Miracle bait or wishful thinking?

[cherrypicker]

Hi all
Do jelly baits that immitate rag, lug, squid, peeler etc work or do they only catch the angler? Any success stories out there?

[RL83]

me brother stuck a jelly worm on a float rigg last time he was down the tyne for a bit of fun and got some really positive knocks on it but alas no fish so
the jurys still out on that!
berkley gulp is very good so im told and seen on youtube! soaked in atractent so it leaves a sent trail! very good for flatties im told also! theres another one called sea spawn getting rave reveiws to!

[adam.d]

They do work as a lure, they'd probs still take the odd fish if fished static

[Daysofspeed]

Tried the Berkeley Gulp crab tonight on Seaham hall beach to no avail.

[david.northeast]

You cannit beat fresh bait

[codseeker]

You cannit beat fresh bait

very true

[david.northeast]

very true

personally i wouldnt bother with any of the imitation stuff if i coudnt get the bait i needed i wouldnt bother going

fresh bait has and always will outfish soft plastic imitation bait

[cherrypicker]

I'll put them down as sh*$te then Thanks for the views

[GerryBerry]

Nothing and I do mean NOTHING beats gulp ragworm on a size1 crab hook when spinning for pollack I have caught litterally hundreds of pollack using this infact I am happy to go to whithorn with only gulp ragworm as bait/ attractor, I have also taken mackerel and wrasse with this bait

[cherrypicker]

Nothing and I do mean NOTHING beats gulp ragworm on a size1 crab hook when spinning for pollack I have caught litterally hundreds of pollack using this infact I am happy to go to whithorn with only gulp ragworm as bait/ attractor, I have also taken mackerel and wrasse with this bait

Cheers M8 might give em a go afterall

[Juliogeordio]

Imitation baits are great when used in the right conditions.... dont use them to bait fish but if your spinning / lure fishing then they defo have their place.... can be deadly when fishing for pollock etc

[paulthespark]

i think it all depend on the sea conditions, if the sea is gin clear yes the jelly worms ect will be viable lures but only as a lure, try fishing with them on the bottom with a strong nor eastley blowing in the middle of january and the sea is the colour of mud and i'm afraid you haven't a cat in hells chance of hooking into a fish,this is when fresh bait that put out a scent trace comes into there own,and then it all depends on which fresh bait you are using but thats a whole different story