Corn for fishing

Corn is an effective bait for catching fish in all kinds of water bodies. It has earned popularity due to its low price, ease of preparation and availability. Corn is great for fishing because it attracts a large number of fish with a bright color, pleasant smell and taste.

Pros of corn

Corn for fishing is used as bait and bait. Of the distinguishing characteristics can be noted:

Pleasant smell and taste, as well as a bright color that can be seen even in muddy water.
Sold in grocery stores or markets.
It has a dense structure and perfectly keeps on the hook.
Greater variability in the use of flavorings if the fish does not bite on plain corn.
The ability to cook with your own hands at home, achieving certain indicators.
Use both as bait and as bait.
Can be used on float, feeder and carp gear.
Possibility to store the finished product for a long time.
Low price.

What kind of fish can you catch?

Most of the “white” fish bite on corn, but some species give this bait a special preference.

carp and carp

When catching carp and carp, feeder tackle is used. They plant several grains at once, which allows you to weed out small fish and catch large specimens. They are excellent, mainly for canned corn, as they like its sweet taste and pleasant smell. But they do not disdain other species; even popcorn is suitable for fishing.

Crucian

This is a fearful and capricious fish. Often, in a baited place, crucian carp do not peck at canned corn, but show interest in dairy or boiled corn. Corn for fishing for crucian carp is used in the summer, as crucian prefer vegetable bait during this period. At night there is a chance to catch a large specimen of crucian carp.

Chub

It is an omnivorous river fish. When fishing for corn, you should use float and feeder equipment. There is no special preference for this fish.

Roach

If there is roach in the reservoir where fishing is to be done, then there is a chance to catch a large specimen of this fish for corn. Large fish bite on any kind of grains, but give preference to boiled ones.

Tench

It lives mainly on lakes and ponds, where strong thickets are located. In the spring, the tench begins to be taken for various vegetable baits, including corn. In summer, the tench does not pay attention to it, but prefers animal nozzles.

Bream and white bream

The biting of these fish on corn depends on the water temperature. In the summer, only single specimens come across. Closer to the cold season, when the temperature drops, bream and white bream begin to actively peck at corn.

Types of corn for nozzle

Corn for fishing can be any, it must be selected for certain weather conditions or the type of reservoir. The most common types:

Sweet
fermented
Boiled and steamed
Branded
Artificial
fresh dairy

fermented

It is considered the most effective bait for the carp family. Fermented corn has a sour taste and soft texture due to the fermentation process. The cost of its preparation is much lower than the finished analogue. The only negative is the preparation time, which is about 4-5 days. Pros of fermented corn:

The fish feels the sour smell of grains and often swims up to the bait.
The soft texture allows the fish to feed and not gorge, as fermented grains are quickly absorbed and digested. Therefore, the fish will not leave the baited place.

Sweet corn in jars

Sold in canned form. It is better to purchase it in the market or in a grocery store. Canned corn has several distinctive features for catching the carp family:

It attracts with a pleasant bright color, taste and aroma that does not scare away the fish.
Corn kernels hold well on the hook as bait. Small fish cannot knock down or swallow the bait, because of this they bite less often and allow large individuals to approach.
Canned grains do not need to be additionally cooked, you can immediately go to the pond and fish. It is allowed to add various flavors to increase the likelihood of bite.

steamed corn

Steamed corn is prepared as follows:

Soak grains in water overnight.
Water should be changed every 6 hours.
Drain all the water and pour the grains into a thermos by a quarter, if desired, you can add flavorings.
Pour boiling water into a thermos and close.
After 4 hours, the corn will be cooked.

artificial corn

Inedible grain imitation. Made from synthetic plastic. The undoubted advantages are:

Reusable use.
Add any flavor.
Lure durability.
Color variability.

Branded

Branded corn is virtually identical to canned corn, but prepared specifically for fishing in order to increase the number of bites. The grains in the jar are large, selected and processed with various flavors. The sugar content is less than canned, so it looks more like natural corn. The shelf life is higher compared to canned, as the manufacturer adds special ingredients to extend it. The price of such a product is much more expensive than canned.

