Do-it-yourself fishing dips for catching bream, carp and other fish

What it is?

The word "dip", like many other fishing terms, came to us from the English language. The term “dip” translated into Russian means to dip. This is exactly what happens to the bait during fishing; it is dipped into a liquid or powdery flavoring. It should be noted that some formulations are available in the form of sprays, which are used to spray the bait before casting.

Due to the fact that the dip has a sharper smell, which also differs from the aroma of bait, it is easier for the underwater inhabitant to find a tasty morsel, which means that the bite will occur in a shorter period of time after casting.

Attention! Baits used for catching peaceful fish are subjected to deepening. Dipping wobblers or spinners into the aromatic liquid is not recommended.

Correct dips and liquids for cold water

Currently, the development of the carp industry has reached such heights that there are practically no unsolvable problems with fishing bites. Remembering the cold spring and summer of 2021, which taught us all how to fish in truly extreme conditions. The fish's metabolism was slowed down, it was not as active as during the long good summer weather, and frequent changes in pressure greatly affected it. The golden rules for fishing in cold water are maximum attractiveness, minimum nutritional value. And for these purposes, CCMoore has a special series of winter liquids and additives that perform best in cold water. Attracting fish, but not saturating them. If we briefly describe the differences between winter liquids and summer ones, then, first of all, they are not so thick. A thinner liquid will dissolve faster in cold water. It is very important. Thick fish liquids can generally lie like a dead weight on the bottom and not give any effect. The following liquids and flavors are recognized as one of the leaders in cold water and are considered favorites in early spring, autumn, or simply in cold summer, as was the case in 2017. Winter PVA We all use PVA in one form or another. Some people make bags, others make regular sticks. Basically, we add some small fish nutrient pellets there, but in the colder months it is better to replace the oily pellets with Milkimin or Live System pellets. They work in the cold season at the same speed as fish ones in the summer. The most balanced option for liquidity is to use Ultramino. It's great for pouring into a bag or soaking a stick in it. It provides a juicy cloud of various nutrients that spreads in the cold water, but the fish won't get fed up with heavy feeding. Just what you need!

Classification

Dips are divided according to two main criteria:

duration of action;
according to composition and manufacturing method.

By duration of action

First, it should be noted that dips are not only flavoring agents, but also a kind of preservative that prevents the bait from premature deterioration.

So, the first type of dips can be called fast-acting based on this criterion. Their main task is to give a signal to the fish: there is a “yummy” here! The bait is dipped into this composition for a short time, only to create a surface layer. By the way, dips in the form of sprays are an excellent example of this. The second type of dip is long-lasting or nutritious. In such compositions, bait, for example, boilies or corn grains, can be placed on the eve of fishing, or, in general, stored in an aromatic liquid.

Boilies placed in a flavoring solution remain fresh and ready for fishing for a long time

Due to the stabilizers and preservatives contained in the second type of dips, the baits dipped into them remain fresh longer. On the contrary, many argue that long exposure improves the quality of the bait.

Another advantage of nutritional dips is the fact that fish become more quickly saturated with them. This is achieved through the use of protein in formulations.

Attention! Baits prepared in this way work well at any water temperature and emit aromas that are attractive to fish longer.

By cooking method

Dips are prepared on different bases. Due to this, the direction of their application also changes.

Oily

The simplest form is oil. As the name implies, the basis of preparation is oil, most often refined sunflower oil, to which some flavorings are added.

They usually act for a short time and are applied immediately before casting.

It is never clear what smell will attract fish today, so a real fisherman should have as wide a choice of dips as possible

Sticky

Sticky dip is essentially flavored glue. Before use, the mixture should be warmed up and then applied to the bait.

The sticky shell gradually dissolves in water, attracting fish with the aroma released. This composition is neither nutritional nor preservative, but is used directly on the day of fishing.

On a note! After applying the sticky dip, you can add any dry additives on top of it: ground seeds, pieces of fruit, etc.

Powder

It is used in almost the same way as glue dip, except that the bait is dipped not in a sticky mass, but in a fragrant powder. Before dipping, and in some cases after it, the bait should be soaked in water.

Powder dip is applied to the pre-wetted surface of the bait, for example, a carp boilie

Gel (neon)

This type of dip is based on a gel-like substance. Due to the fact that it glows under water, this liquid flavor is also called neon.

