Why arn't my tigers all gooey???

[Deano]

Tigers are a pretty new bait to me having only used them a couple of times and caught bream..lol....Well I decided to give them a bash and bought half a kilo from the local tackle shop. Soaked them for 2 days cooked and then left them since last thursday but they still havent gone slimy like the tinned ones...Have I bought a duff batch or am I doing something wrong..Decided to soak them in mollasses now until I go fishing in the morning...

[incognito]

possibly the cold weather is slowing down the fermenting process.when using tigers i normally soak,boil,and then store them in the same water then non of the natural sugars are lost.

[Deano]

Originally Posted by incognito

possibly the cold weather is slowing down the fermenting process.when using tigers i normally soak,boil,and then store them in the same water then non of the natural sugars are lost.

i was thinking maybe its the cold weather as they have been in my porch next to the back door(but I moved them in doors yesterday where its warmer)..lol..!!!....Well we'll see if mr carp likes them in mollasses in the morning mate....

[Julian Grattidge]

Originally Posted by incognito

possibly the cold weather is slowing down the fermenting process.when using tigers i normally soak,boil,and then store them in the same water then non of the natural sugars are lost.

Yep, could well be the case.

Leave them indoors for a few days if you can get away with it to get them going, I often do this with my particles at this time of year.

Depending on the bait I'll keep draining the water and adding hot from the tap until they get going, but it's not somthing you'd want to do with tigers as you want ultimate slime!

J

[Joephus]

How long you cook them for mate?

I just soak for 48 hours in water and lots of sugar, cook for 45 mins and then leave to cool in the liquid. Now i prefer to use them fresh but have left them mainly by accident a few times and they go really goopey.

[Deano]

Originally Posted by Joephus

How long you cook them for mate?

I just soak for 48 hours in water and lots of sugar, cook for 45 mins and then leave to cool in the liquid. Now i prefer to use them fresh but have left them mainly by accident a few times and they go really goopey.

I cooked them for 30mins mate....its all new to me just followed the guide on here....I know they catch plenty of fish though just hope I can maybe find a few fish tomorrow!!...

I cooked last thursday and have left them in the juices???

[oliver reed]

To achieve the snot type juice growlers are famed for takes a few weeks in the rigt environment,as Cognovimto has pointed out its a wee bit chilly at present which will slow down the fermentation process.

Bang em somewhere warm like an airing cupboard or on top of your boiler and check regularly that the container isn't about to explode.

I used to add a bit of sugar which speeds the whole thing up and makes them after a coupl of months smell like...strongbow.Hmm.Beer.Hmm.....

Now I can't be bothered with all the messing so just get tinned dynamite ones and add sugar,then get them rocking somewhere warm for a month or so.Hmm,strongbow.Hmm...

[kopite]

thing is, how long can they actually be left? i had some tinned ones left in a sealed tub, few weeks later i forgot about them. i opened them and it nearly blew my head off, the smell of alcohol was unreal!! smelt like white lightening cider,,, YUK!! surely this is too fermented?

[oliver reed]

Er no! Wine is fermented for years,you don't see that making people ill (well not in a poisoned sense anyway )

My nuts stink of cider and have had them nearly a year and am happy to use them without worry,have even caught on them using as singles being as they smell so strong.

The key is to shake them nuts regularly as I've noticed if left to stagnate they go a bit furry which I wouldn't lose sleep over,but prefer to rotate the tub every now and then to distribute the slime/shnot...

And another thing,surely a psssst up fish will be easier to catch....!

[richk]

To get them to go gooey in the winter after preparation leave the container with its lid on near a Rad for 3 to 4 days and job done! I wont use them till they,re gooey and stink like a cider factory!

[kopite]

Originally Posted by oliver reed

Er no! Wine is fermented for years,you don't see that making people ill (well not in a poisoned sense anyway )

My nuts stink of cider and have had them nearly a year and am happy to use them without worry,have even caught on them using as singles being as they smell so strong.

The key is to shake them nuts regularly as I've noticed if left to stagnate they go a bit furry which I wouldn't lose sleep over,but prefer to rotate the tub every now and then to distribute the slime/shnot...

And another thing,surely a psssst up fish will be easier to catch....!

damn... i threw them away! i`ll have to knock up another batch of lambrini nuts

[manc]

Originally Posted by oliver reed

Er no! Wine is fermented for years,you don't see that making people ill (well not in a poisoned sense anyway )

My nuts stink of cider and have had them nearly a year and am happy to use them without worry,have even caught on them using as singles being as they smell so strong.

The key is to shake them nuts regularly as I've noticed if left to stagnate they go a bit furry which I wouldn't lose sleep over,but prefer to rotate the tub every now and then to distribute the slime/shnot...

And another thing,surely a psssst up fish will be easier to catch....!

though having an avatar of a greet alcy u would of heaard of alcohol poisoning

[booth91]

so if you made a batch up now and left them say ....till the start of the spring theyd still be safe to use you reckon?

[HAWTHORN]

You can use them as soon as they have been prepared, gloopy or not. Gloopy is prefered. Tempreature is the key as mentioned, keep em warm for a couple of days or so.

Either mix em with other particals, or use on there own. You only need to use a pouch full at a time not a kilo!

Despite what others say they do, I skip them once they start to turn, I tend to have more confidence that way.

[oliver reed]

Originally Posted by manc

though having an avatar of a greet alcy u would of heaard of alcohol poisoning

You silly fool,you listened to the rumours of my demise! I left these shores not from alcohol poisoning (which was a vicious rumour started by the NHS so I was lead to believe to discourage teenage drinking-judging by cookies posts it hasn't worked...) but from my well kept secret of practising tap dancing.
I was admittidly very,very drunk and slipped whilst dancing on the kitchen sink taps in my boudoir on the set of 'Gladiator' and landed on my famed prop,the wooden sword of freedom which although was only made from ply didn't half make a mess of my proximo... RIP doesn't even begin to describe the damage....