how long does home made ground bait last for?

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

Hi I made an asda bag full

Ingredients;
1.5 loafs of dried bread crumbled
4 cups of dried dog biscuits (soaked, pulped and mixed)
5 cups of oats
Salt
Half a bag of cous cous
A tin of sweet corn.

Its all drying out more in the air cupboard. I made to much for 3 days.

Advice

laguna · Apr 30, 2014

How much salt?

warm, moist atmosphere... any less than 1/2Kg to that lot will need to be used within 3 days before mould starts to form.

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

Surely it will dry in the airing cupboard?

Wont too much salt put fish off?

laguna · Apr 30, 2014

blagoobs said:
Surely it will dry in the airing cupboard?

Wont too much salt put fish off?

It will eventually dry but it is the perfect medium and conditions for mould to grow.

Yes it will preserve but too much salt will put fish off. There are various ways to preserve but the best way with groundbait is to prepare it at the waters edge or at home the night before you go fishing.

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

Whats the best thing to do? Keep it room temp?

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laguna · Apr 30, 2014

blagoobs said:
Whats the best thing to do? Keep it room temp?

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If you want to salvage it you will need to spread it thinly and let the air circulate to dry it. Leave outside in a sheltered spot using several containers with some netting over it.

A dehumidifier will also work, as will low heat from the oven, cover it all with syrup and drain and a few more 'secrets' to do with predigestion...

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

Suppose I could freeze it?

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laguna · Apr 30, 2014

blagoobs said:
Suppose I could freeze it?

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It will keep but not improve in the freezer. Do you have the room for a carrier bag full?

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

Nope. I need it saturday. Do fish care ?? Would mixing flour dry it out?

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john step · Apr 30, 2014

Its not April 1st is it?

blagoobs · Apr 30, 2014

You joker, na. I read online flour helps. God damn its gunna spoil

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robtherake · May 1, 2014

My freezer's full of leftover bags of groundbait. The problem is that none are labelled, so it's pot luck what comes back out

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hunters moon · May 1, 2014

I freeze mine.

Peter Jacobs · May 1, 2014

If you consider those ingredients they are 99.9% Feed Content

Personally I far prefer the continental style groundbaits that have been formulated over many years to entice and attract and also have much less in the way of feed.

The whole idea of groundbait is to attract fish to your hook bait and not to feed them off . . . . . . . . .

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