These dips have a stable odor and fairly good preservation: the color and aroma last for several hours. Products are available for both night and day fishing.

Second day

It’s a day off, I want to get some sleep, but my soul is longing for the river. A friend calls and decides to join me. We packed our things and were on the river at 10 am. Local fishermen have already been “cudgeling” since the morning, they have liver again and their catch includes one chub and a small fish. The weather was warm, the sun was warming up, it felt like +15. The composition of the bait remained the same: fishmir feeder roach + fishmir river. The only thing is that I corrected the aromatics of silver breath corn + honey, and completed all this beauty by adding pastoncino.

I didn’t take measurements, since the fishing distance was already clipped on the reel and the place had long been known. Speaking of the distance: it was 18-20 m, the depth was 1.5-2 m, namely the exit from the pit. We settled down with a friend on the shore. He is to my left, I sat to the right. A friend was fishing almost in the pit, but I was at the exit from it.

I'm making a starter feed. I didn’t go into too much detail, I put 20 feeders at the fishing point! Then I switched to a small Matrix 40g cage. I put a leash 0.1-0.12 60-70 cm long, owner hook number 12-14. Worm, first cast! About a minute of waiting and a confident bend! I pump out about 500-600g of fish. Further bites are rare. I went through the baits: maggot, worm. Worm + maggot did not work and other combinations also took only a trifle. The bonus fish only wanted the worm.

After 5 minutes of silence I get a bite, but it disappears again... After lunch, the weather began to change before our eyes. Wind started to blow. It rained from time to time, although there were few clouds. Soon the wind began to change in different directions and it became completely cloudy, but we continued to work and think about what the fish needed at the moment. The weather clearly spoiled the fish's appetite. I move on to the garlic dips, get some pokes and silence. Again garlic and a worm and this time a confident stretch and a lively handsome guy already in the cage. My friend has one fish and a couple of small things so far. Silence falls again... I take other dips, “bream”, “the smell of cinnamon” and something else brings another fish of 300 gr and again the bite “cuts off”, yet the weather makes its own adjustments, it’s getting close to evening, the local fishermen have already left. I take the “spice” dip, again a worm (and a whole one, impaled either with a stocking or with an open sting). It was this feeding of the nozzle that played a significant role and the dips were a significant addition.

Principles of making at home

DIY fishing dips can be made on one of two bases:

in sugar syrup;
nutritional fluid.

At the final stage, a selected concentrated flavor is added to any of these compositions.

Recipes

There are many recipes for fishing dips on the Internet. We have selected the best of them, and will also share a couple of original compositions from the author of the article.

Carp based on CSL

This recipe is good for use in carp fishing in cold water, when fish and meat smells are in use. The composition of the dip is as follows:

nutritional liquid CSL – 100 milliliters;
liquid liver – 50 ml;
fish protein L-030 – 100 ml.

The ingredients are first mixed, then the selected flavors are added to the resulting composition. It is advisable to use meat, fish attractants or some kind of spice, such as garlic, for example.

Attention! It is best to soak boilies made on the basis of fishmeal with this dip.

Carp sweet

Sweet dips for carp are prepared, naturally, based on sugar syrup. The recipe includes:

water – 750 grams;
sugar – 1 kilogram;
vanilla pods – 4 pieces;
or vanilla sugar - 1 packet.

The cooking process is brilliantly simple:

Boil water.
Gradually add sugar until it is completely dissolved.
Add vanilla, stirring constantly. Boil until cooked: completely dissolved.
Without cooling, strain the liquid.

The finished dip does not need to be flavored; it will attract fish not only with its smell, but also with its sweet taste. Prepared boilies can be placed in this syrup in advance and kept in it for a long time. When the syrup hardens or becomes sugary, it should be reheated.

Properly prepared dip will help carp find your bait faster

Protein-based bream

Although this dip option is originally intended for bream, it seems to us that it will work well for other carp fish:

roach;
carp;
crucian carp;
white-eye;
silver bream

To make the dip you need to purchase and add to the composition:

natural protein Minamino – 100 ml;
nutritional liquid CSL – 100 ml;
liquid yeast – 50 ml.

The ingredients should be thoroughly mixed and the dip is ready to use.

