| #1  10-07-2010, 01:14 PM | ||||
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| Preparing seeds Ive just finished soaking and boiling a mix of wheat , sunflower seeds and various other bird seed for my stick mix. I now plan on drying them out to make them pva friendly but will this defeat the object of boiling them ?? I know soaking them will make them swell so they dont swell in the carp's stomach but when dried will they then re swell when wet again ?? I was thinking of oiling them once dry also. cheers Mad __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub     |
| #2 10-07-2010, 03:25 PM | |||
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| Re: Preparing seeds why have you boiled them ?? just soak in boiling water then put some in a cheap ground bait/ground pelles to dry them out ,them add oil to make them pva friendly  Last edited by NICK R; 10-07-2010 at 03:30 PM. |
| #3 10-07-2010, 03:34 PM | ||||
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| Re: Preparing seeds Wasn't sure how long to soak em for and as Im short on time i thought id boil em to speed up the process __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub |
| #4 10-07-2010, 03:41 PM | |||
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| Re: Preparing seeds Quote:
PARTICLE SOAK TIMES BOIL/ SIMMER TIME Adzuki beans 24 hrs + up to 30 mins Barley 6 hrs 15-20 mins Black-eyed beans 12-14 hrs up to 30 mins Chick peas up to 24 hrs up to 30 mins Dari seeds 6 hrs 15 mins + French mix (hinders) No soak times 1-2 mins Groats No soaking time 1-2 mins Haricot beans 12-14 hrs up to 30 mins Hemp seed 12-24 hrs Until they split Lupins 24 hrs up to 30 mins Maize 24-36 hrs 30 mins + Maize (flaked) 1 hour 1-2 mins Maple peas 12-14 hrs up to 30 mins Milo 6 hrs up to 30 mins Partiblend (Hinders) No soak time 1-2 mins Peanut kernels 24 hrs + 30 mins + Pinto beans 12-14 hrs up to 30 mins Red kidney beans 12-14 hrs 30 mins + Soya beans 12-16 hrs up to 30 mins Tares 12-14 hrs up to 30 mins Tiger nuts (whole nuts) 24 hrs + at least 30 mins Wheat (Buck & Graded) 6 hrs 10-15 mins there ya go mate hope they produce for you |
| #5 10-07-2010, 03:55 PM | ||||
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| Re: Preparing seeds Cheers bud ,I hope they do too. if not the sparrows will be nice and fat __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub |
| #6 10-07-2010, 03:58 PM | |||
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| Re: Preparing seeds Quote:
freeze what you dont use , roll in to balls first , then when frozen you can under arm them into your swim |
| #7 10-07-2010, 04:03 PM | ||||
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| Re: Preparing seeds Top tip  __________________ Species 2011.. Common carp,Mirror carp,Pike,Rudd,Dace,Eel,Bream,Perch,Roach,Barbel, Chub |
| #8 02-06-2011, 09:11 AM | |||
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| Re: Preparing seeds put a enough in a tub for your bags and add salt, mix together and it wont break your PVA down. Ben doing it for years, a friend told me Korda did it in one of there vids recently too, just be careful you don't over dose on the salt. I've been told boiling in brine also works never tried it though |
