finding free bait?

[New-2-Fishing]

Hello all

is it ok for me to use the mussels, crabs, limpets, ect from the rocks/rock pools as bait? please. are they any good for catching anything? as i cant really afford to buy much bait from a shop you see

so any advice/help would be very much appreciated please,

many thanks in advance charlotte

[gullyworm]

HI
Bait you have collected yourself is nearly always better then the bought stuff.
At the moment the crabs are peeling and if you can find a few of these they make excellent bait for nearly all fish.
You can also dig your own worms if you know where and how.
Normal limpets are not much good but if you can get hold of slipper limpets these make good bass bait.
If your a bit strapped for cash you can buy squid in bulk and semi thaw it out ,break it down into smaller amounts and refreeze,likewise with mackerel or catch you own and freeze.
Both these are excellent all round baits and cheep.
Peeler crabs are fetching 85p each down my way at the mo so its deffinatly worth looking for them as long as you like getting muddy.

PS If you go after peeler return rocks to there original position after moving,
cheers

[pingu]

yep charlotte using bait from the beach is good forr that beach as is obviously what the fish are used too

[New-2-Fishing]

Originally Posted by gullyworm

HI
Bait you have collected yourself is nearly always better then the bought stuff.
At the moment the crabs are peeling and if you can find a few of these they make excellent bait for nearly all fish.
You can also dig your own worms if you know where and how.
Normal limpets are not much good but if you can get hold of slipper limpets these make good bass bait.
If your a bit strapped for cash you can buy squid in bulk and semi thaw it out ,break it down into smaller amounts and refreeze,likewise with mackerel or catch you own and freeze.
Both these are excellent all round baits and cheep.
Peeler crabs are fetching 85p each down my way at the mo so its deffinatly worth looking for them as long as you like getting muddy.

PS If you go after peeler return rocks to there original position after moving,
cheers

thanks for replying/helping gullyworm!!,
oh really...did`nt know you could use worms from the garden!, u learn some thing new every day lol
so can i use any things i find in rock pools? as bait then?, and if ive found any is it ok to freez it?, many thanks charlotte

[New-2-Fishing]

thanks pingupprogress!

[New-2-Fishing]

sorry but...what are slipper limpets? & what do they look like?, from the other limpets please?, thanks

[gullyworm]

Originally Posted by New-2-Fishing

sorry but...what are slipper limpets? & what do they look like?, from the other limpets please?, thanks

Longer then normal ones,shaped like one of you grannys grotty old toe nails.
You get my drift?
You can usually pick them off the beach after a good blow,they freeze well but if you can get hold of them and use them when the sea is still rough then they can be a killer for bass as that is what they are feeding on.
Happy hunting

[New-2-Fishing]

hi gullyworm

lol i think i know what you meen

are the slipper limpets grey/white in colour?, and round?. could you maybe post a photo of a slipper limpet please?, it would be a great help!


thanks charlotte

[New-2-Fishing]

also are mussels good to use?, thanks

[CHUBB]

slipper limpets: