The steps to prepare a good stick-mix for carp fishing

Fishing with a stick or soluble bag is effective all year round. It allows you to bring a bit of attractive bait close to the rig and increase the efficiency of the fishing. But many beginners make mistakes in the preparation of the "stick-mix" (the bait that will be put in the soluble bag), especially by wetting it with watery products.

Les produits nécessaires pour confectionner le stick-mix.
The products needed to make the stick-mix.

To make an effective stick-mix you need :

In solid products a mixture of flours (bag mix or stick mix or other groundbait), and possibly to add small pellets and boilies to gain in efficiency.

In liquid products these are liquids with an "oily" or "PVA friendly" base. These are liquids that will not melt the sock or waterproof bag. PVA dissolves in water, so do not make the mistake of wetting the mixture you put in with water or liquids with a high water content.

The stick-mix in stages

1) Mix the flour mixture and the pellets. Depending on the granulometry you want to obtain, you can choose to vary the proportions.

2) Grind the boilies with a crusha and add them to the mixture. This will allow to bring in the stick elements in correlation with the baiting boilie or the main baiting based on boilies. All the attractive elements contained in the boilies will also be present in the stick-mix.

3) Add the liquid(s) to swell the flours so that they do not remain floating. This will also "boost" the stick-mix for a stronger olfactory message and direct the fish quickly to the assembly.

Votre stick-mix est prêt !
Your stick-mix is ready!

4) Mix well and let the mixture soak and swell for a few minutes before using. The mixture is ready. All that is left to do is to prepare the "sticks" from the soluble sock.

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