eggshells

[tenchmaster]

whats the deal with putting eggshells in boilies- is it just for the crunch

[mancity]

Yes

But by putting Oyster shell in the mix instead you will add weigh and be able to fling em further

[tenchmaster]

oyster shell?
is that a joke?

where dya get it from

[mancity]

Look for 'Fine Oyster shell' on CC Moore's website, p1ss cheap

[joheat]

I read an artical by Danny Fairbrass and he puts broken egg shells in his spod mix and method mix for the crunch.He swears by it and had great results.Worth a go maybe!!

[mancity]

I read an article saying someguy uses egg-shell like Danny fairasre but with scalded pellets

'Maybe' worth a go...

[tenchmaster]

i feel some experimenting coming on

[tenchmaster]

my mam will go mad when she sees the kitchen

[matt]

I find it difficult to believe that small pieces of eggshell ( which after mixing and rollin is what they will be) will add much crunch at all. I do believe carp love to crunch, but I'm convinced eggshell gives lumpy not crunchy.

[mancity]

Egg shells are crunchy.

Try it and you will see the crunchy pieces of shell in the finished bait. Obviously the amount of shell added will depend on how crunchy the bait it though.

Not really too much to argue with about on that one

[carp2bait@yahoo.co.uk]

A question for you all....

What,is the greatest transmitter of sound?

The answer,assuming you are correct,will tell you the reason eggshells and oyster shell is used,

Regards,Dean

[Joephus]

Water, do i get a gold star?

Like some seed in my bait for just this reason, hemp shells etc and dont mind eggshell as its still crunchable but oyster shell etc is like little lumps of stone and while i can see them aiding digestion i cant see them making much of a crunch.

[nicholaswynn]

ive used egg shell in my mix for over a year now apart from the crunch i find that it helps your mix roll better

[Smurph]

i fished a season wi shell in my bait and it was quality,wasnt very confident at first but had a good year on it so was well impressed until my mate told me it was normal eggshell and not oyster shell which the bait company had told me

[carp2bait@yahoo.co.uk]

Gold star

Apart from not having to throw away the shells thus saving on waste,the transmission of sound in water is far greater than that of airbound sound.Tap on the floor of a swimming pool and ask a friend 25mtrs away how loud it was?

Fish when feeding on baits containing shell,hemp,nuts in fact anything that requires a good grind with their pharangeal teeth transmit this sound which,in turn attracts other carp,their underwater senses being far greater than that of our own(surprise surprise)

Regards,Dean