Hi Luguna
I thought you would say that, I was just interested if your answer would differ to the commonly excepted practice.
I have sometimes gone to great lengths to ensure my pints of maggots is as clean as can be. Regularly sieving and applying fresh sawdust before a match.
I even used to wash them under a tap in a stocking and applying fresh bran to dry them. In the belief it would remove all the ammonia smell.
But I cannot say with any confidence it has made any difference? I have caught match winning bags of fish with clean and dirty maggots.
But I do think if it gives you confidence what ever it is, you should do it.
Just out of interest Luguna what would you apply as an additive to maggots
and can you honesty say it will work?
Good tip that with the stocking yours or the wife's?
Let you into a little secret... I've worn tights when I was in the army , definitely keeps the nethers warm!!!! :wh
For Maggots I would recommend two products that I know
works extremely well and will put a lot more fish on the bank. I don't often use maggots but when I do I use both of these;
1. Krill powder or concentrated liquid Krill as mentioned before (Kill with Krill)
2. L-amino React (for maggot and worm)
The liquid is thick as treacle and will kill and keep any left over maggots by drowning em without the associated cellular damage from freezing. Krilled dead maggots are deadly imo.
The Krill powder is very fine and high quality predigested (KPH) and is hygroscopic so will stick to your fingers if you touch it. It won't kill the maggots like a liquid, it simply sticks to em so, depending how much you add (50g is more than enough per pint), you could use it as stickymag for example? or use in a pole cup as a slow steady feed release?
One of the easiest ways is to put some of the powder into a small bag using a teaspoon and drop a handful of maggots in. Let em wriggle around in it for a while and they will coat themselves and you can test which they prefer on the day.
Adding L-amino REACT to maggots coats them in the first-limiting amino acid and is designed to keep fish occupied for longer periods. But be careful, the sods crawl up the sides of the bait box when wet without a lid on!
I'm just a general all-rounder but I know a lot of match anglers love the stuff, Mark Brewster match and Suffolk County coach especially has had some excellent results over the past couple of years. Personally rarely use maggots myself these days but I wouldn't dream of fishing without this additive now as its proven to work. REACT is a liquid supplied in 10ml dropper bottles. It coats the maggots (or worms, there's also a version for corn too), and absorbs into their skin, we've observed them up close drinking it too.
Significantly maggots like it, so unlikely to excrete ammonia when coated with it. :thumbs:
Both available on our website mate.
L-amino REACT™, LAGUNA Fishing Products
PURE SAC™ (Straight Fishmeal & Protein) powders, LAGUNA Fishing Products
