How and how much to cook millet for fishing?

How to cook millet for bait so that it is crumbly and does not stick into large lumps. Many people are interested in this question, so this article will focus specifically on friability.

Logically, millet cooking can be divided into 2 stages. This is the cooking itself, what matters is how much water and time. And washing, it is by washing that the desired state is achieved.

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How to cook millet for feeding fish

An important condition for successful cooking is the quality of the cereal. Millet should be selected for its bright color, without the smell of rot. Good grains do not contain impurities or require washing and cleaning.

The cooking process differs from traditional cooking of porridge, when washed cereals are poured with a small volume of water and cooked until the grains are completely swollen. If sticky lumps form, then such a base is not suitable for bait. A viscous mass with excess gluten will not help your fishing become catchy. An exception is the preparation of baits, where the requirements for feed mass are different.

The friability of millet is one of the conditions for the attractiveness of bait to stimulate the fish’s appetite. The inhabitants of reservoirs sense the smell of the particles that make up the porridge from afar. In stagnant water, the aroma spreads due to a slight current due to the temperature difference between the upper and lower layers.

You can achieve the desired consistency of the mass for filling the feeders by boiling it in a large volume of water, 5-6 times the volume of millet. So, for a glass of cereal you will need about 2 liters of liquid.

Cooking process:

• Bring water to a boil over high heat;
• add cereal, reduce heating temperature;
• Stir the mixture during cooking, you can leave the foam.

Readiness manifests itself when the cereal is boiled, even before the grains are fully opened. The container can be removed from the heat and the water drained through a sieve or fine colander.

The result of preparing the bait depends on the cooking time and the nuances of processing the finished porridge. There are several main options.

The main component of bait. Millet porridge

Standard recipe for millet bait

An important condition for preparing the ideal porridge for fishing for crucian carp is the correct choice of millet. It must be selected based on color, smell, and purity of the grain. It should be bright yellow, without a rotten or moldy smell.

To ensure that the finished fishing bait is free of debris and other unnecessary impurities, the millet must be sorted well and thoroughly washed with water before cooking.

1. To prepare, rinse 1 cup of cereal in a colander.
2. Then pour 2 cups of water over the millet, put it on the stove and, after boiling, cook over low heat. The liquid will gradually evaporate and the millet will swell slightly.
3. After 15 minutes, you need to scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula: if a crust begins to form, it means the porridge is ready.
4. You need to turn off the heat and let the porridge brew for about 1 hour.

You can add honey to boiled millet, this will increase the attractiveness of the bait for crucian carp

And now the main secret of preparing millet porridge for crucian carp. After it has cooled, it must be crushed with a rolling pin. Otherwise, the balls will not form from it and will simply fall apart. To enhance the taste, you can add anise, vanillin, hemp, honey, ground sunflower seeds or other goodies to the millet to attract fish.

Loose millet

The fish are lured by a lot of grains. The fishing benefit is that the more particles there are, the greater the chances of bites from the accumulated individuals. Therefore, crumbly bait holds prey in the fishing zone for the longest time.

Cooking rules:

• cook in a large volume of water, in a proportion of 1/8 relative to the volume of millet;
• pour the cereal into boiling water;
• do not boil the grains completely, bring them only to half-cookedness, the initial stage of destruction of the grains;
• rinse the composition with cold water;
• drain the remaining liquid through a colander;
• Remove the container for 40 minutes.

Rinsing with cold water allows you to get rid of gluten and get a crumbly effect. The dish must sit. This bait forms a feeding spot and breaks up into individual particles due to contact with the bottom of the reservoir or the surface of the water.

This base is used as the main component in many recipes with millet. At the reservoir, fishermen mix porridge with various additives - breadcrumbs, cake, seeds. Sometimes they include flavorings, although millet retains its own strong aroma.

Stage number 2. Washing the grain

When cooked, any cereal releases a certain amount of starch, which is the adhesive material. Therefore, to make it crumbly, you definitely need to get rid of it, so that the millet bait does not get into comas, is easily mixed with other components, and also easily comes out of the feeder.

Time and patience are our help here.

Remove the pan from the stove. Place under running cold water. We pour until we can freely hold the handles with our bare hands. Pour out the muddy water, holding the millet with your hand. Afterwards, pour cool water again, stir lightly, pour out the water. And so on until the water becomes clear. Approximately time is 10 minutes.

