! There are ways to save dough that is not used on a fishing trip. One of them is that the dough is frozen in the freezer of the refrigerator - so it can be stored for an arbitrarily long time. The second method involves the manufacture of thin dried pieces that can be used both as a component of the bait mixture and as bait for the feeder.

Types of dough according to the method of preparation

There are the following types of test:

1. Thick. This dough is prepared with the addition of a small amount of water. It turns out dense, like plasticine and practically does not stick to the fingers. From the thick dough, you can sculpt balls of any size.
2. Viscous. More water is added to such a dough. The dough sticks to your hands so strongly that it is impossible to make anything out of it. The viscous dough is placed in a container and wound around the forearm of the hook with a stick, as is done with semolina-talker.
3. Reinforced. This type of dough is obtained by rolling out the finished thick dough into a cake and then evenly introducing cotton fibers into it. Reinforced dough is securely held on the hook and does not fall off even when performing power casts.
4. Boiled. Having welded dough balls, boilies known to many anglers are obtained.
5. Baked. The dough is baked so that its consistency becomes denser. Dough baked in the microwave becomes buoyant.

Additives

Various additives in the dough are used to change its physical properties and increase its attractiveness to fish. The most commonly used additives are:

Flavors

Flavorings give the dough flavors that attract fish. Flavors are available in powder or liquid form, as well as in aerosol cans. Dry flavoring is added to the flour before preparing the dough, liquid flavoring, respectively, to water, and you can spray the nozzle with a spray immediately before casting. Vanilla, cloves, anise, cinnamon, dill oil are used as flavors.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am a professional fisherman.

Healthy! Many fish are partial to the smell of garlic. Garlic pomace is obtained by crushing a clove of garlic in a special crusher. The resulting juice is added to the dough.

Different fish treat flavors differently. It is believed that bream is better attracted by the smell of anise, roach - the smell of dill and garlic, carp and crucian carp - sweet smells of strawberries, cherries and tutti-frutti, Vanilla is a versatile flavor.

Factions

Since the dough itself has a homogeneous structure, any additives that have a dispersed structure are considered fractions. The particles that make up the fractions must be small, otherwise the dough will fall apart. Fractions are:

• shavings from coconut;
• breadcrumbs;
• semolina;
• crushed sunflower seeds;
• dry food for aquarium fish;
• wheat bran.

Dyes

To give the dough a certain color, food coloring is used. Previously, lipstick was used for these purposes. You can add natural dyes obtained from berries, beet juice, etc.

Sugar and salt

Sugar and salt are natural attractants, which increase the attractiveness of the baits, and salt, among other things, and a preservative. But you should not overdo it with their addition - the dough should retain a pleasant taste.

How to cook

flour + water

This is the simplest dough, but you can successfully catch roach, bream, silver bream, etc.

Prepare it like this:

1. Water at room temperature is gradually added to the flour and the mixture is churned until the desired consistency is reached.
2. The dough is placed in a bag with a handful of flour, which prevents the finished product from sweating, sour and weathering.

with potatoes

Boiled potatoes are loved by carp and large crucian carp.

The following ingredients are used:

• flour;
• water;
• boiled potatoes.

Cooking recipe: boiled potatoes are pressed into the finished dough.

with garlic

Many fish are well disposed to the smell of garlic, but roach are especially fond of it. The garlic juice is kneaded into the finished dough.

With semolina

On dough with the addition of semolina, you can catch a variety of fish, but since semolina has the property of “dusting”, bleak will willingly peck at it.

Semolina is mixed with flour in a ratio of 1 to 4 and water is added.

With sunflower seeds

On the dough, which has the smell of fried seeds, all fish of the carp family, leading a peaceful lifestyle, can be caught.

Pre-roasted seeds are brought to a finely dispersed state in a blender or meat grinder and kneaded into the dough. You should not be zealous, a strong smell can scare away the expected prey, and the dough can become crumbly and unreliable on the hook.

with anise

The aroma of anise attracts bream and white bream. Anise oil is simply kneaded into the dough in moderation.

with egg

The egg is used to make hard dough. It is suitable for catching any fish in many ways, including the feeder, as it sits very securely on the hook.

Water is not used. Flour is mixed with a raw egg and beaten until a mass of the desired density is obtained.

With peas

The pea product is loved by both carp and bream. You can mix pea flour with regular flour, but it is better to knead boiled crushed peas into the dough.

With bran

Bran itself is not a nutritional ingredient, but it can cause the dough to "dust" if it is properly ground beforehand.

With sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is a natural flavor, provided it is unrefined. Peaceful fish of the carp family respond to the smell of oil. There shouldn't be too much oil.

