How to keep moth. Some proven ways

Without such a bait, probably will not do none of ice fishing! And in the summer, many avid fishermen use as bait bloodworms. Benefit today to get mosquito larvae can be anywhere, both large and small fishing store (formerly the fishermen "washed" his own, making great effort and skill). Here are just a do it yourself before the fishing does not always work. How to keep moth correctly, not all fishermen, even less experienced, they know. About folk (and only) methods for the conservation of this kind of bait will cover in this article.

What is it? A bit of biology

Not all of us think about the fact that such a joker. Well, planted on the hook, the fish are biting, and good! But I think it will be useful (purely informative) to know that crank - it is not a worm at all, as some of his name-calling, and the larva of an insect such as a mosquito. The thing is that the mosquito in his life goes through several stages: egg, larva, pupa, imago (adult). Motyl is the larva. He lives in the coastal mud. It can do with little or no air. Active eaten all sorts of fish (they get it from the sludge). And, depending on the type of mosquito in the "wild" can live for up to a year! But this is so, for reference. We, first of all interested in how to keep the moth at home to bought bait not died just before the fishing and the fisherman did not spoil the mood. And for this, there are various folk methods to keep the striker at a fairly long period of time.

Purchase and preparation of

Now many fishermen do not wash the moth, and prefer to use the purchase. Especially as it is quite affordable and inexpensive. However, when you purchase need to be careful, and even picky. Here are the main characteristics that should make a choice. Motyl must buy clean and lively "one hundred percent". Sluggish and immobile individuals not be stored. Better to take the estuary - it is more durable. Before laying the deposit of larvae should be sorted for the victims. Because if the living and dead specimens are stored, the first die quickly. And so hold on longer. And in general, you need to sort the bait regularly. The storage temperature at the selected location (talk about this below) should not exceed plus eight degrees Celsius. The conditions for the life of the crank closer to the ideal.

in the fridge in the newspaper

This proven method of fishermen and sellers of used by many. How to keep moth in the refrigerator? We need to live larvae sorted out onto a newspaper folded in half (bloodworms layer should not be thicker than five millimeters). Sheets necessarily be wetted with water, but it does not prevent them from raskisaniya. It is best to perform this procedure using the spray. Then we turn off the paper envelope and send it to the bottom of the refrigerator, away from the other products (for those who are severely shrink). But as a rule, the fishermen are not squeamish, but from the wife / mother in law on the cap for such storage can be obtained. But enough of the lyrics! This is one of the most popular ways of how to keep the moth at home. Regularly, every two days, remove the dead larvae and change as needed paper, wetting her from the spray. So the joker in the refrigerator can live for about two weeks. Checked!

The fabric

How to keep moth in a wet cloth? To do this, use any small the segment of natural raw materials (no synthetics)! Choice larvae wrapped in a cloth. It should not be wet, just slightly moist. Placing a layer - no more than five millimeters, and it is better - three. The tissue was then baited with future remove the open box-motylnitsu (cover closing, but it for access of air holes pierce, for example, an awl, heated on fire) and put in a cool place (temperature - up to 10 degrees above zero). Important: if the cloth is dry, the larvae can be killed! And again, once every two or three days we sort out the bait, separating the dead larvae. Cloth is also necessary to clean mucus from the dead bloodworm or replaced. With this storage method bloodworm can live for a long time in a rag - sometimes up to three weeks.

In a container with water

In a glass jar with a sieve (or special plastic tape with liner) to settle and cool water spread living crank layer no more than 10 millimeters. The insert is the same sieve with openings of approximately one millimeter in diameter. So, you need to put the crank on him. After approximately 15 minutes larvae alive are moved to the sump through apertures, and a dead remain in the sieve. They should be removed, and the remaining stored in this tape in a cool place. This purification procedure can be carried out once every two days, changing the water and removing dead animals.

How to store bloodworm fishing in foam rubber?

If the bait stock is not too much, you can use a special box-motylnitsu (wooden or plastic), which is placed at the bottom of the water-wet and lightly pressed a piece of foam rubber. On wet foam lay crank, close lid with holes and remove it in a cool place (the bottom of the refrigerator will do). Do not forget to periodically clean up the dead larvae and wet basis. So you can save the bait in a few weeks.

There are several ways to store the winter moth. By the way, it (live larvae) can simply be frozen and kept in the freezer in a suitable container. So you can crank store at home for a long time. And then take a fishing trip already frozen.