Limpets

[Skatenchips]

As a freshy and new to sea angling,i thought id better go through
the bait section in some detail.........however it seems the "Limpet"
isnt amoung it.
OK......so i aint used it either.thus far but wondered if you fellers
use it to tip baits off,when it is plentifull around rock marks
or use it whole or in bunches as a larger bait..???
As a greek delicacy in garlic its like eating car tyres....so god knows what the fish
make of it......if at all.
Any thoughts..??
Gaz

[paul morgan]

As a freshy and new to sea angling,i thought id better go through
the bait section in some detail.........however it seems the "Limpet"
isnt amoung it.
OK......so i aint used it either.thus far but wondered if you fellers
use it to tip baits off,when it is plentifull around rock marks
or use it whole or in bunches as a larger bait..???
As a greek delicacy in garlic its like eating car tyres....so god knows what the fish
make of it......if at all.
Any thoughts..??
Gaz

caught loads of flatties on it off hayling island years ago and whelks also

[diamond dave]

Quite good for Wrasse too

[thew33mansda]

not bad for pollick or coalies as well tipped or full bait (3 on a size 2/0 hook)

[Bass-ic Instinct]

A good tipping bait, especially after a storm for codling, whitting, flounders and dab. Other baits such as razor clam and mussel are also good after a 'good blow'. Used in big cocktail they are good for Cod. Try them as a tipping off bait for lugworm would be my best advice though.

[Jamie Donnelly]

3 on a size 2/0?!?!! i use 10 on a size 2/0 for flounders!!! lol

[Bass-ic Instinct]

There was a good article in TSF about using it for a bait for Bass a few years back. The bloke used to use two or three slipper limpet on a size 1/0. He caught a lot of schollies of Hayling, but he said it only worked well after a storm had washed them up on the beach. If my memory serves me correct he caught them all within 15yards of the shore fishing in the 'gutter'.

[yatoes]

There was a good article in TSF about using it for a bait for Bass a few years back. The bloke used to use two or three slipper limpet on a size 1/0. He caught a lot of schollies of Hayling, but he said it only worked well after a storm had washed them up on the beach. If my memory serves me correct he caught them all within 15yards of the shore fishing in the 'gutter'.

Slipper limpet are a different animal to the normal rock limpet.

[lewis888]

I've used limpets before for wrassing but only when I couldn't get any ragworm, it works but it's simply not in the same league as fresh worms (I've found anyway). When I used it, I was away for 2 days: fished the first day with limpet and had 5 wrasse in perfect weather conditions, fished the next day with rag in what I would consider bad wrasse weather and managed over 20 wrasse from the exact same spot

Bites come slower and seem more reluctant when fishing with limpet, and one thing I noticed is when that when the black sack of guts are nibbled away by litte wrasse and you are just left with the tough foot you really stuggle to get a bite

[Skatenchips]

ahhhh thats great news fellers,another bait i can collect and use......
if memory serves it has a large round foot to hold on the rocks with soft tissue beneath.gonna be interesting useing it.....thread a few up the shank and bind
em on i guess...must get me some presentation piccies from somewhere.
thanks for your ideas.
Cheers
Gaz