How to get gluten from dough

Gluten is the basis that has an attractive effect on fish. If desired, you can get gluten in its pure form. For this purpose, the dough is washed under running water, soaked, squeezed and the loose substance is removed. After a rather long procedure “in the dry residue”, gluten is obtained, a mass that resembles chewing gum in consistency.

Methods for putting nozzles from dough on a hook

Based on the consistency of the dough, as a given condition, there are various ways to put it on the hook, namely:

• sticky dough wrapped around the shank of the hook with a stick. With such a nozzle, you can only fish with float gear, provided that power casts will not be performed;
• steep or reinforced put on the tip of the hook, after rolling the ball. Such a nozzle is not afraid of either feeder casts or wiring in a strong current;
• regular dough dough put on a hook in the form of a ball or stick around it completely, forming a kind of pear. Thus, they catch on float gear, on bottom equipment and on winter fishing rods;
• boiled dough boilies planted as is customary, i.e. with hair accessories.

Expert opinion

Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am a professional fisherman.

Attention! If the dough does not hold securely on the hook, it is recommended to add flour to it, which should always be with you. If this does not help, you need to knead cotton fibers into the dough.

fishing technique

The dough is caught, taking into account its physical properties, i.e. softness and resilience. That's why Don't fish for a long time with one bait. as the dough begins to fall apart and lose its nutritional properties. It makes no sense to wait a long time when biting - the fish can quickly prick on the sting of the hook and leave, so it is necessary to hook as soon as possible. If there was an idle bite and the dough partially slipped off the hook, you should not correct it - it is better to attach a fresh nozzle.

How to catch different types of fish population:

Roach

Roach is most often caught on dough with float gear and in winter on a float or with a nod. To catch roach, put a small ball of dough on the sting of the hook. Roach most often pecks actively and should be cut vigorously.

carp

The crucian likes to suck on the nozzle for a long time, so the whole hook is rolled into the dough. By the behavior of the float, you can see when the crucian finishes tasting the nozzle and decides to swallow it. At this point, you should cut.

Carp

Carp usually bite sharply without "foreplay". A piece of dough should be large, the addition of potatoes, peas and carp favorite flavors to its composition is welcome.

Rudd

The rudd behaves like a roach, but its bites cannot be confused with any others. Slightly sinking the float, the fish quickly begins to drag it to the side. At this moment, you need to cut.

Bream

Bream is a fan of slow tasting. It is better to roll the hook into the dough completely, waiting for the “snotty” to decide that the nozzle is to his liking. At the same time, a medium-sized bream pecks more briskly and it is better to use small balls of dough attached to the tip of the hook to catch it. The guster behaves in exactly the same way.

When fishing on the dough, you can use special methods with which you can change its properties. As a result of using such methods, the test may have the following properties:

1. Flowability.

   Due to the flowability of the nozzle, a dusting effect occurs that attracts fish. Flowability can be achieved by rolling the tip of the dough into ground breadcrumbs or biscuits, semolina, or a special mixture offered by the fishing trade. After entering the water, the loose fraction begins to fall off the nozzle, and a cloud appears with an attractive taste and aroma, past which the fish are not able to swim.

2. Buoyancy.

   Floating bait is in demand when fishing on a feeder, as sometimes fish are much more willing to bite on something that floats in the water column, and not on something that lies motionless at the bottom. To achieve buoyancy, a small foam ball or a piece of special foam for carp fishing is put on the hook, and only then the dough. Floating dough can be made by placing it in the microwave for a while. Bream, carp, crucian carp and white carp are successfully caught on a floating nozzle.

   Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich

   Zoologist, hydrobiologist. Graduated from Leningrad State University named after Zhdanov, Faculty of Biology and Soil. I am a professional fisherman.

   Dough for crucian carp can be safely called a universal bait that can guarantee a catch under any fishing conditions. And this statement applies not only to the warm period of the year. After all, experienced anglers who are well aware of the habits of crucian carp successfully catch this fish on baits mixed with flour in the winter, from under the ice. Regardless of the capriciousness of the fish, the vegetable bait of this direction can always be adjusted to its behavior and make crucians peck. But for this you need to master the technologies for preparing dough with different content of ingredients and be able to prepare a mixture of the consistency you need for the requirements of fishing.

   In the article, we will consider the most popular recipes for making baits from flour materials, as well as understand the types of bait, how to reliably put the bait on the hook, as well as options for storing it.

