Mussels for bait

[Fishygone]

If you go on to WSF main forums Bait Discussion section at the top theres a sticky ( supermarket baits ) good info to be had there.

john.

[angler100]

My mate used to salt them to draw out excess liquid. Anybody else do that?

[MickA]

I was looking at Fox arma bait mesh. Might be good for soft baits like mussel. Has anybody tried it?

Yes mate, it works a treat. Not just for mussel either, all those little scraps of bait that you would struggle to get on a hook, just hoy them and and an instant usable sized bait. Also great for making cocktail baits.

[gadji]

mussels for bait

i like korky65 and lowrider's idea and wonder if winkles or wilicks as we call them in the northeast would also work? has any one tried ?

[lukey]

i have used amo mesh with mussel it works a treat makes life a whole lot easier . i knock up about 10 baits before going out and putting them on i just used elastic thread .

how much are the meshes?

[angler100]

look for fox arma google or fleabay.

[john/r]

best results i have had in past is to bait up hook as normal with hook snood tied on and then freeze.

take them down in a wide mouthed food flask a must for every angler and take one out as you need it.

advantages no waste and bait slowly defrosts in water and it casts out great without bits flying off.

i prefer this way to fresh.

[Billzo]

get ya self a roll of finger bandage u can make up alsorts of baits,
knot 1 end then fill with what u want up2 around 3-4 inches.
have made many different baits crab & mussel, macky & mussel, crab & old lug, blacks & yellows, razor & blacks or i have even made big cocktail baits with a mix of 5-6 different baits 4 when we have the big sea's 4 a few days like now.

[GARYGERNARD]

when i use mussel before shelling them i pour boiling water in sink then put mussel in for a few seconds they firm up easyier to put on hook the fish dont seem to mind caught loads

[fishermans freind]

try using fox arma-mesh to make mussels into sausages works much better and also good for mixing all sorts of different baits