Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixes

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Roach is a schooling and active fish. She is in constant search of food and migrates through the reservoir, not calming down even in winter. What kind of delicacy is to attract the joint to the fishing spot?
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Features of feeding behavior of roach

This is an amazing fish. It is able to live in any freshwater body of water, it is found even in slightly salted seas. Omnivorous and at the same time capricious and selective to bait and bait, her food preference depends on:

  • on the temperature of the water;
  • type of reservoir;
  • fodder base of the reservoir;
  • weather conditions;
  • method of fishing.

The sorogi has a special predilection for the tastes, smells and colors of complementary foods. The roach will react only to those components of the bait that excite its receptors, visual perception and resemble its food supply at the moment.

How to eat roach – what does the soroga like?

The role of bait / bait (a few daytime bait) is to attract and keep the flock in the desired area, to increase the feeling of hunger in the fish. Components are selected based on the natural seasonal diet of fish. Trading networks offer a diverse range of special formulations for roach bait, but fishermen often use their time-tested recipes. They use vegetable, protein ingredients, flavors. Although the roach belongs to the cyprinid family, it does not feed on bottom sediments, but in the water column. Particularly attracts her attention are slowly falling particles, so the complementary food has a fine grind, which does not saturate the fish, but keeps it in the right point due to the bait spot.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesFinely dispersed bait retains fish, but does not saturate [/ caption]

Advice! In the bait, combine the small fraction with large particles of 1.5 – 2 mm to attract larger fish.

It is this method of feeding that creates a fragrant and appetizing column of turbidity when diving, in which the roach stumbles upon a baited hook. The
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesbait for the sorogi must contain the components of the bait / attachment [/ caption] The bait must contain the components of the bait. If fishing is carried out with bloodworms, then the feeding contains live larvae. When roach is caught on grain, respectively, grains of grain. In this case, the fish gets used to the taste, smell, visual perception of food and takes the bait more boldly. Mix products:

          Part of the groundbait               Appointment             Ingredients
The foundationCombines other parts of complementary food for feeding to the fishing areaGround dry biscuits (sweet), breadcrumbs, semolina
Stern partRetains and feeds the fish in the catch areaHercules flakes, pearl barley, millet, rice, corn grits, sunflower seeds (shredded), peas, peanuts
Adhesive componentsBinds ingredients, increases the disintegration time of the ballsFlour: wheat, corn, soybean, oatmeal
FlavorsLures roachVanilla, anise, coriander, hemp, orange
Appetite stimulants (flavors)Retains the fish by forcing them to feedCoconut flakes, sugar, salt, bloodworms, maggot, earth (dung) worm
TurbidityCreates a cloudy cloudPowdered milk, baby food, cocoa powder, ground clay

Cereals are steamed in a thermos so that they open up the taste and attract more of the fish’s interest. This method of preparing porridge glues the grains less, allowing them to separate from each other. The more varied the composition, the more time the roach spends at the fishing site, being distracted by both components.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesTop dressing is kneaded in a large container. If the consistency is too viscous, a baking powder should be added. They use slaked soda, baking powder, or ground biscuits. Otherwise, the components will stick together and will not be able to gradually wash out of the mixture.

Important! A weighting agent (river sand) is added to the bait and feeding for catching roach in the current. The concentration depends on the degree of flow of 20 – 30%.

“Love potion”, or what smell the roach likes

Fishermen have long noticed that the fish actively responds to the persistent and rich aroma of the bait, which is unusual for the smells of the flora of the reservoir. True, the saturation and its choice depends on the water temperature, which means on the season. In winter it is better to use unobtrusive subtle scents, and in the spring-summer-autumn season – bright smells. What kind of smell does roach like? In the warm season, she loves
vanilla . This sweetish-spicy smell, familiar to everyone, the aroma of buns, stimulates the appetite of the fish, makes the bait attractive. It goes well with any brewed cereal. It is better to use vanilla extract rather than vanilla powder, it tastes bitter.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesThe next enticing scent is
anise… Its fruity sillage and sweetish sour taste fascinates fish. Rice or oatmeal with anise makes the bait tempting, provokes food and keeps the roach in the fishing spot for a long time. Trading networks offer a ready-made composition based on anise. This bait is universal and can be used in water of any temperature.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesHemp attracts roach at any time of the year [/ caption] Another alluring smell –
hemp… The seeds are saturated with essential oils and smell like cut grass. Apparently, the aroma of fish resembles the smell of algae. The seeds are ground and added to the porridge, or boiled, kneaded and mixed with the ingredients of complementary foods. Fishermen in their reviews often focus on the new “Catch Secret”. It is said to be a powerful bite activator that attracts even large individuals. Works both in sea waters and in fresh water bodies at any temperature, in stagnant water and during current.

