Free live bait from soil: Common Earthworm – the easiest way to catch

Reading Time: 6 minutesSome basic information about common earthworm: Latin name: Lumbricus terrestris Also the name used as night crawler (feeding above ground at night). Diet: Herbivore (leaves, decaying roots, living organisms – protozoans, rotifers, bacteria, fungi in soil) Size: Up to 38 cm / 15 inches Weight: Up to 11gr / 0.40 ounces Earthworms don’t have lungs; they breathe …

How to prepare lupin beans for fishing

Reading Time: 5 minutesBriefly about lupine beans Lupin or lupini beans are the yellow legume seeds of the genus Lupinus. They are traditionally eaten as a pickled snack food, primarily in the Mediterranean basin (L. albus), Latin America (L. mutabilis) and North Africa (L. angustifolius). The bitter variety of the beans are high in alkaloids and are extremely bitter unless rinsed methodically. Some varieties are referred to as “sweet lupins” …

How I prepare and cook maple peas for coarse – carp fishing

Reading Time: 5 minutesMaple peas (also known as carlin peas, brown peas, pigeon peas) were very popular as a fishing bait in the 70s and 80s of the last century. Then their use decreased and most anglers started using other modern carp fishing baits. Maple peas are now widely used as food for racing pigeons. It is also …