| td> | | | | and assimilate the food ingested, with boilies and |
| What about common carp? It does seem that if | | | | pellets no matter how much they are |
| anyone had gotten their baits really right then | | | | digestible’ and pre-treated with |
| many more of those un-caught | | | | enzymes, they may still provide less energy than |
| monsters’ in lakes etc would appear as if | | | | natural food after assimilation. No bait has been |
| by magic instead of remaining un-caught for | | | | discovered that truly solves the limiting effects of |
| years. The full impact of DNA differences | | | | bait ingredients; the nitrogen and amino acids |
| between many commons and mirror carp on | | | | requirements and limiting effects of these artificial |
| catches are something that is mostly totally | | | | foods. |
| underestimated as well as the very subtle but | | | | But this is obviously just the tip of the iceberg of |
| potent effects of food item electrical fields which | | | | important factors in baits to be taken very |
| may or may not be present in fishing baits... | | | | consistently over time. For example, fish like |
| Apparently human adults can detect 30,000 smells | | | | humans are very much composed of water and |
| and a child 10,000, which shows this | | | | minerals. Perhaps the impact of minerals in baits |
| chemoreception changes even with us. Some | | | | and live food (including plant material) are far |
| natural feeding’ common carp may | | | | more significant regarding biological energy supply |
| literally have no need to develop a capacity to | | | | and electrical field type food detection than we |
| detect other smells or tastes other than the | | | | yet know. For example, demand for live enzymes |
| natural. According to its DNA programming it may | | | | to promote efficient food digestion and |
| only need to detect perhaps 500 natural tastes or | | | | assimilation, or calcium needed for fish scales in |
| smells to fully exploit its natural food resources. It | | | | common carp... |
| seems logical then that they will not be at all | | | | Perhaps certain ingredients that improve the |
| aware that our angling baits are food wherever | | | | fish’s ability to detect food item energy |
| natural live food is not used is bait. (In the past, | | | | fields is more significant an edge than is currently |
| silk weed has been known to catch fish, why | | | | realized. E.g. using astralagus root to boost the |
| should this be a surprise?) My personal results | | | | fishes’ immune system and general health |
| using live natural baits on a hook rig with | | | | will improve detection performance. There is also |
| conventional boilie baits gives a strong argument | | | | the effects of anti-microbial compounds found in |
| for using these natural baits as part of the | | | | all kinds of plant extracts for example, which are |
| approach to catch rarely caught fish. | | | | seriously effective investigation |
| The electromagnetic field given off by a bait may | | | | triggers’ in baits. Garlic and onion oil are |
| well cause response by changing the | | | | famous for their healing properties and |
| electromagnetic state of chemoreception and | | | | fish-catching record. Eugenol from clove bud oil for |
| other cells which pass on this signal’ | | | | example, is highly recommended to anesthetize |
| directly to the brain possibly more by | | | | fish in transport and is a very well proven bait |
| electromagnetism and not electrochemistry. I | | | | additive. Menthol is a special case too. There is |
| have personal experience of giving natural healing | | | | certainly potentially more to bait than meets the |
| energy and studies have proven the | | | | nose! |
| Reiki’ energy transfer actually changes | | | | CARP AND CATFISH FISHING BAIT FLAVOURS |
| DNA in positive ways, just as air pollution and | | | | — Natural and Synthetic Success For Big |
| water pollution does in negative ways in humans. | | | | Fish! |
| This is fact. | | | | Everyone seems fixated by fishing flavours. |
| Common carp having different DNA to mirror | | | | Commonly the question asked is What flavour |
| carp can easily have different requirements or | | | | bait are you using? For most fishermen, what |
| parameters of electromagnetic radiation which | | | | matters is that they like their smell of their |
| they are evolved to detect emitted from their | | | | flavour, which is an interesting point for debate... |
| natural food. In fact it is very frequent that rarely | | | | The fact is among the diverse multitude of |
| caught natural feeding commons are hooked on a | | | | flavours used in fishing baits are some which |
| lobworm, bunch of red worms or on maggots | | | | stand out more than others, but few fishermen |
| such as the legendary Herman’ of | | | | know how or why this is the case. |
| Warmwell UK fame. Why? Perhaps it's not just | | | | It is easy to buy a cheap flavour at Wal-Mart or |
| the amino acids given off or the movement of | | | | Tescos and us it in your bait. However, what you |
| the bait which is detected with natural baits, but | | | | are buying is very often inferior to more |
| even more importantly, the living organism's | | | | expensive flavours. For example, vanilla flavour |
| electrical field emitted. | | | | has a myriad of grades or levels of purity, |
| We are all 'batteries' as such, and have our own | | | | freshness and various solvents may be added |
| electromagnetic fields. Those closest to the | | | | (even water) and extraction methods will vary. |
| physical body are the strongest, but there are | | | | Pure vanilla bean extract is extremely expensive. |
| other levels or layers like the layers of an onion | | | | The genuine extract depends on very many |
| which are far more subtle as we get further | | | | volatile components which help explain part of its |
| away from our bodies. One explanation of light, | | | | success. But natural extracts also contain other |
| although it is far from being understood, is that it | | | | very stimulatory compounds which are vital to a |
| is electromagnetic radiation. | | | | top quality flavour and are easily detected by |
| Now anyone who has had an 'aura photograph' | | | | humans and fish! |
| taken will notice that the energy patterns | | | | It is common practice for flavour producers to |
| surrounding you change colour, intensity and size | | | | cut’ pure extracts and natural flavours, |
| according to your physical, mental and spiritual | | | | using a solvent or solvents like glycerol or ethanol |
| state at the moment the picture is taken. The | | | | alcohol for instance. Many things can happen to a |
| Russians had for years been ahead of the rest of | | | | flavour! Indeed the aroma profile of a flavour, |
| the world regarding this whole field and have | | | | and its taste can be altered many times in many |
| extremely sensitive advanced technology for | | | | ways before it is bottled and consequently |
| measuring these energies. Measurement is possible | | | | unleashed upon your fish as part of your bait. One |
| of mythical energies like orgone’ | | | | aspect that might surprise you is just how bitter |
| chi’ or prana’ (life force or | | | | tasting many sweet’ or fruit’ |
| universal energy) as in those involved in 'natural | | | | flavours truly are. (Many flavours produced for |
| healing' for example as in acupuncture, therapeutic | | | | fishing baits include an intense sweetener like Talin, |
| touch technique, spiritual healing, Reiki etc. | | | | or concentrated lactose or fructose.) |
| Similar energy is also emitted very strongly when | | | | Flavours for the food industry are not all ideal for |
| a talented person is attempting telepathy or | | | | use in baits; their molecules often behave |
| influencing movement of objects using their minds. | | | | dramatically differently in water than in air so their |
| In this case the most ancient part of the brain | | | | effects on the fish will differ. Can you imagine |
| are used which is the least understood, although | | | | sniffing in natural garlic extract in water? For a |
| many gifted psychics have developed their ability | | | | start you would not smell that distinctive garlic |
| following head trauma involving the right frontal | | | | aroma as you would in air, as this is the result of |
| lobe of the brain. The amazing abilities of sharks | | | | a reaction with the air, not water. This also points |
| use of electromagnetism and dolphins’ use | | | | to a deeper level of how many flavours or natural |
| of sonic pulses in food’s favourable | | | | extracts work. They may also have hidden |
| detection demonstrate brains’ amazing | | | | properties that you may not have realised. They |
| evolution and even unknown potentials. | | | | sometimes have metabolism and circulatory |
| But why should fish’s attraction to | | | | stimulation properties, significant antimicrobial |
| electromagnetism in the form of luminescent | | | | properties, preservative properties (low pH and |
| coloured or light emitting boilies, pellets and plastic | | | | alcohol for example), immunity stimulation, or |
| baits (and even lures) surprise us? Well perhaps | | | | even simulate or closely resemble nervous |
| there is much more than merely detection | | | | system or brain chemicals. (Even betaine HCL has |
| involving the curiosity factor.’ What | | | | antioxidant properties and citric acid has been |
| about the particular link to the fact that certain | | | | used in many baits for years. |
| natural fish food items emit bioluminescence | | | | Yes, there’s so much more to flavours |
| including bacteria in the case of shellfish for | | | | than meets the nose! Leading bait manufacturers |
| example and even certain types of algae. | | | | have had to get increasingly innovative and |
| In more physical terms, many known and | | | | technical to keep the effectiveness and standard |
| unknown substances given off by anglers touching | | | | of their products high against fast expanding |
| baits may well be significant. Due to our modern | | | | competition for market share from smaller |
| diets there is every chance that acids and such | | | | companies. Flavorists and food nutritionists, even |
| like are present in the skin in some individuals | | | | marine biologists and fish scientists are employed |
| more than others as we excrete toxins and | | | | for their skills. The use of fermenting sugars and |
| overloads of chemicals as our bodies are | | | | esters is common. |
