marcus1975 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 What do you guys use for bait ? In my home country "east coast of scotland" we use lugworm dug from beaches ,peeler crab,mussels which i see you have lots of here ,razor "long shellfish that lives in sand ,and a few others .. see where i come from makeral ,prawns dont really produce fish ,and seeing as ive now been out fishing twice in the oslo fjord and not really caught anything(one torsk) i thought i would ask what the most common baits are ? Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 What do you guys use for bait ? In my home country "east coast of scotland" we use lugworm dug from beaches ,peeler crab,mussels which i see you have lots of here ,razor "long shellfish that lives in sand ,and a few others .. see where i come from makeral ,prawns dont really produce fish ,and seeing as ive now been out fishing twice in the oslo fjord and not really caught anything(one torsk) i thought i would ask what the most common baits are ? Mark The most common baits I would say is cooked shrimp and mackerel, but the baits you are most familiar with works good as well. Buy the shrimps frozen with their shells still on. Works like a charm for a lots of species. What type of bait you use depends a bit on what you are fishing for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus1975 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 The most common baits I would say is cooked shrimp and mackerel, but the baits you are most familiar with works good as well. Buy the shrimps frozen with their shells still on. Works like a charm for a lots of species. What type of bait you use depends a bit on what you are fishing for... Do you peel the shrimps or leave the shell on ? Thanks for answering me by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Do you peel the shrimps or leave the shell on ? Thanks for answering me by the way I usually peel the shrimps, but not always. On bigger hooks i leave some of the shell on, but I always remove the head and the tail. shrimps with the shell on tends to stay on the hook longer too, but for better bait presentation and to keep the bait on the hook for a longer time I like to use bait elastics. Both on mackerel and shrimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triturus Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 The shrimps heads are often full with smelly fluids, so I prefer leaving them on if the hook allows it (and the species I'm fishing for can engorge it of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus1975 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yeap i use bait elastic as well for the softer baits ,but i can see how leaving some of the shell on its own would work 2 ,iv had alot of cod in scotland full of hardback crabs and starfish so a little shell from the prawns isnt going to put them off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Yeap i use bait elastic as well for the softer baits ,but i can see how leaving some of the shell on its own would work 2 ,iv had alot of cod in scotland full of hardback crabs and starfish so a little shell from the prawns isnt going to put them off . No, a little shell will not be a problem, and as Triturus says, sometimes, on bigger hooks, leaving the head on could be a smart thing to do as well. I soemtimes leaves the head if I want to use shrimp together with a mackerel when fishing big hooks and big baits. It could be what tips the scale your way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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