Meat dilema

[Blueser]

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas regarding preserving luncheon meat?

Now that its cold, i feel reluctant to open a tin of meat as i only want a few pieces for hookbait.

If anyone has ever tried it, you will know that freezing meat makes it float!

Has anyone ever tried freezing, defrosting and pumping the meat in a pellet pump? just wondered if it would make it sink?

Failing that, how long can you keep meat in the fridge for once it has been opened?

Its a bit expensive to just use a bit and throw the rest away dont you think?

[paul k]

hi mate,
i would have thought if you keep it in an air tight tub in the fridge,it should keep for a few weeks between sessions. i often just freeze it,and as long as i let it thaw out properly it doesn't float. are you using a meat with a high fat content?

[jaybagpuss]

If you freeze it then defrost it try giving it a light fry with some spices as they all get absorbed into the meat and it sinks again

[nutmeg]

been freezing and defreezing luncheon meat for years with no problem, never had it float not once. but l dont think you could call spam etc expensive, 1 tin is roughly equal to half a pint of maggots price wise

[Blueser]

been freezing and defreezing luncheon meat for years with no problem, never had it float not once. but l dont think you could call spam etc expensive, 1 tin is roughly equal to half a pint of maggots price wise

The point i was making nutmeg was that its expensive to only get a few pieces out of a full tin

[jaybagpuss]

Try frying it with garlic and chilli ,extra flavours and the meat becomes a little firmer so stays on the hook better.

[nutmeg]

make a couple of butties with the left over for your lunch

at this time of year l agree the amount of bait you need for a pleasure session drops dramatically, but like l also said l have been freezing luncheon meat for years and have never had it float not once, and l have never had to resort to pumping it. the cubed meat l have frozen at the moment is covered with vision baits amino complex liquid, the bloodworm version l have had some cracking results using this for silver fishing.

[NathanWatson]

I freeze it all the time and never have a problem, wouldn't fry it as it wants to be soft!

[Blueser]

I freeze it all the time and never have a problem, wouldn't fry it as it wants to be soft!

What brand do you use Nathan?

[fishster]

I use Bacon grill and as someone said i use half a tin for bait and make butties with other no waste lol

[connor]

Bacon grill all the way.
Great stuff.
In the winter be sure to cut all of the excess fat off the meat before fishing.

[NathanWatson]

Plumrose but in winter, for punching out at close to medium range, I prefer Polony, normally the Sommerfield or Morrisons 1 but Tesco, Asda, Co-Op all good and it's cheap!

[fishster]

ye well cheap natan 99p for a load in b and m bargains.Natah how many times woul u rebait and cast on the feeder in winter

[BIG COL]

After every fish if i was using punched meat
Dont want to spook or overfeed them
If i was fishing small feeder would put about 12 maggots in a 3/4 ins home made feeder pugged both ends with micros
and chuck it every 1/2hr
My theory is the fish get used to bait lying there before picking it up
Would think Nathan would do something similar

[BIG COL]

One of the best brands used to be Tulip
but we struggle to find it round here lately