Corn for fishing: TOP cooking recipes

What kind of fish can you catch?

Most “white” fish bite on corn, but some species give particular preference to this bait.

Carp and carp

When fishing for carp and carp, feeder gear is used. Several grains are planted at once, which allows you to screen out small fish and catch large specimens. They are excellent mainly for canned corn, as they like its sweet taste and pleasant smell. But they don’t disdain other species; even puffed corn is suitable for fishing.

crucian carp

This is a timid and capricious fish. Often, in a baited area, crucian carp do not bite on canned corn, but show interest in dairy or boiled corn. Corn for fishing for crucian carp is used in the summer, since crucian carp during this period prefers plant bait. At night there is a chance to catch a large specimen of crucian carp.

Chub

This is a river omnivorous fish. When fishing for corn, you should use float and feeder equipment. This fish has no particular preference.

Roach

If there are roaches in the reservoir where you will be fishing, then there is a chance to catch a large specimen of this fish using corn. Large fish bite on any type of grains, but prefer boiled ones.

Tench

It lives mainly in lakes and ponds where there are thick thickets. In the spring, tench begin to take on various plant baits, including corn. In summer, tench do not pay attention to it, but prefer animal baits.

Bream and silver bream

The bite of these fish on corn depends on the water temperature. In summer, only a few specimens are found. Closer to the cold season, when the temperature drops, bream and silver bream begin to actively bite on corn.

Corn as a nozzle

Three types of corn are used as bait:

Canned;
Homemade;
Artificial.

Combining any corn with a piece of floating foam makes it a pop-up bait. The artificial corn is flavored and the homemade kernels are fermented and sweetened.

Canned corn

Canned corn is often used as bait. It is soft, bright, fragrant and ready to use. However, when fishing for carp, such a bait is often attacked by other fish, which causes some inconvenience. In addition, when attaching corn to a hair rig, it is more convenient to use homemade grains.

Homemade corn

Corn for home-made fishing is much cheaper, so it is also used as bait. This does not mean that “raw” corn is in any way inferior to canned corn; it all depends on the method of preparation.

You can cook corn with various additives that improve its taste and attractiveness to fish. How this is done is a little lower.

Artificial corn

Commercially available artificial corn, in shape, exactly imitates natural corn. It comes in different colors, scented, sinking and floating.

Floating plastic corn, suitable for use as an independent pop-up bait on a small light hook, carp hook size, sinks it. Artificial corn is often used in combination with natural corn.

Fermented

It is considered the most effective bait for the carp family. Fermented corn has a sour taste and soft texture due to the fermentation process. The cost of its preparation is much lower than its ready-made counterpart. The only drawback is the preparation time, which is about 4-5 days. Pros of Fermented Corn:

The fish senses the sour smell of the grains and swims more often to the bait.
The soft consistency allows the fish to feed and not get full, since the fermented grains are quickly absorbed and digested. Therefore, the fish will not leave the feeding place.

Sweet corn in jars

Sold canned. It is better to purchase it at the market or grocery store. Canned corn has several distinctive features for fishing for the carp family:

It attracts with its pleasant bright colors, taste and aroma that does not scare away fish.
Corn kernels hold well on a hook as bait. Small fish cannot knock down or swallow the bait, because of this they bite less often and allow larger fish to approach.
Canned grains do not need additional preparation; you can immediately go to the pond and fish. It is allowed to add various flavors to increase the likelihood of a bite.

How to hook corn

Boilie needle

When placing grains on the hook, the tip must be left open, piercing the corn right through. A boilie needle works well for this. When fishing for carp, five to seven grains are placed on the hook at a time. It is advisable to plant grains of different sizes to give the bait a more natural look. For crucian carp, a couple of grains secured with boiled pearl barley grains will be enough. Crucian carp love to savor bait and pearl barley will help keep the corn on the hook. To catch small fish (roach or silver bream), one grain is attached. The so-called “sandwich” has proven itself quite well - a worm or maggot is placed on a hook, simultaneously with a grain of corn.

Artificial corn

Inedible imitation grains. Made from synthetic plastic. The undoubted advantages are:

Reusable.
Add any flavoring.
Durability of the bait.
Variability of colors.

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Sometimes artificial kernels are most often sold in a can with flavoring, but you can buy unflavored corn and add flavoring at your discretion.

Preparing corn

Before fermenting corn, you need to sort the grain, choosing medium-sized specimens with a round shape without defects and cracks in the protective layer, as well as with a bright natural and rich color of the product. This procedure will ultimately allow you to obtain a bait that is attractive in shape and color, suitable for mounting on a hook without fear of the bait coming off spontaneously when casting and being probed by fish. The process is carried out manually with visual inspection of the selected grain.

Of course, the work is not quick, especially if you need a couple of kilograms of bait, but careful selection guarantees a high-quality final result. Immediately before you start cooking corn, you will need to prepare a glass container; most often for this purpose they use a bottle with a wide neck that can be tightly closed, and also buy a bag of fresh baker's yeast and have a small amount of sugar. Glassware does not enter into an oxidation reaction with the ingredients, thereby absolutely not affecting the purity of the chemical reaction. Yeast will help fermentation begin faster, and sugar will become a catalyst that can speed up the process required to make the product.

