I hesitated to post this; it felt a bit like one of those domestic hacks (when did people start using the word in that sense?) that litter the internet. How to organise your sock drawer, tidy your cupboards etc. But I've found this useful. I have a food-only fridge in the kitchen, and a bigger fridge/freezer in a lean-to conservatory, which doubled for bait and food. I tried to keep it clean, but the odd maggot would get out and track red dye around the inside, the shelves would get a bit grimy from the base of the tubs, you could smell the bait when you opened the door and so on. I replaced it with a new one over Christmas with one that will work even in very low temperatures, and I thought it would be a shame to spoil its pristine cleanliness with bait. I started isolating the bait in a large lock-top container, and that has solved the problem. The reduced air has proved better than other ways of keeping maggots; they slow down to a near standstill and keep condition well.
In this box there's a pint of casters, half a pint of maggots in an open tub, a tub of chopped luncheon meat, a small bag of expanded pellets, the remains of a tin of corn and a small bag of dampened micros.
I don't generally have big quantities of eg maggots - I'm frugal with feed - but if need be I can add another container and still only take up half of one shelf. Keeping live bait in a family fridge can be a bit of an issue, understandably, so this might be of use to someone.
In this box there's a pint of casters, half a pint of maggots in an open tub, a tub of chopped luncheon meat, a small bag of expanded pellets, the remains of a tin of corn and a small bag of dampened micros.
I don't generally have big quantities of eg maggots - I'm frugal with feed - but if need be I can add another container and still only take up half of one shelf. Keeping live bait in a family fridge can be a bit of an issue, understandably, so this might be of use to someone.
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