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 Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
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07/21/20 03:37 PM
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JCSHEPHE
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I have followed recipes online and experimented a bunch. 99% of everything I make sinks. Any ideas? I would prefer to not have to use cork balls. I have tried microwaving, boiling, and in the oven. My ratios must be off or something as the stuff I make is not buoyant at all. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: JCSHEPHE]
#13638868
07/21/20 08:18 PM
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kaboboom
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I did not catch anything this morning with these... Peruvian Corn NutsI drilled a baiting hole with a dremel, and used a piece of craft foam as a stop. Floats really well. I guess lots cheaper if you buy them at Trader Joe's.
Last edited by kaboboom; 07/21/20 08:21 PM.
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: JCSHEPHE]
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07/22/20 03:08 AM
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Caribou
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Not sure. Try microwaving them for longer. Or just buy some mainline pop ups. Hook baits are cheap enough that I don’t mind buying them. You can always make the boilies for baiting and buy the hook baits.
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: JCSHEPHE]
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07/22/20 07:03 PM
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Osbornfishing
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I use a range cube base, so mine always sink. The fish don’t seem to mind picking them up off the bottom. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2020/07/full-107020-60497-65ea4a2d_ed3e_4d24_82cc_3ef983863f26.jpeg)
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: kaboboom]
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07/23/20 07:25 PM
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Freshwater Phil
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I did not catch anything this morning with these... Peruvian Corn NutsI drilled a baiting hole with a dremel, and used a piece of craft foam as a stop. Floats really well. I guess lots cheaper if you buy them at Trader Joe's. Traders Joe's toasted corn has caught me a bunch of carp, especially the chilli lime flavor in cooler water. I use 2-3 of them on the hair, with a single fake popup corn to keep them on properly. Only thing is that they tend to get waterlogged and stop floating after an hour or so.
PB common = 41 lbs PB mirror = 22.5 lbs PB buff = 26 lbs ![[Linked Image]](http://freshwaterphil.com/images/philcarp0513212.jpg)
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: JCSHEPHE]
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07/23/20 07:28 PM
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Freshwater Phil
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I have followed recipes online and experimented a bunch. 99% of everything I make sinks. Any ideas? I would prefer to not have to use cork balls. I have tried microwaving, boiling, and in the oven. My ratios must be off or something as the stuff I make is not buoyant at all. Thanks in advance. Tough to tell without a recipe, mine are microwaved and dried until rock hard, I then predrilled them. Made a batch over 5 years ago, they are still holding up fine, and catching decent carp as well 
PB common = 41 lbs PB mirror = 22.5 lbs PB buff = 26 lbs
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
[Re: JCSHEPHE]
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07/25/20 11:44 PM
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MinMirny
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I often use simple chunk of yellow or black hard foam in between 2 corn pieces or 2 chickpeas on a hair. Floats 100%. I cut them off meat trays from grocery store For some reason, i'm making some efforts to give it a shape of corn or nut. Have no idea why am I doing it 
Light tackle carp fishing vet.
PB carp: common 27lb - mirror 27.5lb - grassy 42lb - ghost 14lb
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Re: Why do all my homeade "pop up" boilies sink?
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09/24/20 05:55 PM
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TXMulti-Species
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Microwaving boilies to make popups has never worked for me. Try mixing some cork dust into your boilie dough, the more you put in the more buoyant they'll be
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