While down at Port Stephens over the week end the bloke on the next site was getting and ear full on why the smelly bait wasn't going in the already over loaded fridge with the tucker.
Having gone through the same thing many times myself over the years I passed on a tip given to me years back .
Rather than use the trusted old prawns and paying mega bucks for 200 grams I use puff pastry sheets for the Flatties , Bream , Whiting and anything else that swims. I'm told that it's the cooking oils and sugars used in the manufacture of the pastry that works like those very expensive fish attractants.
No more arguments no smell and above all it works . Also allows everyone including the kids to put their own baits on. While out there fishing I keep the pastry sheets on one of those cold bricks in a little esky along with the drinks
Gary and Kerry said
09:56 PM Nov 6, 2008
SWMBO doesn't like to get her hands smelly whilst fishing, so she buys a bag of chocolate covered aniseed rings to use, and most times out fishes me.
dave06 said
10:28 PM Nov 6, 2008
aniseed rings,bugger that, bloody fish wouldnt get a look in,
have a look at you two, flash as a pair of dolphins in amongst a school of ****ties!!!!!
you look as happy as the first seagull at a chip packet, good on the pair of you, long life to you
chezgo said
07:56 AM Nov 7, 2008
not being very experienced in the fishing dept my husband things i am weird because I don't use bait i use those jelly squid like things with hooks attached. I saw it on a fishing show and I actually caught a couple of Kingfish with them last time I was at Narooma which surprised me. They usually destroy them so very rarely get to use it more than once but less smelly. Now i might try the pastry for some flathead and whiting sounds better than smelly bait. thanks for the tip. chezgo
Having gone through the same thing many times myself over the years I passed on a tip given to me years back .
Rather than use the trusted old prawns and paying mega bucks for 200 grams I use puff pastry sheets for the Flatties , Bream , Whiting and anything else that swims. I'm told that it's the cooking oils and sugars used in the manufacture of the pastry that works like those very expensive fish attractants.
No more arguments no smell and above all it works . Also allows everyone including the kids to put their own baits on. While out there fishing I keep the pastry sheets on one of those cold bricks in a little esky along with the drinks