Important! Be careful when using any flavoring to catch roach. A very rich smell can scare fish away.

Fishermen who are seriously interested in fishing are constantly experimenting, finding their own unique flavor. According to reviews, in late spring, summer and early autumn, caraway and dill attract well roach. In winter, the aroma of cinnamon and orange raises the roach from the bottom and lures you to the place of fishing. Versatile aromas – anise and coriander.

Ram likes sweeter …

It turns out that the roach is sweet. As soon as she tastes something sweet, then “you won’t be dragged by the ears.” Add to the bait:

  • honey;
  • sugar;
  • soft caramel;
  • regular milk chocolate.

She loves banana, coconut flakes, melon. Someone uses marmalade as bait. Some anglers use halva with semolina. A
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixescatchy and attractive bait will be if you saturate it with a sweet component [/ caption]

Do I need salt

Experienced fishermen have found that salt stimulates biting regardless of the season. Fish, like all living things, have a need for sodium. They need salt to maintain ionic balance and fight parasites. There is very little of it in fresh water, here roach, like other fish, actively and responds to the salty taste of the bait and does not leave the place of fishing for a long time. In winter, salt keeps the food from freezing. The bait is put in 100 grams per 1 kg, in the summer – 50 grams. True, there is also a significant disadvantage – it is incompatible with live bait. If the fishing goes for bloodworms or maggots, then they die.

Advice! Replace live bait with food albumin or blood.

Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixes

Influence of the color of complementary foods

The behavior of the fish depends on the level of water transparency; roach reacts differently to complementary foods. In poor visibility (winter, great depth, cloudy day) roach are attracted by light-colored particles, in transparent (sunny weather, shallow water) – dark particles. True, she reluctantly swims into a bright spot of turbidity in dark water and vice versa, fearing to become a bait for predators. Light spots on the bottom of the bait balls also scare fish away. To darken the bait, fishermen use black soil, rye crackers, cocoa powder. Powdered milk, oatmeal, white clay, bran brightens the bait. The main thing is that the color does not stand out much at the bottom of the reservoir.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesTypical roach anchorage points – necessary knowledge for successful fishing [/ caption]

The best winter bait for roach

Although the fish does not sleep in winter, its behavior is highly dependent on the weather. In frost, it stands at one point, reluctantly moves and bites poorly, especially in the wilderness. On thaw days, it actively swims in search of food and lingers at the place of complementary foods for a long time. Its unpredictability should also be taken into account. Roach can be at the bottom, at half-water or on the surface.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesFeeding balls [/ caption]

Feeding the magpie in calm waters in lakes, reservoirs and bays: tips and recipes

If the fish is at a depth, then the bait must be lowered to the bottom. The balls are dipped in clay to make them heavier. The column of turbidity will attract the roach, and the gradual disintegration of the ball will deliver the complementary food to its destination. For starter food, 1 ball is enough. They are made small, the size of a walnut. They are lowered a little bit so as not to feed the fish. When a bite appears, feed is added every 10 – 15 minutes. Usually 300 – 400 g of the mixture is enough for the whole day. Pour dry food directly into the hole if the fish is near the surface or in the water column. It is added periodically throughout the entire catch. If the bite is weak, some anglers put some semolina into the hole. She gradually drowns and attracts small fish. It is better to use several holes at once. Usually, after feeding, biting begins in 10 minutes. If he does not appear, go to the next, and then return.

Reference! A feeder feeder is used to feed complementary foods to a depth, the dump truck type is used in half water.


Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesTrough type dump truck [/ caption] “Dump truck” is a cone-shaped device on the line, has holes in the area and an opening bottom. The cavity is filled with the groundbait mixture and closed with a lid. When the length of the line ends, usually 1 – 2 meters to the bottom, from the jerk the bottom opens and the feed is released outside. The main part falls to the bottom, and some follows the raised feeder, then gradually descends, creating an additional plume.

