Jaypeegee, I agree soaking mussel in fish oil could, in certain circumstances, be counter productive especially if you use the mussels raw. The idea of the fish oil is to create a natural scent trail when the cooking process has boiled all the natural scent and juices out.

I believe most anglers are a little reticent to try new baits, we all have tried and true readily at our disposal. Without doubt my favourite is anchovies, they are everything I could wish for. However, there are certain fish specie I know I am unlikely to catch on that bait, I am hoping that mussel will make up the shortfall.

In the video you would have seen I baited a hook with the mussel backbone. Visually it has everything you could ask for in a bait: it has a good shape on the hook, it has movement, it imitates many natural creatures and supplies its own burley trail.

I travel hopefully.