   Consider a number of significant advantages that the use of a test for catching crucian gives. After all, the angler must clearly understand the benefits of using this bait in comparison with other possible bait options. We have already mentioned the versatility of using bait, but I also want to note the simplicity of its preparation.

   The process of preparing the mixture does not require complex recipes and uses common ingredients in cooking that are not very expensive. During preparation, the bait can be endowed with a promising attractant at a given time and painted in an attractive color for fish without much difficulty. The nozzle given to the fishing area is able to quickly collect crucian carp, attracting them with the formation of cloudy spots when the plastic flour mass is dissolved. In addition, the size of the bait can be easily adjusted and the size of the expected trophy, cutting off the crucian trifle and the same trifle of other fish species by mounting a large dumpling on the hook.

   

   The disadvantages include the difficulty of securely attaching the bait to the hook, for which you need to use certain methods that require knowledge and additional accessories, as well as some of the nuances that arise when storing the bait on a fishing trip.

   Types and procedure for preparing dough for crucian carp

   The dough for crucian carp is divided into two types, differing in their consistency and plasticity. Fishermen prepare a thick product, which is distinguished by the addition of a large amount of flour and a small amount of water. The bait prepared according to this principle is brought to a plastic state similar in its properties to plasticine. These types of dough do not stick to your hands, it is enough just to form a ball of the right size from them, which will hold securely on the hook. The resulting mass is elastic, elastic in tension and is not subject to spontaneous leakage under the influence of water. For fishing, a thick nozzle can be taken even in a plastic bag, without worrying about its quick deterioration.

   The second type of dough suitable for fishing is a sticky consistency. The composition of such a product is characterized by an increased proportion of water in relation to flour. As a result of mixing, the mass has a glutinous, medium-thick appearance, capable of spontaneous leakage at a low rate. The product is put on the hook with a stick or a syringe, and stored in a volumetric container under a tight lid that prevents the mixer from drying out. For the reliability of fastening glue-like types of nozzles on the hook, peculiar devices are used that slow down the flow of the mass and its spontaneous discharge.

   

   Despite the physical properties of the mixtures, various kinds of attractants and dyes are added to them, which makes the bait attractive and contributes to a better attachment of fish to the fishing grounds.

   Popular Recipes

   We will devote this chapter to recipes that allow you to most simply, but at the same time and effectively prepare dough for crucian carp for various fishing conditions. The technologies for making plastic flour masses that are brought to the attention of the reader are very popular among carp fishing enthusiasts, and have also been tested by the multi-season practice of successful fishing. Common ingredients and the ability to independently prepare the bait both at home and right on the shore of the reservoir give all the prerequisites to learn the secrets of technologies that contribute to the high results of carp fishing.

   With semolina and garlic

   The formulation of the plastic product consists of the following ingredients:

   • Wheat flour - 1 part.
   • Semolina - 1/5 part.
   • Unrefined sunflower oil - 10-15 grams per piece of flour.
   • Water - is added to the extent necessary for the conditions of fishing, depending on the plasticity of the mass.
   • Crushed garlic - 3 small cloves per part of the flour.

   Wheat flour is mixed with semolina and poured with a small portion of water. The mass is rumpled by hands until a mixture similar to plasticine comes out. The dough is allowed to stand for 20 minutes, after which it is rolled in sunflower oil, kneading the product. The garlic cloves are crushed with a garlic press, and when preparing a large amount of bait, garlic can also be passed through a meat grinder and crushed into the resulting dough, after which the product is completely ready for use.

   mixed with milk

   • Wheat flour - 1 part.
   • Milk - 1/10 part.
   • Boiled chicken egg - 1 piece.
   • Boiled potatoes - a small tuber.

   Boiled and subsequently cooled milk is added to the flour, obtaining a plastic, but thick mass in terms of content. Fry the resulting composition in a frying pan over low heat until a dried and still elastic product comes out. We add the yolk of a boiled chicken egg to the mass, intensively squeezing and mixing the cooled mixture with our hands. The last operation will be the addition of mashed boiled potatoes to the composition of the mixture. At the output we get an elastic elastic product.

   With added sugar and vanilla

   

   This type of recipe is considered the easiest way to prepare the bait right on the shore of the reservoir. To implement it, stock up:

   • Wheat flour - 1 part.
   • Water - about 1/50 of a part.
   • Sugar sand - 5-10 grams.
   • Vanillin - a pinch or 1-2 grams.
   • Unrefined sunflower oil 10 grams.

   We begin the work by mixing and dissolving sugar and vanillin in slightly warmed water. Pour the resulting syrup into wheat flour and knead the dough until the desired consistency of the product is obtained. After settling the mass for half an hour, mix it with refined sunflower oil, getting a fragrant and non-sticky dough in its structure.

