Sprat any use?

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#1 Post by **markj** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:57 pm

Are sprat any good for fishing anything? Lifted a net full of them and stuck them in the freezer? Any ideas?

#2 Post by **frodo baggins** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 3:40 pm

wobble them for bass and pollack maybe? i've used them for pike, with good success

#3 Post by **George** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:05 pm

Try them as a livebait on a long flowing trace off a drifting boat for big bass catches, a quality substitute for launce.

#4 Post by **m.b3** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:07 pm

heard of frozen sprat being useful for flatfish. only reason it's not used much is that it's not always in the tackleshop!!

#5 Post by **2Poc** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:46 am

Problem is they turn to absolute mush when they are defrosted.
Excellent when wobbled for pike though...

-Patrick.

#6 Post by **BigPhil** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:03 pm

ive used them whole on the boat for spurdog with some sucess, tend to pick out the bigger fish.tried them on shore for conger with no sucess