How much bait

[g-force]

Yep, can't go skimping on the bait. My bucket for a 3 'n' a half hour club-match in the winter will have 50-80 blow-lug (depending on size), or 30/40 blacks & maybe 30 blows, about 25-30 frozen crab, 2 packs of mussel, then maybe a couple of optional extras like a bunch of razors or squid's nappers depending on venue. Lug, mussel & crab vital though - and a few times this past winter I still managed to run out of lug.

Summertime, a 4 hr session up the coast - 25-30 fresh crab, 15-20 frozen crab & a few ragworm in case there's any wrasse about.

Gary

[g-force]

What size hook do yer use mate? I use 3/0 normally.

Anything between a 2/0 - 6/0 depending on venue & size of fish I'm expecting.

Gary

[clarky]

I'll normally buy £5 of rag, 2 score of lug, a pack of macky, some prawn's, a box of squid and sometimes depending where we fish some razor.
I re-freeze some of the bait but the rest I just give away to the lads next to me when am leavn

[eddie t]

It all depends where and how long ya going for mate.

I take 50 lug £5 worth of rag 2 packs of runny down crab if i have any, 1 pack of squid, mussel, razor and a bit of mackie.

And if i can get me hands on some blacks 100 of them all i will get 2 6 hour sessions out of all this bait.

mussle, squid, macky, razor and runnydown are stocked up in my freezer.

Thats just fishing for cod in the winter but if ya fishing the river for flattys ya just need a £6 worth of rag and some macky few hours of fun.

Every one will have there own take on this mate cos every one fishers different to others and some use a few types of bait like blacks and crab and thats it where me i use loads of different types of bait so will others.