Boilie

A boilie ( made-up word from English to boil = " cook " ) is a special bait for carp fishing and it is currently one of the most popular bait. Boilies were developed in the late 1960s by the Englishman Fred Wilton. In his development of the HNV theory (High Nutrient Value = High nutritional value ) based, he developed a bait that should provide the carp all the necessary nutritional substances. Today there are Boilierezepturen from various plant and animal meals, and other additives such as flavorings or colorings.

Boilies baits are cooked and thus, depending on the ingredients used, tough to be very hard. That's why they dissolve under water and hardly can be almost eaten only carp and some other carp -like. Thus very selective fishing is possible. By varying the size (about from marble to golf ball ), the by-catch and the catch small carp are often reduced even further.

Since Boilie practically not, as usual with other baits can be slid over the hook, it is usually attached on the side of a hook attached to the so-called leg hair. The hair is thin and inconspicuous monofilament or braided line.

Boilie strand on the scooter

Roles of boilies

Rolled boilies on the scooter