Short Life Preservative

[gaz]

Bit of advice really chaps and ladies!What can i add to my mix to short life it for say a 5 day session?

[Blue]

Potassium sorbate is used as a preservative in boilies, its usually about 1-2% of the mix i think! Im no expert so dont quote me on that.

'Billycrazyfish' could be the man to ask, as he's got his own bait firm.

[Steve Baker]

I'd just air dry them if your goin to France gaz. Then when you are there you can rehydrate as your using them using a bit of lake water and a suitable glug.

[Bet]

I read up on this when I thought i was going to france,dried rice is good for drawing out the moisture as are pellets.space boilies about 2" apart and layer up,rehydrate with hemp juice,lake water or what ever else takes your fancy.

[kevw]

Ask Mike Wilmott via the link on the homepage.

[Northern_monkey]

I agree with some others, airdrying is the way to go. Also storing in pellets can work, i've had times when i've dropped boilies in pellets by accident and come across them a couple of months later, generally shrunk loads and rock hard

[Billcrazyfish]

For a 5 day period I would personally advise to dry the bait from frozen naturally. Only a few days of air drying naturally will give you at least a couple of weeks of perfectly attractive boilies without them going off. Air temperatures etc will definately make a difference with regards to any mould sporing problems so it is a bit hit and miss with regards to shelf life properties etc. I personally wouldnt even bother adding a preservative in this instance although if you feel that is the way to go then about 10g of potassium sorbate per kilo will be more than sufficient.
Quick tip here...Dont dry your bait out too quick..ie: airing cupboard or very warm room otherwise you may find the bait may become semi buoyant or even very buoyant after drying depending on your mix contents

[gaz]

Cheers for that air drying it is!

[woody]

Some good info there lads n lasses !!! cheers n tight lines

[Blue]

Originally Posted by Narpy

the idiots guide to air drying:

( that's mouldiness to you and me)( that means begin!!)

What does 'mouldiness' and 'begin' mean.....?

Great post Narpy, you clearly know your stuff when it comes to drying out boilies.. A little to much infact....