Note! Silence is an important factor in successful roach fishing. She is very shy (especially large), even when she slaps the rod in the water or loudly tramples on the ice, she stops pecking.

There are some requirements for winter bait / bait roach in stagnant water. The predominance of animal components over plant components. These are bloodworms, maggots, dung worms, bark beetles. Kneading water is taken from the hole. The consistency of the porridge is of medium density, loose. Bloodworms are added on ice.

Recipe number 1 based on daphnia

Ingredients (500 grams):

  1. crusty crackers 150 grams;
  2. sunflower cake 50 grams;
  3. dried daphnia 50 grams;
  4. live bloodworm 300 grams;
  5. cocoa 3 tbsp. l .;
  6. salt 1 tbsp. l .;
  7. dry seeds of caraway, anise, coriander.

Grind crackers with a blender or coffee grinder to a fine fraction. Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Mash the seasoning seeds. Add water, spices and bloodworms to the mixture on the spot.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixes

Recipe number 2 – based on corn

Components (1 kg):

  1. rye crackers 300 grams;
  2. corn kernels 250 grams;
  3. fried ground buckwheat 150 grams;
  4. dried ground barley 100 grams;
  5. canned bloodworms 150 ml;
  6. steamed hemp seeds 50 grams;
  7. salt 10 grams.

Mix all dry parts of the composition thoroughly. In the place of fishing, add bloodworms (water, if necessary) and hemp seeds to the dry mixture, immediately form balls.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixes
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesTrading networks have a variety of artificial and natural extracts. BLOODWORM is a real bloodworm, canned only, without artificial additives and flavors. The fishermen’s reviews are great. It is especially good in cold water, only the smell is unpleasant, but the fish like it. Good Winter Roach Bait: https://youtu.be/LpNaNRoSVwM

How and what they feed the roach on the course

Do this – drill a hole upstream. The distance from the place of fishing depends on the speed of the current and the depth of the reservoir. The balls or the feeder are lowered to the bottom so that the current correctly delivers the smell and the food itself to the fishing site. Feeder feeders are used with a fine mesh, more often fishermen use cone-shaped ones. The balls are made the size of an orange. For the initial feeding, a few pieces are omitted. The consistency of the complementary foods is viscous. The adhering particles stay in place longer. It is obligatory to have large elements in it. The color is bright for the fish to notice at the bottom. Weighting agents are mixed into the bait, about 200 – 300 grams each, so that the feed does not carry away far. River sand, clay, coastal soil are used.

Millet-based recipe number 3

Ingredients:

  1. millet 400 grams;
  2. baby food 100 grams;
  3. small oatmeal or oatmeal 100 grams;
  4. dried daphnia 50 grams;
  5. bloodworms 150 grams;
  6. cocoa 3 tbsp. l .;
  7. cumin powder ½ tbsp. l, coriander 30 grams.

It is better to make millet-based bait at home – rinse the porridge and steam in a thermos, cool. Combine all dry parts of the mixture except flavors. They can be added on ice just like bloodworms. The composition is moistened to a dense, viscous consistency so that the balls easily stick together after a few strokes. Feeding by means of a tipper feeder does not require any moistening.

Important! If the balls are harvested at home, the water is used clean, without impurities.

Purchased mixes for winter

Many anglers, given the winter conditions, use ready-made dry mixes, which are purchased in specialized stores.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesDunaev Ice-Premium [/ caption] Dunaev Ice-Premium is considered a catchy and attractive bait for roach. The recipe was developed by the famous sports fisherman F. Dunaev. Roach actively bite even during the dry winter period. Additional aromatization is not required, soil and bloodworms are allowed.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesThe manufacturer Greenfishing produces a quality bait with the smell of sunflower and dill, an even fraction of 100-200 microns with a gradual decay at the bottom. The adhesion of the particles and the dark cloud of turbidity is provided by a mixture of adhesives (at least 2%). In the presence of a variety of colors of complementary foods, selected from fish preferences: red, red, green, dark brown.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesAllvega Formula – attracts roach and other fish [/ caption] Allvega Formula budget feed series for all types of fishing. The feed is rich in protein. Balanced composition of natural ingredients. The fraction is heterogeneous, which makes the bait interesting to use when flowing. The faint smell is combined with other fragrances. Use store food both dry and moistened with water from the hole. You should not be categorical about ready-made baits if they did not work on the first fishing trip. After all, numerous factors influence winter fishing.

