My First Common Carp

[mcfly]

Nice Carp!

After this 'summer of carp' I've had, I eventually left off with an interesting chum mix recipe I'll share. I tested a lot of different mixtures, but my 'go-to' mix (if I had the funds - sometimes I do! lol), is the following:

Quick Rolled Oats (Base)
Oatmeal Cookie Dough Mix (Base)
Graham Cracker Crumbs
Animal Cracker Bits
Fruitpunch Drink Crystals
Pigeon Feed (contains several seeds, also dried corn kernals
Cream of Corn
Sweet Corn Kernals
Powerade (trust me, carp love electrolytes!)

In the right consistency it makes a very solid dough. This can be shaped into a baseball size sphere and thrown over 40' (depending on your arm). Also packs amazing on spring feeder and method feeders. I've found the best results with this mix and at times have watched a Pods of Carp hold and feed on a pile for hours. If left in a car, it retains moisture consistency for about 3 days (When it starts smelling awesome). It can also be refrigerated for even better results.

Most of the ingredients can be had from BulkBarn, and a full white bucket of chum should cost about $60