Carp Bait Amino Acids for Top Catches
There are about 25 amino acids found in proteins, but the most important to carp are the 'essential amino acids' for carp.
These are not made in the carp's body, and must be consumed in the diet. Carp are always deficient in one amino acid more than any other, and this definitely drives their dietary feeding behaviour and bait preferences.
Mixing whole food ingredients, like milk protein derivatives and fish meals together in your bait counteracts the carp's main amino acid deficiency! Doing this makes your bait extremely desirable.
In my research, the most common 'essential amino acids' in individual carp foods, have been:
* Lysine.
* Methionine.
* Threonine.
* Valine.
* Isoleucine.
* Leucine.
* Phenylalanine.
* Histidine.
* Arginine.
* Tryptophan.
Cystine and tyrosine are synthesized in the carp body, but only if the essential amino acids methionine and phenylalanine are consumed in sufficient amounts.
You may have been confused about the most important levels and ratios of ingredients to use in nutritional baits, to maximize nutritional carp bait attraction. The following points might help:
• A carp is deficient in one amino acid more than any other at any one time, depending on its personal diet.
• The amino acid that is most deficient in the carp, limits the digestive level of all the others, in the proteins in the bait.
• Each protein ingredient in your bait is most deficient in one particular amino acid, called the 'first limiting amino acid' and prevents any further digestion of other amino acids in that protein ingredient; no matter how abundant they are in your bait!
• Conversely, a different bait ingredient may have a different essential amino acid 'profile'. However, it could have an abundance of the 'first limiting' amino acid in the other ingredient in your bait.
• The two ingredients together will therefore counteract each other's 'limiting' digestion effect.
Therefore it is essential to mix food ingredients that have different weaknesses in their essential amino acid distribution. This produces a 'balanced amino acid profile' in your bait.
An individual bait will have a totally different combination of types of ingredients to another 'balanced amino acid profile' style bait, but still have a balanced beneficial protein content.
For example, bait consisting of milk proteins, or made of fish and shellfish meals, or one made from poultry meals, or one made from bean and nut meals. Each has a balanced amino acid profile, but different ingredients. Each bait is limited by a different amino acid.
And each bait may be most abundant in a different amino acid too, depending on individual ingredients used and their quantities used in the bait.
The key therefore is not to favour the individual ingredients that have produced catches historically, but rather, the effect of those ingredients in different combinations, as part of an attractive balanced 'food' type carp bait. (Warning: this article is subject to copyright.)
By Tim Richardson 'The thinking man's fishing author' and bait guru.
Related Tags: fish, fishing, bait, his, baits, carp, phenylalanine, methionine, lysine, isoleucine, leucine, valine, threonine
By Tim Richardson N.D.C.H. The 'thinking man's fishing author' and bait guru.
For more information see: http://www.baitbigfish.com
Tim is a leading big fish angler with many incredible catches to his name. He is also a nationally recognised carp and catfish bait guru in the UK. His best selling bait making manuals are used by members of the elite "British Carp Study Group" for expert reference. This comprehensive information and research can help beginners and experienced anglers alike.
Contact: info@baitbigfish.com
Your Article Search Directory : Find in ArticlesRecent articles in this category:
- Fishing With Gulp!
Living on the Texas Gulf Coast, I spend a lot of time near the water with a fishing rod in hand. The - Mexico Fishing
Fishing though primarily taken to be a hobby, is taken very seriously as a significant part of the - Fly Fishing - 5 Ways To Locate The Best Spot
Every town has one: the old man who knows every secret of the rivers and streams in the area, who ne - Virginia Charter Boat Fishing
Inshore fishing begins in the spring as Virginia charter boats and guides begin to target flounder, - Fishing Tackle Tips
Nowadays, much of our fishing is in artificial reservoirs with sharply sloping banks that once were - Going Fly Fishing Anyone
There are thousands of live-bait anglers, who are excellent sportsmen, but the fly fisherman can pra - Plan A Fishing Trip With Your Family
Fishing can be a relaxing way to spend your weekends. It has been proven that fishing is one of the - Fishing In Hawaii
The opportunity to be on a boat ready to catch fish, enjoying the beautiful scenery, and the camarad - Boating Accidents: Who is Liable?
If you are hurt in a truck accident with a commercial vehicle, you can often sue not just the drive - Bennet Springs State Park
Because the weather was too cold in Chicago, we decided we needed a short fishing vacation. After al
Most viewed articles in this category:
- How To Make Your Own Custom Fly Leaders
A properly designed and well-made fly leader serves as a vital connection between the fly line and t - Ultralight Fishing - The Most Enjoyable and Effective Way To Catch Fish
There are far too many anglers among us who believe that the most effective way to catch a fish is t - Homemade Boilies - Making Baits With Predigested Protein Ingredients
Predigested ingredients in dough / paste baits 'ground baits' and boilies are awesome!When used as m - Ketchikan Fishing For Cruise Ship Passengers
Ketchikan is located in Southeast Alaska on Revillagegedo Island. Revilla is accessible only by a - Do You Want To Catch More Fish? Then You Must Read This Article
There are some simple steps that you, the angler, can take in order to increase the amount of fish t - Carrying Live Worms While Fishing?...Problem Solved
Anyone who spends any time fishing with live worms deals with the problem of carrying that silly lit - Making Homemade Fishing Baits -- Skyrocket Your Catches With This Powerful Information
Have you ever wondered why one guy seems to catch the biggest fish again and again, while the major - Essential Expert Tips for Making Your Homemad Carp Baits and Catfish Baits!
How to creating a 'dry powder base mix' and how to mix this with other ingredients successfully:The - Fishing Northern Large Mouth Bass in Big Bear Lake
The Northern strain Bass only have time during the year to grow inches compared to the Florida strai - Winter Ice Makes Fishing Fun
With winter quickly approaching, people who live in some of the colder regions of the country are pr
