Bait

[capo dei capi]

hey fishraiders just thinking about using some chicken, and meat on my next trip out fishing... i fish of a wharf that produces some nice bream whiting flathead trevallies and a mixed bag of pelagics.. ive heard that the chicken can produce some nice bream ive never tried it though i was wondering what part of the chicken should be used and what type of meat, and also if anyone knows any other different types of baits besides the usual prawns squid n pilchard

[steve76]

hey mate

ive never used chicken or meat for bait either but from what ive read use the chicken breast and steak is also suppose to be a decent bait, other alternative baits you could try are live poddy mullet, whitebait or whiteyes ,nippers, mullet fillets ect...hope this helps a bit

cheers steve

[SimJ]

Hey guys,

recently I was wondering the same thing about the chicken and steak, after some advice on here and some experimenting I reckon straight up raw chicken breast kicks @ss! stays on hook well and easy to shape and size. caught bream, tailor, herring, yakkas, snapper, whiting and more on chicken.

I only used steak once, and i dont think it was skirt steak(which is meant to be best), but I didnt have many hits.

also beach & blood worms are buyable and gr8

Hope this helps,

Simmo

[tan the fisherman]

All I can say is try chicken with parmesean cheese and you will be suprised. Some say you can even add some garlic! Leave in fridge over night or even 2 nights. I caught my on bream PB on chicken!

Edited February 6, 2009 by tan the fisherman

[tumra]

mate with chicken, chicken breast is the way to go.

With steak i use silverside steak. When you go to woolies in the steak section of the meat fridge look for steaks that are called something on the lines of " Steak eye Heart smart" on the sticket docket. I can never remember its name but i will take a photo of it when i go to woolies next. It costs about $24/kilo and they sell it in 400-500g serves. The good thing about this steak is that it is very veiny and will never get off the hook unless you physically rip it off yourself. It works wonders and have been using it for years in the georges river without fail for bream, flatties and the odd jewie...

I have found though with both chicken and steak that it works better in muddier, murkier waters like the georges. I have tried it in the hacking with some limited success, though baits such as pilchards are still the better way to go there.

[capo dei capi]

thankssss everyone ill be sure 2 try it out let u no how it goes hopefully ill have some pictures 2 attatch

[sportfish]

garlic paste from the supermarket on bits of chicken works a treat

[jlloyd]

I have been using chicken, pork and beef for catching yakkas and slimy macks for several years and the occasional trev, flattie, bream etc is handy throughout the harbour. Doesn't matter what type just get the cheapest as they are often the tougher cuts which last longer. I did try minced meat (rolled in flour) like the old Mediterranean guys do but the bait is very easily lost.

As the meat is very hardy it takes a while to lose it unlike pillies or prawns (especially with sabiki bait catching rigs). The or kids also love fishing with this as the smell is magnitudes less on your hands.

Just don't expect to be catching monsters of the deep but I find these meats excellent at catching bait fish and always have a burley stream going (can be bread, meat offcuts even old cooked meat shredded/minced).

[jamesds]

When I first started fishing early last year, I fancied a fishing session but had no bait - but there was some out of date steak in the freezer so I used that. Caught a flattie on it on my first cast

I have never tried since then, as I have gotten better at making sure I always have pillies or prawns in the freezer for an unplanned sesh, but might give it another try after the positive reports here.

[tricky]

I agree with tan chicken breast and parmesan cheese top bream bait.

[squizzytaylor]

Chicken breast is lethal on bream as is skirt (backstrap) steak, I even know a couple of guys who salt their chicken and steak as it helps them deteriorate slower on the hook.

Geoff

[capo dei capi]

thisss might sound silly but howw exactly do u mix the chicken n parmesan..

[tricky]

Hi coat the chicken breast with grated parmesan.