brining slimys

[phear 0]

just wondering if anyone has tried to brine slimys so they are firm but not rock hard. they are just mush when they have been frozen great burley but not the best for bait.

[afishyfish 4]

Would like to find this out myself phear.Assumedly much the same as worms or pilles

[Ranger 48]

Brining is much the same for anything. 1 part salt to 8 parts water.You'd probably be much better of salting them though, to extract all the moisture which sends them soft and mushy.Course salt, liberal coating, layer of salt, layer of slimeys, layer of salt, etc.It will never freeze, but it's not meant to when salted.

[afishyfish 4]

Sorry to go off topic here phear :whistle:

Brining is much the same for anything. 1 part salt to 8 parts water.Course salt' date=' liberal coating, layer of salt, layer of slimeys, layer of salt, etc.[/quote']Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwonder if this would work on garden Gnomes

[phear 0]

ok ive got a big bag of pool salt so i will give both a try and see how they end up. thanks ranger!

[Del 245]

and buy a cryovac sealer.. or atleast some decent lunch bags with zip locks..

[phear 0]

any particular cryovac sealer so there worth it then?

[Kelvin 2,209]

A Vacuum sealer will remove air and greatly extend frozen shelf life.It will prevent freezer burn and associated spoilage and dehydration, as well as decrease the rate of spoilage by aerobic bacteria

[the tommy king 0]

i always catch slimies and shake them up in a bag of rock salt. then freeze them in zip lock bags. come up perfect! not soft at all

[twinpower 151]

where can we find these cryovac sealers from? and what are they worth. and does it matter what sort of salt u use for brining slimeys?

[Ranger 48]

Cryovacs can be purchased at kitchen suppliers and department stores, along with rolls of the required bags.Use a course and inexpensive salt such as swimming pool.

[twinpower 151]

ahhhk no worries cheers ranger..

[mully_madness 1]

slimeys always come up best salted in my opion anyway , back on the east coast i used too work at the local fishermans co-op and was personally responsible for unloading the slimey boat everytime he cam in,now this worked exceptionally well in my favour as everytime he came in so did my fresh supply of bait at the cost of some labour that i got payed for anyway , but anyway gettin back on topic , i used too salt my slimes by placing a layer of newspaper down say 3 sheets thick cavoer that in salt then lay out as many fillets as would fit and then cover this with salt next layer of paper and so on till ya done what you want too do then id leave this on a baking tray outside overnight and usually by the next day its dry enough too bag or wrap depending how quick you plan on using it as we generally went through a fair bit we just used too wrap a handlful of fillets in some newspaper and store then like that although keep in mind we generally had gone through the few kgs of macks within a couple of weeks so i never really got too see the effect of long term frezzing . cheers MM

[phear 0]

did u ever try this with them hole as i use them hole most of the time

[mully_madness 1]

no sorry mate i cant say i have as i was always using them for mully bait,bream and that sought of thing so we were just using half fillets and strip baits.my guess doing them whole you would probabley better off having a crack with the brining just my opinion. cheers MM

[the tommy king 0]

phear, i do mine whole usin the same method as MM and it works well.