keeping maggots dry

[samantha G]

Originally Posted by BoldBear

I don't think flour would work because if they get damp or sweat I would think that they would get sticky and stodgey.

As others have already said Maize meal is very cheap and is what the tackleshops around me usually use however some use soft sawdust.

When I used to fish a lot of club team matches; the night before a match I used to wash and rinse my maggots and dry them by rolling them inside a folded towel to get rid of any ammonia smell and then place them in some fresh bran or maize meal.
and keep the lid off them to let the air get at them until the match to prevent them sweatng and smelling.

It sounds over the top but it certainly seemed to catch me a lot more fish in matches, plus it gave me a lot more confidence, which counts a lot when you are fishing a tough match.

So if you can't get any maize meal or corn mealthen try some soft bran or sawdust, they all work.

NB. I also used to occasionally flavour them with various things like curry powder or spray a small ammount liquid boily flavouring on them or sprinkle some other spicey flavouring on them.
One of my favourite flavourings was 'wasp grub' which was a very sweet flavour that used to waft a long way down the bank; Im not sure whether it caught any more fish but it was a nice smell; a lot better than smelling of ammonia anyway.

Keith (BoldBear)

thanks alot :)

[crutchley]

I always keep a few bags of brown crumb around when using maggots ( which I rareley use these days) and spirkle it on to keep them dry and stops them sweating up, also if kept over night keep them in a big bucket with a bit of brown crumb or maize meal or any groundbait you fancy using as it can give them a little extra edge over normal maggots
Ope this helps

Jay