Wheat for fishing and methods of its preparation

Of all the known types of baits used by modern anglers, fishing with wheat is the most popular and effective!

Wheat contains minerals and much more gluten and protein than many other grains. Every experienced fisherman knows that the final result will depend on the quality of the bait by more than 80%.

There is no universal recipe for bait - everyone selects it individually, only many years of experience can help with this.

The main thing is to analyze the reservoir and understand which component factors and how will affect the density of bait, its components and their quantity:

• Transparency of the reservoir.
• Current intensity.
• Density of the jamb.
• Temperature of the water depths.

The fisherman will be pleased not only with the size of the caught fish, but also with the very small investments spent on such bait.

Methods for preparing wheat: recipes

To prepare it, you don’t need to be too clever and look for new ways of cooking. But proven recipes can always be improved and adjusted to the taste preferences of a particular body of water.

Boiling

If you have a little time left before going fishing, then this option is what you need:

• Clean the grains and rinse them.
• Pour boiling water at the rate of 1:3.
• Put it on the fire, when it boils, cook until it starts to crack, stirring occasionally, cool and you're done!

Steaming

This method is also quite good:

• Rinse thoroughly and leave to soak for about five hours.
• Place in a suitable container, place in the oven and steam until done, checking periodically.
• Per kilogram of grain: three liters of water, salt.

The second method is simpler:

• Half a kilogram of cereal, pour three liters of boiling water.
• Cook until it starts to crack, stirring, and set aside.

Cooking and steaming

The most labor-intensive, and therefore probably the best cooking method:

• Rinse, add a little warm water 1:3 and leave to swell for 13 hours.
• In the same water, bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes, adding salt first.
• Wrap it well in a warm blanket and leave it to steam for an average of 5 hours. Depending on the variety used, but hard varieties are preferable.

Fermentation

Fermented wheat is used with equal success both for bait and for feeding fish. To do this we take:

1. A couple of kilograms of grain.
2. Water, it should be slightly warm.
3. Sugar - two tbsp. l.
4. The container must have a lid, and a well-fitted one at that; you can use a plastic container with a screw-on lid.

Below is a detailed description:

• If there are no foreign impurities, we wash them; if there are, we first get rid of the husks and debris, then wash them.
• Pour water and cook for no more than thirty minutes, stirring, add sugar and turn off the gas.
• When it has cooled completely, pour it into the prepared container and fill it with water about ten centimeters above the level of the grains.
• Close the lid and place in a dark place for five days.
• You can’t open it before, but it can stand longer, up to a month, and this will not only not deteriorate, but will also become more tempting for fish.

The smell should be a little alcoholic, intoxicating, but that’s what attracts you. Store only closed.

Steaming in a thermos

If you need a small volume and good quality of the final product, then the best way is to make it in a thermos, for this you will need:

• Wheat.
• Thermos.
• Water.

Fill ¼ of the thermos, fill it with boiling water and close it. Approximate steaming time is about six hours. Much will depend on the variety, size, storage and growing conditions, etc.

It is necessary to periodically check its readiness; it should:

• Fairly easy to hook but holds well.
• When hooking, it will pierce without much effort, or fly off without interfering with it.

Recommendations for using wheat

There are several rules when using wheat for bait or complementary food:

1. When rinsing wheat after boiling or steaming, use a small volume of water and rinse quickly enough so that the smell of wheat does not completely disappear.
2. To prepare bait, you need to choose durum wheat. This is necessary in order to make it easier to put it on the hook.
3. When using auxiliary home and store-bought flavorings, the main thing is not to overdo it. A strong smell may not attract fish, but rather scare them away.
4. When cooking or steaming, you should not leave the process unattended for a long time. It is necessary to ensure that the grains do not soften too much, crack or rot. Otherwise, it will be impossible to use it as bait and put it on a hook.
5. You should not use bait that is too high in calories before fishing. In this case, the fish will be oversaturated and will not react even to aromatic and properly cooked wheat.
6. In the process of attaching wheat to the hook, care must be taken not to spoil the bait. Steamed wheat becomes soft and even with slight pressure the grain can lose its shape and become unusable.
7. If you use wheat for complementary feeding, then small varieties are also suitable. And for use as bait, it is recommended to take selected, large grains of wheat. Such grains will not create problems for the fisherman when hooking.
8. Hooks must be selected thin and sharp. So that they can easily pierce the shell of a wheat grain, while the grain should not lose its shape.

