Strange baits

[The Great Wallsendo]

I found myself looking at boilies earlier...and wondered if they would work for any sea fish...

Has anyone tried it? Have any other strange baits been tried in the name of fishing science?

[henda11]

i would imagine something like bloodworm boilies may work, i dont know why, but they appeal to me and i may even give it ago ...

[mark]

tried donner kebab meat once - (was pished), out of a hotel room window as well

[gazzawill]

instead of boilies get yourself a carp feeder thing (canister thats full of holes) set it behind your lead and fill it with old bait and smelly mussel

[5150]

One i've never heard since - back in the early 80's someone my dad worked with claimed that chicken skin worked, so yes we tried it... crabs loved it, caught nowt else though!

I've caught coalies in the past and found them with stomachs full of sweetcorn, obviously just been scavenging..

[micky-quayle]

pigs liver works for whitings, wouldn't have believed it only witnessed it first hand on roker pier a couple of years ago, bloke got a canny bag of fish !

[T.C.]

Saying as I'm on...............................

pigs liver..........I was told a few years ago by one of the lads on here (Bigh) that pigs liver was a cracking bait. Didn't really see how THAT would be - so decided to try it one night on Shields pier. Took 2 rods (and using exactly the same rigs, cast out to the same distance) baited one with the "traditional" baits (rag - lug - squid - mack strip - mussell) and one using nothing but pigs liver..........caught absolutely NOTHING on the "traditional" baits - but reeled in fish after fish (Whiting) on the pigs liver. It was strange that not a thing was caught on the trad baits and I was reeling in a fish on every cast using pigs liver.

It's gotta be FRESH liver though (full of blood and scent), once frozen it's not so effective !

[gogs]

Eeh

That reminds me TC of my long forgotten trips to Africa, which I daren't suggest any more!!! Catch a gully shark (big,big doggy) 30lb ish. Remove liver and gills. Tie in a tennis ball shape and go get a 300lb shark. Ooooh I want a divorce and I'm not even married yet!

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Yep I've seen some canny fish on pigs liver ,would never have tried it myself to be honest , hey Gogs you can't have it all mate.

[gogs]

Yep I've seen some canny fish on pigs liver ,would never have tried it myself to be honest , hey Gogs you can't have it all mate.

aye i know Steve (
might be going to iceland for me stag though ;o)

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Nice one mate ,can't say I blame you apart from the price of beer

[russ]

you are not wrong there steve, you would have to be a rich man to come here for the beer...something like 5 quid a pint if you´re lucky lol