Buying bait

[anylugnoitscrab]

Just wondering do most of you buy your own bait or collect it yourself, personally i like to collect as much as possible but it is inevitible that i have to buy some aswell but i reallt enjoy collecting my own.

[davidkerr]

Unfortunately I live in London and when I do get fishing I do not have the time to collect bait. So mainly buying to save time for fishing. Having said that I do spend some time during the summer on the Island of Arran and when there I do collect my own bait.

[madfish21]

Hi,

I don't get much time to dig bait , i'd much rather spend any time fishing i get fishing , plus i mainly use squid and mackerel which are both cheap and easy to buy

Thanks

Mark

[i hate whiting]

i buy rag worm sandeel and squid, mackerel in winter but in the summer i freeze my own down, i dig my own razor and lug and collect any crabs i use myself.

[whopper]

I dig my own when i want (Im lucky enough to live very near the sea). But now and then when i am going fishing at short notice i will buy some lug. Ive allways got a freezer with frozen black lug, suid and mackeral.

[dabcatcher]

i started off as a kid with no money and very little tackle. if i dint collect my own bait i couldnt go fishing. the only bait i buy now is about 4 boxes of squid and 10 packs of sandeel a year.

[DanCcooke]

I am off later this afternoon to dig rag for the first time in about 4 or 5 years. Should be amusing, tiring, Messy, Smelly but cheaper than buying it. Three of us fishing Sunday morning full session would be at least 2lb of rag so, £20.
Two of us digging i reckon we should do that in about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Then ready for beer right after.
If i have time and the tide is right i will dig and collect, otherwise i will buy. I just like being outside though.

[talen]

Just wondering do most of you buy your own bait or collect it yourself, personally i like to collect as much as possible but it is inevitible that i have to buy some aswell but i reallt enjoy collecting my own.

dig my own lug rag whites put lem in tanks at home sow i aways got bait and dig my own sand ells and got my own crab pots so it does not cost me a penny only fuel swop me worms some times for sqid

[football-to-fish]

would love to have time to dig for bait but to far away,plus would not have a clue where to start or what gear to use.makes me laugh just thinking of the thought.

[billfish]

i got my own crab traps & dig lug, rag & whites also get my mussel & macky's.
only thing i buy is squid & razor, sometimes lug if i cant get 4 any when needed