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no-one told the fish

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1 Aug 25th, 2008 

1 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Easy to use and all of the yucky work has been done for you

Disadvantages:
Fish don't bite them .

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rayurie

rayurie

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I am the man who found the cure for anorexia. I am a Glaswegian and I love Malt Whisky and good...

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"A new breakthrough in crab bait technology, for sea and course anglers alike" they said.

"We can now offer fresh crab that does not decay for several days" they said.

"Stays firmly on the hook during power casting" they said.

"All the catching power and odour of fresh crab" they said


I believed them.

Unfortunately, no-one told the fish.

What is it? In short, these are small bits of soft, crab putty, held together by a wee bit of net.

These are supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have yet to find out what WAS the greatest thing BEFORE sliced bread, but I am sure that it wasn't these things.


I was just about to write that they are PANTS when a thought occurred to me. Perhaps I would have a better chance of catching fish if I used my pants as bait instead of this rubbish? Maybe next time.


At 11 quid for 24 "nuggets" they are reasonably priced for decent bait. Unfortunately these are NOT decent baits. Drill a hole in a 50 pence piece and use it for a spinner. You will have more luck attracting fish that way, although it will cost you a quid more.

Fishing for cod in the North Sea, a couple of miles off of Arbroath, I blanked. I grannied. I flopped.

Whilst 8 guys on the boat caught 4 or 5 cod, in the region of 4 to 6 lbs, I caught hee haw. Zilch. Not even a Mackie !!!!!!!


If you want to go down the pre-prepared bait route, throw some squid, mussels, mackerel and bread crumbs into a blender and zap it. Wrap the goo in bits of non-woven gauze that the wife can get from the first aid box in work, and Bob's your Uncle.

Alternatively, why not use natural baits like anglers have been doing for centuries?

"A new breakthrough in crab bait technology??"

Perhaps. But NOT a good one. 

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