Human quality bait

[LandyAndy]

Next time you need to buy squid/prawns or octopus for bait give the tackle shop a miss and go to your local supermarket.
I bought frozen banana prawns,squid tubes and baby octopus CHEAPER than the bait shop and the quality is LOTS better.
Dont accept the defrosted stuff on display,ASK for still frozen,they will go out the back and get it for you.
The stuff actually has texture and stays on the hooks longer.
Enjoy
Andrew

[Shonky]

Human quality bait

I always use quality humans for bait! :D

[Sparksdisco]

Next time you need to buy squid/prawns or octopus for bait give the tackle shop a miss and go to your local supermarket.
I bought frozen banana prawns,squid tubes and baby octopus CHEAPER than the bait shop and the quality is LOTS better.
Dont accept the defrosted stuff on display,ASK for still frozen,they will go out the back and get it for you.
The stuff actually has texture and stays on the hooks longer.
Enjoy
Andrew

Plus you can snack on the bait while you wait for the fish to bite :o ;)

[Bigbjorn]

When I was a schoolboy we used to cycle down to one of the "dago shops" at Breakfast Creek for one or two shillings of cooked river prawns. Use some for bait and the rest for lunch.

The river prawn trawlermen were nearly all Maltese or Italian hence the name for the three or four fish and chip shops at the creek.

[UNDEROVER]

Yep. I second that idea of buying bait from your local fisho. I've also approached beach netters and done the same thing with mullet and gar. They are usually cheaper again, and oh so fresh. Definitely worth going the extra mile for fresh bait. The only frozen bait I buy (if I can help it) is pillies.

[Stuck]

I read a brochure a little while back from the NSW DPI outlining similar threats to the environment as the ones outlined in this Australian government media release. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority :: Imported raw prawns could kill our precious marine life (http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/media/media_archive/2006/2006_09_27.html). So if you're going to do it, it might be best to give the imported stuff, or at least the prawns, a wide berth.
Cheers,
Anthony.