   Boiled from wheat and rye flour

   Dough for fishing for crucian carp with an eye for making boilies can be produced using the technology presented below. The prescription requires:

   • Wheat flour - 1 part.
   • Rye flour - 1 part.
   • Chicken egg - 1 piece.
   • Honey, can be artificial - 10 grams.
   • Water - 1/25 parts.
   • Sunflower oil -15 grams.

   Initially, we mix two types of flour with the addition of water until a plastic product is obtained. In the mass brought to the condition, add the yolk of a boiled chicken egg, mixing thoroughly with the dough. After mixing, put honey into the dough, kneading the composition until a homogeneous and viscous composition is obtained. Having received plasticine, we make balls of it necessary in size for fishing and throw them into boiling water. The readiness of the boilie is determined by the emergence of the product. Strained and dried balls are lubricated with sunflower oil and used.

   Semolina with breadcrumbs based on canned corn juice

   This is a rather interesting and effective recipe, the aroma of which collects crucian carp from long distances to a fished point. To implement the idea, you will need:

   • Finely ground semolina - 1 part.
   • Canned sweet corn - 1 piece.
   • Finely ground breadcrumbs - 1 part.

   We mix the breadcrumbs and semolina until a composition is uniform in color, which can be easily done using a regular household mixer. Having opened a jar of corn, pour juice into the mix obtained from crackers and cereals, thus replacing water with it. In the process of filling the juice, we constantly knead the composition, resulting in an elastic and odorous product. By adding juice, we adjust the consistency of the dough, making it thick or sticky.

   With pea puree

   The preparation of carp bait based on pea puree is common. We will dwell on one of the simplest options for preparing dough in more detail, offering the fisherman its recipe. The recipe includes:

   • Semolina or wheat flour - 1 part.
   • Peas - 1/2 part.
   • Water - the amount is required as an elastic composition is obtained.
   • Attractant.

   The first operation is the preparation of pea puree, which is achieved by boiling the grain until it is completely crumbly, after which the peas are thoroughly mixed and crushed. After bringing the boiled grain to the state of puree, it is added to flour or semolina and kneaded into the dough with the addition of water, adjusting the plasticity resulting from mixing. Having reached the mixture consistency required by the fishing conditions, it remains to add a promising attractant, which, in addition to natural products, can be used in the form of essences and concentrates.

   On egg yolks

   

   Compositions of vegetable bait based on chicken eggs also deserve the attention of carp hunters. In addition to the specific and positively influencing smell, such types of dough also have attractive natural color schemes, depending on the intensity of the additive. A primitive but highly effective recipe with the addition of yolk will require four tablespoons of wheat flour and one chicken egg, from which only the separated yolk will be used. The yolk is added to the flour, intensively mixing the components until a homogeneous mass is obtained, resulting in a tight elastic product immediately ready for use. Sometimes, to create more distinct spots in the water, sunflower oil is mixed into the already prepared mix.

   On egg whites

   An addition to the above composition is the recipe for making bait on the protein of a chicken egg. Using the same cooking technology, egg yolk is replaced with protein, without changing the volume of flour itself. The difference between the recipes is the addition of raw sunflower seeds ground on a coffee grinder to the protein dough. The volume of the prepared mixture will require about 50 grams of seeds. The finished product is stored in a hermetically sealed container and the period of its use should not exceed 10–12 hours. After this time, the dough deteriorates and ceases to attract fish.

   Recipe with flour and potatoes

   The dough for crucian carp can be mixed with boiled potatoes, using the following recipe and getting a nozzle firmly sitting on the hook. Required components:

   • Wheat flour in the amount of 100 grams.
   • Two medium sized boiled potatoes.
   • Two large cloves of garlic.
   • Egg yolk extracted from a boiled chicken egg.
   • Sunflower oil in the amount of 50 grams.

   We run all the above ingredients through a meat grinder twice, bringing the composition to a homogeneous, soft and elastic material to the touch. After mixing the components of the bait, we achieve the plasticity of the substance by adding sunflower oil, stirring and kneading the mixture. The result is an elastic, thick, fragrant and attractive dough that is bright yellow in color.

   Difficult-to-knead thick dough

   Every angler knows that fishing on the dough has a weak point in terms of the reliability of attaching the nozzle to the hook. To solve this problem, farsighted anglers have found one of the solutions to the problem by adding ordinary medical cotton to the composition of various bait formulations. So that the bait does not lose its attractiveness and at the same time receives a certain rigidity for a high-quality attachment to the hook, 1/5 of the cotton wool is added to one part of the finished mass. When mixed, cotton wool, as it were, reinforces a more plastic dough, making a mass of fibers and denser, but does not greatly reduce its elastic properties. The bait obtained by this method is more difficult for the fish to knock off the hook, and it is easier for the fisherman to cast and control it during wiring without fear for its spontaneous descent.

