klainz Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 G'day raiders, can anyone tell me where I can buy some royal red prawns? Fresh or frozen? Still after my first legal pig. cheers, klainz.
hottyscotty Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 i'm eager to find out as well but if you really need prawn bait, i find tigers are very good. i chop them in half first because they're quite large. and they're extra good from pickers because it stays long enough on the hooks for pigs to see.
klainz Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 Just did a quick search on royal red prawns. this FR thread is actually the 7th listing on google. Royal reds are almost like bycatch for trawlers and are found at serious depths like 350m+! Trawlers from port stephens to ulladula catch them commercially. I wouldn't have thought there were pigs out on the continental shelf. Maybe they are! I guess you can presume they are not a natural pig food. Sydney fish markets considers them a 'low price' prawn with flesh that 'spoils very quickly'. I wonder if their 'low price' has something to do with the fact that they are touted as a quality pig bait? Cheaper bait means more guys will be using it therefore more pigs caught etc. leading to idea that they are a top pig bait. I read a article in Fishing world about how guys along the coast buy them bulk off the trawlers for cheap and freeze them for later use. Also read another article from a central coast fisho who uses already COOKED imported prawns from any supermarket (NB. COOKED not the raw variety - using imported raw ones risks introducing diseases so NEVER use them as bait!). He baits one and whilst waiting, eats another! Maybe the royal red flesh is more robust than the humble servo prawn. The little pigs I have caught have been on these servo prawns. Can anyone shed any light?
deano2233 Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 once i took my mate fishing and he bought cooked prawns from the supermarket, after laughing at him and paying him out all morning he ended up catching twice as many fish. oops.
pelican Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Using food seafood ( possibly imported) as bait risks introducing bugs and disease into our waterways. I know many frozen supermarket packs of fish have a note on it as a condition "not to be used for bait must be cooked" " I think it is a condition of quaranteen and import. A lot od coles woolies prawns are aussie and even the ones that are are often packed in indonesia etc. I think this has been discussed on other threads
sniper Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Most fish shops will have them the rreds are the ones they mix with their marinara mix
shane87 Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Endeavour or blue tail prawns. Can't beet em for pigs. Cheers Shane
Penguin Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Endeavour or blue tail prawns. Can't beet em for pigs. Cheers Shane You cant beat them for any type of fish imo, even for Kings
Jewhunter Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 You cant beat them for any type of fish imo, even for Kings Ahh yes, the old penquin peeled prawn trick. Deadly on all species, especially when used by penquin!! Cheers, Grant.
yves Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 you can buy uncooked royal reds in frozen blocks in the freezers at the fish markets.I've bought them before to make gow gee's (chinese).But have to agree,the endeavour is cheap and good bait.
luckytom Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Klainz, Call down to the fish market early ... If they don't have em they can get them or tell you where you can score some...CHEERS..Tom the Yank
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