rag worm, and dont laugh.

[will90]

lol i used scissors with the crab, and only fish i wont hold, well i will but i use a towel, is mackerel. get covered in scales. anything else i dont mind. gut fish with me hands after i opened their cavity, its just the sound of pain i dont like lol. mind you, fishing in -7 on blyth pier exposed to the elements was quite painful.

[Stewart 1971]

@stewart, i wouldnt be happy, obviously. but i was just wondering how much if at all, it hurts. what are these baiting needles, still new to fishing, tell me more please

The bloke in the vido is using runnydown, principle is exactly the same for ragworm or ordinary lug where obviously you can thread a few worms all at once...

Using A Baiting Needle - Sea Fishing Tutorial - YouTube

[FISHERMAN]

Ive been niped a few times never hurt its like a little nip finger was red were it pincers went in but apart from that wasnt nowt to get worked up about. I just see them as a worm wich cudnt really harm u so have no fear of the hoy me had straight in pick cupple up hold them in one had while bating one up on hook. There prety doclice things. I wudnt want to be holding fresh wild big rag like as there much more lively criters but dont be put of there just worms lol

[Bob C]

Its nothing at all to be worried about, just grip the Head & get it hooked.

[Nooo Fish]

Bait needles are a great invention. I always have one with bait on ready for when I reel in.

[FISHERMAN]

[QUOTE=Nooo Fish;591027]Bait needles are a great invention. I always have one with bait on ready for when I reel in
He would still have to pick them up like but good idea if its that much of an issues

[Daz65]

Just bite the head off first mate and they won't nip you

[will90]

cheers people lol.

[ChrisH]

Don't believe all these people telling you that a ragworm bite doesn't hurt; they're just trying to lull you into a false sense of security. It's excrutiatingly painful;the small ones are bad enough but when the big ones latch onto your finger you'll know all about it. When they take hold they just won't let go. The only way to get them off is to squeeze their head with a pair of pliers; and make sure you have your pliers handy when using ragworm because if one takes hold of you, you only have about 10 seconds to get it off before it starts burrowing into your flesh. It's not bad enough that they burrow into you but then they start injecting you with venom. The venom will then begin to dissolve you from the inside out.
So be very careful if you decide to use ragworm;

But the most dangerous bait is lugworm: you don't even want to know what lugworm is capable of. Nasty little suckers.

[safc]

Also dont cut there heads off as theyll just slide down the hook and cover the point

Its no where near as bad as a wasp sting, tbh you hardly even feel it

[lumpsucker]

It hurts a bit when you're looking closely at them and they jump out if your grip and nip your eyelids. Also, if you have big nostrils, make sure youre not beathing in through your nose when they jump at your face. Ive lost a few up my snout that way. They sometimes crawl back out looking for scraps when im eating my dinner

[will90]

i might know i am gonna get the urine extracted out of me, but im not gullible lol. i will watch out for the venom though haha

[mooseboy65]

doesn't hurt mate,best thing to do is let 1 nip ya,then youl realise its nowt

[ChrisH]

i might know i am gonna get the urine extracted out of me, but im not gullible lol. i will watch out for the venom though haha

Good to see that you are taking it in the light hearted manner it was intended.
The nip doesn't hurt in the slightest, you just know that you've been nipped. It's like someone poking you in the shoulder; it doesn't hurt but you know it's happened.

[lobsterwells]

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nowt to worry about m8 lol