Tips on storing Luderick weed

[blackie66]

Hi Raiders,

just wondering if anyone has proven tips on storing green weed and what shelf life expectancy can you expect

Cheers

Blackie66

[leonardgid]

How To Store Green Weed For Blackfishing  

there is a n article  on fishraider 

[Centrepin]

Blackiee66 ,

Good question well asked.

I have read the answer on Fishraider but I can't locate the post.

If anyone could help us on this quest for the immortal green weed longevity post it would be appreciated.

 

Geoff

[Little_Flatty]

I couldn't find the exact posting but this article on blackfishing has a lot of relevant info:

I'll have a more detailed look when I get the chance, if the other members or mods don't get to it first.

[noelm]

I have had moderate success simply freezing it, put in an airtight bag or vacuum seal if you have one, it's not like just collected, but sometimes when the fish are on, there's no weed, so it's better than none at all. If you only want to keep it a short while, just keeping it cool and moist will be OK, old timers lay it out between wet newspaper and it's good for a few days.

[Green Hornet]

It depends on how keen you are and how long you want it to last. 

If you want it for 2 or 3 weeks, ring it out and remove any leaves, twigs, ribbon weed etc, spread it out thinly on half a dozen sheets of newspaper (hession is better if you have some), roll it up loosely and store it in a cool spot. A corner of the garage on the concrete is good. Take the lot with you when you go fishing and soak it in a bucket of saltwater before bringing home the excess and restoring as above.

Weed is hard to find around my way without a fair drive, so last year I actually grew my own as an experiment, without too much difficulty. 

I started out with a large Tupperware container filled with the same water as where I gathered the weed, placed it in a bright, shady spot that got a couple of hours of full sun a day, threw the weed in and away it went. I aerated the water with a fish tank pump for a couple of hours every three or four days and gave it a few drops of aquatic weed fertilizer (from the pet store) every week. When the water evaporated a little, I topped it up with rainwater. You don't need add saltwater as only the water evaporates, not the salt.

Within a couple of weeks the weed had doubled in size and after a month or so it took root to the sides of the container and grew rapidly.

Nine months down the track although the colour of the weed had faded slightly, it was still good and fresh, catching fish.

This year for the winter run of luderick, I'm upscaling to a larger, plastic storage container of fish box.

 

 

[Rebel]

@greenhornetYou are a very patient man.

Great read. Thank you.

Cheers.

[Green Hornet]

27 minutes ago, Rebel said:

@greenhornetYou are a very patient man.

Great read. Thank you.

Cheers.

It only takes a couple of minutes a week mate and handy to have for those spur of the minute trips.

Just don't tell anyone I'm growing "weed" in my back yard. 😆

[Little_Flatty]

42 minutes ago, Green Hornet said:

It only takes a couple of minutes a week mate and handy to have for those spur of the minute trips.

Just don't tell anyone I'm growing "weed" in my back yard. 😆

I’m just thinking of the shady characters who might turn up at your door, in the darkness of the early morning, asking for the ‘stuff’ you grow! It’s really good stuff! 🤣

Edited April 17, 2022 by Little_Flatty

[mrsswordfisherman]

20 hours ago, leonardgid said:

How To Store Green Weed For Blackfishing  

there is a n article  on fishraider 

Thank you @leonardgid

 

[Centrepin]

Green Hornet,

 

Very impressed with your improvised method of growing green weed.

I am heading down your way, I'll send a PM.

 

Thanks for the info,

 

Geoff

[Denisfisho]

On 4/17/2022 at 9:04 AM, Green Hornet said:

It depends on how keen you are and how long you want it to last. 

If you want it for 2 or 3 weeks, ring it out and remove any leaves, twigs, ribbon weed etc, spread it out thinly on half a dozen sheets of newspaper (hession is better if you have some), roll it up loosely and store it in a cool spot. A corner of the garage on the concrete is good. Take the lot with you when you go fishing and soak it in a bucket of saltwater before bringing home the excess and restoring as above.

Weed is hard to find around my way without a fair drive, so last year I actually grew my own as an experiment, without too much difficulty. 

I started out with a large Tupperware container filled with the same water as where I gathered the weed, placed it in a bright, shady spot that got a couple of hours of full sun a day, threw the weed in and away it went. I aerated the water with a fish tank pump for a couple of hours every three or four days and gave it a few drops of aquatic weed fertilizer (from the pet store) every week. When the water evaporated a little, I topped it up with rainwater. You don't need add saltwater as only the water evaporates, not the salt.

Within a couple of weeks the weed had doubled in size and after a month or so it took root to the sides of the container and grew rapidly.

Nine months down the track although the colour of the weed had faded slightly, it was still good and fresh, catching fish.

This year for the winter run of luderick, I'm upscaling to a larger, plastic storage container of fish box.

 

 

As someone who's just started on blackfish and has a nice fish tank with lots of moss I'm honestly half tempted to try using them as bait, but I live close to a good cabbage spot so I dont really need to but still it plays on my mind lol

 

subwassertang looks abit similar to the cabbage

 

I ziplock and store the cabbage in the freezer and I still caught one luderick (my only ever one) when using it 2 days later so I just stick to that for now.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Denisfisho