I love spices in bait
My own home made boilies are a spicy bait and barbel and chub absolutely love them.
For me it’s not about giving a bait an edge as Much as it is making something that works and continuing based on previous success.
The sole reason that my baits are spicy is only down to the fact it’s something I tried one day, caught on well and as the old saying goes......... if it ain’t broke.......
For me It’s as Terry said, a confidence thing but not as terry said an edge!
It’s no better than a lump of meat or a grain of corn and I absolutely believe that.
I just get a real kick out of using something I created and no one else uses it and it works!
spiced baits are as old as the hills and have been catching fish for donkeys with certainly no negative effect that I’ve heard of.
I will say though i believe Gerrys point to be quite valid. I don’t catch any where near as many bream when I use a spicy bait. The odd one will brave it but generally they leave them quite alone. Chub on the other hand can’t shovel them down quick enough
