Maggots

[Omahayank]

Originally Posted by Sir Catch Not alot

Someone once told me that he never buys maggots he uses bacon that is off places about three slices ona sunny window sill and leave for 3 to 4 days and voila you have maggots. I aint tried it too scared of some horror film scene with them all over the place.

I'm with Philipn. I really REALLY doubt it would work, simply because bacon is too salty, I don't believe a fly would plant eggs on it, they would desiccate and die.
Just my guess. (o;(s

[Drew]

Hi all,

Unsalted bacon.

Regards

Drew

[new fisher]

hey if you got some maggots is it ok to just use them straight away or an hour or 2 later

[paddy2k7_red4life]

good post mate

[Omahayank]

Originally Posted by new fisher

hey if you got some maggots is it ok to just use them straight away or an hour or 2 later

I imagine, you can use them as long as they last... (till they turn into flys)

My Yankee questions are:
Do maggots need refrigeration?
Will they stay pupa longer in the frige?

[pak mei]

Originally Posted by Sir Catch Not alot

Someone once told me that he never buys maggots he uses bacon that is off places about three slices ona sunny window sill and leave for 3 to 4 days and voila you have maggots. I aint tried it too scared of some horror film scene with them all over the place.

As a kid I used to hang the sunday roast chicken carcass in the garden, only ever got small maggotts but always used them. However now I think it's easier at £2.30 a pint just to buy them

[richard1980]

Try dusting maggots in tumeric powder this is good bait for most coarse fishing.

[BoldBear]

Pinkies:
Pinkies are very often a much better choice especially where the normal sized maggot is used a lot; they are also a brilliant choice in the colder months.
Use either singly on a size 20 or 22 hook or in multiples on a size 18 to 20 hook.

Most fish will take them and Bream especially seem to like them. I normally take Pinkies as well as a few normal sized maggots but make sure that you hook them lightly in the skin to keep them lively.

When I used to captain our team a few years ago and we needed to catapult pinkies out quite a distance after Bream shoals over our groundait we often used a sticky powder called 'Sticky Mag' to bind them into a ball and keep them together until they landed in the water.
They won us many a match especially on waters where normal sized maggots where used a lot.

Squatts:
Squatts are very small maggots and are much smaller than Pinkies.
They are usually used for loosefeed and are usually sold with a sprinkling of brick dust to help them sink faster.

An old tip worth remembering is to sieve away the brick dust and anything else that they are in, then dip a small slice of bread in some milk and place it on top of the squatt then put them in the fridge overnight.

In the morning you will find them whiter, plumper, fresher and more active, making them an even better loosefeed, and at the same time they will also sink well.

[NICK R]

Does any one still do their own Gozzers?

[headless]

Good thread

Liver and chicken are the ideal meats for gaining your own maggots. To get the larger maggots you need to store the liver/chicken in the dark (under a bush for example) This will give you better success as the Blue Bottle fly prefers the dark/shade, after a couple of days you should notice the small white eggs, wrap the meat in news paper and store in a dark place. after a few days you should have some juvinile maggots, and after a few more days depending on the temperature some nice white soft mature maggots. Chichen and Liver leave very little mess

I would still say it was better to buy the maggots

Darrell