macawboy Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Venue permitting i always have a tiger nut out on one rod, fished usually with small bag of crushed tigers. As i only use full tigers as hook bait i buy them pre prepared and split them down into session bags and freeze. Question is, if i glugg some of them in pure tiger nut oil instead of freezing them will they keep just as long as if i had frozen them? Any help on this appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmarket Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 well in the past i`ve glugged `em in growler juice and THEN frozen `em . and i`ve caught too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neontrifle Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Thats not answered the that macawboy asked. I would also like opinions. does glug preserve? Some of my pop ups that should be frozen are in glug and seem to last ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macawboy Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Have asked the same question on numerous forums and still not got an answer. I know salokcinnodrog as a vast knowledge of baits maybe he would like to had his thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsue5 Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Gluging them in tigernut oil or a cheaper option of groundnut oil will preserve them for a decent time, However if you are fishing through long time high temps the oils can go rancid and turn. Anoter option is to glug them in liquid sugar which in my mind enhances the bait and makes them last almost indefinately. Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macawboy Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Gluging them in tigernut oil or a cheaper option of groundnut oil will preserve them for a decent time, However if you are fishing through long time high temps the oils can go rancid and turn. Anoter option is to glug them in liquid sugar which in my mind enhances the bait and makes them last almost indefinately.Jez Jez you are a star. Thats the kind of answer i was looking for. Will give the liquid sugar a go. Cheers m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iambunn Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Alright Jez mate, I was wondering this myself. Is liquid sugar as simple as plenty of sugar in water? Sounds a bit of a silly question, but not sure how thin it would need to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsue5 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 I use a liquid cane sugar that i bought from France last year. It is used in cocktails and was avavilable in the drinks section. Was put on to it by a bait company owner who uses it for preserving and adding attraction to single hookbaits. There are two versions a 66% sugar one and a more highly concentrated 95% version i use named CANADOU. I would imagine something similar must be available over here as it's used in the drinks industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macawboy Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 iambunn When jez suggested the liquid sugar i found this and am going to give it a try. In Sainsburys, in the alcoholic drinks section look for Monin Pure Cane Sugar, it's exactly what what i am looking for and it costs £1.49 for 250ml (slightly under 1/2 pint). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsue5 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 That will be the stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 iambunn When jez suggested the liquid sugar i found this and am going to give it a try. In Sainsburys, in the alcoholic drinks section look for Monin Pure Cane Sugar, it's exactly what what i am looking for and it costs £1.49 for 250ml (slightly under 1/2 pint). Don't suppose you noticed what they're doing Diamond White for? Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoogi Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 iambunn When jez suggested the liquid sugar i found this and am going to give it a try. In Sainsburys, in the alcoholic drinks section look for Monin Pure Cane Sugar, it's exactly what what i am looking for and it costs £1.49 for 250ml (slightly under 1/2 pint). Don't suppose you noticed what they're doing Diamond White for? Ian Chavs & Grandads, mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 iambunn When jez suggested the liquid sugar i found this and am going to give it a try. In Sainsburys, in the alcoholic drinks section look for Monin Pure Cane Sugar, it's exactly what what i am looking for and it costs £1.49 for 250ml (slightly under 1/2 pint). Don't suppose you noticed what they're doing Diamond White for? Ian Chavs & Grandads, mostly. Good answer. Have to say that I'm proud to be a Grandad, but you know that. Age is factually, a date of birth. But actually, a state of mind. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy52 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 iambunn When jez suggested the liquid sugar i found this and am going to give it a try. In Sainsburys, in the alcoholic drinks section look for Monin Pure Cane Sugar, it's exactly what what i am looking for and it costs £1.49 for 250ml (slightly under 1/2 pint). Don't suppose you noticed what they're doing Diamond White for? Ian Chavs & Grandads, mostly. Good answer. Have to say that I'm proud to be a Grandad, but you know that. Age is factually, a date of birth. But actually, a state of mind. Ian good answer ian that makes me about 3 and a half then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 I thought that. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy52 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I thought that. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsue5 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 What i will say about the liquid sugar is that you keep a few hookbaits glugged in it (frozen or shelflife) that it really increases the attraction of the baits. Soak some in the sugar for a few weeks and then drop one in a glass of water and look at the leakage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fenboy Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have some tiger nut hookbaits that have been soaking in cotswolds baits tiger nut oil for about two years and thet are still fine and still catch. funnily when i first soaked them after a couple of days or so they went almost flat ,when i had a look a week or so later they had swelled up bigger than the original size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I have some tiger nut hookbaits that have been soaking in cotswolds baits tiger nut oil for about two years and thet are still fine and still catch.funnily when i first soaked them after a couple of days or so they went almost flat ,when i had a look a week or so later they had swelled up bigger than the original size. Soaking/glugging baits isn't something that I usually consider, yet my son always has baits of various types in soak between fishing trips. I'm going to look into this, particularly in relation to Tigers, with which I've had some success in the past. Jez, I can see the logic in using very sugary soaks. Do you think that savoury/spicey ones would work too? I've glugged various baits in Marmite in the past and caught, but I may have caught without. It's hard to know. Out of interest, why do some fisheries object to the use of tigernuts as hookbait? Is there a perceived problem? Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fenboy Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I think the reason some fisheries ban them is do to the fact that nutritionally they are not great for the fish ,and the fact that as with most other nuts they are detrimental to the carps health if they are not prepared correctly or used in huge quantitys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsue5 Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I think they are banned as some idiots dont take the time to prepare them properly. Ian, i use the liquid sugar as a preservative which i know is natural and a good attractor in its own right. Not sure about the other glugs such as marmite and some of the shop bought ones as to me they must have artificial preservatives to extend the shelf life which is something i aint to keen on. Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpboy900 Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Well today on my cheese string wrapper in said honey is the only food that doesnt spoil, so prehaps you could keep them in honey. I will give them a good flavour, but could get a bit sticky. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
138cgj Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Well today on my cheese string wrapper in said honey is the only food that doesnt spoil, so prehaps you could keep them in honey. I will give them a good flavour, but could get a bit sticky. lol Look into my cheese string wrapper...........behold, the future!! Joking aside thats a very good suggestion. Obviously its pretty much the same as liquid sugar and a great attractor in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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