breeding maggots

[Sportsman]

Maggots eat rotten meat

Rotten meats smells (no. it really smells)

How much agro are you prepared to put up with?

[JOHN.H]

I would not bother breeding maggots though I did when there was a shortage . I do turn my own casters and this is well worthwhile. Assuming one could get enough offal or fish the smell is horrendous , allied to the fact that you need the correct type of fly blow , as you could end up with a mix with squatts and pinkies as well.

Timing is crucial and even if you could get sufficient blows from bluebottles this would be dependant on the weather. Supposing enough maggot anglers were to manage their bait requirments, this would impose yet a further financial strain on the bait breeders . One "good" year bearing in mind you could only do it for a few months, may just put one or some out of business . What do you do in winter ? The professionals have fly houses . All in all I do not think it is worth the bother , put them out of business in the summer , and regret it for the rest of the year. Don`t see many pubs getting re-opened if you know what I mean !

[Guest bluedun]

Don't bother is my advice. You'll need plenty of offal if you want to breed a decent amount. Not worth the stink, and it'll probably cost you as much in the long run. I once bred a few hookbaits but wouldn't bother now.

[Andy Macfarlane]

I have to agree. It was a pretty smelly affair and to make them halfway tolerable, they require changing a few times. I didn't mind when I was 14 but now I don't think I could be bothered.

[coyle79]

Well it seems its not worth the hassle still a little tempted having gotten a cow heart from the butcher last night but think i'll maybe let the dog have it. Thanks for all the advice

[Andy_1984]

By all means give it a go if for nothing more than curiosity

[Guest bbamboo]

If its only on a small scale the smell is not to bad mate. I used to do it all in a biscuit tin once the meat has blown the lid goes on and covers the meat. The maggots hatch very quickly and the meat it eaten in a matter of a few days. Once the maggots have devoured the meat they leave the empty carcass and you can remove it. Let the maggots work there way though clean sawdust a couple of times and the jobs done. All done inside a sealed tin and at the bottom of the garden" easy".

 

Ps if you can get the meat free its defo worth the effort

Edited June 20, 2013 by bbamboo

[wotnobivvy]

bbamboo,

 

Where does one get sawdust these days, unless you havea sawmill nearby

[Phone]

Wotnob,

 

Sawdust comes from trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jus kiddin - our pet stores carry a course sawdust bet it would work(?)

 

Phone

[Guest bbamboo]

bbamboo,

 

Where does one get sawdust these days, unless you havea sawmill nearby

No problem my circular saw makes plenty,I am a woodworker wotnobivvy

You can always use bran.