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Nabby

Best bait for shallow lobster pots?

Anyone know the best bait for shallow water lobster pots? I've been told oily herring are good, and mackerel - anyone have any other ideas?
Bunnykiller

My M8 who is a commercial crabber reckons salted herring and mackerel are good in that order but they should be left salted for a couple of months, also green tripe ...but he thinks there is a law against using that so he says he wouldnt recommend it unless u are in the middle of nowhere and not likely to get caught Exclamation
Jonnyboy

I use mackerel baits and get far, far more crab than lobster, the ratio is about 50 to 1 I think.

White fish baits can be good for lobster IIRC.
treefarm

I've always used mackerel heads that have been left out in the sun all day. Neighbours aren't too chuffed - but there you go.

BTW I was 'browsing' a couple of days ago and came across a new take on the lobster pot. It was a very small cage to put the bait in and about 8 or 10 snares coming from it. The idea is that you dangle this in the water from a boat or harbour wall and as soon as you feel a tug you slowly lift it out, trapping the crabs and enormous lobsters in the snares. Anybody seen/used one? Please tell me I wasn't dreaming and I've just shared my best ever invention with everyone... Rolling Eyes
treefarm

Phew - it wasn't a senior moment...

http://www.terrybullard.com/crab_snares.html
dpack

i catch crabs with a frame and snares yum yum yum i often use fish guts for bait for spider crabs
skippyglen

heres a cheap alternative that i used in australia and have used it over here a couple of times with awesome results,,,cans of cheap cat food just prick a bunch of holes in the can and the oils in the fish seep through for days and lobster and crabs love it and its cheap as hell
Bodger

Crabs and lobsters ? One prefers fresh bait and the other stinky but I can't recall which.
12Bore

heres a cheap alternative that i used in australia and have used it over here a couple of times with awesome results,,,cans of cheap cat food just prick a bunch of holes in the can and the oils in the fish seep through for days and lobster and crabs love it and its cheap as hell

Welcome to the forum! hello2
crofter

Crabs and lobsters ? One prefers fresh bait and the other stinky but I can't recall which.


rotten for lobsters. sickpup

do you need a licence to set lobster pots? pricey

Best place is where all the other fishermen set there's. chris123

hi all no not need a licence to set pots as long as no more than 4 if my memory serves me right but check local by laws as well u have to have your name and adress or phone no on the buoys and you are only allowed to take so many lobsters at a time
and if u set your pots near commercial fishermen i can guarante that your pots will go missing
set them in close at get in to places the commercial boys cant and u will def catch some big ones
all the best
chris
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