picking your own mussells for bait.

[korky65]

alreet lads, does anyone know if you can still get yourself a few mussell for bait, down at sandpoint, or anywhere else down the wear, as my 14 year old son wants to pick or collect his own bait, as he hasnt quite got enough beef on him to undertake some digging yet with father ! lol any help appreciated regards korky

[OuTkast76]

Yes mate there's loads at sand point it's littered with them

[korky65]

cheers for that matey, i will tell the boyo he will be well chuffed at being able to get himself some bait for the price of a bus fare, and you never know could come back with a fish for tea, so thanks again bud, appreciated korky.

[toonboymc]

theres loads down there as you go down the path turn left along the large boulders cant miss them m8

[OuTkast76]

cheers for that matey, i will tell the boyo he will be well chuffed at being able to get himself some bait for the price of a bus fare, and you never know could come back with a fish for tea, so thanks again bud, appreciated korky.

No bother mate glad to help, Hope he has fun collecting...its the shelling thats the nightmare lol

[scaley]

muscle down sandpoint is mall and has been hammered best of going next to stadium of light much bigger mate and much more

[09gmarsh2009]

Back of the stadium on a very low tide,plenty large mussel there mate

[codseeker]

he might struggle with these size tides and plus down by the staduim are big boulders and slippy and are right next to the rivers edge so be careful try on bigger tides where ya wont need to be as close to the water

[Pete from shields]

its the shelling thats the nightmare lol

Its easy mate, stick them in the freezer for an hour before shelling them, they come out much easier and better not like snot.

[PokerMan]

Its easy mate, stick them in the freezer for an hour before shelling them, they come out much easier and better not like snot.

I wish I read this last night before I spent 4 hours shelling muscles lol such a tedious job, my first time doing this and I didn't realise how long it would take with the amount I had. By the end I was wishing I'd just bought frozen ones from the bait shop!

[steven watt]

This is how i prepare my fresh mussels
hears vid what i done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ENUYKoE3w

[swaffs]

I've also been interested in finding some mussels during my trips to the NE.
I stay with family in the Blyth area... any recommendations?

[wonmorehoy]

This is how i prepare my fresh mussels
hears vid what i done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ENUYKoE3w

It's a handy way to open oysters too - not that I'm suggesting them as fishing bait.

[Jonny h]

I wish I read this last night before I spent 4 hours shelling muscles lol such a tedious job, my first time doing this and I didn't realise how long it would take with the amount I had. By the end I was wishing I'd just bought frozen ones from the bait shop!

know the feeling mate nowt worse than spending hours shelling them but when you see how much bait you get from them its well worth it.

[korky65]

cheers lads, my lads got a long way to go yet as a hardened sea angler, but advice and help like this goes a long way to a better future, not only that it will save some of his hard earned pocket money buying worms all the time lol, so big thanks to all, and best wishes for the season to be jolly, regards Bri (korky).