How to Make Dough Balls To Catch Carp
Many people consider the common carp a trash fish that stirs up bottom sediment and decreases water clarity and quality. While carp are responsible for creating such problems, the people who target carp often hold them in a higher regard. This is because carp are one of the hardest-fighting fish in freshwater, and because they are widely available. Anglers use a variety of concoctions to catch carp, but one of the best is a dough ball, which fishermen can make at home.
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Instructions
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Mix 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of cornmeal in a bowl.
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Pour 1 cup of water into a pot and set it on a stove-top burner. Turn the burner to the hottest setting available. Wait for the water to boil.
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Drop 2 tbsp. of vanilla extract into the boiling water, and then add the flour and cornmeal mix.
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Heat until all of the water has boiled away.
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Allow the pot and the dough to cool.
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Knead the dough with your fingers. Do so until the dough is thick enough that it can be hooked on a fishing hook.
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Roll the dough to create 1-inch balls.
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Put the completed dough balls into a plastic bag.
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Tips & Warnings
If you prefer you can leave the large dough ball intact and wrap it in foil or waxed paper and take it fishing. When fishing you can just pinch off what you need to make a dough ball.
It smells and tasts great but remember what you made it for :-)
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