How to prepare peas for bream fishing, its use as bait and bait

Pros and cons of pea bait

Catching bream by professional fishermen is not complete without this legume, which is prepared in a special way using aromatic additives for better results.

• The main advantages of this bait are:
• ease of preparation and wide range of applications;
• low cost of raw materials compared to baits of animal origin;
• Possibility of use in any season;
• suitability for catching large fish;
• attractive taste for fish, which ensures a guaranteed catch;
• no need to use specialized gear; a regular float rod or donka works well.

• Despite the many advantages of pea bait, some disadvantages can be noted:
• difficulties with hook attachment (for beginners, inexperienced fishermen);
• significant time spent on preparation and preparation;
• the need to use additional bait for better bite.

Did you know? The oldest peas in the world were found by archaeologists in Switzerland; the age of the surviving peas is about 20 thousand years.

Which peas are better to choose?

Peas, like any other product, can be of different quality. For bait, you should choose good, high-quality raw materials that meet the following characteristics:

• whole (in a shell), has a skin that has acquired a wrinkled structure, due to which the grains are resistant to cracking;
• peas have an attractive appearance, dense, without traces of insect activity;
• The grains are whole and do not break when pressed hard.

When purchasing raw materials for preparing bait, it is better to choose specialized stores for fishermen or a market where peas are often sold by weight. Thanks to a thorough inspection of each pea, you can choose the highest quality product, and it is better not to purchase grains packaged in bags, as it is much more difficult to inspect them.

Sometimes fishermen buy canned peas, which are also suitable for catching bream. It does not need to be cooked, but the price for such a product is much higher. Fish bite well on fresh young or frozen green peas. Therefore, if supplies of self-grown product allow, you can use it for a fishing trip.

How to choose boiled peas for fishing?

Some may think that the question makes no sense. Why choose again if you can take it and cook it? Rather, you need to be interested in which recipe to choose to create the ideal bait. We urge you not to rush, because there is one nuance: you can cook porridge and use it to make bait, you can prepare mastyrka or a similar bait based on flour, and finally, you can simply steam peas. All these options have one thing in common - they use already dried legumes. And each of them deserves consideration - let's start with the last one.

How to steam peas

This can be done both in a thermos and without it. The first option is convenient because the nozzle is prepared in 3-4 hours, so let's look at it first. So, to steam, you need to pour boiling water over the thermos (from the inside, of course), fill it with washed peas about a third and fill it with hot water to the brim. That's it, now you just need to leave the future attachment for several hours. Just keep in mind that with this method of steaming the peas may soften too much.

Therefore, the second option is preferable if you have time, if you are preparing for fishing in a few days, not hours (which is exactly what you need to do). To steam peas without a thermos, leave them in cool water overnight. The container can be an ordinary saucepan. Then in the morning you need to drain the cold water, fill the dish with hot water and put it on the fire. Next, you need to bring the peas to a boil over low heat, turn off and let stand for 8-10 minutes. Then you need to remove the pan from the stove and let the future attachment brew for another half hour. The bait will be tasty and dense enough not to fly off the hook.

How to cook peas for bream fishing

There are many ways to prepare peas , they differ not only in the process, but also take into account the peculiarities of using the finished product, so it is necessary to consider in detail how you can prepare peas for bait and groundbait at home.

For bait

In the process of preparing grains for bait, it is important to maintain the integrity of the peas and husks, which can be severely damaged during prolonged heat treatment and mechanical impact on the surface. Most often, dried peas are cooked, but it is important to follow the correct cooking process so that the grains become pliable without being overcooked.

Important! To make the bait more attractive to bream, it is recommended to add 1 tbsp to the water. l. unrefined sunflower oil or 100 ml of milk.

The step-by-step cooking process consists of the following steps:

1. The dried product is thoroughly washed under cold running water, poured into a deep enamel container and filled with clean cold water so that the peas are covered by 2-3 cm with liquid.
2. The grains are left for several hours (preferably a day) to swell;
3. After the peas increase in size, place the container over medium heat (without changing the water) and begin the cooking process. If the peas have absorbed almost all the water, you need to add it to the previous level. Depending on the type of peas and how they are dried, the grains need to be cooked for 40 to 60 minutes.
4. You can verify the readiness of the raw material using a hook: if the bait is easily placed on the hook and does not fall apart, the bait is prepared correctly.

You can simplify and speed up the procedure for preparing bait for a fishing trip by using a steamer or thermos.

A simpler and more affordable option is a thermos; the recipe for making bait is as follows:

1. Pour 500 ml of boiling water into a 1 liter thermos and add 5 g of soda, stir well until dissolved.
2. Pour 300 g of dried product into a thermos, previously washed under running water.
3. Pour a handful of cake into the resulting mixture and mix thoroughly.
4. Leave the thermos overnight to steam, and in the morning check the readiness of the grains by piercing a few with a hook.

For bait

Very often, experienced fishermen, when using peas for bait, take pea porridge with them to feed bream, believing that “working in pairs” gives the best result. Preparing groundbait from peas is much easier than preparing bait, since you do not need to monitor the density of the grains; on the contrary, the best option for bait is a homogeneous porridge without the presence of integral elements that distract the fish from the bait.

Important! If you get a lot of bait, you can grind it in a meat grinder and use it as bait, so as not to throw away the valuable product.

For cooking, you can use regular peas purchased at the store. Halves of polished grain, which are purchased for cooking soup or porridge, are suitable.

