delivered frozen bait

[kentangler]

@winter@, killybegs oil is unrefined fish oils, they vacuum pack the mackerel with the oil, it soaks right into the fish for added attraction. It's a great bait, never fish without it. If you don't get a bite with it, you can bet there are no fish in the area.

[kentangler]

Just one more thing , make sure the mackerel and mussel is thawed before you use it, otherwise it won't stay on the hook. The mackerel is very tough when thawed, but i use elastic for the mussel. Their sandeels are great value too.

[Guest jay_con]

I shall take a look at the website

 

I like the sound of the makeral. we whiting fish in our club when the sea is calm.

[Rockling]

Processed black lug, by processed I mean frozen and refrozen several times through being taken on several trips, can work a treat sometimes as Winter has noted. Sometimes the fish will only take if a specific part of the worm is used as bait.

I buy frozen bait direct from the shop and get it into a freezer fairly quickly, I think postal supply should work especially if you were fishing that day or the next, assuming same day delivery and a bulky order. It is useless to refreeze crab or sandeel in my opinion. Sandeel does have a limited life in the freezer as it tends to become 'freezer burnt' after 2 or 3 months.

Most successful baits for me in 2004, in descending order, fresh lug, fresh peeler, frozen peeler, frozen mussel, frozen sandeel, farmed rag and frozen or fresh mackeral strip. Main target was cod, biggest caught was 7lb (boat) and 4lb (shore), best specimen was a 5lb ballan wrasse off the shore (returned). Fish were generally small throughout the year, the cod averaging 1 to 2lb, most were returned. On the day it was often trial and error in finding out what they would take that day, especially after a big blow when they were stuffed full of lug and taking baits very tentatively.

[kentangler]

Rockling, you mention freezer burn. The way Baitsdirect products are sealed in their packs eliminates freezer burn. I have kept their sandeels for 9 months, and they have been perfect. I use our big chest freezer, better than the small fridge/freezers. I just put the packs into a thick carrier bag, and straight into the freezer.

[Rockling]

Thanks kentangler I will bear those products in mind as I do buy in bulk. I agree the chest freezers are superior, particularly the frost free variety, I will need to save up my pennies and get one!