gagnaccarp Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Im thinking of a new bait for margin fishing next year, a £1 gets you a 100 g bag of dried mealworms (produced for birds ) ,which can be soaked in various stinky things to rehydrate , has anyone tried this ,the oil content is 28% while protein is 52 % Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmarket Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I've used em in a ground bait mix and inside vital in balls . Dunno whether they worked or not though . The blinking birds love em I can tell you that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnplumb Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Im thinking of a new bait for margin fishing next year, a £1 gets you a 100 g bag of dried mealworms (produced for birds ) ,which can be soaked in various stinky things to rehydrate , has anyone tried this ,the oil content is 28% while protein is 52 % I tried to "rehydrate" some once by soaking and boiling just didn't work for me , but I did like the idea of using them . Hopefully you will have better luck than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborx Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Im thinking of a new bait for margin fishing next year, a £1 gets you a 100 g bag of dried mealworms (produced for birds ) ,which can be soaked in various stinky things to rehydrate , has anyone tried this ,the oil content is 28% while protein is 52 % did read somewhere that you can rehydrate them, had a hand full soaking in hemp juice for over a week but all they did was float lol. they get used to bulk out maggots in groundbait now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagnaccarp Posted December 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 ah well cheers everyone ! yes the birds love em , seemed like a good idea at the time ! I will get down to B &M an have a look im sure I can do something with them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Mealworms float, the best use for them is to mix them in with your groundbait, and pour boiling water over the top. The mealworms ŵill then break up the balls as they head to the surface. They can be ground and crushed and added to boilie mixes, or groundbait mixes for the same reason gagnaccarp and jh92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianain Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 At £10 per kilo, I feel there are better alternatives: dead maggots, mind you I've never weighed them so I'm not sure what a per kilo cost would be. I freeze them in smallish bags (1/3 of a pint(ish)), you can add any additives to the bag*, put the clean maggots in and shake - tie it up and place in the freezer for two or three days minimum; no need to re-hydrate. *just enough to coat them otherwise it can get messy gagnaccarp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagnaccarp Posted December 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I would love to have a local stockist of maggots in france where I am , Brive , a 2 hour round trip is my nearest . my local tackle shops just have plastic cartons with a handful of maggots ! I have thought of breeding my own but im not so keen on the smell though, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianain Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I would love to have a local stockist of maggots in france where I am , Brive , a 2 hour round trip is my nearest . my local tackle shops just have plastic cartons with a handful of maggots ! I have thought of breeding my own but im not so keen on the smell though, I see your dilemma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpbell_ll Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Add a few frozen blocks of blood worm to the mix, i meant to give them a go this year, but never got round to it, get them from pet shops, bit expensive, but they work real well at bringing fish in to feed on a baited area. gagnaccarp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseman Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I would love to have a local stockist of maggots in france where I am , Brive , a 2 hour round trip is my nearest . my local tackle shops just have plastic cartons with a handful of maggots ! I have thought of breeding my own but im not so keen on the smell though, If you use them a lot and can't get to a place to buy them, try breeding your own gagnaccarp, unless you want huge volumes it's very simple, just do it as far away from the house as you can! Wish I was "Isolated" out in Brive like you mate... Couple of tins of cheap dog/cat food about 3/4 full, punched with holes and hung up under some kind of cover, with a tray of sawdust or something similar underneath. Once the maggots are "Full" they will drop into the tray and you can collect and riddle them. Used to do this and hang them from trees over the local river to get a swim full of fish with zero effort! gagnaccarp and nealjt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carp1971 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Couple of tins of cheap dog/cat food about 3/4 full, punched with holes and hung up under some kind of cover, with a tray of sawdust or something similar underneath. Once the maggots are "Full" they will drop into the tray and you can collect and riddle them. Used to do this and hang them from trees over the local river to get a swim full of fish with zero effort! Poacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseman Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Poacher Jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carp1971 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 (edited) Jealous Yes...share the wealth of food next time !!!! Edited December 22, 2015 by carp1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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