Almost every experienced angler has tried making bait or bait from wheat at least once in his life. For some, this type of bait remains the most catchy and most frequently used. At the same time, with experience, each fisherman develops his own fishing secrets in preparing wheat for fishing.

And for those who want to prepare this type of bait for the first time, you need to take into account all the above tips. In this case, a wonderful catch is guaranteed. And the fishing will leave not only interesting and pleasant memories, but also varied, large, tasty fish.

Placing wheat on a hook: basic rules

This is quite a crucial moment, because cooked grain can be carelessly crushed when piercing its hard skin, which means it is better to use hooks:

• good quality, sharp hooks from No. 15–12;
• preferably with a medium-length fore-end;
• red or golden colors.

Choose only those grains that are not completely boiled, but are only slightly cracked lengthwise, exposing the white pulp in the middle.

The number of grains placed on the hook is determined:

• size;
• activity of aquatic inhabitants;
• habitat.

Mainly used on:

• roach - caught for one grain.
• Ide, bream, etc. - from one to four, and at the same time bring the tip of the sting out.
• The only exceptions are carp and carp - up to five grains.

But it is worth considering that if the bite is inactive or incorrect, one grain on a high-quality hook will make more sense. It is better to make the nozzle in a transverse way, but you can do it a little obliquely.

When the grain is almost ready, but remains quite dense, we place the grain on the hook tip, right through.

At the same time, the tip should remain open, and then again, we move it back to the tip, hiding it again. This is done for timely hooking so that the prey does not get lost.

After all, if the wheat is too hard, the point of the hook will not be able to pierce right away, which means that the hooking will be nullified. And to prevent this from happening, you need to do only this way.

Sprouted wheat

The grain does not have to be crushed or given whole. Today, sprouted grains, such as wheat, are very popular. This food for chickens is extremely healthy because:

• strengthens the bird's immune system;
• improves the quality of chicken meat (it becomes more elastic and less greasy);
• increases egg production of laying hens;
• the birds' skeleton and their muscular system are strengthened;
• improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Sprouted grain changes its chemical composition. This contributes to the intake of a large number of useful components into the birds’ bodies. To digest dry wheat grain, chicken spends a lot of energy and time. In dry form, only 50-60% of the product is absorbed. If we are talking about sprouted food, it is absorbed by almost 95%.

How to germinate grain for chickens:

1. High-quality wheat is selected, not rotten or old.
2. Select a container for soaking grain. For this, it is better to use glass or ceramic dishes. It is not recommended to soak wheat in metal or plastic containers. This will reduce its nutritional value.
3. The wheat is placed in a bowl and filled with warm water, the temperature of which should be between 35 - 40°C. It should cover the grain by 2 - 3 cm.
4. The container is covered with a lid and left in this state for 14 - 18 hours.
5. After this time, the excess water is drained, and the grain is scattered on a clean oilcloth. You need to germinate wheat or other grains in a special room where there are no drafts and low air humidity.
6. Next, the grain is covered with a damp cloth, which needs to be moistened as it dries.
7. After 2 - 3 days, strong shoots will be clearly visible.

Important! It is not recommended to germinate large quantities of grain at once. Its shelf life is short. If mold begins to form on the surface of the wheat, it should not be given to chickens.

Before sprouting wheat for chickens, it is worth knowing that it can bring not only benefits, but also harm the birds. For example, if you feed chickens a large amount of wheat germ per day, this will lead to hypervitaminosis. The maximum amount of such food per day should not exceed 30% of the total diet.

Should you add flavorings?

Sometimes it’s worth it, but you need to know what time of year it can attract, and when it will simply scare you away.

In the summer, when there is enough food, additional aromatization may well not be of interest. And this will make fishing less successful.

Undoubted benefits can only be obtained from proper use. This is especially true for novice fishermen.

But if such a need nevertheless arises - to flavor the bait, then it is better to use time-tested odors, for example:

• carpa - arrowhead;
• bream, roach - anise oil;
• crucian carp - drops of hemp.

The cereal itself has a rather strong, aromatic taste and smell, and therefore it is best to season the bait only with salt.

What fish is wheat used for?

Wheat is an indispensable bait and complementary food component for catching many types of fish.

It is used for fishing by both experienced fishermen and beginners. Many species of fish do not mind eating this aromatic and nutritious bait.

They bite on wheat:

• roach;
• carp;
• bream;
• gudgeon;
• ide;
• crucian carp and many others.

Wheat is especially effective as bait when fishing for bream, roach and carp. But properly prepared wheat can become a real delicacy for other fish.

What is better: pearl barley or wheat?

Pearl barley and wheat are two universal baits with which you can fish to your heart's content and, moreover, with some success. There is no big difference between them; they are all waterfowl and react equally to both grains. Even the cooking methods are similar.

You can take two types of grains for fishing at once, for greater confidence in success. Indeed, in different places and regions, fish give preference to only one known feeding method.

This bait is mainly used for a float rod; it is also possible to use a feeder. But with such fishing, the bait often gets knocked down, and it will be very difficult to hook it.

The first method is brewing in a thermos: pour pearl barley into a thermos and pour boiling water 1:3.

The cooking time will depend entirely on:

• how soft you need it;
• what kind of fish are you going to catch?

For roach hunting, the approximate cooking time is two and a half hours.

The second way is to cook: cook for about 40 minutes, stirring often so as not to burn.

These cereals are widely available and easy to prepare and do not require special skills or time.

Wheat fishing techniques and tactics

When fishing in line

We are laying out a feeding path, the main thing here is not to overfeed, especially in the fall;

1. Throw a few lumps of steamed wheat at the future fishing site.
2. Next, toss it little by little, holding it in place.
3. This tactic helps maintain appetite and interest.

Acceptable for roach in autumn and summer. The following mixture will help you catch large bream, make balls:

• wheat;
• a little clay, earth;
• bran or rolled oats.

In the autumn, usually in September, they hunt from a boat like this:

• into loamy lumps, add wheat and place in a bait tank;
• lowered directly from the boat to the very bottom;
• the current slowly erodes the balls, making a feeding path.

It is bitten by: chub, large roach, and further south - carp.

Bolognese fishing rods with a length of 5 to 7 meters work well with: ide, bream, bleak, etc. Their equipment allows you to quickly adjust the length of the fishing line, adjusting it to the necessary weather conditions. For one fishing rod, you need two stands at once.

Bream is usually caught in small whirlpools, deep riffles, and holes. You can fish until the end of September.

Use a regular float rod, well adapted for intense water flow:

• float with a sinker weighing up to 15 g;
• Additionally, a 1-gram pellet is included, attach it together with the leash to the fishing line;
• the float must be absolutely flat;
• A pad is attached to the leash (25–40 cm), it slightly restrains the movement of the leash.

The rods must be positioned so that one is a little further from the shore, the other closer. When the fishing rod is on the lower reaches of the reservoir, you can perform step-by-step retrieval.

From the bridge with a small current

Find a sandy slope before alluvial soil, throw some grains and roaches of considerable size will immediately gather.

She notices all the smallest movements of particles in the water. This means that when making driving equipment, it is advisable to take into account the movement of grains; it should be with small stops and rise above the soil.

For a more effective bite, you can feed the fish with raw wheat. On rivers, such bait comes across: silver bream, roach, bream, etc. Raw grains have their own advantages; when they get into the water, they swell for a very long time, and therefore do not immediately turn sour.

Tips and tricks

Some tips:

1. The bait must be correct, otherwise the fish will not be interested in the bait.
2. Be sure to add salt, this will enhance the aroma of the finished porridge. But only to your taste, nothing more.
3. You can mix flavorings, but in small quantities; excessive aroma can scare away.
4. When making complementary foods with steamed cake, you need to cook the wheat in such a way that water remains for steaming the cake.
5. If the bite is really bad, remember the grains in your hands to soften them. And remove the top layer a little, make them look a little like wings, the bite will become more intense.
6. It is better to overcook the grains a little rather than undercook them. Fish prefer cracked grains.
7. In autumn and summer, cereals are the most optimal bait.

When is flavoring used?

In some periods of the year, boiled and steamed wheat is ineffective; its catchability can be easily increased with the help of flavoring, but during times of active fish feeding and an abundance of other food, it is better not to overdo it with flavorings.

Flavorings can cause a lot of harm if used incorrectly; sharp and unpleasant odors can repel fish from the feeding area for a long time. When choosing a scent, it is better to prefer natural and proven scents; you can experiment, but this does not always result in a good catch.