How to Prepare Wheat for Fishing - A Great Dirt Cheap Bait for Carp

[@FishingwithDen]

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[@ianlivingston5802]

Soak for 24 hrs in a 4 water to 1 of wheat. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes, when cold add any flavours and a handfull of rock salt. Spod mix , wheat, hemp red & white dari, maple peas, tares, Pigeon conditioner.

[@nicksvinylbutty5488]

I remember back in the 70s,you could buy small packets of stewed wheat from Woolworths,under the Winfield tackle and bait brand 👍👍👍

[@grahampemberton8497]

I used wheat way back in the late 60's prepared it by soaking overnight with boiling water in a thermos flask. remember it doubles in size so don't put too much in the flask. Had some great days fishing Roach on wheat.

[@FishingwithDen]

Good point Graham.👍👍

[@magpies77]

I used it all last summer on my local park lake on 7m whip and a pencil float soaked and added mollases them roach loved it

[@ernestovitorino49]

Don't know what to say. This was an enjoyable learning for me. Even the comments were great teaching. Thank you Den and friends.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Ernesto.👍👍

[@williammallender8391]

Interesting. Fermentation will also release the sugars in the wheat and possibly make the bait a bit sweeter - if not put it under an airlock and let it bubble away for a few weeks.

[@azymut8819]

Super movie. If you want a "premium" version of wheat, prepare it with hemp. It's simple, you cook wheat and hemp in a 5:1 ratio for 5 minutes, then pour it into a glass thermos and leave it for half a day. Wheat prepared in this way has a dark green color and an intense smell and taste of hemp. When fishing with a Waggler or Feeder, I recommend covering the fishing area with separately cooked hemp. This combination causes cyprinids to go crazy and feed like crazy. Good luck and greetings from Poland.

[@FishingwithDen]

That sounds like a great idea. I'll definitely try it in the next few weeks. I like the fact that you can mix the two baits together, but with the wheat smelling of hemp. Thanks you. I hope its not too cold in Poland at the moment.

[@azymut8819]

At the moment it is about 4 degrees Celsius but they are announcing the onset of winter. I'm looking forward to spring and the first roaches of the season. I'm a waggler fan and I'd love to stay on your channel. Good job. 👍 Sławek

[@FishingwithDen]

@@azymut8819 Yes. I remember when I lived in the UK, it was so cold that everything froze over at this time of year. We have the opposite problem here. It's getting up to around 38 degrees celcius at the moment, so it can be too hot to go fishing. 😁😁👍👍

[@azymut8819]

Lets try pellet waggler for Carp fishing 😊 you are lucky, i need sun 😂

[@FishingwithDen]

@@azymut8819 I used to love fishing the Pellet Waggler, but unfortunately, it does not work over here. I know it sounds strange to anglers in the UK and Europe, but we have all tried to get the fish to come up in the water and nothing happens. I think it is because they are all wild fish who never see an anglers bait. It is possible to get them off the bottom a little, but in 8 to 10 feet of water, that's not as much as we would like.😁😁

[@theimpaler5034]

Used wheat on the canals in Serbia great bait for roach and bream

[@michaelmorgan6012]

Excellent video den once again!

[@DeejayNally]

I put some in a flask overnight, and it really does make a difference because they burstsopen easier, revealing the inner white

[@CB-xr1eg]

i do the same with hemp seed and it works a treat.

[@ralfmuentnich]

Hi Den, nice video as always. With wheat I catch nice big roaches in the spring. This is a bait that has been forgotten.

[@FishingwithDen]

Hi Ralf. It most definitely has been forgotten by many people mate. I was interested to learn that you still use it in Germany though.👍👍

[@ralfmuentnich]

@@FishingwithDen Mainly maggots, caster and Dendrobena worms are fished here. It is mostly fished with the feeder rod. You hardly see an angler fishing with a pole rod or a match rod. Younger people today don't even know wheat as bait. In the evening I put a handful of wheat with sugar or attractant in a thermos with boiling water. In the morning it's nice and puffy and ready to go fishing. I really appreciate the bait in the spring.

[@FishingwithDen]

@@ralfmuentnich I'm sure you're looking forward to Spring Ralf. Won't be long now.

[@ralfmuentnich]

@@FishingwithDen You speak to me from the soul Den.🤣🤣

[@FishingwithDen]

@@ralfmuentnich 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@royboy1901]

Cheers Den ,my dad used to use barley in the 60s for roach on the Trent ,thanks for reminding me how good a bait it is for carp

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Royboy. I just hope its as good as I remember it mate. I want to have a good day with plenty of Carp on the river in the next week or so.

[@mikedarby4872]

As you said Den I had forgotten about wheat, we used it in the 60's along with hemp seed (prepaird in the same way fished with a no. 20 hook, spade end, doubt if I cauld tie one now!), must try it this year, Thank you for the video...

[@FishingwithDen]

No worries Mike. I'm glad it brought back some memories for you mate. By the way, I don't remember the last time I used a size 20 hook.😁😁👍👍

[@EricPollarrd]

I believe hemp swells to about 2:1 in weight as well. Can just about get it for £1.60/kg dry or £0.80/kg prepared here, best rate. I’ve still got a massive sack of wheat bran to get rid of that I bought from your previous bran ideas that I half ass tried but didn’t continue with 😄 Really need a bait boat for it ideally, get tons of it out there easier

[@Offcut55]

I used to boil my own Hemp back in my fit days. Never used Wheat but will try and find a small supply to have a play with that is for sure. Great Vid once more.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Phill.

