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  1. 1st March 2009, 08:02 PM #1
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    Yabbies as bait

    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.
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    Yabbies

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