   Honey as an additive

   

   I would like to dwell in more detail on one natural and quite effective attractant, which should be paid attention when preparing bait for crucian carp, and not to neglect the possibilities of its use in bait and fish-grabbing mixtures. Let's talk about honey. Since crucian carp are known for their sweet tooth, the inclusion of this sweet product in the bait can significantly increase the bite, and therefore increase the catch. Honey is added to the dough for fishing for crucian carp in a calculation not exceeding two tablespoons of the product per one large glass of flour. This ratio allows you to achieve a balance of ingredients and not oversaturate the mix, thereby alerting the fish with an excess of attractant.

   Important! Practically, before mixing, dilute honey with warm water to a syrup state.

   In this form, it will saturate the bait with the smell much faster, and its distribution in the mixture will be uniform throughout the volume of the finished product.

   Dough for winter fishing for crucian carp

   It is easy to make dough for carp in the ice fishing season. Fish respond well to this bait during the thaw period at the end of winter and early spring in those reservoirs where carp are active throughout the year. And this behavior of crucian carp is directly related to the high oxygen content in the water. The recipes for winter types of mashers themselves practically do not differ in the composition of the ingredients from the options for fishing in open water. Attention is paid only to the additives of attractants, which are introduced in minimal quantities, or even completely excluded from the recipe, making a bland product, tinting with dyes in rich red tones.

   Features of storage and use of dough when catching crucian carp

   

   The finished flour product is quite sensitive to moisture loss and rapid sourness when interacting with oxygen, therefore, regardless of the type of bait, it is stored in an airtight container. It should be noted that the period of use of the mass depends on the ingredients used in the mix, since, for example, eggs and honey have different periods, allowing the product to remain unspoiled. Thick fishing mashes are stored in a tightly twisted glass or metal jar. Sticky consistency is stored in disposable medical syringes, baby nipples and tubes adapted for the mixture in the manner of toothpaste containers.

   Important! The shelf life of flour nozzles at temperatures similar to room temperature and above does not exceed one day. With longer periods, the mashers turn sour and become unsuitable for fishing.

   If long-term storage of the product is expected, then it is subjected to freezing. When frozen, the mixture can retain its qualities for up to one month. For fishing, the desired piece is cut off from the total volume, defrosting it at room temperature, subsequently drying or moistening to bring it to the condition required by the fishing conditions. The product itself in the freezer can be stored in a plastic bag.

   Hooking methods

   

   There are several ways to fix the dough for catching crucian carp on a hook, depending on the density of the bait. Thick dough is rolled into balls or dumplings of a certain size and put on a hook, slightly compressing the mixture. The adhesive mixture is applied to the hook with a syringe, winding the forearm and the sting in a spiral, thus winding the desired volume. Also, smooth sticks are used for the nozzle, forming a compact bait.

   A convenient method of fastening is using a spring, put on the shank of the hook, in the winding of which the mixture is held much longer than when mounting the bait directly on the hook. The method of fixing the dough with a spring allows you to make reliable long-range casts. The spring itself can be taken by disassembling an old lighter or a fountain pen, cutting off a piece suitable for the size of the forearm from the length.

   Many anglers believe that in winter the fish prefer exclusively animal baits, as they are in dire need of protein. For this reason, vegetable baits that work well in summer are not even considered. However, bream, crucian carp and especially roach can be caught very well from under the ice on the dough. Especially in those reservoirs where the fish are accustomed to this type of food.

   Like any other bait, the dough has pros and cons. The pros are as follows:

   • Ease of preparation.
   • Cheap (ingredients are available in any kitchen).
   • The ability to diversify the smell, taste.
   • Cuts off perches, ruffs and other predators.

   The disadvantages include:

   • It quickly becomes unusable in the cold.
   • Doesn't last long on the hook.

   These disadvantages are surmountable. It is enough to keep the dough in a warm pocket, and it will remain in working order. And the fact that it is washed out by water and comes off the hook is rather a plus. The fish will be interested in the hanging strings rather than the ball, which will lead to a bite.

