Tony Stone
Senior Member
how long will frozen cooked hemp last once defrosted?
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Frozen Hemp
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Stephen Scaysbrook
Senior Member
I find if frozen from fresh and treated as fresh it'll last as long as any other hemp. Be sure to defrost before using it.. I know it sounds daft but I have seen more than one angler through it in the river thinking it'll sink on the spot they want bait up but it floats..
Tony Stone
Senior Member
I have also seen anglers throw in blocks of hemp only for them to float
Damian Kimmins
Senior Member
Vacuum pack it?
Neil Blood
Senior Member
I have also seen anglers throw in blocks of hemp only for them to float
That was a thing many years ago before boillie and pellet mania. I know one guy who used the create what he called a Barbel block. It was basically hemp and corn, frozen in a container with a large stone in the middle. On arrival the frozen block was placed in the swim.
Never saw it in action, but he was a successful angler.
Richard Isaacs
Senior Member & Supporter
Yep exactly.
I make it up and put 2kg into vac packs
Put plenty of water in with it to prevent it drying out.
Defrost by putting the bags into the fridge
You’ll get a good few weeks out of it in the sealed vac pack in the fridge.
If there’s air in the bag and it’s not kept cool, prepped fresh hemp doesn’t stay good for very long at all once defrosted
Damian Kimmins
Senior Member
Just started using today some hemp and maize mix that was vacuum packed back in September, kept in the garage - fresh as a daisy!
Neil Watson
Senior Member
Good question I don't know. So do a test and find out. I regularly, freeze, and defrost hemp to fish with and refreeze the unused bait. It might be defrosted for half a day, but that's OK. It's never gone off. I am a perpetual cycle of using the oldest hemp before using newly prepared batches.
Neil Watson
Senior Member
Hinders sell Chinese hemp. They are large particles, buts its expensiveHemp still. Why can't I find any large hemp? ANYWHERE!!
Thanks, but only small/medium there
Neil Blood
Senior Member
Re comments on Hinders Hemp, I know someone who received a batch earlier this week. His comment was that much of it isn’t splitting and he’s not a happy bunny considering how much he paid for it!
I would add that probably the fish don't care. As long as its cooked and smells like hemp, it will still attract.
My problem is that I love to use it directly on the hook.
Neil Watson
Senior Member
Why not buy some Tares and mix with the hemp
I do fish tares also, but like the option of putting hemp on the hook. I wouldn't mix the two together anyway, as the tares would fly out further than the hemp. lol
I've caught various fish, including barbel, on a single grain of hemp on a 14/16, or 3 on a 10.
Neil Watson
Senior Member
Any joy catching barbel on Tares?
Absolutely! Trotting, along with hemp. This was when I lived in Bath and fished regularly with a float for them in the summer.
Neil Watson
Senior Member
Cheers. Will give them a try
What's your river?
I experienced that you could catch on warm, sunny days with this method, when all else fails
You need a heavyish float, fishing bulk shot style.
Size 14 for tares. I used Drennan Super Spades. They never failed me.
Neil Watson
Senior Member
The Wharfe. Only problem might be, when fishing Tares, is getting through the Dace and small Chub.