We will talk about spices and seasonings, dry and liquid flavors for fishing, and how to prepare them with your own hands and use them in bait and bait.
Fishing flavors are used by anglers to improve the attractive properties of bait and bait. A correctly selected aroma or combination of odors can attract more fish to the fishing spot, create competition between fish under water, and thereby significantly improve the bite.
There are anglers who believe in the power of aromas in bait and bait, and there are those who do not pay attention to their importance. The same is true with the meaning of color. But everything is learned by comparison, and many different experiments show that the smell and color of fish are distinguished and influence the bite. This is especially noticeable in fishing competitions.
- Spices, seasonings and grains
Flavors for bait and bait
Most special flavors for fishing are made from food grade ingredients and then go on sale under the guise of various boosters, attractants, and bite activators. Less commonly, proprietary extracts or extracts are used in the production of fishing flavors.
A scented bait is detected much faster by fish and is eaten more readily. In most cases, flavorings affect not only the fish’s olfactory organs, but also its taste. This is expressed in a greater number of bites with a significant reduction in empty ones. The fish swallows the bait more confidently and holds it in its mouth longer.
Aromatization of bait is carried out by adding aroma at the preparation stage or when moistening dry mixtures in a pond. The bait is flavored during the cooking process or during fishing by dipping it into dip (in fishing, dip is a liquid flavor for bait).
For bait, liquid and dry flavors are used. Their task is to attract fish to the fishing spot faster and from a greater distance. When using flavored bait, it is highly advisable to use a scented bait, which should stand out favorably against the background of the food.
Of course, flavorings are not a panacea for lack of bite. They cannot collect fish at a point if there are none. Even correctly selected odors will not be able to intensify the depressive bite to the level of gluttony.
The use of dips depending on the time of year and type of fish
In the winter, you should use only mild scents, for example, worm and fish, while in the summer, sweet and citrus scents.
Seasons and smells:
- Spring – citrus fruits;
- Summer – fruity;
- In autumn - fish and meat.
Fish:
- Crucian carp – garlic, anise;
- Roach - berries;
- Bream – chocolate, vanilla;
- Som – animal aroma;
- Carp – strawberry, corn.
Let's celebrate! In spring, the bait should be in the dip for a short time. And in the summer, you can add vodka to it, which will have a positive effect on fishing.
Liquid and dry flavors
Spices and seasonings for fishing
According to their form, flavorings are divided into liquid and dry. Dry flavorings can be culinary spices and seasonings. Liquid flavors can be natural and identical to natural or synthesized, based on oils or propylene glycol (E1520) or triacytin (E1518).
For fishing use:
- Spices and seasonings;
- Dry and liquid food flavorings;
- Essential oils, extracts, extracts.
Liquid flavors for fishing
Liquid flavors are food concentrates, extracts, essential oils. They are used to prepare flavors for fishing, and some are used as additives in their pure form.
Natural spices and food flavorings based on propylene glycol are most often used for fishing. Natural flavors are too sensitive to heat treatment, are poorly preserved, have a less persistent aroma and are more expensive.
You can make an alcohol extract (extract) from spices. For example: 100 grams of coriander pour 200 ml of vodka and leave for two weeks. Mix the tincture with vegetable oil and evaporate the alcohol by heating it in a water bath - you get a fragrant oil infusion. You don’t have to add oil, just evaporate the alcohol to get rid of its smell.
It is almost impossible to synthesize concentrate at home, so fishermen purchase ready-made confectionery and food flavorings and use them to prepare their own.
Flavor groups
Flavors for fishing are conventionally divided into groups:
- A group of spices (anise, garlic, cinnamon, vanilla, coriander, etc.);
- Sweet fruit and berry group (strawberry, plum, melon, etc.);
- Meat and fish group (halibut, shell, red caviar, etc.).
Each group of flavorings is more or less suitable for attracting different types of fish, and works better or worse at a certain water temperature.
Flavoring methods
In dry bait mixtures, dry flavors are used, and liquid flavors are used to moisten the bait. In some cases, liquid flavorings and dyes are added to crackers at the stage of preparing the dough, which is then baked and ground into the desired fraction size.
The bait is aromatized during the preparation stage, and is also deepened during fishing by dipping or using a brush.
Preparation of flavors
Confectionery food flavors are very concentrated, and therefore they are diluted before use. Moreover, diluted concentrates, before adding to bait, are diluted again with water.
Flavors for fishing
The technology for preparing flavors and dips for fishing, in most cases, consists of mixing food flavors or spices with invert sugar syrup (inversion is the splitting of sucrose into fructose and glucose under the influence of citric acid) or regular (candied faster). After this, they can be stored for a long time and used as additives in bait or as a dip for bait.
Where to get raw materials for making fishing flavors?
Sometimes there is a problem with buying confectionery flavors, since they are not sold everywhere, then they can be replaced with special fishing concentrates. Specifically, concentrates (in dry or liquid form), and not ready-to-use boosters, etc.
Some essential oils you need can be found at the pharmacy, and spices and seasonings can be found in almost any grocery store or market.
