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Limpets
Are Limpets any good as bait.
They look pretty tough out of the shell. If so-: Do they freeze etc or do they have to be used on the day. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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I`d sometimes found limpets to be an effective bait for freshwater eels,
gobys and other shore dwellers... used to use them as bait as a kid Where they are plentiful, they may be some use, but only certain types of fish feed on them due to their difficulty in prising them off rocks. I seem to recall you may be able to tempt wrasse with them? "CapStick" wrote in message ... Are Limpets any good as bait. They look pretty tough out of the shell. If so-: Do they freeze etc or do they have to be used on the day. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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In article , CapStick
wrote: Are Limpets any good as bait. Rarely - sometimes useful in desperation to catch a tiddler that you then use as bait for something better. They look pretty tough out of the shell. They can be used to tip-off a fragile bait that's hard to keep on the hook. Do they freeze etc or do they have to be used on the day. They can be used half-rotted as mullet bait. Keep a few in a plastic bag for 48 hours in summer heat and if you can bear to use them scavenging mullet in commercial fishing ports will take them. Slipper limpets are a better option if you can get them. Cheerio, -- |
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They are a great bait, especially for Wrasse, a 'tiddler ' of 4n1/2lb (2kg)
took one of my offerings last summer. Best to fish off rocks at low water for them. Use dirty-bottom or float setup with size 2 or 4 hooks. Reel in fast before they make it back home to the rocks. I get them off with a pair of long-nosed pliers. They leave about a 1 mm gap between themselves and the rock. If you are deft, very quickly shove the pliers up the gap and lever off. Make sure you push along the rock to get under their foot. Quickly is the clue ! Pliers ??= 'cos they flirt into the sea otherwise !!!! It's a nice way to spend a few hours on a summers day. It's also a good way to get youngsters into fishing. "CapStick" wrote in message ... Are Limpets any good as bait. They look pretty tough out of the shell. If so-: Do they freeze etc or do they have to be used on the day. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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Limpets
My Dad showed me how to use them when i was young. Found they were good in
the summer for float fishing for pollack, coalfish and wrasse around the north coast of County Antrim but then thats going back a few years and I haven't tried them since. Way getting round them being hard is put it in your 'mouth' and chew it for a bit to soften them up, though they can be a bit salty!! Have caught some decent sized pollack with them. "CapStick" wrote in message ... Are Limpets any good as bait. They look pretty tough out of the shell. If so-: Do they freeze etc or do they have to be used on the day. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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Limpets
"Ryan" wrote in message ... My Dad showed me how to use them when i was young. Found they were good in the summer for float fishing for pollack, coalfish and wrasse around the north coast of County Antrim but then thats going back a few years and I haven't tried them since. Way getting round them being hard is put it in your 'mouth' and chew it for a bit to soften them up, though they can be a bit salty!! Have caught some decent sized pollack with them. If your ever down this way i will gladly let you chew them. Save the wife a job wont it. LOL cheers mate. Love the shannon. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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Ha Ha, I'm sure the wife won't appreciate me taking her job ! ;-)
They are an acquired taste... wash it down with some black stuff. "CapStick" wrote in message ... "Ryan" wrote in message ... My Dad showed me how to use them when i was young. Found they were good in the summer for float fishing for pollack, coalfish and wrasse around the north coast of County Antrim but then thats going back a few years and I haven't tried them since. Way getting round them being hard is put it in your 'mouth' and chew it for a bit to soften them up, though they can be a bit salty!! Have caught some decent sized pollack with them. If your ever down this way i will gladly let you chew them. Save the wife a job wont it. LOL cheers mate. Love the shannon. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/2003 |
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