Apologies for this novice question. I've just bought a bait needle to use with Rag as I'm not great at threading them on the hook. Problem is I can't quite work out how to use it?

Any hints?

I'm expecting it to be stupidly easy

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you use them by puting them in the bin and lurning how to bait your hooks properly in the first place.,.

Explained like a true gentleman

sorry to be so blunt but i think its easyer to put straight onto the hook.

Only use I have found for bait needles is.....for sewing me breeks ripped em the other week I was away fishing

You might be right mate. I'll give it a go and see what I make of it - I may end up taking your advice and putting it in a bin

re the baiting needle they can be useful at times , i have r/a in my hands and when the cold gets into them they just seize up, so they have there uses it keeps me fishing, ok the one i have has apoint at one end and a hole at the other thread the worm on the pointy end and halfway up the needle then put the point of your hook in the hole of the needle, pull your line tight and hold in one hand next to your line and just slip the worm onto your keeping tight until all the worms on the hook hey presto your fishing again

Horses for caurses.

Hello mate,

Total waste of time for Rag in my opinion. but usefull for putting together a large lug bait when all you can get are small soft blow lugworms.
have seen people on the match circiut make a long suasage of peeler on one with elastic and then cut it in to portions for hook bait. seemed hard work to me though.

Tite Lines.

Five Bellies

[ 27. June 2005, 05:46 AM: Message edited by: five bellies ]

as ourwullie says they really come into their own when its freezing and your fingers are numb and sometimes when using soft just dug bait.
haven't done it for crab but have used the baiting needle and bind with elastic trick with mussels.