   Two main types of test

   The dough, as a nozzle for catching roach and other white fish, is divided into two types:

   • Thick. Flour is mixed with water to the consistency of plasticine. It doesn't stick to fingers. It is convenient to roll balls of the desired size from it and put it on a hook.
   • Viscous. It is also called the talker. Without a special device, in the role of which a disposable syringe is often used, it will not be possible to put such a dough on a hook. But the same syringe acts as a storage container. It fits easily into an inside pocket and is always at hand.

   A few basic recipes

   To the two main ingredients - water and flour - some odorous and nutritious components are often added.

   From flour

   Dough for catching roach in winter only from flour and water is not very effective. In winter, the roach tries to find high-calorie food, with a protein content. Powdered milk works great for this. It has such a smell and taste that fish need in the winter.

   

   Cake or seeds

   The taste and smell of sunflower oil when catching roach on the dough is to the taste of the fish. However, an excess of this aroma often leads to the opposite result. To add cake or seeds, they must be thoroughly crushed. Then mix the resulting powder with dry flour, and only then add water, making sure that the desired consistency is obtained.

   Garlic

   The pungent smell of garlic spreads well even in cold water. For roach, it is very attractive, and with its help you can lure fish from a large area. Pass the head of garlic through a meat grinder or garlic grinder before kneading. Then everything is as in the previous case.

   Potato

   This option is prepared a little differently. The potatoes are boiled and well kneaded. Potatoes are added to the already prepared mass. Thoroughly mixing, achieve uniformity of viscosity. This aroma, in addition to roach, can be tempted by scavengers and even carp.

   How to make semolina dough

   Unlike flour dough, it is not possible to prepare a semolina nozzle on the spot. You will need a gas or electric stove, as semolina needs to be brewed. You can do this in different ways, but there are two recipes that are simple and quite affordable.

   Recipe one

   • Semolina.
   • Water.
   • Attractants.
   • Pot.
   • Spoon.
   • Two glasses.

   

   The algorithm of actions is as follows:

   • Pour the right amount of semolina into the first glass. The second one has exactly the same amount of water.
   • Pour water into a saucepan, put on the stove.
   • After the water boils, gradually pour semolina into it, stirring constantly.
   • Having achieved a homogeneous substance, remove the pan from the stove, stirring constantly.
   • We check for the presence of lumps, it is better to remove them.
   • Wrap the dishes in a warm blanket and leave for half an hour.
   • When the dough is cool enough to be kneaded by hand, knead well.
   • At this time, add the necessary attractants. It is better to divide the mass into several portions, add your flavoring to each.

   Can be tinted by adding food coloring. However, there is no exact evidence that this affects the biting of fish.

   Recipe two

   For cooking you will need:

   • Semolina.
   • Water.
   • Pot.
   • Gauze.
   • Attractants.

   Action algorithm:

   • Pour the required amount of semolina with warm water and let it swell for half an hour.
   • Make a bag out of gauze so that all the swollen semolina fits in it, and there is still free space left.
   • Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
   • Dip the gauze bag with semolina in boiling water and cook for at least 20 minutes.
   • Take out the pouch and hang it up so that the excess water is on the glass.
   • Remove the cooled dough from the gauze bag, knead well, adding flavorings.

   Attractants are very different. Lemon juice, anise oil, garlic, unrefined sunflower oil and so on. Empirically, you can determine exactly which smell is more interested in roach in a particular reservoir.

   

   There are also recipes: with the addition of boiled peas, powdered milk, using cotton wool. The choice is large.

   How to put the dough on the hook

   The correct quality hook test attachment depends on the consistency. If it's thick, it's easy. A small one comes off the main piece, a ball the size of a pea rolls down and a hook is sunk into it. The forearm can be seen - this will not frighten the fish. But the sting is better to disguise. When catching roach in winter on thick dough, not too active wiring is used. Most anglers simply wiggle the rod nod slightly with their finger. Without jerks, quick rises, tapping on the bottom.

   Putting a viscous dough on a hook is more difficult. You can’t take it with your fingers and you can’t roll it into a ball. The first thing you need to learn is to fill the syringe with it. This is done as follows:

   • The plunger is removed from the syringe.
   • The thick end of the syringe is lowered into the mass.
   • The end of the syringe, where the needle is inserted, is wrapped around the lips and the dough is sucked inward.
   • The excess is removed, the piston is inserted into its place.
   • A cap is put on the cannula (pimpochka, on which the needle is put on), so that the dough does not leak into the pocket.

   The viscous dough is rather not put on the hook, but wound. In the summer, this is done with a suitable stick. But in winter, it is in a syringe or toothpaste tube, and this greatly simplifies the task. Gently squeezing the tube or gently pressing the plunger of the syringe squeezes out a thin thread of dough. It must be wound on a hook in such a way that a ball is obtained. It is also not necessary to hide the entire hook, but it is better not to leave the sting in plain sight.