Thus, the millet becomes crumbly, adequate and pliable.

By the way, if you are going to catch small fish, perfect washing is not necessary; about 6 minutes will be enough. A little turbidity will not greatly affect the gluing, but it will attract, for example, small bream or roach.

Some clarification

After washing, some moisture still remains in the millet. You can leave it, the cereal will not stick together or clump, even after several days of storage. However, if a less moistened millet bait is needed, then you can use ordinary gauze or old tulle .

If you use
medical gauze, you must first get rid of its specific odor.
Wet and squeeze until the smell disappears completely. Everything is obvious here, pour the cereal into gauze and hang it over a bucket/basin/bathtub, etc. In a couple of hours, excess moisture will drain. For example, the night before fishing. But keep in mind that this is not a mandatory step.

Sticky millet

In bodies of water with a noticeable current, where fishing is carried out, a more sticky mass of bait is required to weigh down the particles. Options for catching crucian carp and carp using traditional gear also require a feed mixture similar in consistency to soft plasticine. Such bait does not wash out of the feeders for a long time, even with strong currents. Mixture for crucian carp.

You can get sticky porridge if you change the cooking technology:

• reduce the volume of water by 2-3 times;
• put the cereal covered in water on the fire;
• cook until the liquid has completely boiled away and the grains have disintegrated;
• upon completion of cooking, add semolina in the amount of 1/3 of the millet porridge;
• to stir thoroughly;
• leave the mixture for half an hour.

During the cooking process, the mixture must be stirred, making sure that it does not burn at the bottom of the container. If necessary, if the millet is not yet cooked, add water.

Ending the process

It is recommended to complete the preparation of the correct porridge for bream already at the fishing site. To do this, you need to squeeze the mixture in your hand and the formed lump should be placed in water and observed. If you plan to fish at relatively shallow depths and weak currents, then the lump of the mixture should begin to disintegrate almost immediately. To catch fish in strong currents and great depths, the millet should be made tougher and stickier, and should disintegrate in the water no earlier than after 1-2 minutes.

You can adjust the viscosity of food for bream using binding and loosening components, such as breadcrumbs, finely ground oatmeal, cake, and so on. There are many videos on the Internet that show how to cook millet for baiting bream, for various fishing conditions. Whatever cooking recipe is chosen, it is necessary to experimentally select the most suitable option, since what is good for one place may not work well in another. There is no universal recipe, but there are general rules.

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How long to cook

The degree of cooking of the cereal depends on the cooking time. If it is difficult to visually determine how ready the porridge is to the desired consistency, or you are not sure of the correctness of the assessment, then a timer can help.

Obtaining soft, slightly undercooked grain, suitable for fishing and bait in cold water, can be easily achieved by cooking the porridge over medium heat for 9-10 minutes.

You can achieve a crumbly mass to fill most feeders after 15-18 minutes of cooking, depending on the quality of the millet. The grains should not open completely. The volume of cooked porridge increases approximately 4 times.

Experts do not recommend cooking for longer, since the fully boiled mass loses as bait in color, smell, and taste. Burnt particles from porridge overcooked on fire are not allowed; they spoil all the bait.

Cooking porridge for complementary feeding

Preparing complementary foods on the pond

Let's consider the most budget option for working bait. First you need to boil the required amount of millet and transfer it to a container. Also at this stage you can add various flavors and dyes. Millet is soaked very well. But you need to know in advance which flavor your fish will choose.

Porridge, as the largest fraction, adheres well to the bottom and attracts fish for a long time, precisely at the very point of fishing. And if it is also saturated with the desired aroma, then it will be a super bait.

So, we have ready-made porridge soaked in flavoring. Now we prepare the bait itself. We take any store-bought bait. It is advisable, of course, to select according to the type of fish you are going to hunt. If you go fishing for crucian carp, then you take bait for crucian carp.

If it is not possible to choose bait, then you can take universal bait or bait for roach. They both work well and are great for attracting white fish.

Today, any bait that will cost more than 100-120 rubles in the store is suitable. It’s not worth buying bait cheaper. Because the main component of such baits is bran.

Now about the proportions. The minimum amount of bait is 1 to 1. That is, there was a glass of dry millet, which means we use a glass of dry bait. This is the most economical option. Ideally, for one glass of dry millet - three glasses of ready-made store bait.

