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preserved bait , rag , sandeels etc

#1 Post by bitsinbobs »

Hi all , has anyone tried preserved bait ? not the frozen stuff, it seems reasonably priced even counting postage
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#2 Post by WrasseBasher »

C.R.A.P. Full stop mate. tried it before lazy lug ,rag etc. keep your money its a total let down. even berkley gulp is brutal dont know how they get away with saying it outfishes live/fresh bait. how they still sell that c**p is beyond me. but someone has to be buying it :roll: :roll: :roll: . probably taking advantage of novices.

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fcuk as bad as that :roll:
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have to agree wouldnt ever touch the stuff its pure s***t so save your money mate
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#5 Post by Dave »

I don't know about fish but I'm sure that it catches the odd angler alright :wink: I don't really see the point of these things tbh, why not just keep some frozen bait in the freezer? :? I know I'd certainly feel an awful lot more comfortable fishing with fresh frozen bait than some preserved stuff, if I couldnt get any fresh bait.
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#6 Post by Eth »

Well feck it anyway I've just bought a wreck of those berkley gulp shads on ebay :|
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#7 Post by harkin8809 »

i just salted some lugworm till try it.... dont know how it will fish.... any people try it before?
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#8 Post by Dave »

Eth wrote:Well feck it anyway I've just bought a wreck of those berkley gulp shads on ebay :|


I've a bunch of them myself but I use them for spinning for pollock and I find them great for that, I don't think I'd feel too confident fishing them static though.
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#9 Post by contender »

Tried the preserved sandeel a few years ago and over several sessions it produced not one fish, while frozen sandeel was catching on another rod. Same with that crab rubbish.
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#10 Post by eric »

the likes of gulp are best used on a boat for predatory specsies, consider them as lures with scent, they will stand up to more abuse than fresh bait when gilling for pollock or the like,a frsh rag as good a bait as it is lasts 1 hit and thats it. gulp on the shore fished static wouldn't do much for my confidence id rather avoid going fishing. dont get me started on laz lug
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