Spent grains and fishing?

[EdWort]

I guess this is a different kind of chumming with spent grains.

 

[PeteOz77]

I guess this is a different kind of chumming with spent grains.

If that were my back yard that lantern would HAVE to get replaced with a set of crosshairs.

 

[MashStirBrew]

Do a Google search for "Soured Grain". I tried it with Milo and it smells about like vomit. Works like a champ!! Basically you put the grain(Milo,Wheat,Corn) in a bucket, soak it, cover it, and let it ferment for a week or more. l will be trying this with my spent grains over the summer. Thanks for posting, I would have never put the two together.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Chumming is illegal here too. But it's got me thinking. I wonder if you put some in a mesh bag if you could use it for crab traps? I'll have to try it. That is if I ever move back to the coast. (Damn I miss fishing on the coast).

 

[Ooompa Loompa]

Best baits we ever used were:

Chicken livers on a treble hook (best for Channel Cats)

Live chubs.. big ones (Best for Flat heads)

+1 on the chicken livers. I haven't fished cats in quite some time, but when I did they LOVED chicken livers.

 

[EvilTOJ]

Chumming is illegal here too. But it's got me thinking. I wonder if you put some in a mesh bag if you could use it for crab traps? I'll have to try it. That is if I ever move back to the coast. (Damn I miss fishing on the coast).

I don't see why it wouldn't be illegal if the grain is all stored inside the trap. It'd probably keep together better if the grain was all frozen, then put into the trap. I think next time I go to the coast to go crabbing I'll do the same thing.

 

[MULE]

+1 on the chicken livers. I haven't fished cats in quite some time, but when I did they LOVED chicken livers.

BIG +1 on the chicken livers. I let some chicken livers age in the fridge for about two weeks and get real nasty. The channel cats tore it up !

 

[jtvinny]

I've heard of a lot of stange catfish bait but never red jello. What is the deal with that, I'm gettin the fever. I don't know whats worse for me right now fishing or brewing.

From what I remember from Oceanography 101 red gets filtered out only a few feet below the surface. That's why the new red fishing lines are so popular is because they are basically invisible underwater. -As I understand it.

 

[cronxitawney]

BIG +1 on the chicken livers. I let some chicken livers age in the fridge for about two weeks and get real nasty. The channel cats tore it up !

"real nasty" doesn't do your livers justice. They were turning green, and smelled like rancid a$$. When he pulled a cat from the water, I was dry heaving from the smell of the liver still stuck in the fish's mouth.

 

[Schlenkerla]

"real nasty" doesn't do your livers justice. They were turning green, and smelled like rancid a$$. When he pulled a cat from the water, I was dry heaving from the smell of the liver still stuck in the fish's mouth.

Catfishin' with stinkbait is not for those who are hung-over or have a weak constitution.

I still maintain going w/ red strawberry jello soaked hotdogs for catin'

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

I don't see why it wouldn't be illegal if the grain is all stored inside the trap. It'd probably keep together better if the grain was all frozen, then put into the trap. I think next time I go to the coast to go crabbing I'll do the same thing.

Chumming for fish is illegal here. But bait traps for crabs are not.

Actually it's the feds that regulate BC coastal waters and I know it used to be ok to pour attractant on lures, but actual baiting I believe was illegal.

Freshwater is more strict.

Anyway. Yeah, let me know how the grain bait works for crabs.

 

[TheCrane]

Wonder if this would work for whitefish. A lot of guys around here chum with rice and barley.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Chumming for fish is illegal here. But bait traps for crabs are not.

Actually it's the feds that regulate BC coastal waters and I know it used to be ok to pour attractant on lures, but actual baiting I believe was illegal.

Freshwater is more strict.

Anyway. Yeah, let me know how the grain bait works for crabs.

I've used livers wrapped up inside SWMBO short nylon sock or a snipping of pantyhose. I suppose you could put stopper on line and rig a tiny/small grain chum bag with a safety pin. It would act like an egg sinker. Then have whatever bait on a hook ditty-boppin' on the bottom.

Damn... use a hop or grain bag tied to the line. It could slip up & down the line.

My pond is still frozen - wish for warm weather... please.

 

[Redweasel]

+1 on the liver in a pantie hose pouch! I spent years watching my liver fly off my treble hooks until I tried this. You can also tie it on with some string if in a bind.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

Don't catfish eat just about anything?

