Fishing Bait

Mackerel as bait for sea fishing.

Advantages: it is free
Disadvantages: Takes a bit of time and effort, and can be a bit smelly

Mackerel as bait for sea fishing. Those of you that have been sea fishing from a boat will know that Mackies can be a pain in the proverbial b*m when you are trying to get your rigs down to the sea bed where the decent fish are supposed to be. But you probably know that Mackerel make good bait for those self same (and in my case, ELUSIVE) big boys. Here is my tip for you: Catch the b*ggers, fillet them and freeze them. BEFORE YOU START CLICKING ...
...BUTTON, let me explain a bit more. Freezing mackies, or more accurately, THAWING mackies, makes them go mushy and difficult to keep on the hook. The clever thing to do is to cut into fillets whilst fresh, layer them in a box containing 3 cm of salt and totally cover them in MORE SALT, 6 - 10 cms deep. These fillets should be left in the garage FOR A WEEK before they are bagged and frozen. When you are going to use them, take them out of the freezer, ...

rayurie 24.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Other Baits

Squid cocktail

Advantages: Cheap (From fishmongers) Useful ingredient in bait 'cocktails'
Disadvantages: Expensive (From Fishmongers and supermarkets) no real use as a stand-alone bait.

Purchase: Squid is a very under-rated bait for Sea-Angling here in Britain, although in continental Europe it is used more widely. Squid is usually purchased in a box containing approx. 1 dozen from the tackle shop. I would advise that you are not tempted to buy it from Fishmongers or supermarkets; firstly it works out very expensive, secondly the squid may have been 'treated' with additives or preservatives, which will deter fish. Use: Depending ...
...after a few 'medicinal' whiskey's)of squid about 1 cm across, loop this onto a size 2 or 4 hook, add half a ragworm (See my article on this subject) to increase the visual stimulus an the scent. If you are using the head and guts then us a size 1 or 1/0 hook, and don't bother with the worm. Do not use the head and guts tactic for float-fishing, about the only thing you'll get will be a cuttlefish (And have you ever tried hooking one of those ...

WallyD321 10.05.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Squid

My Friend Mr Pellethead

Advantages: The plain stuff is very cheap. As a whole, this is a brilliant bait!!!!!
Disadvantages: Fattens fish so they look funny sometimes, can get overfed which fishery owners don't like. In fact they are banned on a fair few venues these days.

Pellet huh?? The best bait in the world (only on Mondays), but banned on many fisheries. Why’s that then?? To be honest I don’t really know. I’ve seen it done in a few places but have only really heard the gossipy reasons (from the owners, sisters, brothers, friends, nephew who got it off his dog etc. etc.). One was that it just caught too many fish. Anglers were catching too much, and to compete with each other they were introducing ...
...have been fed on the pellet before they arrived there. Pellet has quite a distinct sound when it hits the water, and the fish really can pick up on it, and remember it as being food. So that’s one advantage to using it (in some places). Once in the water, it lets of a noticeable little oil slick. Not much, but the pellet is full of oils which are supposed to be good for the fish. They spread quickly through the water and attract the fish quickly. ...

BJEEE 16.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Pellet

Is it worth the effort

Advantages: Saves you tons of money
Disadvantages: Stinks and your wife will nag you

I have been fishing for over 25 years approx and can say the secret to catching the big fish is how you feed the lake or river before you start on a serious fishing expedition. It gets pretty expensive buying your Boiles from your local fishing shop and the more you get into fishing the more determined you are to make the perfect boilie yourself. I did try the pound shop version but can only say I didn't catch one fish all day long so best to avoid ...
...perfect base to mix your own ingredients to and the cheapest way to do it.. Many of the ingredients are cheaper such as pure fishmeal from your garden centre rather than your local fish tackle shop. Ok they might not like to hear that but as you are giving the fish your food free then the cheapest option is the one we would all use. Many people will use the powdered colouring again available at you local tackle shop but the cheap food colorants ...

reggaefan 13.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Boilies

Broken Kingragworm

Advantages: Bait for bass
Disadvantages: Too long

...only suitable for a kind of fish ! I also see many kinds of worms in my area but I do not know names of them. I will supply pictures to any body if sending email to me to discuss my email: lehuuson@gmail.com ...

sonhuule 14.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Worms