cooking hemp

[mdhome]

Does anyone know where you can buy dried hemp in these quantities? Most tackle shops sell it in small doses for high prices.

 

Regards MD

[wotnobivvy]

To get Hemp (or any other bait that is not purely for fishing, such as dog/cat bikies, wheat etc) go to a pet shop, or large wholesalers. it's cheep cheep !!

[mdhome]

I popped into a local pet store whilst passing by and they told me they will sell me 12 kilos of hemp for £11.50. Not sure if I will need that much but I suppose it will last.

[Lee-sox]

i can now get it at a quid a kilo.

 

so im stocking up.

[Ed Matysiak]

So how many pints of hemp is there in a kilo?

[Lee-sox]

originally posted by ajp

 

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6 Kilos of dry hemp equates to about 18 pints dry

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[Ed Matysiak]

cool, i bought 1kg earlier and fancy giving it a go. How long do you boil for??? :confused:

[Wag]

About 20 minutes, or until it starts to split and you can see small white shoots on the seeds.

If you are using it for groundbaiting it's not that critical to get it spot on, but if you want to use hemp for hookbait try not to overcook it, put some cold water in the pan when about a third of the kernels have split to stop further cooking, but don't throw the water away - you need to keep the hemp wet or it will float, and the water has lots of oils and flavours in that you want in your groundbait.

 

[ 01. May 2003, 09:14 AM: Message edited by: Wag ]

[Ed Matysiak]

Tip: Dont forget to add a tea spoon of baking soda to turn the seads a uniform black

 

Cheers

[wunnus]

on still water the roach etc seem to still go potty for old squishy hemp that is weeeelll past its sell by date.

 

It does take a strong nerve, a steady hand and no sense of smell to handle it though.

 

It seems to be that same with sweet corn.

 

Gud luk