How to make bait for catching whole schools of crucian carp at home in just 30 minutes

They are omnivores, feeding on plankton, invertebrates, plants and organic debris.

How to make bait for crucian carp

How to make bait for crucian carp using sweet potato

Ingredients:

• Sweet potato: 500g
• Green beans: 300g
• Cornflour: 100g
• Rice: 100g
• Ripe bananas: 2
• Duck eggs: 2
• Mixed Chinese herbs: 1 small packet

Here’s how to make a sweetfish bait using sweet potato:

• Lightly roast the rice until golden brown, then grind it into a fine powder.
• Blanch the mung beans in hot water.
• Boil the sweet potatoes until tender, then mash them with a spoon.
• Roast the cornflour over a low heat until it becomes fragrant.
• Mix the prepared ingredients together. Stir continuously until the ingredients are well combined.
• Grind the Chinese herbs into a fine powder.
• Add the Chinese herbs, eggs and banana to the mixture above.

This method for making crucian carp bait from sweet potatoes is sure not to disappoint you.

How to make crucian carp bait from red worms

Ingredients:

• Rice: 500g
• Red worms (also known as earthworms): 300g

Making roach bait from red worms is quite simple:

• Roast the rice until it turns a deep golden colour and is very fragrant, then grind it into a fine powder.
• Chop the red worms into small pieces, then place both into separate containers.
• When you reach your fishing spot, mix the earthworms, roasted rice and a little soil from the riverbank. Shape the mixture into a fist-sized ball and cast it into the lake. Wait until bubbles appear on the water’s surface, then roll the bait into small balls, attach them to the hook and start fishing.

With this method of making crucian carp bait from red worms, you don’t need to prepare too much, yet it’s quite effective.

Bait for crucian carp made from rice bran and five-spice powder

Ingredients:

• Rice bran: 500g
• Rice: 300g
• Five-spice powder: 1 packet
• Cardamom: 30g

Method:

The method for making bait for crucian carp using rice bran and five-spice powder is as follows:

• Roast the rice bran and then the rice in turn until they give off a burnt smell.
• Then grind the rice into a fine powder and mix it with the rice bran.
• Lightly roast the cardamom to release its aroma, then grind it into a fine powder.
• Mix the five-spice powder and cardamom into the rice and bran mixture.

With this method for making crucian carp bait, you can also use it to catch carp as well.

A Vietnamese angler fishing for crucian carp in South Korea

Bait for crucian carp made from fermented rice and star anise powder

Ingredients:

• Fermented rice: 200g
• Rice bran: 500g
• Star anise powder: 30g
• Soya bean meal: 100g
• Earthworms

Here’s how to make a bait for crucian carp using fermented rice:

• Roast the rice bran until it turns a deep golden brown.
• Mix all the ingredients together.
• When you reach the fishing spot, mix in a little mud from the bank
• Form into small balls and throw them into the lake. Wait until the lake starts to bubble – this indicates that the crucian carp have been lured and are feeding on the bait
• Attach a earthworm to the hook, cast the bait, and sit back to wait for a bite.

The most important thing when making this type of bait for crucian carp is to mix the ingredients thoroughly so that they blend together well.

How to make bait for crucian carp using rice

Ingredients:

• Rice: 500g
• Rice bran: 300g
• Rice: 300g
• Dried prawns: 200g

A day’s fishing for crucian carp by angler Nguyễn Toàn Chơi

Here’s how to make crucian carp bait from rice:

• Mash the rice
• Roast the rice bran and rice until charred, then grind into a fine powder.
• Grind the prawns into a powder
• Mix all the ingredients together until the mixture is pliable and can be shaped into round balls.

When making this rice-based bait for crucian carp, mix the prawns in gradually; do not pour them in all at once, as this will result in some areas having bait and others not.

How to make crucian carp bait from rice

Ingredients:

• Rice bran: 500g
• Rice: 500g
• Rice wine yeast: 100g
• Puffed rice

Here’s how to make crucian carp bait from rice:

• Roast the rice bran gently over a low heat until it smokes and turns a deep golden colour.
• Wash the rice thoroughly, then boil it for about 30 minutes in a pressure cooker. Once cooked, transfer the rice to a colander to cool. Remove the husks, keeping only the cooked grains inside.
• Mix the rice wine yeast into the rice you have just separated. Place the mixture in a container and leave to ferment for 4–5 days.
• When you go fishing, take all the ingredients listed above with you.
• Once you arrive at your destination, set aside about 100g of roasted rice bran; mix the remaining 400g with the other ingredients and add a little soil from the fishing spot.
• Form the mixture into a ball the size of a lemon, flatten it, press it firmly, then roll it in a layer of roasted rice bran. This layer of rice bran will dissolve very quickly in the water and is excellent for attracting fish. 

How to make roach bait from wheat flour

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour: 200g
• Birdseed: 200g
• Rice bran: 300g
• Earthworms: 100g

Here’s how to make crucian carp bait from plain flour:

• Roast the rice bran until golden brown, then crush it finely
• Finely chop the earthworms
• Mix all the ingredients together, adding a little water to form a very pliable mixture.
• I guarantee that with this method of making crucian carp bait from plain flour, you’ll get a steady stream of bites.

How to make bait for crucian carp from peanuts

Ingredients

• Glutinous rice: 300g
• Regular rice: 200g
• White sesame seeds: 200g
• Peanuts: 200g
• Rice wine: 500ml

Here’s how to make a bait for crucian carp using peanuts:

• Roast the peanuts, stirring constantly until they are lightly toasted.
• Roast the glutinous rice and non-glutinous rice until white smoke rises.
• Roast the sesame seeds over a low heat until they become fragrant, then turn off the heat.
• Grind everything into a fine powder.
• Place the powder in a container and set aside for future use.
• When you go fishing, take the powder and some rice wine with you.
• When you arrive, pour the rice wine into the powder and knead thoroughly until it forms a pliable dough.
• Roll it into a ball the size of a fist, throw it into the lake and wait for it to fizz – that’s when you can start fishing.

Fishing for crucian carp with dough bait

For those of you who don’t have much time, you can try fishing for crucian carp with ready-made dough bait. Ready-made dough bait for crucian carp is widely available on the market. Dace dough bait is reasonably priced. However, this method of fishing for dace with dough bait is not as effective as making your own bait.

a. Some of the most commonly used types of groundbait for crucian carp today

There are many types of groundbait for crucian carp on the market at a range of prices, and the most popular among them include the following:

• Phu Thanh 5, 7, 9 carp fishing groundbait
• D2 and D3 roach groundbait
• ‘Vua Rừng Cát Bà’ powder bait for crucian carp…

b. How to fish for crucian carp using groundbait

There are two methods for making groundbait for crucian carp, as follows:

• Method 1: Mix the fishing powder with water. Pour the water in gradually to form a pliable dough.
• Method 2: Mix the fishing powder with egg and milk, kneading thoroughly by hand until it becomes pliable.
• Once the bait is ready, the method for fishing for crucian carp using dough bait is as follows:
• Throw a fist-sized lump of dough into the water.
• Wait until the water bubbles – this indicates the fish have taken the bait – then start fishing.
• Use bait such as small balls of dough, red worms or crickets…

This method of fishing for crucian carp with dough bait requires a high level of angling skill, as commercially produced dough bait is often less attractive to crucian carp than homemade baits.

Once you know what bait to use for crucian carp, the next step is to practise regularly to hone your skills and maximise your catch.

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