Experimenting again.

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:53 am

Hi, i just bought these from the asian supermarket in Bradford. The big one is around 6in long, the other about 3in long, though they do vary in size, There are about 30 biguns, and 50 to 60 littluns. I am going going to try them out next time, the idea being, if i dont catch static, i might tempt something on the retrieve. I will let you know how i get on, By the way, big were £2.00 a pack, little £1.49 a pack, cheap bait. big grin

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:08 am

look forward to the results

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:19 am

Least you wont blank mick...lol tougue

Craig

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:23 pm

now i was'nt going to mention that little bonus. suprise

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:39 pm

Cheat. Best of luck letus know if they work.

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:28 pm

Hi Mick, the long fish is called a "fata Baim" and the little one is called a "chelapata". I eat both these fish quite often but never fished with them here in the uk. They both originate from the country of my birth Bangladesh, the long one is sometimes used in Bangladesh as live bait for catching big Catfish with great results. Good luck and let us know how you get on with them. happy

PS. The long one may have dorsal spines, so be careful.

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:24 am

Thanks sam, now ya tell me big grin

and your quite right about the species, I didnt put the names on because it would mean diddly squat to most of us. I chose the bigun because its similar to a sandeel, and the littlun because its easy to see, I will be fishing clear water so being highly visible is half the battle. I will certainly let you know how it goes, if its a success its cheaper than going to the bait shop. And im taking some on the boat trip to see if it works, if it does ive cracked it, if not, i tried and will look for something else. I cant seem to stop trying new things, it adds to the fishing experience. big grin

Tightlines..Mick

Member Joined: Oct 21, 2008 Posts: 24 Location: Lymington

Its great when you see these fish that can be picked up at oriental stores and are cheaper than some tackle shop baits,i must admit i will have to start trying some of these happy

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:21 am

Don't tell the market traders what you want um for if they work they might put the price's up lol. Cheers keith devil

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:04 am

Hello Manic .... im sure that small one is the 1 you pulled in @ fleetwood the other week ... lol ... Frank

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:15 am

Do ya know Frank, theres nowt flippin sacred round here. lol... big grin

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:15 am

Nah The one in the pic is much bigger lol devil

Member Joined: Nov 05, 2007 Posts: 78 Location: Poole

Did they work?

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:05 pm

hi, i dont know, simply because nothing has worked the last 3 or 4 trips out, i used them with lug, mussel, crab, squid, macky, etc etc, and blanked, so until i catch something with the other baits and not with them, i cant say. sad

Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:58 pm

Blankety blank cheque book and pen?????????? lol devil