Interesting. I suppose they take them for young crayfish which used to be
a
good summer chub bait before the signal invaders came along. Nowadays I
suppose young signals must be chub food in many places.

That's precisely why I started using them. Having many many years ago used
crays, & pretty successfully, I was keen to find a usable substitute when it
became inappropriate (& illegal!) to continue doing so.
Luckily we've not got signals yet (R.Ure mostly), but even so the native
population has taken a dive. Probably only a matter of time though.

I was shopping at Costco a few weeks back & bought one of those catering
tubs of tiger prawns in brine - around 1.5 litres for about £6.
Unfortunately they all got eaten, but they look absolutely perfect for
bait - they're just the peeled tails, but they're substantially larger &
somewhat tougher than bog-standard prawns. I'm going to pick up some more
next time I'm in & give them a go - can't really see why they wouldn't work.



Interesting, what size/type/make of hook are you fishing them on Richard
?

Probably about a #2 or #4. A prawn spike as in salmon fishing might help
too.


Yup, that's about it - just hook 'em through the tail so the point comes out
of the back. For baits this size I prefer a wide-gape hook, something like a
Kamasan B983.

Richard
(Leeds)