| The use of crushed oyster and egg shell, wheat | | | | in the gut which leads to an increase of low |
| and oat brans and other natural fibre substances | | | | density lipoproteins from the bloodstream sent to |
| in carp baits improve catches significantly! But | | | | the liver. |
| why is this, how do they work and how can you | | | | This lowers overall cholesterol and bad blood |
| seriously boost your big carp catches using them? | | | | cholesterol levels regularly when chitosan is |
| Read on to find out more and multiply your | | | | consumed regularly. This is one of the big secrets |
| catches right now! | | | | of many carp bait ingredients, additives and |
| Chitin is an amino polysaccharide made up of | | | | various substances. Their ability to improve liver, |
| glucosamine linkages that form hard outer and | | | | heart and circulatory health, balance and energy |
| inner coating of many terrestrial, marine and | | | | by balancing cholesterol levels and helping regulate |
| aquatic organisms including crustaceans, molluscs, | | | | energy intake and usage is vitally important and |
| and arthropods. It is the most common | | | | the carp feeding trigger betaine has related |
| polysaccharide in nature so it is a very useful | | | | importance in this regard too! All this proves |
| substance to many creatures! Typically it is found | | | | powerfully significant boost to metabolism |
| in crab, lobster, crawfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, | | | | naturally. |
| crayfish, clams, mussels, oyster, and squid among | | | | Oat and wheat bran, and bean and pulses provide |
| others, but it is also found in cell walls of fungi and | | | | soluble dietary fibre and like chitosan which is also |
| algae. | | | | a soluble fibre, they lower cholesterol levels and |
| As crustaceans, molluscs and arthropods are | | | | betaine is involved in this. Maize and sweetcorn |
| regularly consumed by carp in their natural diets, it | | | | contain both soluble fibre and betaine plus |
| is obvious they not only gain benefits from chitin | | | | saccharides. This helps really explains a lot about |
| and the related chitosan it in various ways directly | | | | their effectiveness as instant carp baits! |
| and indirectly, but are highly sensitised to these | | | | Chitin and chitosan absorb metal cations that |
| and their effects. (Carp will even be sensitive to | | | | catalyse oxidative reactions. Chitosan consumption |
| theses things absence from your baits!) Chitosan | | | | leads to reduction in fatty liver because it binds to |
| and chitin are known to boost the immune | | | | cholesterol and bile acids etc and removes them |
| system and this is also one of the hidden factors | | | | from the system. This leads to the liver having to |
| and impacts of yeasts and yeast extracts in carp | | | | produce more bile acids and so reducing |
| baits. | | | | cholesterol levels n the liver. It is notable as it |
| More knowledgeable bait designers know that | | | | contains free amino groups too. Adding oyster |
| including a proportion of soluble as well as insoluble | | | | shell to your homemade boilies for instance adds |
| fibre is vital for improving bait digestion and bait | | | | essential dietary calcium to the carp diets as well |
| transit among many other vital factors especially | | | | as other less obvious health benefits. |
| in lower temperatures where carp metabolism | | | | The way and rate of energy processing in a carp |
| slows down. This whole subject is not merely | | | | body are all part of the metabolism of the fish |
| restricted to things like wheat, oat bran (plus | | | | and this involves oxygen in many chemical |
| wheat germ,) whole or crushed hemp, chocolate | | | | reactions. This aerobic metabolism involving |
| husk, desiccated coconut, and Niger seeds for | | | | oxidative reactions generate harmful chemicals |
| instance; there are very many more to exploit to | | | | called reactive oxygen species and free radicals in |
| achieve competitive bait edges! | | | | the body which are to only a degree dealt-with |
| Chitin is soluble in acid gut conditions. It can even | | | | by the natural defence systems of the body. |
| be broken down as an instant energy source | | | | These radicals damage DNA and can lead to |
| because it is a polysaccharide like sugars. Chitosan | | | | imbalances in body systems producing diseases |
| is a form of sugar found in crustacean shells such | | | | such as major circulatory and heart problems and |
| as those of crabs and shrimps. It is marketed as | | | | cancers among many other problems. |
| a health supplement to help with aging problems | | | | Now antioxidants fight and prevent the build-up of |
| and joint mobility etc but it has many other | | | | these nasty free radicals that cause the oxidation |
| benefits besides these. It is taken as a health | | | | of lipids, proteins, sterols and nucleic acids. Various |
| supplement all around the world and is now used | | | | potent antioxidative substances act as vital natural |
| as an anti-microbial agent in operations to | | | | antioxidative enzymes, hydrogen donors, metal |
| suppress bacterial and yeast infections and it has | | | | chelators and singlet oxygen quenchers. You will |
| proven to reduce oxidation in sea food lipids for | | | | probably recognise some or all of these as some |
| instance! | | | | as used more than others with very great |
| Years ago I used to think that adding a | | | | success in carp baits: |
| crunch-factor to my baits was the only reason | | | | Carotenoids, (and carotenes,) polyphenols, |
| for adding such materials to your baits. But being | | | | tocopherols as found in teas for instance, ascorbic |
| adding carbonates to your baits has very many | | | | acid, and many others. You might note that Robin |
| further benefits for those thinking carp anglers | | | | Red and many herbs and spices contain potent |
| with a creative mind. It is true however that | | | | antioxidant properties as does yeast extracts |
| roughage such as this in bait improves bait transit | | | | which act as antimicrobials in the body. Polyphenols |
| through the gut and can improve bait digestion | | | | are a huge group of varied compounds with huge |
| and bait performance over all in many ways in | | | | health and stimulatory benefits and even truly |
| the long and short-terms. | | | | addictive effects! Carp bait ingredients are so |
| Chitosan binds to acids, cholesterol and lipids which | | | | much more than just about direct nutritional |
| form non-digestible complexes that are excreted | | | | stimulation. Any extra benefits can very definitely |
| and lead to improved metabolism, energy and | | | | give your bait many added competitive edges |
| more balanced health. The lowering of cholesterol | | | | over other carp anglers baits! Read my biography |
| in the liver leads to activation of expression of | | | | to find out much more! |
| low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol) receptors | | | | |