Hello all, I have come into roughly ten kilos of shelf life boilies , which I am unlikely to use until spring next year.
My question is, what's the best way to save/store them adequately ?
1) One friend suggested soaking and storing with vegetable glycerine, I think it was .
2) They are not in original air tight packaging.
3) my freezer if already full of homemade bait I don't want to sacrifice, so no space there.
4) another friend suggested them air tight bag things you store clothes in and suck the air out of .
Any ideas greatly appreciated as don't want them to spoil or waste them.
My question is, what's the best way to save/store them adequately ?
1) One friend suggested soaking and storing with vegetable glycerine, I think it was .
2) They are not in original air tight packaging.
3) my freezer if already full of homemade bait I don't want to sacrifice, so no space there.
4) another friend suggested them air tight bag things you store clothes in and suck the air out of .
Any ideas greatly appreciated as don't want them to spoil or waste them.
In reply to Post #1
Just sell them and use your freezer baits when you go, as time is precious.
Just sell them and use your freezer baits when you go, as time is precious.
Bin them..
So the consensus is they can't be saved ......?????? lol....damn ....
In reply to Post #4
Just put them in sealed bags and store in a cool place out of direct sunlight. This is assuming that they've come to you in decent condition.
Come spring I'll almost certainly be using Scopex Squid that I've already had for months now.
Just put them in sealed bags and store in a cool place out of direct sunlight. This is assuming that they've come to you in decent condition.
Come spring I'll almost certainly be using Scopex Squid that I've already had for months now.
In reply to Post #4
You could use them, but every hour you wait for a bite you'll be wondering if you'd have caught on your freezer baits. Always use the best you can.
Sell them to some pot noodle to score a few bream on them.
You could use them, but every hour you wait for a bite you'll be wondering if you'd have caught on your freezer baits. Always use the best you can.
Sell them to some pot noodle to score a few bream on them.
If they look good, and smell good use them. People spend fortunes on pop ups and keep them for years, putting their utmost faith in a single bait. Stored in a cool and dry place they will last a long time. Get them damp, and they will go off quickly. If they go off you will know it.
In reply to Post #1
Store in a cool and dry place. This might be buckets or sealed bags.
Store in a cool and dry place. This might be buckets or sealed bags.
In reply to Post #1
What Shelflife are they?
Most of the shop bought ones are stacked with preservatives.
What Shelflife are they?
Most of the shop bought ones are stacked with preservatives.
Get yourself a Bonsenkitchen vacuum sealer and some Fresko sealer bags 20x30cm. You will get 1kg in each bag. Just store them in a cool dry place.
In reply to Post #10
Does it need to be that brand as spending money saving them kid of defeats he object lol....
Does it need to be that brand as spending money saving them kid of defeats he object lol....
In reply to Post #11
I cook in bulk so it is used for storing my food as well.
I cook in bulk so it is used for storing my food as well.
In reply to Post #11
This is not from a bait side... but from what I've been told generally food wise (on a BBQ chef day thing) the only big step up in vacuum sealler function is when moving to a chamber sealer.
The various strip sealers outside of looks and extra buttons for timers etc are all much of a muchness.
I've got a generic strip one it use it for aaaaaaall sorts. Way more useful that you'd think but it's probably being a bit of an old man now that you really appreciate this sort of thing and can make a forum post on it
This is not from a bait side... but from what I've been told generally food wise (on a BBQ chef day thing) the only big step up in vacuum sealler function is when moving to a chamber sealer.
The various strip sealers outside of looks and extra buttons for timers etc are all much of a muchness.
I've got a generic strip one it use it for aaaaaaall sorts. Way more useful that you'd think but it's probably being a bit of an old man now that you really appreciate this sort of thing and can make a forum post on it
In reply to Post #1
Store them in a cool dark place and should be fine for 6 months
Store them in a cool dark place and should be fine for 6 months
In reply to Post #14
At the minute I have them in a huge plastic tub , food storeage type in my garage , that's pretty dark lol.... Ta for all the advise lads, again always appreciated ....
I'll be ordered one of them bag sealers and see how that goes ...
At the minute I have them in a huge plastic tub , food storeage type in my garage , that's pretty dark lol.... Ta for all the advise lads, again always appreciated ....
I'll be ordered one of them bag sealers and see how that goes ...
In reply to Post #15
If that tub is pretty well sealed then they will be fine ....... No need for vacuum packing etc.
If that tub is pretty well sealed then they will be fine ....... No need for vacuum packing etc.
They'll be fine. I fish the rivers for carp and always on the look out for cheap boilie bundles, often near to or expired, that I can use to prebait. Loads of shelf lifes have expiries but I'm yet to see them turn even after a year.
In reply to Post #17
A couple of years ago I threw out a bucket of shelflifes, about 5kg. They smelt, felt and looked exactly as I remembered them from when I got them in about 1994.
A couple of years ago I threw out a bucket of shelflifes, about 5kg. They smelt, felt and looked exactly as I remembered them from when I got them in about 1994.
In reply to Post #18
Reminds me of the McDonald's chips you find down the side of your car seat, look good enough to eat but you know you last ate a Big Mac meal in the car three years back.
Reminds me of the McDonald's chips you find down the side of your car seat, look good enough to eat but you know you last ate a Big Mac meal in the car three years back.
In reply to Post #19
lol brilliant ... we
I guess I'll see how they are in the spring and try to keep em cool and dry ....worst case scenario I throw them,but hopefully won't have to waste them ...
lol brilliant ... we
I guess I'll see how they are in the spring and try to keep em cool and dry ....worst case scenario I throw them,but hopefully won't have to waste them ...
In reply to Post #16
Wayne , it's one of them expensive clip shut ones you get for storing food in ... I'm sure they will be fine ...I've also lobbed in some vegetable glycerine I had ...
Wayne , it's one of them expensive clip shut ones you get for storing food in ... I'm sure they will be fine ...I've also lobbed in some vegetable glycerine I had ...
In reply to Post #21
Perfect.......
Perfect.......
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