B A N A N A S

[cameldownunder]

Hi

I have read a lot that Bananas are banned from boats, and I wont allow any banana on my boat

but here I have a dilemma

I have a lot of green BANANA prawns in the freezer, that I bought for bait.

I know that I should only fish with live bait, but I would like to use them as backup.

but are the green BANANA prawns allowed on board, or do they fall in the general BANANA category?

[andrew399]

I think you'l get away with it...

[dunc333]

a banana is a banana mate youll have a very lean day out there lol.........

[A.dawg]

it should be fine... hav seen 2 soapies pulled out on bannana prawns at lilli pilli... funny how all the fresh bait i throw at em doesnt seem to work

[Day's Fishin]

If you believe it will affect your catch then it will! Be positive.

Regards Jeff

[Geoff-]

I have read a lot that Bananas are banned from boats, and I wont allow any banana on my boat

sounds like your biggest worry is your own conscience

[cameldownunder]

Just to let you know ..

I still took them on board, and then peeled, and caught two really good size Breams

So, banana pranws come on board

[jewgaffer]

Hi cameldownunder I can't say I like banana prawns as a bait at all... they're a prawn that the flavour and juice dries out of very quickly when put back in the water irrespective of whether you peel them or not. After a very short time the only flavour or fluid left in a banana prawn is in the saltwater itself and you can soon see how worn out they look as a bait... I like eating bay prawns but may have eaten banana prawns in prawn dishes somewhere along the line I suppose but as far as a bait goes in Sydney estuaries I've seen them used and watched what they produced with a rekindled interest lol and as far as I'm concerned they are better off cooked and canned and sent out of the country before they even reach the shore...

There are horses for courses with prawns, river and bay prawns for bays and rivers and better still prawns such as royal reds and blue tails burleyed and used for livening up places like Botany Bay and Sydney Harbour which are a far better prawn and both these prawns retain their flavour and juices exeptionally well when put back in saltwater.

Cheers

jewgaffer

Edited February 3, 2010 by jewgaffer