Going fishing, you need to pick up all the necessary gear and lures. Protein bait has always attracted the attention of fish. One of the popular varieties is maggot. Fish peck on him quite actively. Larvae can be grown independently. So the fisherman will always have a supply of fresh bait, which the fish love so much. Moreover, the whole procedure does not require large expenditures of effort, time and money. How to grow maggot yourself, will be discussed in detail below.
Leader among the lures
Currently, there are many different lures that are suitable for catching all types of fish. True, not one of them has so far been able to surpass the success of the most ordinary maggot, which can be used as an independent bait. It is also added to bait. Protein, easily digestible food has always attracted fish.
It is worth noting that this is one of the most popular bait among fishermen in our country, which means that it should always be in stock with every self-respecting fisherman. But in specialized stores it is not always found, and its cost is quite tangible. All these inconveniences can be avoided if you decide to grow maggot for fishing at home.
Benefits
The advantages of this bait are obvious and known to all anglers:
- It simply fits onto the hook and holds perfectly on it, so it can be used on both bottom and float gear.
- It is very active and mobile, remarkably wriggling on the hook, attracting the attention of fish.
- It can be used to prepare a wide variety of bait for almost all types of fish.
- Easy to store.
- Easy to grow at home.
Therefore, the question of how to grow maggot for fishing on your own is very relevant for many outdoor enthusiasts with a fishing rod in their hands.
Varieties
The presented type of bait is nothing more than the larvae of ordinary flies. Depending on the breed of insects, the following types of maggots are distinguished:
- Common type of larvae. They are laid off by a meat or cheese fly up to one and a half centimeters long. He has thick skin. It is also worth noting that they have completely no buoyancy. This species takes off quickly. You can store in the cold for no more than 3 weeks.
- Gozzzer. This is the larva that the black and blue fly lays. It grows to two and a half centimeters in length and is the best bait for catching large fish. However, in our climatic zone it is practically not found.
- Pink. Steel larvae of flies. Such larvae are considered the most popular species. The maximum length is not more than a centimeter. Very active on the hook, which attracts fish very well.
How to grow maggot at home? Consider the most popular ways.
In the egg
How to grow large maggots? The easiest way is in the egg. Its advantage is a minimum of money, time and effort. The disadvantage of this method is that in one egg you can grow a few larvae (twenty or thirty pieces). But it is easy to compensate using a few eggs.
How to grow maggot in the presented way:
- Boil an egg. It must be hard boiled.
- From the top you need to remove the shell.
- In this form, the workpiece must be left in a shaded place in the open air.
- When the product is rotten, flies will flock to it. They will lay their eggs inside.
- Hatched larvae will grow in the shell without falling out of it. You can place the eggs in a special container with dry filler (sawdust, wood shavings, etc.). If the larvae manage to get out of the shell, they will still remain in the filler.
Upon reaching the desired size, the bait is easily removed from the shell.
In the liver
This method will require a whole cow liver. How to grow maggot on it?
- Hang the liver on a hook and leave it in the air for two to three days.
- After the flies lay their eggs, the liver must be transferred to a closed container, after filling it with a dry filler.
- When the larvae emerge from the eggs, it is necessary to add bran to them, and then let them grow. The length should be approximately a centimeter.
- Transfer contents to an open, dry-filled container. Then a couple of days later you will need to feed them meat or liver.
The process of growing when using the liver lasts no more than one week.
In fish
Another similar way to grow maggot is to use fish. It is also suspended in the fresh air. Next, you need to wait until it goes bad.
Flies will lay eggs in the product. A prerequisite - the fish must have a head. The fact is that eggs are laid in the gills. After that, the fish are removed. The spoiled product is wrapped in several sheets of paper. On the third day, the bait grows to the desired size.
In the bottle
How to grow maggot at home without any special adaptations? It is very easy to do this in a plastic bottle. To do this, you need:
- Cut off the top of the bottle.
- Pour dry filler into the bottom.
- The cut off top (having previously unscrewed the cover) must be inserted into the lower part. The neck should face down.
- In the upper part you will need to put meat or liver.
- The design is left in the open.
- When the insects lay their eggs, the bottle should be placed in a shaded place.
- After a few days, the future bait will creep into the bottom of the bottle.
To grow maggot at home, you can make a more complex fixture.
Special fixture
Many fishermen tend to grow bait so that contact with it is minimal. To do this, you can design a special device. It consists of three containers of different volumes, which are inserted one into the other.
- In the upper container lay meat or fish. It closes with a lid with holes. Also, it should have a holey bottom.
- In the middle tank, the lower part is also with holes. Dry filler is placed in it.
- The lower tank is filled with the same filler and serves to collect clean larvae.
The principle of operation of this device is as follows:
- In the upper part they put meat or fish and put the device in a shaded place where flies can find it.
- If after two or three days the insects lay their eggs, the upper part is covered with a lid with holes. The manufactured device is placed in the designated place.
- Grown larvae through holes in the bottom fall into the middle part.
- After passing through a layer of dry filler, the larvae are cleaned and fall into the lower tank. From here they are removed and laid out in jars for storage and further use.
The whole process lasts from seven to ten days, depending on the air temperature.
Breeding for sale
Growing insect larvae, as a business, can be practiced all year round. How to grow maggot in winter? Just like in the summer. This will require a specially equipped room with a constant temperature of no higher than 25 degrees and good ventilation in places remote from the general residence. In this room, containers are installed for the output of larvae and cages for insects.
The nets consist of a metal or wooden frame with a fine-mesh mesh stretched over it. The walls of such containers are equipped with special sleeves for installing and removing dishes with a substrate. The breeding principle is no different from the breeding of larvae for their own needs. The difference is only in scale.
Most of the material obtained is sold, and a certain amount is left for pupation to maintain or increase the insect population.
Bait recipes
To increase the attractiveness of this type of bait for fish, many lovers devise various methods for its preparation. Let's consider some of them.
- Pickling. This recipe was invented by English anglers. Such a nozzle holds on to the hook more firmly. First, the larva is pickled in vinegar for an hour, then dried with a napkin or baked in the oven. Suitable for larvae that have been stored in the refrigerator for quite some time and can go bad.
- With an egg. This recipe was invented in Poland. Before fishing, the larvae are fed a yolk of hard-boiled eggs. This allows you to give them an attractive appearance for the fish. After such a meal, the larvae become yellow.
- Many people think that it is better to bite fish on red larvae. To stain the bait in this color, it is dipped in milk with beetroot juice or food coloring. For staining, you can also use water with the addition of potassium permanganate, iodine, green paint or food color.
- Boiled. Prepare in hot water over low heat for five minutes, not bringing to a boil.
- If it is not possible to properly store the material in appropriate conditions, some fishermen freeze it and allow it to thaw before use. However, this option is not very effective, since a live bait for fish looks much more attractive. Sometimes various flavorings are added to the bait. For their preparation, a decoction of sawdust is used. They are poured with water in a proportion of one to two and garlic, vanillin, corvalol, anise, hemp seeds, etc. are added as a flavoring. After boiling, the mixture is boiled for three minutes, and after cooling, the sawdust is squeezed and dried in the microwave.
Having properly prepared for the trip to the reservoir, you can count on a big catch. Of course, you can always purchase larvae in the appropriate store. However, it is much more profitable to grow them yourself. The result will exceed all expectations, and fishing will bring a lot of positive emotions. You will always have a supply of fresh bait, which at any time you can take with you for fishing.