Different Baits ???

essexkenny · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject: Different Baits ???

Has anybody ever had any success using different baits such as winkles or mussels around canvey/southend area, as I was thinking of giving them a go myself being as they are along my local beaches in numbers among the rocks big grin

Or am i likely to be wasting my time?? confused

kopitecol · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

i am going to try slipper limpets soon. they are supposed to be good.........and in abundance on our beaches kenny!!!

rabbi2 · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

Mussels are a top bait are are often overlooked by the newbie. They are a killer bait for all fltties and have been known to take speicmen whiting and codling. Give it a try and let me know the results. Dont forget bait elastic. cheers keith big grin

geggy_poos · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

slip a limpit is a top bait for bass and mussels well im using some tomurrow big grin

greg

eccles · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject:

Slipper limpet is a dam good bass bait after there has been a bit of a blow. In certain places they get washed up on beaches at times during a storm and the bass come looking for hem in the few days after the storm. Last September one old geezer I know (no not me although I am an old geezer) had 17 bass in the space of 5 hours one morning all on slipper limpet which he had picked up from the beach.

essexkenny · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: slipper limpet

Ive tried using mussels before, last winter actually, but they were such a pain too get them too stay on the hook, and what a mess they make!! What I done though was used a squid body, and wrapped that around it and a bit of bait elastic to keep it all together. Worked wonders for the Whiting and I even had a few Codling (3-4lb) on it over the course of the winter. But Slipper Limpets........ I'm afraid I wouldnt even know what one looked like confused

geggy_poos · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:35 am Post subject:

they are in pale shells and are in little groups! stuck together in clumps of 5 ish big grin

look at these pics

1st pic is a limpet as you would see it in clumps!
2nd pic is what a limpet shell looks like when the limpet has been removed!

hope that helps!

http://www.pznow.co.uk/marine/images/marine/slip4new.jpg

http://www.pznow.co.uk/marine/images/marine/slip2new.jpg

greg

smav · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject:

to hear mussels do work is really interesting, silly question are we talking live or frozen? It would be great as they are really cheap and easy to buy
smav

geggy_poos · Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

go to your local supermarket and look on the fish counter! they sell them in kg about £3 per kg! if you are going to use within a few days put them in the fridge! if a week or so freeze them and they will be fine to use! do not buy any cooked fish etc as it is rubbish!

hope that helps! greg

essexkenny · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: mussels

the only problem with mussels, is that they are really soft and gooey and hard to get them to stay on your hook !!!

geggy_poos · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:52 am Post subject:

no they are easy! use a baiting needle and some bait elastic! simple they stay on fine that way big grin

greg

rabbi2 · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:02 am Post subject:

One trick that I have learnt is to use the bait elastic whilst still on the baiting needle, this avoids the job being so fiddley as when slid onto the hook the whole lot is intact. Hope this helps give it another try. Cheers keith big grin

geggy_poos · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

im the same as rabbi! put the bait on the needle and elastic it when it is on the needle! and it works a treat!

greg

slipperyeel · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

i agree with rabbi and geggy is easy to put on with bait needle and bait elastic, definitely less fiddley and really worth trying it

Carl.

essexkenny · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: bait elastic?

I'll have to try that with the baiting needle, thats not a bad idea! big grin