Yabbies as bait

[LandyAndy]

Hi Guys.
Anybody used freshwater yabbies as bait fishing for saltwater varieties?????
I have acsess to lots of small yabbies(too small to eat).
Looking to use them in leu of prawns to catch Skippy/Herring/Whiting.
Andrew

[NOFUSS]

I use to use them alot fishing when i was working on the farm, cheap bait.good around rocks or chassing sand whiting. Never caught a King G with them though. They work alot better in the rivers, bream love them. Now i use 5g silver heleco to catch bait with a light spinner rod.

[CraigE]

Not the best in saltwater. Good for inland freshwater fishing.
Cheers
Craig

[Ken]

If they are small enough and kept live they should be OK especially around rocky shorelines snapper will have a go at most anything
Skippy and herring will have a go too.

[LandyAndy]

Thanks guys
If the tails are peeled I wouldnt think even the most discerning fish would pick the difference between yabbie and prawn flesh????Will give it a go at easter.Will be freezing them for ease.
If the weather ends up horrible in Albany may even end up chasing a few Bream on the rivers
Andrew

[johnb44]

fresh water yabbies are an excellent bait for southern black bream i used to use them alot in the estuarys chasing bream in victoria they dont live for very long but still a good bait