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Yeah this all stems from me being a tight arse and splitting up 300m spools into three 100m topshots.

If I wasnt measuring it out - the texta between the toes would get a run.😉

 

Yeah this all stems from me being a tight arse and splitting up 300m spools into three 100m topshots.

If I wasnt measuring it out - the texta between the toes would get a run.😉

 

I always used an artline 90 texta thru the spool then stuck it between my feet. Works well lol

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Me too 😅  and a garden glove on my hand to save the cuts and also guess work tension  

Spotted a breeding pair of these units by the bins at work today - but I wasnt sure exactly what they were and what the best bait for them would be.

I got on google and finding the best bait for an "Oriental Latrine Fly" was possibly a few steps further than I was willing to go😉.

But upon further reading, the cat food should be fine.

Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. This fly is implicated in some public health issues; it can cause accidental myiasis,[1] and also infects fish and livestock.

Spotted a breeding pair of these units by the bins at work today - but I wasnt sure exactly what they were and what the best bait for them would be.

I got on google and finding the best bait for an "Oriental Latrine Fly" was possibly a few steps further than I was willing to go😉.

But upon further reading, the cat food should be fine.

Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. This fly is implicated in some public health issues; it can cause accidental myiasis,[1] and also infects fish and livestock.

Yeah my initial concerns of lack of flies at this time of year seem to be coming true. My part of town doesnt have a lot of flies at anytime of year, So when the cooler weather sets in, theres even less.

The cat food doesnt stink yet but I reckon its the lack of flies in my neighborhood thats the real problem. Even in summer you can eat outside and not swish away a fly.

I might take advantage of some large bins near work - actually some restaurant bins with heaps of food scraps in them are what I really need to find my breeders - leave it with me - I'll work it out eventually😉

Yeah the lack flies is not something I remember complaining about in the past.



 

Yeah I just use threaded rod from bunnings to hold the spool. A couple of nuts and some plywood washers and shess done.

But the line counter really rounds out my top shoting kit - no more guess work based on doqdy maths and spool circumferences.

As long as there enough tension to turn that little orange wheel - its pretty accurate
 

I used to tension like you but have done a reel or 2 with the spooler tension thingy and it worked well
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Rod

It arrived today and it works

It arrived today and it works

and so it begins - went with a can of cat food.

Day one - no eggs yet - but a few ants got to it - they may have taken them away.

So I've put the can in some water and cat proofed it

and so it begins - went with a can of cat food.

Day one - no eggs yet - but a few ants got to it - they may have taken them away.

So I've put the can in some water and cat proofed it

yeah 3 to 4 weeks would work for me
 

Keeping gents in Bran (as I do) will keep them as long as the shop purchased ones (that are in Bran or whatever sheldons use).
I keep them near the bottom of the fridge in a seal plastic container and each week I get it out for an hour so they can play and breath a bit.
They last long enough for me, maybe 3-4 weeks.

To a bloke who is on the fence as to whether to dive back into the maggot making game - this isnt the news I was hoping for😉
 
 

Bran & Pollard mix only. Did not last long either even when kept in the fridge. Was just not worth the effort.

Spot on Lofty, that's how I did mine too.. I didn't worry about the smell.  kept them jar in of bran in the bottom of the fishing bait fridge. They go into hibernation and last for ages. Did leave them in the fridge in the house once, but somehow the jar got knocked over just after I put them in it. Seeing as I had some air hole in the lid..Well you can guess what happened after that.. That;s why I finished up with a bait fridge & freezer in the shed..😜 
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Adrian

Shake the gents into ,a sawdust mix ,with bran ,tends to clean them and feed them ,then into clean sawdust ,come wood shavings ,with some fresh bran ,lasts for a long time 

Put your fish frames in a fine chicken mesh  , let them get blown wrap in news paper, then bury , bring out and shake ,all gents come out with a little fish crap ,pick out fish bits ,easy as , can also have it on a pole if you don't like the smell .

I have found that "meat" bred gents tended to explode when putting them on the hook ?. They were definitely larger & fatter than the bought ones but looked unappetizing on the hook. I don't breed them anymore as I cannot be bothered. I too buy the long life gents now & found they do last quite some time, so for the amount they cost, more cost effective for me. I just keep the unused gents in the fridge until next time. 

Thanks heaps Doobie - you've given me the confidence to have a go - we've got some warm days coming so I'll give it a another crack.

As soon as you mentioned Newspaper a little light bulb went off - with my old technique, juice would gather at the bottom of my container and fishing maggots out of putrefyed meat soup, was never a fun task - but hopefully the news paper soaks most of that up and makes maggots separation a bit easier.

 
 

Yep, that's the way to do it.   Even 1 or 2 sheets extra folded up newspaper sheets and put under the newspaper with the meat in it will give extra 'support'  

Thanks for that Doobie - the day time temp is something I'm concerned about over the coming months - and that fact that I dont see many flies in my area over winter