The dip suggested in the recipe does not need to be additionally flavored, since the protein contains a raspberry attractant

Spicy bream

This option is prepared based on the sugar syrup described above, excluding the addition of vanilla. Instead, the composition is flavored with the following spices:

ground coriander – 2 teaspoons;
cinnamon – 2 teaspoons;
clove buds - 16 pieces;
lemon juice – 8 teaspoons.

The listed spices are added to the syrup at the boiling stage of water and thoroughly boiled. After which the syrup should be filtered so that the solution is free of impurities. It is best to use the dip in cool water when the fish is preparing for winter.

You can even dip animal bait, such as maggots, into the spicy dip

Honey Syncronic

How to make your own boilies at home (recipes)

This recipe is very popular among “advanced” feeder fishing masters. Don't believe me? Then cook and try it yourself.

To make it you will need:

liquid honey – 2 tablespoons;
glycerin – 40 milliliters;
icing sugar or powdered sugar – 50 grams;
red food coloring – 30 milligrams;
almond flavoring – 30 milliliters.

Prepare in the following order:

First, mix all the additives except the honey base.
Warm up the honey a little; if it is sugared, melt it.
Combine the spices with honey and mix everything thoroughly.

The resulting composition perfectly impregnates boilies and acts under water for a long time.

Garlic sweet

It is no secret that many carp fish are very partial to the smell of garlic, especially for such a fastidious inhabitant of our ponds, crucian carp. The hot vegetable dip is prepared using sugar syrup, which reliably retains the smell.

Compound:

water – 50 milliliters;
sugar – 100 grams;
garlic – 3 medium cloves.

Prepare in the following order:

Grate the garlic on a fine grater.
Pour sugar into water and put on fire.
Bring to a boil.
Once the syrup begins to thicken, remove from the stove.
Add grated garlic to it and mix thoroughly.
Strain the cooled syrup through cheesecloth.

Attention! If there are still notes of bitterness in the prepared dip, you should add sugar and boil again.

Garlic from the author

This garlic recipe is very simple, but effective for crucian carp, roach, and bream. It is prepared on the basis of unrefined, fragrant oil. In this case, we get two odors that are attractive to white fish at once.

Garlic for flavoring must be fresh with a pronounced odor

The cooking procedure is as follows:

Pour fifty grams of unrefined oil into a clean bowl. It is best if it is directly pressed farm oil, but in a pinch, store-bought oil will do.
Grate the garlic on a fine grater or pass it through a garlic press.
Place the garlic in a container with oil and mix thoroughly.
Let the mixture sit, the signal for readiness will be a softening of the pungent garlic smell.

You can dip not only plant baits into this dip, but also a worm with maggots. Garlic especially affects the worm; it begins to squirm feverishly, and yellow discharge appears on its body.

Attention! The worm should be dipped in garlic dip immediately before casting. Staying in this liquid for a long time will lead to his death.

Chocolate

Carps and carp are known to have a sweet tooth, so they will not refuse chocolate in the summer. The dip is prepared on the basis of the sugar syrup we already know, per liter of which you need to take 150 grams of chocolate.

Add grated chocolate or, alternatively, cocoa powder to the finished syrup. Then bring the liquid to a boil and cook until all particles are completely dissolved.

Pour the composition into clean jars and let it brew in a cool place for at least 24 hours.

DIY bream dips

Again, we want to present you with 2 options that differ in their basis, but work equally effectively.

Homemade dip for bream fishing based on Minamino:

liquid yeast – 50 ml;
nutritional liquid CSL – 100 ml;
natural protein Minamino – 100 ml.

Again, the ingredients need to be mixed, but flavoring is no longer necessary - this is optional. The fact is that Minamino gives a slight smell of raspberries, which bream (and not only bream) will bite on. This composition will be a wonderful addition to baits made from birdseed.

Spicy dip for bream at home:

DIY bream dips
coriander and cinnamon – 2 teaspoons each
cloves – 16 pieces
lemon juice – 8 teaspoons

This is the proportion for 1 liter of sugar syrup (we described above how it is prepared). You need to add and pour spices into it at the boiling stage - after which all that remains is to stir, bring to a homogeneous state, boil and remove from heat. Enriched with additives and cooled, the syrup does not need additional aromatization, as it gives a whole sea of warm aromas, which work especially effectively at cool water temperatures.