Preserving lugworms!?

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#1 Post by **James Barry** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:04 am

Im going to be buyen fresh lugworm tomorow for a day on clonea sunday. Il probably have a few left over and I was just wondering whats the best way of storing them so that i can use them the following weekend.

Hammerman · #2 Post by **Hammerman** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:17 am

Well last year i followed a fishing Mag's advice i wrapped them up in newspaper strips and put them in a fridge which to my knowlege kept them as good as new for the two days they were there.

stevo · #3 Post by **stevo** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:05 pm

hello mate, you have to gut the lug, use a sharp blade remove the
innards leave the tails on , wrap in news-paper then freeze, they are
not as good as fresh bait, but what bait is, still well worth doing,

all the best stevo.

teacher · #4 Post by **teacher** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:24 pm

I think I heard of someone salting their gutted lug to preserve them. Is this a good idea?

#5 Post by **EoinMag** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:17 pm

I have some salting here at the moment, they've been in salt almost a week now, will bag them off and freeze them later. I gutted some and some I left whole. I've picked up a few coalies and that on salted, it rehydrates when it's in the water a few minutes.

I have a good link on preserving and storing different baits, maybe I even got it linked from here, I can post it later.

Mr_Green · #6 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:52 pm

hey mna...stick in a shallown container with fresh sea water..keep checkin every so often for dead lug that may poison the others...change the water 3 times...they will be grand for next week

kkal5000 · #7 Post by **kkal5000** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:07 pm

stevo wrote:hello mate, you have to gut the lug, use a sharp blade remove the
innards leave the tails on , wrap in news-paper then freeze, they are
not as good as fresh bait, but what bait is, still well worth doing,

all the best stevo.

Hi there i wonder if anyone can help.I have about 80 fresh lugwormes which i am going to freeze.After i have guted them do i just wrap them in newspaper and freeze them or do i have to put them first in salt for a short time.Or is it better to live the guts and freeze them.

#8 Post by **lampoon** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:16 pm

keep them in trays as mr green says, dont crowd the tray put about a centimetre of water to stop bacteria spreading, change the water everyday and check for and remove any dead or gammylooking worms everyday and they'll be grand for 2 weeks or more.

kkal5000 · #9 Post by **kkal5000** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:22 pm

lampoon wrote:keep them in trays as mr green says, dont crowd the tray put about a centimetre of water to stop bacteria spreading, change the water everyday and check for and remove any dead or gammylooking worms everyday and they'll be grand for 2 weeks or more.

Thank you for the tip but i cant keep them alaive in the fridge as my wife is scared of them thats why i want to freeze them.Any tips how to do it i have never done it before.Cheers.

#10 Post by **stevecrow74** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:30 pm

kkal5000 wrote:Hi there i wonder if anyone can help.I have about 80 fresh lugwormes which i am going to freeze.After i have guted them do i just wrap them in newspaper and freeze them or do i have to put them first in salt for a short time.Or is it better to live the guts and freeze them.

i replied to that question here
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... hp?t=14042

Sea Angling Ireland

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