Food and confectionery flavors are the most powerful and effective, but they are somewhat more difficult to buy. You should look for them in retail confectionery stores or special online stores.
To search for them, you can use the Yandex.Market platform (search example), or use a general search through Yandex or Google (search example). It should be taken into account that they have a delivery cost and a minimum order amount, below which the sale becomes unprofitable. It is beneficial to take assorted flavors for the entire season.
Spices, seasonings and grains
It’s better to take spices like coriander in grains and grind them yourself, this will give you a more powerful smell. The freshness of spices and seasonings plays a primary role.
Seeds of flax, hemp, rapeseed, sunflower, before using in bait, need to be lightly fried or baked - temperature treatment of the grains is the main way to “reveal” their aroma.
Sugar syrup based flavors
How to make a flavoring agent for fishing with your own hands?
Any store-bought spray consists of main and auxiliary ingredients. Either alcohol or glycerin plus water is used as the main one. And the additional one is just those same different aromas (smells).
I’ll immediately explain why they don’t use just ordinary water as a base. The fact is that water-based aerosols use up their scent faster - it simply washes off within a few minutes.
If, of course, you don’t have alcohol or glycerin on hand and the bite is not active, then there is no way out - fill it with water.
Glycerin spray only works in hot weather (warm water), and alcohol sprays only work in cold water.
The store sells concentrated essences in small bottles of 30-100 grams.
Dip for carp
Necessary:
- 1 liter of water;
- 1.5 kilograms of sugar;
- 2 packets of vanilla.
Cooking method:
Heat water and add all ingredients, mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. If natural vanillin was used, the syrup should be cooled.
Dip for bream
Ingredients:
- Cinnamon – 2 teaspoons;
- Water - 750 milliliters;
- Lemon juice 100 milliliters;
- Cloves – 20 pieces.
Cooking method:
Boil water and add all ingredients. The syrup is ready to use.
Sweet, flavorful and easy to make dip
Quite effective when catching any fish. It is based on sugar syrup, which is prepared as follows: 1 kg of sugar is poured into 0.7 liters of water and brought to a boil, skimming off the foam periodically. Then add a packet of vanillin to the syrup and cook for another 6 - 8 minutes. All that remains is to cool and use on your next fishing trip.
Garlic dip
Garlic dip for fishing is also not at all difficult to prepare, and there are several recipes for this dip. For 150 g of sugar, take 50 ml of water, bring everything to a boil and add 3 large crushed garlic cloves to the syrup. Leave until completely cooled, strain. Garlic dip is ready to use.
Alcohol based dip
Dips using alcohol last much longer, but they are used in the form of a spray.
Alcohol-based dip is used as a spray
For a glass of vodka, take a pinch of dried herbs: cloves, anise, cinnamon, garlic and dill. Infuse in a dark, tightly sealed container for one month. Strain and use for fishing.
Carp on CSL
If you're fishing for carp, you won't find a better bait. Compound:
- nutritional liquid CSL – 100 ml;
- liquid liver – 50 ml;
- flavoring;
- fish protein L-030 – 100 ml.
Manufacturing! The ingredients need to be mixed and flavor added.
Carp sweet
Another carp bait based on sugar syrup. Compound:
- water – 750 g;
- sugar – 1 kg;
- vanilla – 1 packet.
Preparation: Boil water, add sugar and vanilla. Strained. Place the pre-prepared boilies in the liquid and let them soak in the aroma of the syrup.
Bream protein
This dip is universal. It is suitable not only for bream, but will also appeal to other river fish. Compound:
- natural protein Minamino – 100 ml;
- nutritional liquid CSL – 100 ml;
- yeast – 50 ml.
Manufacturing: The components are mixed and the bait is ready.
Bream with spices
Another recipe based on sugar syrup. Bream and other river fish love it very much. To prepare the dip, add coriander, cinnamon, and a little lemon juice to the syrup. All ingredients based on two teaspoons. Spices need to be added to the sugar liquid while boiling. Then the mixture is filtered. This bait is best suited for fishing in the autumn.
Honey SYNCRONIC
One of the most fashionable recipes today. Compound:
- liquid honey – 2 tbsp;
- glycerin – 40 ml;
- powdered sugar – 50 g;
- natural dye – 30 ml;
- almond flavoring – 30 ml.
Production: Mix all ingredients except honey. Then the honey is melted and added to the total mass.
Garlic sweet
It is no secret that many carp fish are very partial to the smell of garlic, especially for such a fastidious inhabitant of our ponds, crucian carp. The hot vegetable dip is prepared using sugar syrup, which reliably retains the smell.
Compound:
- water – 50 ml;
- sugar – 100 g;
- garlic - 3 cloves.
Preparation: Garlic should be cut into small cubes or grated. At this time, sugar and water are brought to a boil. The resulting mixtures are mixed and filtered.
Garlic PREMIUM
This dip is ideal for catching crucian carp, roach and bream. For cooking you will need 50 grams of unrefined oil, to which grated garlic is added. The composition is mixed and infused for several hours. If a person prepares bait in the evening, then it will be ready in the morning. You can dip any vegetable attachments into the resulting garlic oil. This process is carried out immediately before casting the fishing rod.