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The production of the nozzle is carried out at room temperature, which does not fall below 20 - 22 degrees throughout the day. As can be seen from the information presented, the conditions and composition of the ingredients are quite simple and accessible to every fisherman who wants to prepare the bait himself, in his home kitchen.

Branded

Branded corn is virtually identical to canned corn, but is prepared specifically for fishing in order to increase the number of bites. The grains in the jar are large, selected and treated with various flavors. The sugar content is lower than canned corn, so it is more like natural corn. The shelf life is longer than canned, since the manufacturer adds special ingredients to extend it. The price of such a product is several times more expensive than the canned one.

Nuances

This is canned corn, which is prepared according to a special recipe to improve the bite. You can purchase such a product at any specialty store. Fishing corn is produced in cans; the grains are the same size, but vary in color saturation and smell.

What brands do fish like?

Residents of water bodies show increased interest in well-known and proven brands. These are "Bonduelle" and "Vernet". Experienced fishermen advise buying brand products not in cans, but in glass containers (the best grains are packed here).

Among artificial bait manufacturers, Enterprise Tackle stands out. The developers promise that the baits retain their quality even after 6 hours in the water.

Of the companies producing fishing corn, the following deserve attention:

"Sensas".
"Dynamite Baits."
Bait Tech.

Fermentation

The cooking time for fermented corn is about 4-5 days. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare the so-called drunken corn for fishing in advance.

Recipe:

Pour hot water over the grains and cook for 40 minutes. Then drain the water and refill with cold water.
Add 2 tbsp. l. sugar per 1 kg of grains.
Then add yeast according to the following scheme: 10 g of yeast per 1 kg of corn.
Pour in sunflower oil to prevent access to air.
It is not allowed to close the container with a lid, as the outlet of carbon dioxide will be blocked.

Fermentation is carried out to soften the grains. Later, the “drunk” corn is used as bait.

Recipe for fermenting “drunk” corn for fishing

The classic recipe for fermenting corn involves the presence of the finest grains, yeast and sugar.
In practice, when preparing bait of this kind, fishermen often use flavored additives. As a rule, these are products or attractants with sweet odors that can additionally attract fish to the fishing zone. During the fermentation of the ingredients, strawberry, apricot or raspberry jam, honey or molasses are added to them. Fermentation begins with washing the grain and then soaking it, as a result of which dry and hard corn is saturated with water and swells. After soaking for a day, the grains are cooked over low heat, bringing the broth to a boil for one hour, while adding a little sugar to the water. After cooking, the corn is allowed to cool to room temperature, after which it is filled with sourdough. Sourdough is prepared from a decoction of grains by adding yeast and sugar or another sweet product.

The composition is stirred, resulting in a syrup and poured into boiled grain, poured into a glass container. A quarter of free space is left in the bottle for the collection of gases released during the fermentation process. To remove gases from the container, install a hydraulic seal or put a rubber glove on the bottle with a pierced hole to relieve excess pressure.

After three days, the product will go through the fermentation stage and take on the appearance of ready-to-use bait. In the absence of yeast, grain can be prepared using the presented technology, only fermentation will last 3–4 days longer. After fermentation is complete, the juice is drained and the grain is used for its intended purpose, slightly dried at room temperature. The solution can be used as a moisturizer to prepare attractive fishing baits.

Features of preparing corn for carp and carp

Bait in the form of corn increases the likelihood of an active bite, since carp and carp like its taste and smell. Special flavors are added to the cooked grains, cooked by fermentation. To catch carp, you need to add honey or sugar; sweet grains will attract fish more. When fishing for carp, it is recommended to add vanilla, plum or caramel.

Tips for catching carp on corn

Successful carp fishing depends not only on the choice of fishing location or how much bait you used, but also on the correct use of the bait. You should know the following:

You can attach the bait not only by threading it with a hook, but also on the “hair”. When a carp bites, it sucks in the bait along with the hook and won’t come off. Hair fishing is used if you are going to use fermented corn, as it is soft, does not stick well to the hook, and the fish often knocks it off.
You should not overly feed carp while fishing, as corn is very nutritious, the fish gets full and stops taking bait.
Fish often notice corn on the bottom, but if fishing is in a silted reservoir, the bait is buried in the silt and the fish cannot find it. To make the bait with the hook rise a little from the bottom, you must also use a foam ball.
When fishing in autumn and spring, carp are less likely to bite on plant baits. During this season, fish need protein. In order to correct the situation, you should use a “sandwich” - when, in addition to corn, protein bait (maggot, bloodworms or worm) is baited.
When using canned grains, do not immediately pour out the contents. Syrup can be added to complementary foods; the strong smell will attract more fish.

Fermented corn for carp

In my opinion, fermenting corn is the best way to prepare it for subsequent use both as bait and as bait.

