red bait

Mr-Dicks

New member
Hi guys,

How does one make red bait "vrot"?

I read.hear that guys always say that red bait works best when it's off. How exactly is this achieved?

If it's in the freezer I assume that it stays fresh. What does one have to do to get it to rot a bit?

Regards,
Damien
 

Abdul121

New member
gather a few red bait, cut it out of its shell...put in plastic leave in cool area for 2/3 days..becareful is doesnot stain your mat (car), you will have to then cut out that peice of mat guy....
 

Mr-Dicks

New member
Abdul121 wrote:
gather a few red bait, cut it out of its shell...put in plastic leave in cool area for 2/3 days..becareful is doesnot stain your mat (car), you will have to then cut out that peice of mat guy....
Shot bro. Thanks.
 

johand

Senior Member
Put your bait in a bucket and close the lid,place bucket 1 into another bucket and close that lid put in a shaded place leave for a week or 2, by this time the lids will pop open from all the gas. Thats it...
The only time you can put red bait in a freezer if you dried and salted.Place the cut bait on a piece of shade net let wind dry in the shade about 2-3 hours and place coarse salt on and or brown sugar then place in the freezer or in a glass jar in the garage will last for months.
 

TOE 007

Sealiner
Hi
I would strongly suggest you guys try to drain the juice from the Redbait , throw it in a Union bag hang in cool shaded area 2 to 3 days. I am not big into my Galjoen Fishing any more but some very experianced Galjoen hunters told me a long time ago you must get rid of the excess juice , this also makes the bait tougher .
You can freez Redbait , not the Vrot stuff though , Drian juice from it [leave it in a union bag for a few hours ], use a small bucket that seals . and you can freez it for
ages.
Or if you are scpetic you can freez the whole pod , takes up space but you bait will be 'beter' . Redbait pods can be adrift for long periods of time in the ocean , they dont go bad real quik , in the pods .

My stinky 2 c
 

Plastic-sinker

New member
I wasn't aware that one should not freeze fresh red bait but rather dried red bait. I have some fresh red bate that I kept to use this weekend, will this work or not?

And something else, will anyone please be so kind as to place a pic of the presentation. I have never seen a red bait presentation and therefore im not sure if Im using it correctly and enough of it.

Sorry for sounding clueless, but that is just what I am!

Please help!
 

FeedingFrenzy

New member
Red bait goes vrot in the deep freeze! It gets a klankie very fast - by the time you get home with fresh red bait (with all its juice - very important!) it already has a bit of that sweet aroma!

I put fresh red bait with all its juice into jars and pack these in the deep freeze (standing upright because that juice will find a way out).  Small jars are best - about 1-2 medium to big pods or at least 5 or 6 small pods per jar.  One or two jars is usually enough for a session.  Don't freeze the vrot stuff you collect on the shoreline by itself - always mix it with some fresh stuff - in that way you speed up the process as well.

As for presentation:  I take a pod and cut it into strips with a pair of scissors.  Take tow or three strips and hook it two or three time thru the strip being sure to leave some tassels hanging - looks natural enough.  I never use cotton for securing red bait - I never use vrot vrot "red" bait - when it goes grey and slimy.  I only use firm red bait with a light klankie.  Works like a charm.  Some okes swear by super-vrot aas - must say never worked for me!
 

BigBen

Sealiner
Myth..Drain the juice from fresh bait...I freeze mine in the juice....Flavour/Smell.

And I catch a lot of Galie on it....Put a tub in the freezer last night.

Will use it on Saturday again..and restock again.
 

Plastic-sinker

New member
Thanks alot for the feedback guys! One thing the I have also learnt in this discussion...Lots and lots of myths and believes.

Can anyone tell me, is "rooi aas" any good for grunter?
 

FeedingFrenzy

New member
Stranger things have happened - but I wouldn't base my attack on it!

If fishing in an estuary: over sand - sand prawn

                                      over mud - mud prawn

Mud prawn easy-peasy - just take a large can with you (dog food tin perfect) and when you need mud prawn you just place can over holes and stomp it down - the mud prawn will pop out their burrows - and there you have fresh wriggling mud prawn as and when you need it!
 

Plastic-sinker

New member
Im gonna go and catch Grunter at De Mond estuary, but accrording to me it is not allowed to take prawns out, and I don't think they have mud prawns there, sand prawn only.
 
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