Seaweed for Bait

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Anonymous · #1 Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 3:21 pm

Have gutted a fair number of dabs over the last year and along with plenty of crabs I've found that they have a liking for seaweed. Small bits, of course, of the sea lettuce variety. Anybody else find this. Could be the start of a bait revolution! Forget about your peeler and white rag, it'll be kelp and bladderwrack cocktails henceforth :lol: :lol:

paulocallaghan · #2 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:51 pm

Anonymous wrote:Have gutted a fair number of dabs over the last year and along with plenty of crabs I've found that they have a liking for seaweed. Small bits, of course, of the sea lettuce variety. Anybody else find this. Could be the start of a bait revolution! Forget about your peeler and white rag, it'll be kelp and bladderwrack cocktails henceforth :lol: :lol:

found this going back to jan 04 justwondering if anyone has any thoughts, seems interesting

#3 Post by **pete** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:01 pm

I think it was me that posted that, memory a bit patchy though. Have kept on seeing it since mainly in flatfish although have also retrieved it from pollock.

paulocallaghan · #4 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:10 pm

i wonder do the fish accidently eat it as they are attacking crab or worms etc

#5 Post by **blaker** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:12 pm

I'd say thats it Paul.
If you think for instance of the numbe rof times you get wee stones in the gut of cod.

#6 Post by **Read** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:41 pm

Perhaps if you put in layers of seaweed and meat/worm baits between pieces of bread you could make up the equivalent of a big mac. You'd have to catch fish as everyone knows junk food is irresistible :wink: :roll: :wink:.

#7 Post by **pete** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:52 pm

I think that smaller fish will actively eat it. Seaweed is incredibly rich in vitamins and minerals so why wouldn't they :?: I like the big mac idea though :lol:

#8 Post by **roger de dodger** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:24 pm

saw rex hunt hammering fish in austrailia with seaweed but the fish in question where known omnivores they used a clump of weed on a small hook freelined off the rocks a few feet out great sport and bait literally at your feet bit like limpets and wrasse in this country :D

Irish_Shamrock · #9 Post by **Irish_Shamrock** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:19 pm

I've seen mullet munch away on it before...

#10 Post by **peacockealot** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:23 pm

the mullet are eating the wee maggots that flies lay in the seaweed.

#11 Post by **nthclare** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:37 pm

:lol: Ill never forget the time I was out fishing and forgot my sandwiches and ended up having a feed of seaweed lol there it was on the rocks lovely stuff another day i had a good feed of oysters from poulnasherry lovely stuff :lol: :lol:

#12 Post by **corbyeire** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:57 pm

must have a fairly strong stomach!

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