Frozen Bait

Member Joined: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 41

Does it make a difference if i use defrosted mackerel/squid or should i use fresh always?
Getting trouble buying fresh bait on weekends, but got some frozen.
Also, is there anything else worth trying other than mackerel, squid, rag or lob for beach or pier fishing.
Help guys pleeeeze!! :cry:

Guest

If you use frozen bait, try to make sure it was fresh when it was put in the freezer. Also don't re-freeze bait, with the exception of black lug which when frozen and defrosted a couple of times can be a good dab bait, if you can stand the smell.

Guest

I'd have to disagree slightly on the refreezing. If you refreeze mackeral it will go mushy but the secret is to buy it really fresh, do whatever prep you are going to do (strip it or whatever) and then freeze it straight away. When you go fishing, keep it in a cool box and put it on the hook frozen (it'll soon thaw in the water). The stuff left in the box should still be frozen when you get back so just stick it straight back in the freezer. Little tip here: Keep the significant other happy by buying a new, big fridge freezer and snaffle the old one as a bait fridge!

Guest

I have a very tolerant wife, who doesn't mind me using the fridge or freezer for bait storage, providing of course it is packaged properly and it can't make smells or escape.

Guest

But if you have your own, you can use it for beers aswell! :lol: :lol: Anyway, our freezer is always jammed out with food that never seems to get eaten! :lol: :lol:

Guest

We have a big eat up from time to time to clear our freezer. I don't drink a lot of beer, so I don't need the room. I don't drink alot in general, but I'll make an exception when you're buying :lol: :lol:

You're safe really 'cos I'll be driving :lol:

Guest

Coke all round then! A beer every three months is an event for me! Mind you, the wife makes up for the two of us!! :lol: :lol:

Guest

Me and the missus don't mind a sherry or two before tea.

Now I'm sounding really old :lol:

Guest

Sherry! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Shhh! Keep it quiet but I don't mind a drop when I'm cooking!! :lol: :lol:

Maybe we are getting old! 8O

Guest

Oh! I nearly forgot, I'm also partial to port.

When I was first going out with Mrs C, my Father in law put a full bottle of very expensive port in front of me and told me to help myself. He then went out. When he came back, there I was, asleep on the couch with a near empty bottle in front of me. He's never let me forget that :lol: :lol:

Guest

I once made 6 gallons of blackberry wine and let it mature for three years. It was very like a good port by the time I bottled it! :lol: :lol:

Guest

DuncBooth5 wrote:

I'd have to disagree slightly on the refreezing. If you refreeze mackeral it will go mushy but the secret is to buy it really fresh, do whatever prep you are going to do (strip it or whatever) and then freeze it straight away. When you go fishing, keep it in a cool box and put it on the hook frozen (it'll soon thaw in the water). The stuff left in the box should still be frozen when you get back so just stick it straight back in the freezer. Little tip here: Keep the significant other happy by buying a new, big fridge freezer and snaffle the old one as a bait fridge!

thanks for the tip :idea: - I have always been frustrated by mackeral going mushy on the beach once defrosted, it usually ends up being thrown away. ( have also done the new freezer trick - it works :!: )

Guest

Glad to be of assistance. My fees are very reasonable!! :lol: :lol:

Guest

A couple of years back, me and some mates went to the admiralty and feathered up a load of mackerel. Even a year later they weren't mushy out of the freezer. It's all down to how fresh they were when they went in.
Still your "TOP TIP" makes sense.

Guest

Ah, praise from the master.There is hope! :lol: :lol: