bait

[john/r]

heard today my area are putting up bait prices £4.50 for ten live blacks any thoughts ,is it time to pack fishing in do you fish ragworm razors etc.are blacks that scarce they have to put prices up to cover costs i dont know

[MikeR]

Use another bait. No way would I pay 45p per worm!
If you mail order frozen black it can be as cheep as around £2.50 per 10 plus postage. Get a few people together and get some ordered.

[john/r]

hi mike which mail order do you use,not realy keen on frozen blacks unless i freeze them myself

[MikeR]

Not used them yet but seen them on Baits Direct:

http://www.baitsdirect.com/acatalog/baits_sea_bd.html

£2.88 for 10 for the Dungeness or £3.30 for 10 welsh.

[insanojackson]

I ordered a load of bait from here last year, lugk,mackerel,squid etc. It came next day, well packed and still frozen. The worms were as good as any i have bought in a north east tackle shop!

[MikeR]

Cheers for that. Always nice to hear a good report before you buy!

[Mogthemackem]

NE Tackle in Ryhope were selling 10 blacks for 4.50 last year. I thought this was the going rate. I prefer a bit runny down and crab anyway

[john/r]

hi mogthemackem, i heard but it must of been wrong the ryhope shop was charging 50p a black last year a little better 45p. just reading about bait direct they say dungie lug firmer but smaller i found this a few years back fishing there , i believe rigs at the harbour gets the welsh blacks in frozen 3.50 a pack they are longer than dungie worm but do come out soft not like the dungie worm its just what you prefer.postage is always the stumbling block thats what boosts the price up,bulk buying has got to be best a few people getting together

[lugboy]

you can allways digg your own,cheaper and better all around.

[john/r]

ah but i,m not a digger

[kensr27sz]

niether am i but i can still dig about 70 in a session before my back gives in .