Stu, I'm now putting all particles (chick peas, hemp, maize, tigers, peanuts and pidgeon conditioner) into soak with mollasses. Leaving for 24 hours, cooking them for 30-40 minutes then blending them all up nice and small. I'll leave them in soak by covering them slightly with additional water then adding a dash of the attractor glug that I use on a hookbait boilie.
My theory is that the blended mix will settle right down on the bottom and in the surrounding weed and release the right smelling message which will hopefully inspire a frustrated feeding frenzy in which only a few loose baits and the hookbait will be available.
Whereas before I would bait up with particles (whole) and perhaps overfeed, I’m now trying to release the right signals to the carp’s brain to feed without overfeeding.