How to Make a Great Carp Bait With Instant Potatoes

Catch carp with a potato recipe.

The common carp is a favorite target for freshwater anglers and is found across North America. The common carp is found across North America. Because carp are omnivorous, there are many techniques you can employ to catch them, including a recipe using instant potatoes.

Things You'll Need

• 1 can cream corn
• Vanilla butter nut flavoring
• Instant grits
• Instant mashed potatoes
• 5-gallon bucket

Instructions

1. Pour the cream corn into the bucket.

2. Add 2 tbsp. of butter nut flavoring.

3. Add three or four packets of instant grits. Make sure this is instant, not quick grits.

4. Stir in some mashed potatoes. Continue to add more until the mixture does not stick to your hands and is fairly hard.

5. Pinch a small amount of the bait and use it to form a bite-size ball around the hook.

References

• The Fishin' Hole: Record Catch Recipe
• Allysgoodies: Fishing with the Ray's and LaRosa's
• Freshwater Fishing News: What Do Carp Eat?