Effective roach bait: recipes and feeding tips

In summer, there is enough food in the pond for roach and the heat negatively affects activity and behavior. She bites lazily, therefore, one cannot do without luring. Large individuals live at depths, small change comes to coastal thickets. The best time of the day to fish is evening and morning in cloudy weather. A place fed in advance is a guarantee of a large catch. The diet is dominated by plant components, for example, algae, but she will not refuse a grasshopper or caddis larva.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesSmells for the sorghi – an important aspect when choosing complementary foods [/ caption]

How to make your own standing water bait

Special attention is paid to additives and odors. If in winter on frosty days aromas are poorly distributed in water, then in summer this component is indispensable. The brighter the aroma, the more attractive it is to the fish.

Recipe number 1 with barley and seaweed

Compound:

  1. crusty crackers 150 grams;
  2. pearl barley 200 grams;
  3. filamentous algae 100 grams;
  4. sunflower halva 150 grams.
  5. anise oil ½ tsp;
  6. animal components: worms, caddis larvae, grasshoppers 100 g.
  7. salt 20 g

Preparation:

  1. Pearl barley is fried in a pan or dried on a baking sheet in the oven. After cooling, grind it in a meat grinder or blender.
  2. Crackers are crushed into small crumbs. They create a cloudy cloud.
  3. Mix cereals, crackers, salt with halva, mix thoroughly so that all components are evenly distributed.
  4. On the shore, add cut algae that grow in the water on stones, snags.
  5. The mass is stirred.
  6. Worms, larvae or grasshoppers are cut separately.

Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesKnead the porridge with water from the reservoir. If the water is clear, add clay or soil from the shore. Insist for at least 15 minutes. Add anise. Stir. Roll up small dense balls so that they do not fall apart when casting. The most catchy and attractive roach bait – a recipe especially effective in spring and summer: https://youtu.be/KVoKPBL87bQ

Bait for float and feeder fishing

The bait mixture has a loose structure. It is optimal if the ball breaks on the water during casting. The bait breaks down and feeds the fish near the surface, and the sinking components raise the roach from the depths.

Vegetable recipe number 2

Compound:

  1. bread crumbs 2 kg;
  2. wheat bran 500 gr;
  3. corn flour 500 gr;
  4. sunflower cake 100 gr;
  5. cut worms 150 gr;
  6. hemp seed 100 gr;
  7. coconut flakes 100 gr;
  8. powdered milk 300 gr;
  9. sugar 100 gr;
  10. vanilla.

The cooking method is standard. If a liquid flavor is used, it is diluted in water to moisten the dry mix.

Roach bait on the current

The consistency is viscous so that the ball does not immediately blur. More turbidity and flavoring components are used. For weighting – you need coastal soil or clay.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesFeed balls [/ caption]

Recipe number 3 for use on warm water

Components:

  1. ground biscuit or sweet biscuits 500 grams;
  2. bread crumbs 500 grams;
  3. bran 500 grams;
  4. seaweed;
  5. chopped animal ingredient 100 grams;
  6. roasted peanuts 200 grams;
  7. caraway;
  8. vanilla;
  9. powdered milk or cocoa.

Mix dry ingredients with soil, add, for example, burdock larvae, chopped seaweed from the reservoir and mix. Moisturize until firm. Throw balls upstream.

Interesting fact! Dry kvass or a mixture of citric acid and tea soda added to complementary foods emit carbon dioxide. It promotes the gradual disintegration of a dense ball at the bottom. Air bubbles rise and light food particles that attract roach.