   

   Fishing on viscous dough does not involve any active postings. It will start off the hook pretty quickly on its own. Due to this, an odorous and clearly visible cloud of suspension is formed, which attracts the attention of roach.

   Lure

   Feeding the hole in winter while catching roach gives several positive effects at once. First, it will attract fish standing in the distance. Secondly, it will help keep the flock in the right place. Thirdly, it will disperse the ubiquitous small predators, perch and ruff.

   They also feed using a self-opening feeder. But a suspension column will give a greater effect. Fish don't always stay close to the bottom. Roach, depending on weather conditions and atmospheric pressure, can rise both under the water and under the very ice. This column is formed when dry small bait is poured into the hole in small portions.

   As bait, dry semolina, breadcrumbs, coconut chips, crushed sweet biscuits are used. Branded groundbait also works well, but sometimes gives inexplicable failures or causes the opposite effect.

   At the first cold weather, and especially after the ice has risen on the reservoirs, you should not write off such a universal nozzle for white fish as dough. In the vast majority of cases, it gives results.

   You can easily learn how to cook by following the instructions in our article.

   This article will discuss what types of fishing dough you can cook at home. Of course, not all of them will be effective on a particular reservoir. The thing is that in every pond the fish have their own preferences. Therefore, you need to experiment and look for the most suitable option. If you find it, it will be difficult to lift the cage out of the water. So, let's begin.

   potato dough

   For cooking, boil the potatoes in the "uniform". Then let the tubers cool and peel them. Grate the potatoes and add a pinch of salt and sugar to the resulting mixture. Mix the flour with the resulting mass in a ratio of 1:1. Stir this mixture until you can form a potato ball. It must be boiled for about thirty minutes on low heat. After cooking, you need to cut into pieces while it has a shape.
   Potato dough will be an excellent bait for ide, roach, carp, silver bream and carp. Not infrequently, tench can become your prey.

   fish dough

   T such dough is prepared not at home, but on the shore of a reservoir. The best basis for it will be roach. Gutted fish entrails can be added to any available dough. Mix it better in a plastic bag. Instead of fish giblets, you can use mucus from the body. For such manipulation, a bream is suitable, which has a sufficient amount of such mucus. Thanks to the addition of this component, you will achieve a dulling of the instinct of self-preservation in fish. She, relying on her receptors, thinks that other fish have been here.

   Corn flour dough

   To begin, sift the cornmeal through a sieve. For a thicker consistency, use white corn flour. Pour boiled water into a saucepan. It should be 20% less than the amount of flour. The water is boiled over low heat. Also add orange or yellow aniline dye to the water. Cover the saucepan with a lid.
   
   P After boiling water, pour in the flour and smooth its surface with a spoon. Boil the cornmeal for about four to five minutes without stirring. Then stir the fishing dough with a wooden spoon for eight to ten minutes. Whether the nozzle is ready or not can be checked as follows. Take a small amount of hot mass and roll into a ball. When pressed, it should not deform or break. The ball should be elastic and stretch well without sticking to the hands. If it passes such a test, then it can be removed from the fire. Then the resulting mass is kneaded for ten minutes and placed in a plastic bag so that it does not dry out. Flavors are added to the bait directly at the place of fishing.
   A ball the size of a chicken egg is formed from the dough and a couple of drops of mint, valerian, anise, turpentine are added and mixed well.

   Corn flour dough with bread and honey

   To the dough prepared according to the previous recipe, add crumbled white bread (about one hundred grams) and 1 large spoonful of honey. The resulting mass is thoroughly mixed. Flavorings are added directly to the pond.

   Corn and rye flour dough

   The recipe for preparing such a bait is the same as for corn bait. The amount of rye flour should be fifteen percent, and corn flour eighty-five. The amount of water is about eighty-eighty-five percent of the amount of all flour. Tinted at will.

   Corn and wheat flour dough

   Take twenty percent wheat flour and eighty percent corn flour. The standard amount of water is taken - eighty percent. You can also color as you wish.

   Dough made from corn and low-grade barley flour
   

   Boil 90-100 percent water. Add 20 percent barley flour and 80 percent cornmeal. The flour is sifted through a fine sieve. The recipe is the same.

   Bean and cornmeal dough

   80% cornmeal is added to 70-75 percent water. According to the previous recipe, 20 percent bean puree is added.

   Corn flour dough with egg yolk

   Add 80 percent water to 100 percent cornmeal. Prepare according to the standard recipe. 1 yolk is added to the resulting mass and kneaded.

