Muscles For Bait?

[Davemmm]

Has anyone used Oysters or muscles for bait and if so two questions:-

1. How do you keep them on the hook?

2. How do stop yourself from eating them long enough to use them?

Cheers

Dave

[Jigholio]

Hi Dave,

Where I see mussels growing they are #1 choice for bream. They go nuts over them. Keeping them on the hook is easy, just make sure the 'beard' goes thru the hook point. Very popular bait off wharves & jetties in Vic. The crushed shells are a killer burley. If you see a lot of shell grit on the shore from where you're fishing that's a big clue. Now the responsible part: check local regs re: intertidal zone bait-collecting. Oysters are good also but nigh impossible to keep on the hook. Salting might be an option?