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#1 Post by **corbyeire** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:58 pm

ive come into a pile of frozen mussels - ive only ever caught tiddler wrasse with them - in the summer

any advice on tactics to hook something on them this time of year?

cheers

#2 Post by **LOVE TO FISH** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:02 pm

at the greystones meet some one caugh a sea trout on them they r usually good for coalies i find

lazycod · #3 Post by **lazycod** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:09 pm

I have used them for cod and found them all right tie two or three on a large hook dogs like them as well ....lazy

#4 Post by **contender** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:27 am

Tryed them a few times and never with any success, i only use them now to tip other baits off

#5 Post by **donal** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:57 am

are you using them cooked?

#6 Post by **donal** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:58 am

id say place would love em

#7 Post by **Richie07** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:00 am

LOVE TO FISH wrote:at the greystones meet some one caugh a sea trout on them they r usually good for coalies i find

Hi Love to Fish!

Find the Coalies love them too,nice meeting you the other day btw,any joy after I left?,did you catch anymore weed!.

#8 Post by **corbyeire** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:57 pm

they were boiled quickly to open, shelled and frozen for cooking again - not fresh frozen :?

cheers for the advice lads

#9 Post by **LOVE TO FISH** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:09 pm

nice to meet you and croppyboy ye had plenty more weed and 1 more coalie left about 30mins after you

derry · #10 Post by **derry** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:30 am

They are a really good bait all round much under rated. you make a long bait like sausage with bait elastic for cod.

PartyBoy · #11 Post by **PartyBoy** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:44 am

Mussel and lug are used a lot as the main winter bait, but cooking them first is just going to release most of the scent and juices from the mussel,better off shelling them then freezing

#12 Post by **BigPhil** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:23 am

they are great for coalies on the east antrim coast, id say similar elsewhere in winter months

#13 Post by **markj** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:27 pm

I use them in donegal and have had various fish on them, coalies, whiting, rockling, dogs, flounder.

Ive used it with lug for any of the flats and with squid for the rest.
Its a great bait, because the smell is serious!!

My fishing has been limited lately and have no doubt that they will catch other fish aswell, excellent for cod.

#14 Post by **samo** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:10 pm

a mussel mackeral bait is one of the best baits on the east coast during the winter for coalies, use it by itself for cod or mixed with lug on big hooks. ive even have gurnards on the mussel. but the main species that will take it are cod and coalies.