   Dough from cornmeal with yolk and honey

   100 percent cornmeal is added to 70 percent water. In the finished dough, first add 1 large spoonful of honey, and then the egg yolk.

   Barley flour dough

   Sift 100 percent barley flour and add to boiling water (90-95 percent). Can be dyed upon request

   Barley flour dough with various additives

   Sift 100 percent barley flour. Brew it in 90 percent water. Add 25 percent white bread to the resulting dough. Separately, mix bean puree with egg yolk, 1 large spoon of honey and 1 small spoon of vegetable oil. The resulting puree is added to the mass and knead.

   For all these baits, you will need a 400 ml pot. This bait is enough for one fishing trip.
   Remember that if you do not finish it, then it will be impossible to fix it. However, if the dough is a little watery, then add bread crumb to it. And too sticky dough is corrected with honey and white bread.

   To keep it from drying out, store it in a plastic bag.
   The main condition for successful fishing with such lures is the coloring of the dough, but flavoring in this case is not so necessary.

   For storage directly on fishing, a finger from a rubber glove or nipple is suitable. Tie a knot at the open end, and pierce the back with a needle. You can easily squeeze out the right amount of dough through the hole. Another place to store can be a bag of
   under soup or porridge concentrate. The spices that remain in the used packaging will be excellent flavors.

   Fragrant nozzle

   Just mix 3 simple ingredients: white bread crumb, processed cheese and vanillin. The bait should be soft and fragrant. Suitable for catching rudd, bream, roach and carp.

   Nozzles for carp

   Carp have preferences in bait. It should contain a large amount of cotton or hemp oil. It is advisable to boil the bait immediately with one of the oils. For large fish, bread and butter is suitable, which must be lowered into boiling water for 30 seconds. Such a bait will hold well on the hook, and lure fish with their scent. Bread flavored with butter and honey will also serve as a good bait. It also needs to be boiled in boiling water for half a minute.
   Separately, it is worth noting such a nozzle as an earthworm. A couple of days before the intended fishing, place the worms in a container with earth. Pour the earth with a few tablespoons of oil. Spray the soil daily with water. Use a canvas bag to store worms at your fishing spot. Put the worms with earth in a cloth bag, and then in a bag. Spray the bag with water from time to time. To prevent the formation of earthy lumps, put a little moistened bran to them.

   Summer baits for carp

   1. Add five teaspoons of sugar to a quarter cup of water. Boil this mixture until syrup is obtained. Then, in a separate container, mix 2 large tablespoons of wheat flour and 2-3 small tablespoons of regular and vanilla sugar. To the received mass
   add syrup and knead the dough. Make cakes out of it and boil in the rest of the syrup. Cool them and store in an enamel or glass container. Make balls from the tortilla for catching as needed.
   2. Sift the crushed cake through a sieve and mix with wheat flour. Moisten the resulting mixture with water and knead until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Roll it into elastic balls. Boil the balls until the water boils. Then drain and rinse them with cold water. Ready balls must be lubricated with vegetable oil. 30-40 pieces are enough for one fishing trip.

   "Cherry" nozzle

   Such a nozzle is suitable for catching ide, roach, silver bream, bream, rudd. Take pitted cherries (about a glass). Crush the cherries until pulp and juice form. Add this juice to the corn dough and mix thoroughly.

   Fish feed

   To prepare this nozzle, you will need three large spoons of wheat flour, egg white, one teaspoon of vanilla sugar and a spoonful of sifted pomace flour. Salt the resulting mixture a little and cook for about 5 minutes. Cool the resulting dough well and knead until cool. Bream, roach, ide, crucian fish bite perfectly on such a nozzle.

   Semolina nozzles

   1. Add twice as much water to 2-3 tablespoons of semolina. Pour this mixture into a jar and close it. Place the jar in a pot of water and boil for about three minutes. Such
   Cool the porridge, and add a teaspoon of sunflower oil. Mix semolina with dry semolina. Knead until you get a stiff dough that does not stick to your hands. When fishing, roll balls from such a dough and put it on a hook. With this nozzle you can catch roach, bream, ide.
   2. Pour a few tablespoons of semolina into the bag. Dip the pouch in a pot of water, and cook for about four minutes. Put the resulting semolina in a container and add 4-5 drops of sunflower oil and a small spoonful of sugar. Mix this porridge with dry semolina and knead until you get a cool dough. It perfectly catches ide, roach, bream, silver bream.

   Carrot

   With the most simple nozzle, it is very easy to prepare. Washed carrots are boiled in lightly salted water until tender. After cooking, the carrots are dried.