The process of preparing bait is very simple:

1. The grains are washed and soaked in cold water in a deep saucepan overnight.
2. In the morning, add water, since the bulk of the liquid has been absorbed into the peas, and place the container on medium heat, cook until the peas are completely boiled, and cool.
3. The bait should be prepared in advance, as it must cool completely and thicken in the refrigerator.

Pea porridge is also useful for feeder fishing, but the special tactics of the feeder - frequent recasting and feeding one point, require diluting the dense porridge with a small, loose component, for example, breadcrumbs or cake, which fish also like to eat.
If you properly prepare bait for summer fishing for bream, you can attract large crucian carp and carp to the feeding site.

Rules for preparing bait

Boiled peas act as a good additive for catching bream and other peaceful fish. To do this, you need to learn how to cook it correctly. Using the resulting mass, you can bait the fishing spot or fill a feeder with it. It must be taken into account that bream is found only on the river. Crucian carp, carp, carp and small fish are also caught with this bait. You need to learn how to prepare peas for fishing for bream and other “prey”.

You can use the following recipe:

1. You need to take 300 grams of peas, which are sold in bags. They are washed well until the water runs clear.
2. Then everything is poured with 0.8 liters of ordinary water and left for five hours. This procedure is necessary so that the peas cook evenly during cooking.
3. You need to add a little more water to the container, add 1/3 tbsp. l. salt and 2 tbsp. l. Sahara.
4. Everyone is sent to cook. The mixture needs to be stirred periodically. If foam appears on the surface of the water, remove it with a spoon.
5. When 30 minutes have passed, you can check the peas. If it squeezes, it's ready.
6. After cooking, drain the water. When the mass becomes warm, it needs to be rubbed through a sieve. You can press using a can.
7. The resulting mass is divided into several parts.
8. You can even add purchased bait to the prepared mixture.

There are other recipes, but this is the best option. The prepared mass does not stick too much and crumbles well.

In order for the bait to turn out well, you need to carefully select the grains for purchase. Bait is added specially selected for bream.

Selection of tackle and accessories

The best option for catching bream is a light telescopic tackle, the length of which is from 4 to 5 m. A spinning reel with a spool capacity of 1500 and a fishing line with a diameter of 0.18–0.20 mm is suitable as equipment. The float should be chosen from a goose feather or with a long, thin antenna. The sinker is selected on the spot through experiment in such a way as to sink the float to the very top. A leash 15–20 cm in length and up to 0.2 mm in diameter is tied to the main fishing line with a small swivel.

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How to properly place peas on a hook

To successfully catch bream, it is important not only to cook the bait correctly, but also to place it on the hook so that it does not fly off during the bite. Each grain consists of two halves. Therefore, to prevent it from falling apart, the hook must be threaded through both parts. The pea has a spot into which you need to drive the hook - this method of fixation is the most reliable.

After the pea is fixed, it should be pressed down a little with your fingers so that the peel cracks. You can put several peas on one hook at once. Since bream is an active and timid fish, it is better to thread the pea through so that the sting extends slightly beyond its limits, thanks to which the fish will cling to the palate and be well fixed on the hook.

Techniques and tactics for catching bream using peas

On small rivers and lakes, catching bream with peas is carried out using a float, but it is worth taking into account the depth and speed of the current. In this case, it is necessary to feed the fish with balls, directly to the point of casting the fishing rod. To achieve the desired result, the current should be small so that the hook with the attached peas remains at the feeding point on the bottom, since the fish will not be able to find a lonely bait that will “go away” with the flow from the scattered pea porridge.

Did you know? Peas have a large amount of protein in their composition, and in nutritional value they are not inferior to beef.

The consistency of the feeding should be selected taking into account the fishing location and the speed of the current. If you are going to fish on a lake where there is no current, the porridge is prepared as for a feeder. With strong movement of water masses, the consistency of the porridge should be viscous, so that at the bait point it falls apart gradually, with the further formation of a feed plume in the direction of the flow, attracting large fish.

It is necessary to throw the tackle to the baited point in such a way that the bait hits the bottom and the sinker lightly touches it. The best moment for hooking is when the float is laid by the fish lifting the bait.

Thus, preparing bait and groundbait for bream from peas is very simple, but it is worth remembering that the fish will bite well only if the preparation rules are followed, and taking into account the main factors - the fishing location and the current. To achieve a good catch, it is also important to choose the right tackle and equipment for using peas as bait.

How to prepare a nozzle based on pea porridge

First you need to soak the peas: to do this, you need to fill them with water and leave for at least 8 hours.
If time allows, even 12-20 is better (it all depends on the hardness). Then you can drain the water, add new water (2 times more than peas) and put it on the stove. You need to keep it on the fire for an hour until the peas are completely boiled. If there is any water left in the pan after this, it must be carefully drained. Then you need to mix the resulting pea porridge with wheat flour in a 2:1 ratio. Here it is important to obtain an average density mass. Next, you need to gradually add water to it, stirring and achieving the same density as thick sour cream.

After that, the resulting dough must be transferred to a plastic bag, placed in a pan, filled with water and put on fire. Then you need to wait for it to boil and boil the future nozzle for half an hour. Then you need to turn off the heat and leave to infuse directly in hot water for 20 minutes, and then cool. The nozzle is ready - you can attach it to the hook.

By the way, about how to plant it. From any boiled peas - in the form of mastyrka or porridge with a wheat mixture - you need to roll small balls. So stick them on: they are soft enough for the sting to easily pass through them, and at the same time viscous enough to remain on the hook for a long time, even when getting wet.

Choose your own version of peas as a fishing bait and share your success with us. Happy biting!