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Simon Kimber	Air dried baits	Lead	[-]
Posts: 78 (22/05/07 18:44) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Hi I try and use freezer baits as much as possible as i believe they are better, however this year space in my freezer is very limited. Can anyone explain how to air dry baits and in particular what the point of air drying them is? Cheers Simon
dazza	Re: Air dried baits	#1	[-]
Posts: 260 (22/05/07 18:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Air drying removes all the moisture from the bait and you can keep them for months like this. when ready to use them rehydrate them with a liquid flavor or additive,the baits soak it up and leak it off when fished,or you can rehydrate with river water to soften them. you'll need some air drying bags or some bags made of netting to allow the air to circulate(or place them in a landing net) and give them a shake everyday for the first week to rotate the baits. Air drying is a superb way to treat baits and being able to rehydrate them with flavors is a big bonus.
Simon Kimber	Re: Air dried baits	#2	[-]
Posts: 78 (22/05/07 19:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Dazza Thanks for the quick reply. Presumably the baits once dried are rock hard, can they be used as hook baits in this state or do you have to rehydrate them? Cheers Simon
dazza	Re: Air dried baits	#3	[-]
Posts: 260 (22/05/07 20:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	simon, yes you can use them mate,just drill them out like a pellet,infact if you have a problem with crayfish or small fish then this stops them nibbling them.
river rob1	Re: Air dried baits	#4	[-]
Posts: 177 (22/05/07 20:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	once put in a liquid an air dried bait will absorb it like a sponge if you want soft high attract baits then air dry them and then put them in a liquid. Rob
Simon Kimber	Re: Air dried baits	#5	[-]
Posts: 78 (22/05/07 20:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for the replies guys. You mention rehydrate them with liquids, presumably i could use oils as well? As Columbo would say, just one more thing, is it worth using frozen bolies for this or would self life be just as good. I prefer frozen as they have no preservative. Cheers Simon
dazza	Re: Air dried baits	#6	[-]
Posts: 260 (22/05/07 21:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I air dry frozen all the time,you air dry fresh or frozen to preserve them,no point doing it to shelflife.
Titus Aducas	Re: Air dried baits	#7	[-]
Posts: 2357 (22/05/07 22:29) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	If you value your relationship do it outside.
tincataylor	Re: Air dried baits	#8	[-]
Posts: 334 (23/05/07 08:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Titus, I agree........and vary the position as much as possible as well. Love Tinca
Titus Aducas	Re: Air dried baits	#9	[-]
Posts: 2357 (23/05/07 10:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tink, I love it when I get a bit of my own medicine.
mikedaniel99	Re: Air dried baits	#10	[-]
Posts: 46 (23/05/07 13:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Also possible to dry boilies by storing them amongst a large quantity of pellet (suggesting 10:1 pellet to boilie ratio). This causes the boilies to take up some of the oils / aroma of the pellets used. Particularly recommend air drying in air(!) first, then storing air dried baits by mixing in with pellets. THis keeps them rock hard. Rehydration in Hemp water works for me. For a suitable drying recepticle - unless you have space for drying trays, I recommend scouring the magazine racks for baby and preganancy magazines - they frequently have a free mesh 'buggy bag' that's perfect for the job - think there's one in circulation at the moment. But any mesh bag will do really. Just regularly move the baits and don't overfill to ensure you dry evenly without mould forming. Suggest 500g per bag max at a time for 4-5 days minimum, then into the pellet.
tincataylor	Re: Air dried baits	#11	[-]
Posts: 334 (23/05/07 15:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mike, Quote "I recommend scouring the magazine racks for baby and preganancy magazines" I think you will find better ones on the top shelf mate...........but not as good as the old Kayes Catalogue.............oooooooh, I think I've just c.. Love Tinca
Simon Kimber	Re: Air dried baits	#12	[-]
Posts: 78 (23/05/07 16:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks for all the replies, thats really useful. Cheers Simon

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