Leo i actually got the massive pre-bait technique from a Korda video, i put out a lot of bait with no lines in the water to get the fish feeding comfortably with out being spooked. Then i casted out my rods as the sun went down and it worked, they were in a competitive feeding mode that let their guard down and were more easily hooked.
Josh it does not matter how you got the info as long as it works lol
There is a formula that fish farmers use to bait up carp..in big ponds with a lot of naturel food already present
This is that you can feed carp 3-5% of there own body weight as extra feed PER DAY!..this is high grade feed pellets like fishmeal pellets
So if you bait up with boilies you can put in 3-5 ponds of boilies for every 100pound of fish you expect in your swim
For particels its much more than that.. say up to 10pounds for every 100lbs of fish you expect
Go figure how much you have to bait up before its to much!
But I do point stuff like this out all the time..its just that for most of you its a LOT of bait..but its the same down here If local carpers knew how much I was baiting up..well I better not let them know..lol