The best store-bought roach bait in summer

Modern manufacturers use only natural products and flavors as part of complementary foods. The balanced composition is aimed at maximum fish attraction, not saturation.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesFish Dream [/ caption] Fish Dream is a special mixture for large roach. The heterogeneous fraction, the characteristic aroma and specific taste enhance the zhor and keep the fish in place for a long time.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesDunaev Premium Roach [/ caption] Dunaev Premium is a universal groundbait for warm and cold water. The chocolate aroma magically attracts the joint to the fishing spot. Small parts of the feed do not saturate the fish, increasing the bite. To attract large individuals, corn, peas or other ingredients are added.
Pellets MinenkoPellets Minenko [/ caption] Pellets Minenko unsweetened corn is not a fatty granular feed with a high content of flavoring and stimulating substances. Especially for large fish. It is used both in pure form and in combination with other components.

How to feed roach in spring – recipes and tips for cooking

With melt water, the ration of reservoirs is replenished with plant seeds, insect larvae, and worms. Starved during the winter and preparing for spawning, the roach begins to move intensively to the coast and actively feed. During this period, she has a great need for protein, so the protein ingredients of the bait are the basis of bait and bait for catching roach in the spring. These are legumes, cereals, bloodworms, maggot, worms.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesIt should be remembered that cold water slows down the metabolism, so saturation occurs quickly. Use a minimum of fillers. The starter portions are small, with an emphasis on mild aromas and flavors. The water is dark and muddy due to the flood, a light spot of turbidity will frighten the soroga. The bait is made darkened with bright blotches, for example, with the addition of white maggots or boiled pearl barley grains.

Spring roach bait recipe

Compound:

  1. crusty crumbs (bread crumbs) 100 grams;
  2. pearl barley 300 grams;
  3. corn flour 100 grams;
  4. sunflower cake or halva 150 grams;
  5. powdered milk 2 tsp;
  6. anise or hemp 1 tsp

Boil the barley and let it swell. Then add dry ingredients and flavor, mix. Fold in an airtight container. After 2 hours, the bait is ready. Add maggots on the spot. For use on the course, the bait is mixed with the soil of the bottom of the reservoir or clay.

Groats-based spring bait recipe

Components:

  1. biscuit cakes or biscuits 150 grams;
  2. peas or lentils 150 grams;
  3. canned corn 1 can;
  4. baby food 3 tbsp. l .;
  5. worms, bloodworms 50 grams;
  6. honey or cinnamon 1 tsp
  7. the soil of the reservoir.

Peas are fried in a pan for 10 minutes. Grind the cakes and peas with a blender. All dry parts are mixed with the corn. On the shore, add soil from the bottom. Honey is diluted in water from a reservoir. Poured into the mixture, mixed with the bloodworm.

Purchased roach feeding mixes in spring


Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesBait catching roach black [/ caption] The manufacturer has created a special composition for catching roach in cold water and on pressed ponds. The dark color is almost invisible at the bottom, and the fish comes up without fear. Has a neutral roach aroma, combined with other odors.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixesCardons 3000 [/ caption] Cardons 3000 is a balanced lure for fishing roach in any season. Medium grinding. The viscous consistency is designed for fishing with the current and at depths of up to 3 meters. Small components slowly separate and float, attracting fish, while heavy ones lie on the bottom. It is used as a base or a complete complementary food.

Autumn bait: what is special

In early autumn, when the water is still warm, the roach has a good appetite. They are also fed with the summer menu. By mid-October, the bite deteriorates, the water temperature drops, but it remains transparent, so bait for cold water, for example, spring, will not work. We need darkened ones so that they do not stand out at the bottom. Taste preferences – bloodworm, maggot, dung worm. Crackers are taken as a basis. The fodder base is made up of cereals. Aromas and tastes are unobtrusive, sweet: vanilla, honey, sugar, hemp.
Best roach bait: homemade recipes and store-bought mixes

Autumn recipe

Compound:

  1. dry crusts of wheat bread 200 gr;
  2. millet 200 gr;
  3. maggot and bloodworms 100 gr;
  4. cocoa 2 tsp;
  5. vanilla 1 tsp

Boil or steam well washed millet in a thermos. Grind crackers into small crumbs. To mix everything. At the reservoir, cut a living component, combine with a dry mixture. Dissolve vanilla in water from a reservoir and moisten complementary foods. Knead well. Let it brew for 15 – 20 minutes. When fishing in the current, add clay. Fishing is a creative and intuitive process that requires knowledge and a special approach. Anglers “look and sniff” the spot before fishing. Recipes for bait for fishing are also individual, in the options presented, the main proven preferences of roach are taken into account.

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