store cupboard sea fishing bait?

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OK, bought my son and daughter sea fishing rods as the weather is terrible - but bait is hard to find when the tide is in. Are there any store cupboard bits that would tempt 'sea fish'? (I've only got coarse fishing experience and my expertise in that is ltd.).

Any help appreciated.
 
Float fish bread for mullet is a good tactic. Fresh or frozen uncooked prawns are a great bait as are tinned/jarred whelks .
 
I dont think sea fish will eat cooked fish like canned sardines etc.

this time of year though mackerel are plentiful and will take lures as will pollock and other inshore species..jelly worms and other wierd and wonderful shapes will tempt them..none of which will smell or worry children
 
Canned sardines are a no no , But canned/jarred whelks are great . Frozen mackerel strips and squid also is cheap enough to keep in the freezer.
 
Thanks for the great suggestions guys, appreciated.

I have bacon and only cooked fresh prawns but can easily pick up fresh uncooked.

When I'm next in Falmouth I'll pick up some lures - thanks for the tip.

Hehe, I'm not sure where the nearest KFC is I've sourced the local Indian? ;)
 
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Cooked prawns will work but there a little soft and come of the hook a little easy . Uncooked are tough and will withstand a hard cast .
 
sniperone said:
Cooked prawns will work but there a little soft and come of the hook a little easy . Uncooked are tough and will withstand a hard cast .
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Excellent, I have 2 packs so they should be sorted for a mornings experimenting - one for the fish one for Dad...
 
I would love to see how you get on with bacon as well. That link I posted looks interesting............
 
Lures or frozen mackerel / squid, last time I was in France I saw some vacuum packed sea bait that could be kept in a cupboard but it was very expensive.

Depending on time of year you could spin for mackerel and then use fillets from the back as bait or chuck a live one back hooked through the spine like this http://sportfishin.asia/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/live-bait_rig-011-490x451.jpg then let it run for a Big Bass
 
Greebo said:
I would love to see how you get on with bacon as well. That link I posted looks interesting............
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Sure, np, - it's premium smoked back bacon so I hope the fish appreciate it :).

I'm not sure our success, or lack of, will truly reflect the bait's appeal as we won't be fishing from an ideal place for float fishing until I get the boat sorted. Especially, as I forgot my rod - but i will make note of how many nibbles the kids get.

Thanks again.
 
No luck yesterday - but the tide was out and the rig was set up for float/boat/harbour fishing.

So going right now while tide is good'n high and will let you know - tin foil too, thanks.
 
Plec said:
No luck yesterday - but the tide was out and the rig was set up for float/boat/harbour fishing.

So going right now while tide is good'n high and will let you know - tin foil too, thanks.
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Don't cast to the next piece of land cast about 4 - 6 breaks back you wasting energy any further unless you specifically need to cast over rocks, at low tide try a small lure again just behind the breaking waves.

Are you beach casting? are you using a rod stand and the correct weight with the correct grippers? don't get disheartened if you haven't caught when the tide starts to ebb out whiting start coming in.
 
Marmite works amazingly well in fresh water for catching trout.

Never tried it in the sea, I don't bother with bait in the sea
 
If the mackerel are in all you need is an old spark-plug for a weight, some fishing line, a few hooks and some kitchen foil tied to the hooks, you can catch them on just bare hooks if they're shiny!
 
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