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P a g e | 22 protein structures within its food; suffice to say essential amino acids are those which an animal, fish included, cannot produce within its own body and they must therefore be supplemented through its diet. Their absence from a barbel’s diet would quickly see it become sick and eventually die, that is as far as I will go on that subject. These essential amino acids are plentiful within its natural diet and just because we deliver the barbel occasional bait, it will never stop it eating its natural food. I am certain, however, that most of what we will offer the barbel as bait, whether meat or a formulated bait, will provide My PB 16lb 2oz – HNV of course! it with much of its essential requirements and it is true there is no single natural food that will utilised for energy. Protein cannot be stored by provide all of them anyway. It would be the barbel so in winter, though energy impossible, in my opinion, to deprive a barbel of requirements may be lower, reserves of energy these essential amino acids within a natural giving elements may become dangerously low if flowing environment and it is something that enough fat has not been stored. This is what will the river angler does not need to concern drive the barbel to search for food even in the himself with. Therefore, we do not need to even coldest water. consider trying to include them all in our bait, So, although fat is not as essential as protein, it either from a point of view of attraction or is still very important to the barbels’ well-being. providing the barbel with good health. Yes, if stored in extreme excess it may be From our point of view, the essentials we need detrimental to its health, but nevertheless it to consider are those which the barbel find remains a vital ingredient in its diet. However naturally attractive, which seems to be protein one type of fat – those called lipids (sometimes in its raw form, and fat, which is unchanging referred to as fatty acids), are as vital as protein, whether in or out of a barbel! being used as a means of carrying the amino acids contained within the protein structures to So…coming to these two main essentials which the cells of the body and their subsequent prove to be so attractive to barbel - fats and absorption into the cell structures themselves. proteins…do we include one or the other, or Without lipid fats barbel would be unable to both, and in what levels? To answer that, it is utilise any of the essential amino acids which, as back to that question again! You need to ask with all living creatures, they must absorb to yourself what it is you want from your fishing, or maintain health and survive. at least, from a particular session. Fats and proteins are the two ingredients that, if included Proteins are absolutely vital to barbels’ well- in a bait in high enough levels, will make your being and good health – true of any living bait attractive enough for the barbel to want creature, but fish depend on them to a far more, and more, and so keep them coming back. greater extent than most others. I will refrain Their appeal, as I have stated, being because from going into the subject of essential amino they both are so essential to the barbels well- acids, which are contained within the various