As the spring is drawing closer I wanted to start to focus on more baits and one popular packbait that I have used in the past with great results is the Black Pack aka the Wheat Germ Pack Bait. This one is insanely easy to  make and only requires a few ingredients.  In this article I am using CC Moore Liquid Food Liquid Molasses and CC Moore Wheatgerm.  This does require heating the Molasses so it absorbs into the wheat germ better and also refrigerating the mix will stiffen it to allow for maximum distances on the cast over 100 yards.

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The first step will be for you to measure out 6 cups of wheat germ to 2 cups of molasses.  It is best to measure out the wheat germ and place it into a seperate bag or bowl. I then measure out the molasses and place it into a put and begin warming.

After you place the 2 cups of molasses into your pot it will look like the image above. Once it begins to bubble it will change to light brown and then start to turn foamy like you can see in the pictures below.

Once it reaches the bubbling stage take it off of the heat and mix in your wheat germ that you had measured out. You will want to do this quickly because as it cools it becomes harder to manage.

Next step is to let this cool a little bit then place it into a freezer bag. The freezer bags are thicker so they can withstand the flattening process.

As you can see in the above photo you want to press and roll this flat to around 1/2 inch thick or less. After doing so you want to place it in your refrigerator for a good 6 hours or you can place it in your freezer for around 1 hours time to speed up this process. The key is to keep this in a cooler bag while you fish. This ensures the mix stays stiff and you will be able to cast  an extremely far distance without it flying off. You can either mold it around your lead, boilies or baits.

Another great method is to mold this around your boilies and it will leak and attract fish to your area quickly.

As you can see as soon as you place the pack into the tank the color fades as the molasses spreads throughout the water so you have the flavor traveling far quickly.

I usually pair up this mix with a CC Moore Steeped Black Tiger nut as it compliments the pack bait well.

The amount of leakage is incredible after only a minute on the bottom and keep in mind this is in a tank with no current so the effects on a lake will be much quicker.

The above is molded around a lead weight. I enclosed some pictures of the pack around the boilies as well.

You can see each one side by side and compare the amount of leakage each one will present on  the bottom to give you a better idea.

Finally my favorite part the cloud effect. A light stirring of the water and you can see how the molasses fills the tank!