Out with Sweet Corn, In with Maize

The weather is warming up and that means all fish as well as turtles are getting more active. Active fish and turtles are just dying to get at that sweet corn. So, at this time of year, I dump the sweet corn in favor of more durable maize. There is nothing more irritating than to have your bait (sweet corn) stolen by clever pests who seem to take the bait without a twitch of the rod tip. Your unbaited hook can then be sitting on the bottom for a period of time and you have no clue the bait is gone. Darn sun turtles! It's not only turtles that are clever at stripping the delicate sweet corn. Horned pout are good at it, too, as are sunfish. So, to beat these pests I will resort to maize. Maize is a more durable corn. This is the stuff you get after boiling field corn. It is big and it's hard, making it difficult to pry off the hair (though snapping turtles can do it). I flavor it the same way described in an earlier post about sweet corn flavoring. In the last two days I had very good success with banana flavored maize. Pineapple also works well at this time. So, get the maize ready. With temperatures in the upper fifties and sixties on the way, it's time for the switch.