Saintly Fish Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Ok so, we have had dog food, slugs and dog fish strips suggested as experimental baits. This is the thread for anyone to report what they have experimented with and what results they’ve had. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 No first hand experience, and it could be a tall fishermans tale, but I've heard of marshmellows for cod. Might have to take a bag of them with me next time I'm out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: No first hand experience, and it could be a tall fishermans tale, but I've heard of marshmellows for cod. Might have to take a bag of them with me next time I'm out... Seems like we need an “unusual bait only” trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I've tried pepperami before now, whiting seem to like it🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I’ve used liver before. Worked ok for dabs and whiting Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisdafish Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Not me, but I fished next to a guy in a SW Scotland shore comp many years ago and he was using kippers for bait. He was cutting the kippers into 2inch chunks of with scissors and caught doggie after doggie after doggie. There's a moral to this, don't use kippers as bait! captin slows old outlaw, Andy135 and Saintly Fish 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Anybody ever used earth worms ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: Anybody ever used earth worms ? Not personally but Graeme Pullen did a vid where he used them for wrasse fishing from shore. He caught plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Not personally but Graeme Pullen did a vid where he used them for wrasse fishing from shore. He caught plenty. Just wondering if plaice would go for them? Could give the edge ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Stone Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Used bacon before in the Arabian gulf and caught Shit Fish 🙂 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I have used these with success, not as good as plastics but when the fish are firing up well they work. Better on the environment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, JDP said: I have used these with success, not as good as plastics but when the fish are firing up well they work. Better on the environment too. Interesting to hear that. I did wonder whether sweet jelly worms would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jed Stone said: caught Shit Fish 🙂 Sounds like my kind of fishing 🤣👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Any one know what you catch with these? I’ve had them sat in my work shop for years. They came as a free gift with another purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Any one know what you catch with these? I’ve had them sat in my work shop for years. They came as a free gift with another purchase. What are they supposed to be? Can't really see. Grubs, shrimps or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Any one know what you catch with these? Anglers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Anglers They are shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Just now, Saintly Fish said: They are shrimp Shore bassing I would have thought. They would work well at that mark that Tadpole took you to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Any one know what you catch with these? I’ve had them sat in my work shop for years. They came as a free gift with another purchase. Here they catch all manner of species from bream, snapper,tailor, flathead and jewfish. You can buy them pre-rigged or like yours. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 8 hours ago, JDP said: Here they catch all manner of species from bream, snapper,tailor, flathead and jewfish. You can buy them pre-rigged or like yours. How do you rig them Jon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: How do you rig them Jon? Like any other plastic and often split them up the middle of the tail. They only last a couple of gentle drops but its normally the drop that gets a fish. Some days not even the best action plastics will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 16 minutes ago, JDP said: Like any other plastic I don’t fish plastics, so how do you rig them Jon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: I don’t fish plastics, so how do you rig them Jon? I'm guessing like a regular prawn bait - through the tail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 7 minutes ago, Andy135 said: I'm guessing like a regular prawn bait - through the tail? On what though? A running ledger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: On what though? A running ledger I wouldn't have thought so - these are lures, not meant to be fished statically I'm guessing so you'd have to rig them on a jig head or some other weighted hook so that you can cast and retrieve them, or maybe suspend them under a float. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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