Fresh milky corn

Milk corn is called young corn, which is almost ripe and has a “milky” color. It can be purchased at the store, it is sold by the cob in vacuum packaging. The advantage is the natural smell and taste that does not scare away the fish. It can be caught until the moment when it begins to harden.

fermentation

Cooking time for fermented corn is about 4-5 days. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare the so-called drunken corn for fishing in advance.

Recipe:

Grains pour hot water and cook for 40 minutes. After that, drain the water and refill with cold water.
Add 2 tbsp. l. sugar per 1 kg of grains.
Then add yeast according to the scheme: 10 g of yeast per 1 kg of corn.
Pour in sunflower oil to prevent access to air.
It is not allowed to close the container with a lid, as the carbon dioxide outlet will be blocked.

Fermentation is carried out to soften the grains. In the future, “drunk” corn is used as bait.

Cooking

Before cooking corn, it is necessary to soak the grains in water for 2-3 days, you can also add hemp oil if you wish. As soon as the grains swell, it is necessary to start cooking.

Cook over medium heat for 1 hour.
During cooking, add 2 tbsp. l. sugar per liter of water.
After an hour, check, it should be soft and not fall apart.
Then leave for 2 days to infuse the grains, you can add flavorings.

Features of cooking corn for carp and carp

Bait in the form of corn increases the likelihood of an active bite, as carp and carp like its taste and smell. Special flavorings are added to cooked grains cooked by fermentation. To catch carp, you need to add honey or sugar, sweet grains will attract fish more. When fishing for carp, it is recommended to add vanilla, plum or caramel.

Tips for catching carp on corn

Successful carp fishing depends not only on the choice of fishing spot or how much bait you use, but also on the correct use of the bait. You should know the following:

You can put the bait not only by threading it with a hook, but also on the “hair”. In the case of a bite, the carp sucks the bait along with the hook and will not come off. Hair fishing is used if fermented corn is to be used, as it is soft, does not hold well on the hook, and is often knocked down by fish.
You should not heavily feed the carp during fishing, as corn is very nutritious, the fish eat up and stop taking the bait.
Fish often notice corn at the bottom, but if fishing is to be done on a silty pond, the bait burrows into the silt, and the fish cannot find it. In order for the bait with the hook to rise slightly from the bottom, you must also use a foam ball.
Carp, when fishing in autumn and spring, are less likely to bite on vegetable baits. Fish need protein this season. In order to correct the situation, you should use a “sandwich” – when, in addition to corn, a protein bait (maggot, bloodworm or worm) is planted.
When using canned grains, do not pour out the contents immediately. The syrup can be added to complementary foods, a strong smell will attract more fish.

Preparing feed corn

There are 2 ways to prepare bait:

Cooking, which is used on rivers with a strong current.
Steaming, used in stagnant ponds or small rivers.

Boil for the river

From the prepared mass, balls are formed for feeding fish. When they hit the water, they fall to the bottom and are washed away by the current of the river, thereby luring the fish to one place. Cooking:

1 kg of crushed grain is poured with water, boiled over low heat until boiling.
After boiling water, wait 5-10 minutes, then add 200 g of cornmeal and cook for 1 minute.
Porridge is removed from the fire, 300-400 g of cake and 200 g of cake are added to it. Then everything is mixed and any flavor is added – anise or dill.

Steaming for a pond

When using complementary foods in still water, it is necessary to form balls and throw them into the intended fishing spot. When fishing on small rivers where there is a current, it is necessary to form balls with the addition of clay. Cooking:

Pour boiling water over stale bread and cover with a blanket for 2 hours.
Add 200 g of cake and mix until a uniform mass.
Mix the resulting mass with porridge from corn and mix.

Corn is an excellent bait that is suitable for all water bodies and for most fish. But you should not rely on one good bait. Success depends on a large number of factors – gear, the choice of a suitable fishing spot and, most importantly, experience.