Barnacles!!!

bluto · Post by **bluto** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:35 pm

Hi everyone, has anyone tried barnacles for bait? You know the conical shell things that cling to rocks.
Bluto

cuckoo · Post by **cuckoo** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:57 pm

Tried them once mate , then the drugs wore off

robc22 · Post by **robc22** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:10 am

eerrr........not really

Post by **rabbi2** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:55 am

Not to sure what species would go for them as its not a natural bait for most fish. I supose they could possibly work for Wrasse as they have teeth that could cope with them.
Cheers keith

joliroger · Post by **joliroger** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:31 am

No................................................what are they like ????

sniggle · Post by **sniggle** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:41 am

I think you mean limpets , yes i have tried them several times but never had a bite on them. They are meant to be ok for wrasse and i expect bream would take them . Just not on my hook.

alien · Post by **alien** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:53 pm

I caught a limpet once ha ha, I was fishing off a pier when my hook got snagged on one of the pier supports, it suddenly came free with a quite large limpet attached minus its shell. I had to ask other fishermen what it was because I was puzzled about what it was.