klainz Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 G'day raiders, Anyone have any opinions re: which is a better squid bait - arrow or southern? As a general purpose bait and also for jewies? I think southerns taste better than arrows but will eat arrows over southerns if guys reckon southerns are better for bait! Also, anyone ever tried using garden variety earth worms as a saltwater bait??? I'm wondering if the salinity would just destroy them soon after being submerged. They would probably die quickly and shrivel up! But, I guess they are easily found and 'free' so could be an economical choice. Guys do talk about bream foraging edges/grassy areas of riverbanks that have flooded in upper reaches of estuaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King slayer Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I don't find any difference between the squids as baits, only that if you want whole baits the smaller ones are the go for jew and kings. This time of year that tends to be the arrows as the southerns are massive. for the same reason the southerns make the best head baits and big juicy strips. My mate recently put this question to a well known charter operator who advocates squid as the ONLY bait for kings and jew, and he said there was no difference as bait for him. Never tried earth worms in salt, but I believe one of the main attractions is the wriggle, which would be very short lived in salt I'd say. Interesting to find out how you go though! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Better bait is whichever is common to the area you're fishing. Southern Calamari always worked better for me in the outer harbour while arrows got better results around the Spit Bridge. Probably not enough of a difference to be scientific about it but match the hatch is always the best way to go. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 i find them the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 i have found that the southerns tend to live longer when slow trolling them.Don't know why,but for that reason i prefer them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moro Mou Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 G'day raiders, Also, anyone ever tried using garden variety earth worms as a saltwater bait??? I'm wondering if the salinity would just destroy them soon after being submerged. They would probably die quickly and shrivel up! They appartently will work for bream (probably other species as well), especially in situations where fresh water runs into the salt. The theory is that garden worms will get washed into the salt after heavy rain and therefore in some ways form a natural part of the food chain. I have however tested this theory twice at one of my bream haunts with NO sucess - so i am yet to confirm whether the theory is true. Cheers Moro Mou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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