During fermentation, the transformation of the grain composition occurs due to the vital activity of bacteria developing in the vessel with the fermented product. As a result of fermentation, due to an increase in the amount of free amino acids and simple sugars contained in corn grains and, as a result, increased availability for absorption by the carp body, the nutritional attractiveness of fermented grains significantly exceeds this indicator for raw or boiled corn.

Additionally, because the fermentation process occurs at low temperatures, some of the fish-attracting compounds are not destroyed or reduced in potency, as is the case with heat-treated foods. We can safely say that fermented corn is digested better than boiled corn, and in terms of taste and digestibility by fish it is superior to grains prepared by any other method.

To ferment corn, you just need to fill it with water (without bleach), add some “fast carbohydrates” to feed the bacteria - molasses, honey, or, in extreme cases, sugar (at the rate of about 100 g per kilogram of dry grains). To speed up the fermentation process, you can add a few brewer's yeast tablets.

You should ensure that the water completely covers the grains and add it if necessary. Depending on the air temperature, the grains will be ready for consumption in 3–5 days. You can add some attractive ingredients to the finished grains (without draining the remaining liquid), and, if necessary, a flavoring agent, and then let the corn stand for a few more hours.

Fermented corn stores well for quite a long time (at least two weeks) - just do not drain the water and put it in a cool place.

If corn makes up a significant proportion of the total amount of groundbait used, and corn is also used as bait, a serious problem arises of distinguishing the bait from the groundbait. Only by solving this problem can you achieve a significant reduction in the waiting time for a bite, because you can wait a very long time for the fish to find the bait grain among thousands of similar ones.

You can isolate planted corn using several different techniques (either individually or in combination).

First of all, I would recommend selecting a certain amount of large, intact grains from among the corn grains intended for bait and soaking them in a solution of liquid attractants (it is better to keep the grains in this solution throughout the entire fishing trip). You can add food coloring to the solution

Thus, baited corn will differ from bait corn in color and release an intense food signal into the surrounding water, which can quickly attract the attention of fish to the bait.

In addition to bait with a large content of corn, very good results are obtained by fishing with a bait that is a “column” of several corn grains, raised using half a floating boilie placed on top or another bait with positive buoyancy, such as artificial corn or floating foam.

Such “columns” work especially well when specifically fishing for grass carp, which find them much easier to pick up than grains lying on the bottom.

In my opinion, corn, which is inexpensive and quite attractive for carp and grass carp, is a clear illustration of the fact that the hobby of carp fishing does not necessarily require large material costs and can be accessible to almost every fishing enthusiast.

Preparing corn for bait

There are 2 ways to prepare bait:

Cooking, which is used on rivers with strong currents.
Steaming is used on stagnant bodies of water or on small rivers.

Cooking for the river

From the prepared mass, balls are formed for feeding fish. When they fall into the water, they fall to the bottom and are washed away by the current of the river, thereby luring fish to one place. Preparation:

1 kg of crushed grain is poured with water and cooked over low heat until it boils.
After the water boils, wait 5-10 minutes, then add 200 g of corn flour and cook for 1 minute.
The porridge is removed from the heat, 300-400 g of cake and 200 g of flour are added to it. Then everything is mixed and any flavoring is added - anise or dill.

Steaming for a pond

When using bait in still water, you need to form balls and throw them at the intended fishing spot. When fishing on small rivers where there is a current, it is necessary to form balls with the addition of clay. Preparation:

Pour boiling water over stale bread and cover with a blanket for 2 hours.
Add 200 g of flour and mix until smooth.
Mix the resulting mass with corn porridge and stir.

Corn is an excellent bait that is suitable for all bodies of water and for most fish. But you shouldn’t rely on one good bait. Success depends on a large number of factors - gear, choosing a suitable fishing spot and, most importantly, experience.

Technique for cooking corn for fish

For this we need: • Corn (whole grain) 150-200 gr. • Garlic 1-2 cloves • Pan • Boiled water • Glass jar 150-200ml

!It is IMPORTANT not to drain the water while cooking the corn! Only corn kernels sold separately from the cobs are suitable for cooking.

It’s best to get them at the market; they cost a penny. For one fishing trip, one handful of corn kernels is enough for you, but you can cook more, depending on the volume of your jar (it doesn’t make sense to take a large jar, since a jar with a volume of 150-200 ml will be enough for you for 2 fishing trips, even with the most intense fish bite) .

Then fill the corn grains with boiled water (tap water is usually very chlorinated and grains boiled in such water repel fish) and leave it in a shaded place (neither cold nor warm, but away from insects and other pests) for day.

After this, without draining the water, cook the corn for 2-2.5 hours until an aromatic smell appears, stirring constantly (if the corn burns, you will have to start all over again, since the fish cannot stand the smell of burning).

After cooking, take a clean glass jar and put garlic cut into thin slices on the bottom, then lay out the corn and leave a little space on top, and also lay garlic cut into thin slices on top of the grains. Then we add the grains almost to the edges and fill them with the water in which the corn was boiled.