Bait Care
Looking after your bait matters more than most anglers realise.
At the end of the day, boilies are still a food source — and food goes off if it’s treated badly.
Whether it’s our bait or someone else’s, keeping it properly stored, keeps it working - period.
Shelf Life & Freezer Baits
Keep bait cool, dry, and out of direct sunlight.
Heat and moisture cause sweating, mould, and breakdown.
After wet sessions, dry leftover bait on a towel for a day or two before refreezing.
Pop-ups can sweat in tubs too — keep them cool and dry.
Shelf life bait still has a lifespan. Preservatives help, but nothing lasts forever.
Rehydrating Bait
If your bait has dried out heavily, you can bring moisture back into it — although never fully.
We recommend hemp oil for rehydrating incQbait boilies, as it carries attraction extremely well in all water temperatures and is already part of our bait process.
However, there is a caveat. Harder baits are more permeable, so maybe rehydration isn't the answer - some food for thought.
When To Bin It
If boilies turn furry green or furry white bin them.
If you see a thin white 'dusty' coating instead, that’s usually just sugars rising to the surface from warmth or sunlight exposure — perfectly normal. Use them to your advantage!
Final Note
Only Live -X, Squid InQ and our pop ups contain preservative. J-Mix does NOT. From our own testing, around 3 weeks is a sensible limit for leaving this particular bait out long term.
Treat bait like fresh food, not tackle.
Look after it properly, and it’ll keep performing properly.