 

[Redweasel]

Don't catfish eat just about anything?

More or less. The really big ones like live bait. Shad or perch. The smaller ones (Two to five pounders) are the scavengers that will eat about anything with a scent. I don't like eating the larger ones as you get more of the "fishy" taste. IMHO two to three pounders are the best. That is not to say that the monsters are not fun as hell to catch.:rockin:

 

[hootman]

Alright, ya want to catch cats, get some Sony's Super Sticky stink bait. This is by far the best bait made. We fish every week and have tried everything. I live on the Mississippi and have been catching cats all my life. I have been saving all my spent grains all winter and am planning on using them this summer to chum. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Redweasel]

Is that the old school sponge bait or the dough stuff?

 

[PeteOz77]

More or less. The really big ones like live bait. Shad or perch. The smaller ones (Two to five pounders) are the scavengers that will eat about anything with a scent. I don't like eating the larger ones as you get more of the "fishy" taste. IMHO two to three pounders are the best. That is not to say that the monsters are not fun as hell to catch.:rockin:

The BIG ones, 30+lbs are great eating if you smoke them like my dad does. He cuts them into 3" thick slabs, make his special rub from brown sugar, onions and a few other special ingredients and smokes them in his giant smokehouse on wheels! Leave the skin on....

MMmmmmmm Smoked Catfish.....

Almost as good as his smoked Carp!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Its finally thawed! :rockin: Here's a panarama of the nice pond.

Northeast....

Due East... the brewery is 250' behind me at this point.

Southeast...

Time to get the poles ready!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Almost as good as his smoked Carp!

I've heard of this, what's it taste like? Is it a white flaky meat?

 

[Redweasel]

Its finally thawed! :rockin: Here's a panarama of the nice pond.

Northeast....

Due East... the brewery is 250' behind me at this point.

Southeast...

Time to get the poles ready!

Very Nice! Once again jealousy ensues.

 

[PeteOz77]

I've heard of this, what's it taste like? Is it a white flaky meat?

The Catfish is beautiful and is white and flaky, especially when it's from a big fish.

The Carp is different, some of the meat is white and some is deep dark red... on the same fish.

Carp and Catfish

 

[hootman]

Is that the old school sponge bait or the dough stuff?

It is the sponge bait, we use plastic worms to hold the bait on.

 

[Dave the Brewer]

I'm going to brew this weekend and let the spent grains sour for a week. Next weekend I am going to use them to bait around my trot line. I will report my success, the only other time I did this every hook on the trotline had a fish on it.

 

[BeerCanuck]

I was checking kijiji (Canadian Classifieds) today...and saw a portable fishing chair
I thought it would be nice to have but for $30 just as easy to build;

the holder is a 1.5" diameter pipe about 9" long with electrical tape to attach to chair

Here is the holder with it installed on the diagonal strut of a standard folding chair;

Happy fishing
BeerCanuck

 

[Redweasel]

I was checking kijiji (Canadian Classifieds) today...and saw a portable fishing chair
I thought it would be nice to have but for $30 just as easy to build;

the holder is a 1.5" diameter pipe about 9" long with electrical tape to attach to chair

Here is the holder with it installed on the diagonal strut of a standard folding chair;

Happy fishing
BeerCanuck

Nice! I'm ghetto-old school and still use a forked stick stuck in the ground.

 

[Dave the Brewer]

I used my spent grains as bait to attract the catfish to my trot line. I used perch on the hook. I caught quite a few, when I was cleaning them their bellies were full of the spent grains.

 

[Redweasel]

Very nice! Looks like this experiment is going to be a success! Haven't even got to go out once yet. Soon though.

 

[Redweasel]

I usually dump out the trub pile on my garden area....this has got me thinking

And for my favorite fishing rig its got to be a pickerel rig;

Works great once you find a hot spot

Cheers
BeerCanuck

Did not know it was called a pickerel rig. That is what I usualy use when "drift" fishing.

Giving this a bump because it is cold outside and I stayed up all night putting new line on all the reels while wishing for sunshine and warm water. I know it is just now late Fall/Early Winter but I'm already dreaming of warm sunshine and pretty ladies wearing....Oh well, I like tight turtle necks too I guess.