Boilie

Boilies are a type of artificial fishing bait made from boiled paste that usually consists of fishmeals, milk proteins, bird foods, semolina and soya flour, which are mixed with egg white as a binding agent.

[2] Boilies are one of the most established carp fishing baits, available in a huge range of colours and flavours.

Boilies that lack these added preservatives need to be refrigerated or frozen to stop them from going off; these are known as freezer baits.

This not only means that the bait will behave more naturally in the water (for example when disturbed by feeding fish) it also will often make the difference between a good hook hold and a bad one.

Due to the nature in which a carp feeds the bait is blown out of the mouth soon after it has been picked up and the fact that the bait can move independently from the hook it allows the hook to stay back inside the mouth and find its way preferably into the bottom lip.