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  2. Boilie - Wikipedia

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    The pop-up is generally smaller than the normal boilie, which creates what is known as a critically balanced bait, or neutral buoyancy, and makes it easier for the fish to take in the bait. [3] Carp anglers have many types of boiled bait to choose from, some of which have added preservatives in them so that they can be kept at room temperature ...

  3. Hair rig - Wikipedia

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    Human hair was very discreet and the carp seemed unaware of it when picking up bait attached to it, and also taking in the hook, but it was a little fragile. In tests, the carp only took the free offerings and left the hook bait if the bait was not attached to a 'hair'. Human hair was also a problem because anglers sometimes lost their baits ...

  4. Carp fishing - Wikipedia

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    The bait for carp fishing game is "cendol" ("sagu" flour with food attractant) In Central Europe there is a strong connection between Christmas and carp fishing. Traditionally in Germany , Poland , Czech Republic and Slovakia man of the house would go and fish for the carp or buy it at the fish market.

  5. Fly tying - Wikipedia

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    The Internet has made available new avenues for fly tying instruction, especially with step by step illustrated instructions with tying recipes published on websites and YouTube videos. In-person fly tying instruction and observation is another valuable source for learning fly tying. Typical parts of a Salmon Fly.

  6. Fishing bait - Wikipedia

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    Boilie balls, a common commercial artificial bait for carp fishing. Artificial baits are baits that are not directly acquired via natural means, but are made from other materials via some kind of artificial processing. These can be fish food that are either homemade (e.g. dried food paste) or commercially purchased (e.g. boilies and feed pellets).

  7. Angling - Wikipedia

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    The natural bait used may be live food (known as a live bait) or carcass (i.e. dead bait), and a bait improvised from grossly intact portions of a dead animal (e.g. fish head) is known as a cutbait. Common natural baits for both fresh and saltwater fishing include earthworm , leech , insects and larvae , minnow , squid , prawn , crayfish , and ...

  8. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    It uses a cast net, bait and long poles. The poles are used to mark a specific location and then bait is thrown in the water near the pole. After several minutes the cast net is thrown as close to the bait as possible and shrimp are caught in the net. In the 1980s the sport became popular in the southeastern coastal states of the US.

  9. Bait (luring substance) - Wikipedia

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    Bait is any appetizing substance (e.g. food) used to attract prey when hunting or fishing, most commonly in the form of trapping (e.g. mousetrap and bird trap), ambushing (e.g. from a hunting blind) and angling.