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[saving private brian]

can sum 1 tell me wat this is.is it a lauce or sandeel.they look the same.wat have these in common.

[chrisfeeney30]

its a launce!

[hugo]

Launce = Greater Sandeel. They make great bait. Loads of them round Benwee Head and in Lacken Bay in the summer when you're out in the boat, easy caught on shrimp rigs or anything small.

[saving private brian]

thanks hugo for that.tell me wats he good for as bait.do i use him whole or shud i half him or cut him in to strips.never used 1 for bait.can any 1 tell me and wat species

[whiting2k9]

its a launce

[evan699]

thanks hugo for that.tell me wats he good for as bait.do i use him whole or shud i half him or cut him in to strips.never used 1 for bait.can any 1 tell me and wat species

Use them live for bass and pollack. If you're using them dead then cut the head and tail off and bind to hook using bait elastic. Or hook through the eyes, pass the hook the whole way through the head, bring down to the middle of the fish and nick the hook through the back. Whip onto the hook and you can spin these like you would an artificial lure.

[hugo]

You could use them the same way as ordinary sandeel as detailed above, but what I usually do is cut them into 3 or 4inch chunks, split them open and put similar length of razorfish in them. Whip them up with bait elastic, into the freezer, they're a top shore bait in the autumn and winter for all sorts, especially bass. Save you gettin filthy mud-mining for worms in Killala Harbour...

[dave41]

Definately a Launce , great for bait

[whiting2k9]

the launce is jus a bigger sand eel

[brianybaby]

Launce = a type of fish, also known as a Sand lance

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_lance

Sandeel it is