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In these pages, you will see many different types of sea bait that can be used from shore boat and kayak.
Some of these baits, are use more frequent than others, baits like the common shore crab, mackerel, sand eel, rag worm, lug worm, will probably account for 80% of baits used.
There is other baits are not so commonly used, but still, are just as deadly for catching certain species, baits like a hermit crab velvet, herring, sprats, cockle,s limpets, muscles, prawns and shrimps, white rag and King rag worm, squid.
Most of these baits can be harvested yourself within a couple of hours if you know where to go and what you're looking for this will save you an absolute fortune down at the tackle shop. As bait is probably our most expensive part of sea fishing.
In these pages will try to show you how to harvest your own bait. What to look out for, and a bit about presentation, how the bait should be sat on the hooks.
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Mackerel & herring
Mackerel is probably the most common bait used in the UK. |
Blow lug
Red to brown in colour and only about 15cm in length this worm lives in a u shape burrow |
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Mussel
not that commonly used as it can be difficult to keep on the hook. |
black lug
this worm is one of the most commonly used worm bait as it can be used fresh or frozen |
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