Lobster Bait Cakes

[BillD]

Hello guys,

Any recreational or commercial lobster fishhermen here on the forum using "herring oil bait cakes" for lobster trap bait?

Any experience with any "artificial" lobster bait ???

I'm looking for a supplement or alternative bait for my 10 pots.


Curious,

Bill D

 

[F/V First Team]

You mean the "Pucks"?

Five potter gave me their supply. Still out in the bait shed for all I know.

 

[BillD]

You mean the "Pucks"?

Five potter gave me their supply. Still out in the bait shed for all I know.

Yes the herring pucks.

Have you ever tried them ??

As my season reaches midway point ...I run out of mackeral I caught earlier.

Herring seems to disintegrate real quick in warm water down here (65F) so I'm looking for an alternative bait for my "thriving hobby"

 

[F/V First Team]

Have you ever tried them ??

They taste terrible

Don't seem to work too great up here, maybe the water is too cold.

 

[BillD]

They taste terrible

Don't seem to work too great up here, maybe the water is too cold.

OK, thanks for your opinion !!!!

 

[Curmudgeon]

Never tried the pucks, but tried the cowhide. It's no good. Stick with real bait IMO.

 

[WRHardie]

Head to the headboats/charter boats get some racks and hang them.

 

[steveinak]

ya need a piece of gillnet for that blackfin rig one side for lobster and the other side to gillnet !! take the grandkids out to pick pogies for bait. Go troll up some bluefish they hang and fish good. I tried the herring blocks that Brooks sells for bait, didn't catch shrimp very well but the fleas didn't eat them up. Salted skates fish good if you can get some.

 

[JimRP31]

Bill,

I have used Bessy Bait with great success. I usually top it off every other time I check my pots. I bought a 35 Gallon barrel this spring.

Jim

 

[Lucky Ticket]

Bill Im up your way im fishing a combination of cow hides (great when sand fleas are around) and fresh bait, as well as cowhide only and have not had much of a difference. you can buy a tote of pogies or herring from simms on rt 133 rowley or seabrook coop for $40. I f i was running 10 traps i would pre stuff bait bags and freeze them its alot easier and cleaner on a nice boat like yours. Also easier when you bring greenhorns. You should be able to get about 60 bags stuffed good maybe more that should just about finish off your season good luck.

 

[BillD]

Bill Im up your way im fishing a combination of cow hides (great when sand fleas are around) and fresh bait, as well as cowhide only and have not had much of a difference. you can buy a tote of pogies or herring from simms on rt 133 rowley or seabrook coop for $40. I f i was running 10 traps i would pre stuff bait bags and freeze them its alot easier and cleaner on a nice boat like yours. Also easier when you bring greenhorns. You should be able to get about 60 bags stuffed good maybe more that should just about finish off your season good luck.

Lucky, I use cowhides along with either mackeral I caught early in the season or herring from Simms. I bag the tote of herring 50-60 fish to a bag and then bring one bag per pull, thaw out on the boat.

Where are your traps located ??? Salisbury or Plum Island ??

 

[Lucky Ticket]

Bill it depends on time of year before shed in the rocks after shed in the mud. Right now offshore south.

 

[BillD]

Bill it depends on time of year before shed in the rocks after shed in the mud. Right now offshore south.

Yup, same here !!!

 

[cb34]

bait bags

Have you guys used the sand flea proof bait bags? they allow the bait to fish longer

 

[JimRP31]

Were do you get sand flea proof bait bags?

 

[BillD]

Have you guys used the sand flea proof bait bags? they allow the bait to fish longer

Ya, let's here it, where ya hiding them ????

 

[Lucky Ticket]

Haven't heard of them maybe urban legend cow hides fish 3-4 weeks when fleas around fresh bait skins maybe one day if there present but a tip flounder fish around the gear with fleas I think you'll be happy. Think about filleting a flounder what's in there belly.

 

[cb34]

bags

New England marine and industrial, Portsmouth NH 800 492-0779. They only had small ones, but they work.

 

[steveinak]

Try Friendship or Brooks for the flea bags. I tried some for shrimp and i couldn't catch shit with them, the bait lasted fine just nothing in the traps.

 

[BillD]

New England marine and industrial, Portsmouth NH 800 492-0779. They only had small ones, but they work.

Will, you got traps out there ????