cockles

[daren]

just wanted to know if anyone had ever used cockles as bait, i have never seen them in tackel shops and was thinking if we use other shell fish as bait why do we not use cockles.just something i was wondering has anyone had any success on them????

[KeithB]

Had a bit of a search & found this Daren

http://www.stornowaysac.co.uk/seaangling/pages/bait.aspx

Also read they are good bait for Carp.

[daren]

cheers keith mate thats helped loads just need to find where i can gat hold of some or even dig them myself thanks again you lot really know your stuff cheers mate

[jamcod]

i used them in the river wansbeck as nothing else was working and had a couple of flatties on them , jamcod

[KeithB]

I know you can buy live mussell in the fish mongers but never heard of cockles.

[daren]

me and me dad used to get them when i was a kid growing up in ireland but he never used them as bait,might have something to do with the fact that he used to eat them straight out of the shell without cooking them so we never got the chance to put them on the hook . thats why i was asking cos if they were good bait he would have used them but he loves the things for eating and i would have probably had got a clip round the ear for asking to use them as bait

[daren]

cheers jam cod if the lads tell me more about them i might get me dad to send some over for us where did you get yours from mate

[Penn525]

cockles are usually best fished after/during a storm/rough sea....thats probably when the fish can naturally feed on 'em.....

[cod catcher]

you can get cockles down hartlepool

[phill_itofish]

it you live anywhee near sunderland Latamers fish shop will have cockles

[mark]

I was gonna post the stornoway link keith! good bunch of lads up there.

I use em a lot up the north west coast of scotland and out on the islands and they are as good as mussel up there IMHO, possibly down tot he masses of sandy areas which are prolific with the little blighters. They are a lot tougher than mussel and easier to hook up as well

[Charlton]

Hi Daren
i was once fishing ob Blyth beach, many moons ago when it was known for its good fishing. There was a beautiful sea running but there was very little being caught on either crab or the beautiful Berwick lug I had. Having a little saunter along the beach i picked up half a dozen cockles, first cast bang, second cast bang, ended up with four plump cod best 8lb, and all the other anglers around loking for cockles, used them on quite a few occassion after that with reasonable results. Used to get mine from Budle Bay.

[toonarmy1810]

aye there millions in budle bay to collect! and iv e noticed loads of flatties when ive been collecting them.

[jamcod]

darren i was over the west coast havent a clue about the name but there was thousands of them and brought a bucket full home and never been back again ? al ask my mate he might no . jamcod

[daren]

cheers mate if he gets any ill buy some off him and test them out .or if you can pm me where to get them that would help and then i can sell them to you