| constantly trying to cleanse themselves. The skin | | | | The addition of amino acid products, palatants, |
| itself is an organ interacting with our bodies and | | | | and oils of savoury and fruit extraction in |
| the environment after all. Is it possible that we | | | | combination with natural fruit extracts, with new |
| can actually enhance bait attractiveness by | | | | generation flavour enhancers and sweeteners in |
| boosting them with light emitting bacteria as well | | | | combination make many modern flavours a |
| as butyric acid and yeast alcohols etc just by | | | | different class to most from the food industry. |
| touching our baits? Does this mean certain | | | | Combining different fruit esters to produce |
| individuals have more suitable diets or body | | | | attractive flavours is a common practice, these |
| chemistry for enhancing their baits more than | | | | days other solvents and substances are often |
| other people as part of the complex equation in | | | | added. |
| their success? | | | | Among other ingredients, various acids, nature |
| A major factor in fishing bait and fish farming | | | | identical and synthetically produced flavour |
| food is its energy value after assimilation. | | | | components identical to natural ones are combined |
| (Remember that some food actually can generate | | | | with synthetic flavour components to produce a |
| stress, which is very energy draining.) Stress is | | | | preferable profile and taste. The funny thing is |
| indirectly one of the biggest killers of modern | | | | that many flavours may be initially synthetically |
| humans so diet and food purity and quality is very | | | | produced with synthetic and nature identical |
| important to health and healthy energy levels. | | | | flavour components and then have the natural |
| Look what happens to fish which get hooked on | | | | extract added to give it a more natural smell or |
| particular compounds which affect their brain | | | | taste. The cost of natural flavors can be extreme |
| chemistry in negative ways for them. Both tiger | | | | compared to synthetic and natural combinations. |
| nuts and peanuts can affect carp health and | | | | Volatiles like aldehydes and benzoates and |
| healthy nutrient intake, when eaten in virtual | | | | hexanoates are included in many flavours. Some |
| exclusion of other foods in certain fishing waters. | | | | volatiles’ you’d normally not |
| These baits obviously make them feel good, but | | | | dream of putting into foods of any kind except |
| are bad for their health, much like the | | | | poisons! Many of the so-called |
| conventional human western diets which often are | | | | E-numbers’ are included and many are |
| depleted and not high enough in essential minerals | | | | linked to mood changes in children with |
| and amino acids for example, required to prevent | | | | hyperactivity and so on. |
| many major diseases. Hemp affects the brain too | | | | Fishing flavours are all about your own personal |
| but hemp is an amazingly nutritionally packed food | | | | confidence and real bait testing. If you think you |
| ideal for both carp and humans. Many carp anglers | | | | have the very best of a type of flavour, you |
| will use hemp as a significant ground bait ingredient | | | | never know, there might be one that will catch |
| regardless of the water, conditions, natural food | | | | you even more fish. Commercially available fishing |
| or anything else with good reason. | | | | flavours are evolving at an incredible rate. Even |
| Like us humans, fish have evolved to be | | | | the ubiquitous Tutti Fruitti or Scopex |
| extremely efficient at extracting energy from the | | | | or Strawberry variations are being challenged by |
| most available foods in our natural environment. | | | | cranberry and pineapple today with good reason. |
| The fish’s entire body, ability to move, the | | | | It is interesting to note that strawberry flavour |
| eyes, digestive system and chemoreception | | | | ingredients can be reproduced synthetically using |
| mechanisms etc have all been extremely highly | | | | all the volatile’ flavour components in |
| evolved and tuned for this purpose. Attempting to | | | | natural strawberry, but which now can be |
| replicate live natural food factors such as amino | | | | synthetically reproduced. However, the additional |
| acid profiles, vitamin and mineral content, live | | | | aspects of natural strawberry such as its healing |
| enzymes, proteins and lipids etc, will still not deliver | | | | properties among others, will be absent. |
| to fish the same energy values of natural food. | | | | The flavour possibilities in fishing are endless. For |
| The energy field of such a bait will be utterly | | | | example, when you investigate flavours that are |
| different too. In some aspects of aquaculture, fish | | | | used in combination with liquid food’ |
| are not even fed artificially, but are left to feed | | | | additives, to boost the nutritional value and |
| on the natural algae and other beneficial factors | | | | food’ signals of pellets, boilies, ground |
| as results of correct sediment preparation and | | | | baits and even meats and live baits like maggots |
| water characteristics in a raising pond. | | | | and worms... |
| So many reactions involve using energy to digest | | | | |