muscle

[bluesbiker]

a trip to the fish van at the market today
£2.00 a nice lump of live muscles 1ib in weight should equal 4---5 good winter baits,,, getting them every week should see a good supply,,,open them dry them in newspaper salt to dry faster then freeze in money bags,,,,just shows bait can be found everywhere mind i wouldnt like to eat them they stink

[codseeker]

i collected a few pound myself today probs = 4-5 pkts dee for winter time

[bobo]

I was looking at the nets of fresh mussels at north sheilds today can they be used fresh from there shells?

[BigLoada]

I was looking at the nets of fresh mussels at north sheilds today can they be used fresh from there shells?

Yeah if they are not cooked. I got 300 in about half an hour the other day from the rocks. Shelled them, stuck em on a skewer and wrapped them with elastic and now just frozen them.

[nemosharktale]

this is what l do with mine l cut them open with a knive but be carefull you dont go throw your hand

then l put them on a flat bit of wood for bulk freezeing

the l put them in the good old sweet tin when they are frozen

[sless]

quality street



tin was it
ahhaha

[Charlie_Thompson]

That second shot looks like the Newc***le squad in a months time

[waco]

where's this fish van mate sounds better than this cultured stuff than the supermrkets sell

[mick dunn]

Looks canny----its a very underestimated bait mussle.

Mick.

[codseeker]

its a canny bait but for me and most it usually goes back home for the freezer after a session

[BigLoada]

Only trouble I have using mussel is that I cant get the smell off my hands for about a week. Dont know if its just the ones I get from the estuary or if they all do that, but no matter how much I scrub my hands it still remains. Tried everything but nowt shifts it. Do you guys get the same problem?

[bluesbiker]

from a fish van on the market,,,he travels ashington amble etc etc

yes you can never get rid of the smell even worse when its been in and out the freezer a few times,,,ive even tried rubbing my air freshner on the way home alas its still there

[Red5]

from a fish van on the market,,,he travels ashington amble etc etc

yes you can never get rid of the smell even worse when its been in and out the freezer a few times,,,ive even tried rubbing my air freshner on the way home alas its still there

He's sound that fella. I usually get me squid from him in the winter. It was 3 boxes for a fiver up until last year, but I think the price went up slightly.

Never tried the mussel from there but might give him a try. I'm sure he has a shop down by my mates electrical shop in Newcastle as my mate often tells me to write a list and he would pick it up before coming back to Longhoughton

[Lowrider]

It its the same one that gets to Blyth i use him and never had a problem.
Both for food or bait.
Well worth a look and buy in bulk and he will do deals

[lorry]

after reading this thread I went looking for them cost me 2 quid for a hand full (6 in all) I`m guessing it would be cheaper collecting them myself or getting them elsewhere any help ? taking into account my location Inland Bishop Auckland area or the fact I travel to Sunderland area mainly for fishing a P.M. of where to collect would be handy and can I eat them myself?