Fishing Bait

Shellfish for sea fishing

Advantages: Strong Scent, Readily available, Free
Disadvantages: Soft, Die Quickly

Here is a list of other baits to try fishing with:- 1. Mussels. 2. Cockles. 3. Sand clams (White). 4. Limpets. 5. Winkles. 1. Mussels are found plentiful on roacks either just below the mean highwater mark (a mark even on the small tides t ...

zrxsheep 24.09.2005 · Read full review
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The big, black slug

Advantages: Great for Chub, stops them buggering up your garden, simple set up
Disadvantages: Possibly the grossest bait possible (apart from Maggots)

The Black Slug...... the creature that gardeners love to hate, due to the fact they make a right mess of their beloved plants...... leaving a trail of 'orrible snotty stuff in their wake. Usually Garderners try killing them off using various methods... ...

duck1979 06.02.2005 · Read full review
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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 ...

rayurie 24.08.2008 · Read full review
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cat food

Advantages: cat food a good bait for carp
Disadvantages: banned on some commercial fisheries

cat food is a very cheap and easily obtainable bait. The type of cat food to be used is chunks in gravy as you can hook the chunks as you use luncheon meat. It can either be fished on the hook or hair rigged. It is very good bait on commercial fishe ...

cwbear 06.01.2005 · Read full review
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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 temp ...

WallyD321 10.05.2001 · Read full review
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