Which type of preservation is really better...

...and are preserved boilies as much worse as many carp anglers often claim?

We will explain the difference and show you what is better or worse!

Difference: Freezer Baits (frozen boilies), salted and preserved!

Freezer Baits (frozen boilies)

This type of preservation is the first choice for many "professional" carp anglers.

Advantage: Freezer baits are boilies that are neither preserved nor salted. This type of boilies are often offered by companies that produce to order (rolling service). This means you always get 100% fresh bait.

Disadvantage: You need a freezer or a freezer in which to store the boilies. Depending on the quantity ordered, this can sometimes be quite tight or you may need to get a separate freezer in which to freeze the boilies.

On the other hand, the shelf life of the boilies is significantly reduced and varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. A period of just 3 months to a year is often stated. However, this can vary greatly, as it can also happen that the boilies are simply stored incorrectly by the angler and the bait either loses taste and nutritional value or, in the worst case, starts to mold!

Salted Boilies

100% naturally preserved. These boilies are salted before packaging and then sealed. This variant is often offered by smaller boilie manufacturers, as it is sometimes the simplest and cheapest method of preserving a boilie.

Advantage: The boilies are preserved in the most natural way and thus last for 6 - 12 months. This is inexpensive and easy for the manufacturer. Salting causes the bait to become rock hard very quickly. Some (big fish) anglers prefer this type of boilie because they are easier to feed with a throwing rod and other types of fish do not like to eat them!

Disadvantage: The salt removes all moisture from the boilies and makes them rock hard. Even if this makes them better suited for selective fishing for large carp, they lose a lot of their attractiveness and luring effect.

Another disadvantage is that salted boilies have to be shaken in the packaging every now and then so that the salt is redistributed. It is therefore not possible to safely store these boilies for a long period of time.

Canned Boilies

These boilies are preserved by adding certain substances.

It must be said in advance that there are now big differences between different preservatives.

Cheap boilies have artificial additives added to the bait, which make it bitter and therefore not eaten by carp.

These usually cost between €2.50 and €4.50.

Higher or higher quality boilies, on the other hand, also contain high-quality preservatives that are 100% taste and odor neutral and also completely harmless to fish or the environment! Such preservatives are used at a price of around €6 per 1 kilo of boilies.

Advantage: Boilies can be kept for at least 24 months without any loss of quality! If they have not been used up after this time, they can still be used for a long time after that. After this time, the flavor and nutrients only deteriorate very slowly. Mold hardly ever forms on the boilies as long as they are sealed in their original packaging! It also does not require any special storage. The boilies can also be dried in the air so that they harden and are therefore in no way inferior to salted boilies!

Disadvantage: Unfortunately, it has fallen into disrepute among many anglers!

What do we use?

For us, simplicity, practicality and high quality come first!

In addition, we want to offer anglers the security that their bait can be stored for longer periods of time without having to worry about any loss of quality!

And for this very reason we only preserve our boilies with the highest quality preservatives!

Our preservation process is as follows:

1st step of preservation for fishy or spicy boilies:

These boilies already contain an optimal salt content in the basic mix, which provides the first step in preservation. This salt also makes the boilie even more attractive, as it acts as a flavor enhancer and carp like to eat salty bait.

2nd step of preservation for sweet or nutty boilies:

Here we use the sweetener Neohesperidin DC. This is also used in the food industry and is known as E959. It is tasteless and odorless and does not make the boilies bitter but only sweeter, which in turn has a positive effect on their popularity with carp!

3. Step of preservation (we will go into this in more detail in a separate post!)

We still boil boilies and do not steam them! (You will find out why in another post!) The water in which we boil the boilies has a salt content of 20%, which further preserves the bait!

4. Packaging according to the latest standards

After cooking, our boilies are air-dried and then immediately packaged and securely sealed airtight, meaning they have a shelf life of at least 24 months and are ready to be used anywhere!

I hope we were able to help you choose the right boilies.

My team and I wish you lots of fun and success!

See you soon,

Yours, Thomas Preihsl!