Next, pour the millet and bait into a bowl. After this you need to mix thoroughly. It is ideal to do this in the evening (before fishing). Then overnight the millet will be well saturated with the aroma of the bait itself.

Don't forget to put the bait in the refrigerator at night. Well, it’s natural to close it tightly so that it stays in the cold and the aroma does not evaporate.

Of course, you can add live ingredients to this bait:

• bloodworm;
• maggot;
• worm.

You can also add herbal ingredients:

• corn;
• peas;
• pearl barley.

The mixture is ready. On ordinary bodies of water, where there are not many fishermen, using such bait can be quite successful in fishing. At the same time, this is a fairly economical option.

One kilogram of bait is enough for 5 fishing trips. Depending on the degree of moisture, this bait can be successfully used both for float fishing and feeder fishing.

Porridge recipes

Experienced fishermen know many recipes, as they empirically choose the one that will work best in a particular area. But there are basic developments that have been tested by time. Beginners can always rely on these recipes, and later change and modify based on personal preferences. Basically, at their own discretion, fishermen change the components, taking into account the preferences of the intended catch of carp or other fish.

The main base of millet porridge remains unchanged, as it creates the desired food spot.

Optimal density and selected bait ingredients reliably ensure a good catch.

For feeder fishing

The principles of fishing with an English donkey, or feeder, are based on targeted feeding with nutrient mixtures from small feeders. The purpose of the mixture is to attach the fish to the fishing point. Requirements for the main components:

• fine fractionation;
• trail of turbidity;
• high calorie ingredients.

Saturation of fish does not occur due to the small volume of particles. Competition between individuals leads to the fastest ingestion of the main bait.

One of the best bait mixture compositions includes:

1. 200 g of crumbly millet porridge;
2. 4-5 matchboxes of food bloodworms;
3. 150 g makukha (sunflower cake);
4. 100 g bran;
5. 50 g milk powder.

Baits with different components
The required consistency after mixing is achieved using river sand or clay. Mixtures based on pre-prepared bulk components are usually diluted directly while fishing with liquid from the reservoir. Read separately 5 recipes for bait for carp.

If the millet base was cooked the day before, then the shelf life of the workpiece should not exceed a day.

After cooling, it is recommended to store the wet mass in the refrigerator. Food containing nitrous oxide is not only unattractive to fish, but also repels the inhabitants of the reservoir. Ready-made portions should be used 2-3 hours before fishing. The animal component is added to the attractants just before casting the gear.

Cormac cookie mix

The nutritional formula filler in the form of cookies has many advantages:

• candy cane can be purchased for a third of the price;
• crumbly nutrient mass is convenient for mixing;
• Cookie aromas include cocoa, nuts, chocolate, coconut, and cinnamon.

To knead, you need 1 kg of cookies (crackers, waffles, gingerbread, other confectionery products). The mass should be passed through a meat grinder. If the cookies did not contain chocolate, it is advisable to add 50 g of cocoa. If necessary, part of the confectionery component, up to half, can be replaced with breadcrumbs.

In a container you need to mix the main fillers:

• boiled millet, washed from gluten with water;
• fine cookie crumbs;
• Hercules flakes, which enrich the mass with large fractions that are clearly visible at the bottom.

A mixture with cookies for kormac
Oil plume can be obtained by including ground flax, sesame, and sunflower seeds in the composition. It is important to note that the components must be fresh, since long-term storage gives a bitter taste and smell.

Two additives that will never spoil the bait significantly affect the mechanics of the mixture:

• dry kvass – loosens the mass with a geyser effect, accelerates the process of disintegration of the contents into microparticles;
• semolina – holds together, glues components, helps to form the necessary shapes from parts of the bait mixture.

Bait made from peas and millet for catching bream

All ingredients are available, the porridge is easy to prepare. Bait for hunting large bream and bream is especially effective in summer, in hot conditions. The procedure for preparing cereals includes the main steps:

1. pour 500g of millet and peas into different containers;
2. add 0.5 tsp water with added soda;
3. leave the contents for 40-60 minutes.

The pre-infusion process significantly reduces cooking time. The water should be drained and the infused cereal should be rinsed in each container. Then add fresh water to the peas and cook until tender. When it begins to disintegrate, add the second ingredient to the mass, simmer the porridge until the millet grains begin to open. Even more recipes here.

