Blueys

Member Joined: Nov 14, 2007 Posts: 48

Anyone had any positives with using blueys?

I read an article in TSF magazine about using Blueys as bait-I think it was Steve Allmark, and he was raving about them and how they got results.

I tried them on numerous occasions with a 0% success rate. I have used them alongside lug and squid on 2 hook traces and on every occasion the lugworm was a success and nothing would touch the wonder bait-not even crabs!!
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Now I am probably using these in the wrong places or for the wrong species but does anyone have any positive experiences with this so-called wonder bait?? If so what did you catch and where did you use it?

Results on a postcard!

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:56 pm

The general concensus on blueys on a few sites I frequent has been

CRAP waiting

TSF and the like are sponsored\paid advertisment by these companies, so they aint gonna write a crap review are they?

They may work in the icelandic waters, but round the British Isles, I have yet to hear a single account of a "normal" angler getting better results than normal worm or fish baits

Occasional Joined: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 106

I'm coming down on the side of VifferRider here. I've got no personal experience but I've heard that they're no good at all once they've defrosted as they just don't stay on the hook - fine if you're fishing in near freezing water that's so thick with fish you can't get a bait to the bottom but probably not all that over here.

I've read articles that say it's down to the higher oil content but I've had good sessions using freshly cut whiting which is hardly an oily fish!

I'm not going to be trying them myself. Especially since they have to be shipped half way around the world which isn't exactly environmentaly friendly in my eyes. Also, on the environment side of things; we can't really complain about foreigners raping our fish stocks when we're helping do the same on the other side of the world!

Perhaps they're trying to establish a market for when the sandeels run out as I've read that they're not looking too good at the moment (which will have a massive impact on the marine environment - perhaps it goes some way to explaining why the cod and bass have been sticking around when you wouldn't expect them to?)

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Wattsy wrote:

I'm coming down on the side of VifferRider here. I've got no personal experience but I've heard that they're no good at all once they've defrosted as they just don't stay on the hook - fine if you're fishing in near freezing water that's so thick with fish you can't get a bait to the bottom but probably not all that over here.

I've read articles that say it's down to the higher oil content but I've had good sessions using freshly cut whiting which is hardly an oily fish!

I'm not going to be trying them myself. Especially since they have to be shipped half way around the world which isn't exactly environmentaly friendly in my eyes. Also, on the environment side of things; we can't really complain about foreigners raping our fish stocks when we're helping do the same on the other side of the world!

Perhaps they're trying to establish a market for when the sandeels run out as I've read that they're not looking too good at the moment (which will have a massive impact on the marine environment - perhaps it goes some way to explaining why the cod and bass have been sticking around when you wouldn't expect them to?)

While the advert, OOPS! Article in TSF was a load of rowlocks, don't discount blueys altogether. Sheddy had a nice whiting at Yarmouth on Sunday on Bluey and this helped him get into the prizes. While I would never refer to it as a wonderbait, it is another option, especially when you can't get your prefered choice of bait. I have used it a couple of times and it is very oily. I haven't had much on it, but I never had much on the other baits either. As for it not staying on the hook due it's softness, that's what bait elastic is for. Just one more thing, a few guys I know who go piking have had a good increase in catches since they started using it, but that's top secret, so don't go telling anyone winking

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:02 am

Bluey Shmuey. Yet another ploy by the Sea-Angling Mafia to get everyday sea-anglers to part with their cash. These 'sharks' are laughing all the way to the bank
In winter, around the British coast, nothing outfishes a generous helping of humble lugworm, particularly if cocktailed with a big strip of herring.
So, blueys have a high oil content, well, so do herring and it is a scent that british fish, especially cod, are familiar with, whereas the scent of blueys may be unfamiliar and perhaps this is why the supposed 'wonderbait' has not produced the amazing results as claimed.
Save your money, buy lug; better still, buy a fork and dig it fresh,

Tight Lines.

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:33 am

hi all
ive ised blueys down ear on kent coast
ad many whitin no cod/lin
due 2 the fact there not comin in close yet
tight-lines
ROCK-ROVER

Member Joined: Nov 17, 2007 Posts: 31 Location: plymouth

Bluey, Bluey is it truey are you the newy (WONDER BAIT THAT IS) no just another marketing ploy to get us all going and spend spend spend every year we are subject to more new rod ,reel , terminal tackle all must haves to improve your catch but deep down we all know the fish stocks are being destroyed by the commercials and were subject to more bollocks about new super baits .Yes i have tried them aswell (SUCKERED INTO IT)just crabs for my catch they love em . Just remember TSF/SEA ANGLER have to make it look good it`s the job there paid for .

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:48 pm

Having tried them I'll stick to Mackeral and herring in future.

Blueys are a wonder bait. They make you wonder why you spent £4 on two of them!

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Sheddy wrote:

Having tried them I'll stick to Mackeral and herring in future.

Blueys are a wonder bait. They make you wonder why you spent £4 on two of them!

Four quid!! You're shopping in the wrong place.

Anyway I've bought a couple of blueys to carry on experimenting with them. I don't expect them to be any good for cod, but I know pouting love them and I reckon they will get whiting and dabs.
As I said before they are not a wonderbait, but they are another option and the ones I've seen and used have been in much better condition than most of the frozen mackerel I've bought in the past. As for the oil content it is much higher than herring and it smells much stronger too. I agree that fresh or gutted lug is the best bait to use through winter, but for many people on here that isn't easy to get and it may be too expensive. If you are just whiting fishing then you will get a good session on two blueys, even at four quid that isn't an expensive night out. And before you all start I know that mackerel is even cheaper, especially if you've caught them yourself.

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They are £2.50 a pack from baitsdirect. I caught some nice bass on them one night a few months back but so was rag catching, macky catching and whole squid catching at the time. They catch fish but not sure how better or worse than other baits. I sometimes tip off with them now cos of thier good oil content and they are quite firm I`ve found. I have also been tipping off with herring lately with good results - a much cheaper option.

Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:27 pm

£3.99 for 2 from the place on Canvey that supplied tiny lugworm. doesn't get any better for that place.

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:21 pm

Hi

Ive used blueys a lot on the south coast of wales and at some marks they are crap , but at some marks they are the only bait i will cacth on . Tha conger love them and the rays
thanks
dan gwent s.a.c