When you start looking around for fish bait recipes you'll be
amazed at - and often amused by - the assortment of "trusted"
"secret" and "sounds-gory-but-it-works" fish bait recipes you
will come across!
If you want to learn how to prepare your own recipes, then get
ready for some often gruesome kithen work... not to mention the
aromas you will have to contend with.
Of course, if you want to avoid all of the preparation in the
kitchen, you can buy commercially prepared fish bait recipes,
but this can add quite a bit to your weekend fishing budget!
There is no shortage of advice available about fish bait
recipes. First you have to decide what kind of fish you're
aiming to catch, as they all have different tastes.
The smell of the bait is often very important. For instance,
river salmon is known for a keen sense of smell to go with their
eyesight, and you should try to take advantage of this when
preparing your bait.
The smell of bait also fades in the water, so you should have
enough bait to be able to change your bait often to keep that
irresistable smell hanging and drifting around there in the
water.
California salmon fishers recommend using tuna balls. Canned
tuna in oil or water can be placed in a mesh bag and tied shut
when used below a float. Chopped herring or sardines make great
bagged baits too.
Some fish bait recipes are really very simple. For instance, if
you're after bottom-feeding fish like carp and catfish, you can
simply use bread, small pieces of cheese, and even canned corn.
However, the following doughballs recipe for carp is often used:
You start by mixing 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of yellow cornmeal,
and 1 teaspoon of sugar. You then take a 1-quart container of
water and pour just enough of it into the mixture to make a
heavy dough. Then roll the dough into balls of 1/2 inch to 1
inch. Now you mix the rest of the water with 1 cup of molasses
and pour it into a pan. Bring the molasses and water to a boil,
and when the mixture is boiling, you drop in a couple of
doughballs. Cook them for 2 to 3 minutes.
Many homemade fish bait recipes feature the use of marshmallows
to assist in floating the bait, and some belive the color also
helps to attract the fish.
Here follows a basic fish bait recipe using marshmallows:
Fill a bowl with 1/4 cup garlic powder and a small cup with
water. Put about 5 miniature marshmallows in the water and make
sure that they are soaked. Then put them in the bowl of garlic
powder and stir them around so the powder coats them evenly. Put
them in a jar for later use.
Many websites feature discussion forums where the detail of fish
bait recipe preparation can be found. Here you will often find
people who spill the beans about great family traditions and
"secret" recipies that never fail...
For more information visit
www.fishing-things.com
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