Hi all, just a quicky, how do you go about air drying boilies ? and can you air dry paste rolled into what ever shape or do they have to be boilied first ?
Rich
Rich
Air Drying Boilies
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 ijakk |
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Posts: 2101 (27/10/06 18:36) Banned User |
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barbelist |
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Posts: 565 (27/10/06 19:15) |
Rich,
not sure about air drying paste baits.... ....but for boilies I put them onto a wire tray, and leave them in the conservatory to dry off. The heat in the conservatory during the day seems to be about right, even during the winter. I know some folks that do the same in the airing cupboard, but Mrs T wouldn't stand for that  If you want them real hard then keep them drying for longer, until they reach the hardness you require. That said though, I've found that slightly softer baits seem better for Barbel........only boiled for 15 or so seconds, just enough to skin them appears to give off good leakage. Interested in others thoughts on this Paul |
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Posts: 364 (27/10/06 20:27) |
i dont think its a good idea to air dry paste,paste is ment to be soft thats the whole idea of it,i make a pattie out of my base mix(like a fat pancake)boil it for 2/3 minutes and you have whats called a block bait,hard on the outside but soft in the middle,its just like a peace luncheon meat that you can cut to any size you want and make it in any flavour.
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ijakk |
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Posts: 2101 (27/10/06 21:43) Banned User |
Could you air dry a block bait ??????
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Posts: 1305 (28/10/06 11:17) |
The idea behind air drying is to remove all the moisture,
so you are effectively making a shelf-life equivalent. An air dried boilie should, eventually, be dry all the way through - onion sacks (open mesh) hung in garage does. - some reconsitute their baits prior to use through the use of liquids/bait soaks etc. So air dry if that is what you want. Kind of self defeating to air dry skinned soft baits (or pastes) You could air dry a boiled bait block, though I would be concerned about it becoming too crumbly. - Dr Barbus -- Dr Barbus
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Posts: 2101 (28/10/06 12:01) Banned User |
thank you all I am considering air drying purely for convenience sake, having a few about the place would be handy for those short notice sessions
Rich |
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Posts: 275 (28/10/06 13:05) |
Anyone tried pellet drying boilies? If you have a big tub of pellets you can put your boilies in a mesh bag or you could just bury them in the pellets then sort through the pellets manually, hard work this the mesh is my preferred method. Pellets pull the moisture out of the boilies and dry them in a few days. Micro Pellet works best but any will do the job just so long has there is enough pellets, I'm talking a few kilo of pellet here not just a bag but obviously this will depend on the amount of boilies you intend to dry. but having said that I have dried a hand full of boilies in a kilo bag of Dynamite micro pellet......try it, you could be surprised with the results.
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barbelist |
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Posts: 565 (28/10/06 17:30) |
Chubbster,
found that little gem by mistake some years back.... ....rock hard boilies with a definate hint of trout pellet smell  Paul |
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Posts: 2311 (28/10/06 18:34) |
If you air dry a bait withoput first boiling it, then it will turn to powder after an hour or less in water.
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Posts: 2868 (29/10/06 20:38) |
Not necessarily a bad thing though Tom? Have air dried paste myself before, and the result is essentially like a quick breakdown pellet, you can also adjust the breakdown by cutting the eggs with water. Far too much hassle for me these days though! I would be wary of air-drying HNV bait somewhere too warm, as I guess it could actually go off within a day or 2, especially if they are soft baits.
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barbel revisited |
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Posts: 4200 (29/10/06 22:02) |
I just flame dry mine
 Or at least i did on the Severn the other week, when i managed to set my bait bucket on fire and burn the lot down  Tony
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barbelist |
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Posts: 565 (30/10/06 09:54) |
Tony,
Got to be a story there m8ty  did you do any good with the "smoky" baits afterwards?? Paul |
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