Boilies are the most popular carp bait around. They are extremely versatile, coming in a limitless range of flavours and scents. They are also very effective (i.e., carp love 'em) and most carpers rely on them as an integral part of their carp fishing armoury.

The tackle shops, and on-line angling merchants provide a huge range of boilies in a countless array of colours, sizes and flavours.

But why give them all your money? Making your own boilies for carp angling is simple, effective and will save you money. It is also great fun and brings you a step closer to the fish. In the same way that the best fly fishers tie their own flies and the best predator anglers catch their own bait, the best carp fisherman make their own boilies.

This site will give you step by step instructions for making your own boilies at home.

Navigate the Content Pages on the left to read about boilie making basics or to check out our user submitted boilie recipes. We've also got the latest news from Dave, Our Man in Sweden. Dave spends a lot of time fishing the lakes and rivers of Scandinavia for pike, salmon and trout, but mostly for - yep, you've guessed it - carp. Find out what Dave's saying this week.

You can also browse the Store Pages. These are set up to bring you direct live feeds from Ebay featuring the latest bargains on boilie making equipment and boilie making ingredients. If you're anything like us you'll love a bargain, and this is where all the best bargains are. We earn a commission from any sales made which contributes towards the upkeep of this site, however this doesn't affect the price to you.

We also have some direct feeds from Amazon.com featuring a range of books on all aspects of angling as well as some bargain carp fishing tackle.

We hope you enjoy the site. We are always open to comments and suggestions. We'd especially like to hear about your favourite boilie recipe and if we like it we will publish it, along with your name and a picture of any nice carp you’ve caught with it. Just drop us an email to admin@how-to-make-boilies.co.uk

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