[@paulstacklereviews1695]

Great Den. I’ve used it as a change hookbait in winter to catch at my club water, apparently a lot of the stock fish are fed on wheat when grown as it’s such good value.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Paul. I never knew that mate. They should take it readily on Commercials then.

[@clivelogsdon1492]

Wheat is another great small particle which I always use in my particle mix along with hemp, groats, rape seed etc. Just a point on your previous video on beans splitting, just take some out when you bring them to the boil and use these as hook baits as they'll be a lot firmer and shouldn't split and let the rest simmer for five(ish) minutes to use as loose feed. Tight lines

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Clive. I have to admit that I was using the beans straight from the tin mate. If I can't get them to stop splitting, I'll get some raw beans and follow your advice.👍👍

[@stephenstocks1074]

Pearl barley is still great for catching roach easy to get and prepare just put some in a flask and add boiling water and leave over night

[@FishingwithDen]

Sounds good to me Stephen.

[@dannydemaet4846]

Well done Den !👍👍👋

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Danny

[@peterdobrijevic3107]

Thanks, Den. I've never tried wheat as a bait, I'll definitely give it a try.

[@FishingwithDen]

People used to love it years ago Peter. Especially as it's so cheap.

[@peterdobrijevic3107]

Work in China for a few years and watched the locals fishing with rice. Some were coloured with turmeric. And it seemed to work quite well. I might try wheat and rice this spring. Thanks again Den

[@stanwilson8089]

Hi Den,you can soak the seeds and then put them in a flask with boiling water,allowing for them to swell.

[@FishingwithDen]

That's a popular way of doing it for a days fishing Stan. I have to admit though, I tend to make up larger amounts and freeze them. I'm lucky in that I have a dedicated bait freezer in the garage.

[@loursb]

I prepare small batches of hemp as follows: wash the hemp and let it drain, just to be wet on the surface, put it in a vacuum bag (the ones used for sous vide that can whitstand boiling) add favouring sometimes ( just some sugar and a drop of vanilla, a tablespoon of honey, pepper, curcuma, anise powder). Then vacuum the bag and put it in the microwave at around 600w until it puffs up. Don't over do it because will explode. Let it go back to a deflated state and repeat the process until the hemp cracks. It keeps weeks at room temperature and is ready to use. Maybe will work with grains also. Definitely will try.

[@FishingwithDen]

I must give this a go for my Hemp. I have a batch which will not split no matter what I do to it, so I have been using it as Crushed Hemp using my Coffee Grinder.

[@loursb]

@@FishingwithDen I had that kid of hemp, soaked it for one day then drained but the microwave process was repeated at least 15 times until I had results (more water, quicker inflation of the bag). The best thing about this method is that more flavour stays in the seeds and is not washed in the boiling water. I had some advice from an old fisherman to add some sodium bicarbonate to the mix but I have not tried it, I think is not suited for a sealed boiling.

[@FishingwithDen]

@@loursb I heard that sodium bicarbonate makes the hemp go a darker blacker colour Ovidiu. That comes from a memory dated about 1965.😁😁👍👍

[@colinhobbs5009]

top vid mate

[@brian1204]

Good stuff! A couple of thoughts came to mind… Instead of food coloring, try paprika, chili powder, turmeric, etc. Also loved your statement “gives me a good excuse to go down to the river…”. Lol, I may have to start a video channel to give me an excuse to go fishing more!

[@brianherron8031]

With you on this one curry turmeric and chilli

[@FishingwithDen]

I have heard of people trying to flavour this bait Brian, but to be honest, I'm not sure how well it would take it unless you allow it to split open when preparing. Looks like another experiment might be needed mate.😁😁

[@elokjerside8680]

Great Video Den.....😁

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Elo😁😁

[@colinmorley2966]

As always great video den daft thought how about puffed wheat

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Colin. I've never thought about using puffed wheat, but I'm thinking it would probably float.😁👍

[@colinmorley2966]

My train of thought was there are quite a number of different varieties of wheat

[@FishingwithDen]

@@colinmorley2966 I see. I'm afraid I don't know enough to answer your question Colin. Perhaps if other viewers see these comments, they can shed some light on the subject.

[@michaelsmith9408]

I would think they would press into a method feeder.

[@peterream9437]

Almost like tares Den. Might be good for Barble, they love hemp and tares.

[@FishingwithDen]

Interesting point Peter. I have never tried using them for Barbel, but I see no reason why they wouldn't work.

[@andrewbrown8697]

Thanks

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Andrew. Much appreciated mate.👍

[@LoursA]

Thanks from L'Ours B

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks you very much for your contribution. Do I remember correctly, you name is Ovidiou? Apologies if I have it wrong.

[@loursb]

Close enough :)

[@GhostRead_Watch]

Can i use it for fly fishing? What flavour can i add to this wheat through soaking?

[@mlaverty14]

Hi think might give this a try anyone know best places to buy this in uk

[@johnwilliams2711]

Maybe throw in some curry powder? 😀 Have you tried rice?👍👍

[@FishingwithDen]

I don't know how well Wheat would work with a flavour John. I believe some people do it, but I've never tried it. As for rice, I'm afraid not.👍👍

[@stewartmonckton8108]

Can you use this as a hook bait - and if so how?? SM

[@FishingwithDen]

Yes, it can definitely be used as a hookbait Stewart. Just hook it similarly to corn.

[@garyfinn8772]

Weres the little den tune gone used to like that at the beginning of videos

[@FishingwithDen]

I haven't had that for some time Gary. I felt it was just something which got in the way of the main video.😁