| Kingfisher Piscatorials |
| Hemp Seed |
| Hemp Hemp is a very good bait to use as a feeder bait which you can mix with many other baits, like casters maggot and sweetcorn to name a few. You can use this as a hook bait, but beware your bites will be lighten quick, Roach love hemp. Hemp works best for Roach when its fed little and often, while a big bed of Hemp needs to be put down to hold fish like Barbel, Chub, Tench and Carp. In flowing water, hemp often has to be fed in a bait dropper or feeder. You can buy this uncooked in bulk and cook it at home, this is the cheapest way to buy Hemp, and you can also buy it pre-cooked from your local Tackle dealer. How to Cook Hemp. The best way to prepare Hemp is soak the seed overnight to soften the seed; it is prepared by boiling and simmering for 30 minutes. This turns the shell black and small white shoot emerges. Take care when cooking Hemp, once it is cooked it remains very hot for a while afterwards. I cook a few pints at a time and put them in my fishing freezer until I require them. Please beware that if you cook you hemp in doors it will cause an unpleasant smell. I cook mine outside on the Bar- B-Q (Gas).Allways get help from an adult when cooking hemp. |
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