I've read all about, and have spare traces made up, but now I'm wondering if I could bait these traces as well. I read an article about baiting whole pilchards and pipers and they looked "attractive" but wouldn't cast well. I think the fish would break up, even with cotton, but what if it was frozen, and thawed out in the sea, after casting. If anyone is still reading this site, any thoughts?
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by pete88 on 13/5/2017, 2:15 am, in reply to "Freezing bait"
I tried that this year with tuatua baits. Worked well enough and the crabs seemed grateful My brother in law freezes pilchards onto his hooks for his set line (Tauranga) and has good success.Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by The druid on 14/5/2017, 7:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Do you think "freezing" would have any effect on the trace mono?
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by scott on 14/5/2017, 10:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Did a bit of a search,found this site www.thehulltruth.com a guy asked the same question there.Some say yes others no.Id freeze some and see what happens.Sounds like a good idea though.Cheers.
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Posted by westy on 15/5/2017, 8:06 am, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Do it all the time. Don't have any problems with mono.Some in times freezer for up to 2 months. cheers.
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by pete88 on 16/5/2017, 10:36 am, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
When my brother in law lucks onto a few barrow loads of fresh pillies he spends a few hours baiting up 100's of mono traces that go into the big freezer. If he cant get out much some of them will be in there for a year, no effects on the mono at all.Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by The druid on 16/5/2017, 2:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Thanks guys. This answers my question and is certainly something I'll be trying. I saw a d.i.y tool for tying shellfish bait on a hook so, mussels on special at Pak 'n Save???
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by pete88 on 17/5/2017, 11:41 am, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Hi Druid, What is the diy tool? Where?? how??? When???? I'm always fascinated with such gadgets!!Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by Hardy on 17/5/2017, 2:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Hi All
If you want to freeze crabs/prawns, freeze them in salt water. Doesnt have to be seawater either, just mix up some salt and water. I use the cheap food storage containers from New World. Bait the hook, bait cotton on. Hooks and bait in the tub, lid on, with the rest of the trace hanging outside. I do em up in tubs of ten. Going fishing, just throw the tubs in your chilly bin. By the time you get to your fishing possie, they will pull apart but still be frozen, clip the trace on and out she goes. I do the same with fish bait. When the bite comes on, you are ready to go. No mucking around bait cottoning, and losing bite time, which sometimes don't last long.
Cheers TrevTime to go fishing again
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by scott on 17/5/2017, 5:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Hey pete88 not sure if it's the same thing druid saw,but I've been watching youtube video's from the UK where they use bait needles for tying bait onto hooks.If you go on youtube and type in Sandmans Tackle Time there's a video there which shows how to make one.It's just a piece of wire really but looks quite effective.Cheers.
Re: Freezing bait
Posted by The druid on 17/5/2017, 10:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Freezing bait"
Hi Pete, I'll try and explain it as best I can. It uses a piece of plastic conduit, about 20mm dia. and 6" long. A chamfer is taken out of one end so 3" of the pipe is like half a tube, a chanel. A slot is cUt in the end about 10m deep. The hook is put into this slot and the trace passes through and out the end of the pipe. In the article it was held in there with a rubber cork. Now you just pack your shellfish, tuatua, cockles whatever, fiddley little things, around the hook. This is easy 'cause all the hook is exposed, and held, and you're holding the end of the pipe. When you think there's enough you bind it on with bait elastic. Cotton doesn't work. Wind the elastic around the hook, bait and pipe. When it looks good, undo the cork, slide the hook out of the slot and as it comes free the elastic tightens on the bait. Probably easier to make than describe. It was in a fishing mag 10 - 15 years a.go. I'm certainly going to try it.
on 12/5/2017, 3:21 pm
I tried that this year with tuatua baits. 