Main Ingredients

The pan with the finished porridge should be removed from the heat, wrapped in a blanket or something similar to retain heat and cool very slowly. The grains finally swell, the mass becomes sticky, which is what the fisherman needs.

Breadcrumbs, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, and milk powder can be added to the bait if desired. The rich smell of porridge does not require additional flavoring.

The finished dish can be stored for two days. The mass is plastic, rolls well into balls, and molds into other shapes. It does not disintegrate quickly in the water, and most importantly, it always attracts large bream and other peaceful fish.

Millet bait with pearl barley

It is advisable to prepare such bait in the evening, and put it in a warm place overnight so that it steeps well.

1. To prepare, you need to take 1 glass of pearl barley and 10 glasses of water.
2. Cook the cereal over low heat until the edges are softened.
3. Then add 2 cups of millet, add sunflower oil and vanillin. Cook until the first signs of millet boiling.
4. Then remove from the stove, drain the excess water and add 2 cups of corn and the same amount of barley grits.
5. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

The stickiness of this mixture is well suited for slow-moving ponds. For fishing on a fast-flowing river, it is recommended to add 1 glass of steamed rolled oats to the mixture.

To improve the bite of crucian carp, you can prepare bait from millet along with pearl barley

Millet nozzle

Making a catch bait from millet is interesting because it is not necessary to cook the grain. But grains and other ingredients must first be prepared:

• grind the millet with a coffee grinder;
• pass the bread through a meat grinder;
• grate the cheese.

Mix the ingredients, add a little water to knead. The result is a soft dough from which you can tear off pieces and make small balls for the nozzle.

Millet bait for carp fish

A cooking option could be adding chopped corn or fried seeds to the ground millet. Using semolina, wheat flour and water, form an elastic dough, which must be left for 10-15 minutes. The mass emits a pleasant smell of seeds; no other flavorings are required.

If everything is done correctly, the millet-based dough is easy to roll and firmly threaded onto a hook. The attachments are designed for large specimens.

Millet nozzle

Another cooking option is based on complete boiling of millet grains, mixing with flour and other ingredients.

Baits based on millet flour or boiled grains are successfully used for fishing with donka and float tackle. Delivery by boat to the fishing spot.

Millet for fishing - preparation methods

Today, among those who like to “hunt” fish, there are two main options for preparing high-quality bait.

Universal

This method of cooking millet for fishing is quite simple:

• 
  You will need one kilogram of millet, which is washed under cold running water.

• The cereal is transferred into a container and filled with the required amount of water, i.e. there should be a couple of centimeters more liquid.
• When the porridge boils, it must be thoroughly mixed, thereby preventing the grains from sticking together and sticking to the bottom of the dish;
• Reduce heat to low and leave to simmer for approximately five to six minutes.
• After this time, the boiled mass remains in the container, which must be wrapped in a thick blanket or towel.
• Take half a kilogram of any simple cookies and chop them. This can be done using a meat grinder. Important: you need to choose cookies without any flavorings.
• You will also need about 250 gr. sunflower seeds, which need to be ground into powder in a coffee grinder.
• The prepared components are mixed and poured into a container or plastic bag.

Just before going fishing, a pre-prepared additive is added to the porridge. It is this mixture that is used when filling fishing feeders.

Millet in a slow cooker

This option is ideal for bream fishing. The main rule is to choose high-quality cereals. The bait is characterized by a pleasant smell with a light vanilla aroma.

During cooking, it is important to keep an eye on the grains, which should under no circumstances stick together. This method also differs in the absence of washing, but despite this, the final result can please you with its excellent friability.

In order to create the right bait that will not lose its properties, you need to:

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  You need to add 800 ml to half a kilogram of millet. water, pre-boiled, thereby preventing digestion and cracking of millet particles;

• You can prepare bait either using a steam bath or using a special multi-cooker;
• you need to pour two glasses of water into the bottom of a large container. This way the cereal can cook evenly and thoroughly;
• Another smaller container is placed in this container. However, it is important that it does not touch the water with its bottom. Next, you need to cover with a lid, ensuring proper cooking of the cereal;
• When using a multicooker, the cooking process is reduced to a minimum. In addition, it makes complementary foods as crumbly as possible and does not require rinsing.