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Nabby
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Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 2:58 pm Post subject: Best bait for shallow lobster pots?
Anyone know the best bait for shallow water lobster pots? I've been told oily herring are good, and mackerel - anyone have any other ideas?

Bunnykiller

Joined: 04 May 2005
Posts: 56
Location: Brixham S.Devon

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 3:39 pm Post subject:
My M8 who is a commercial crabber reckons salted herring and mackerel are good in that order but they should be left salted for a couple of months, also green tripe ...but he thinks there is a law against using that so he says he wouldnt recommend it unless u are in the middle of nowhere and not likely to get caught

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 05 9:18 am Post subject:
I use mackerel baits and get far, far more crab than lobster, the ratio is about 50 to 1 I think. White fish baits can be good for lobster IIRC.

treefarm

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Cheshire

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 05 5:57 pm Post subject:

I've always used mackerel heads that have been left out in the sun all day. Neighbours aren't too chuffed - but there you go.

BTW I was 'browsing' a couple of days ago and came across a new take on the lobster pot. It was a very small cage to put the bait in and about 8 or 10 snares coming from it. The idea is that you dangle this in the water from a boat or harbour wall and as soon as you feel a tug you slowly lift it out, trapping the crabs and enormous lobsters in the snares. Anybody seen/used one? Please tell me I wasn't dreaming and I've just shared my best ever invention with everyone...

treefarm

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Cheshire

Posted: Mon Aug 01, 05 6:04 pm Post subject:
Phew - it wasn't a senior moment... https://www.terrybullard.com/crab_snares.html

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 05 9:28 pm Post subject:
i catch crabs with a frame and snares yum yum yum i often use fish guts for bait for spider crabs

skippyglen

Joined: 06 Jun 2011
Posts: 1

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 11 6:03 pm Post subject:
heres a cheap alternative that i used in australia and have used it over here a couple of times with awesome results,,,cans of cheap cat food just prick a bunch of holes in the can and the oils in the fish seep through for days and lobster and crabs love it and its cheap as hell

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 11 5:07 pm Post subject:
Crabs and lobsters ? One prefers fresh bait and the other stinky but I can't recall which.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 11 6:29 pm Post subject:

skippyglen wrote:

heres a cheap alternative that i used in australia and have used it over here a couple of times with awesome results,,,cans of cheap cat food just prick a bunch of holes in the can and the oils in the fish seep through for days and lobster and crabs love it and its cheap as hell

Welcome to the forum!

crofter

Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Posts: 2252

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 11 8:19 pm Post subject:

Bodger wrote:

Crabs and lobsters ? One prefers fresh bait and the other stinky but I can't recall which.

rotten for lobsters.

sickpup

Joined: 19 Jun 2008
Posts: 164
Location: Amble,Northumberland

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 10:26 pm Post subject:
do you need a licence to set lobster pots?

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Tue Aug 02, 11 10:57 pm Post subject:
Best place is where all the other fishermen set there's.

chris123

Joined: 14 Oct 2011
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 11 9:47 pm Post subject:

hi all no not need a licence to set pots as long as no more than 4 if my memory serves me right but check local by laws as well u have to have your name and adress or phone no on the buoys and you are only allowed to take so many lobsters at a time
and if u set your pots near commercial fishermen i can guarante that your pots will go missing
set them in close at get in to places the commercial boys cant and u will def catch some big ones
all the best
chris

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