View Full Version : Bait for the snapper season
kingrichard
30-08-2006, 07:09 PM
Gang,
Just an idea,but I, (like I reckon a few others here) buy my bait from vic market.What about arranging a time and trying to do a deal with someone there.Bait is a big expense for me and,if a deal because a few of us are there can be done can only benifit us all
Rick
grant
30-08-2006, 07:14 PM
sounds like a great idea.
g./
linchpin75
31-08-2006, 08:30 AM
I usually go to Springy but doesn't matter as long as it is fresh
Got to get my chest freezer hooked up outside though first
grant
31-08-2006, 11:10 AM
We could buy about 10kg od silver whiting and pilchards, break the minto 1kg lots and split them that way.
squid the same
g./
Dekka
31-08-2006, 01:58 PM
Great idea Rick. I'm in whenever and whatever.
salmon-head
31-08-2006, 03:02 PM
Come on guy's, get your butt's to the pier. Then your gar/squid/coutta/salmon only gets frozen once by you!
I'll be at Flinders again this week end if anyone's keen.
Time does get limited though, and I'd probably be in for a bit too. 8)
Dave.
seaeagle
31-08-2006, 03:47 PM
dumb question.....ive never bought bait from a market, does it come whole or gutted, and
can ya freeze ungutted fish to use as bait
grant
31-08-2006, 04:55 PM
with guts.. and yes you can freeze it with guts in .
g/.
hillbilly
31-08-2006, 05:50 PM
For me a big part of getting ready for the snapper run is to get out and catch my own bait, another reason for catching my own is that down this end of PPB there are no good bait outlets just freezers at servo,s where the bait is sooo old and freezer burnt that its only use is for berley or feeding the gulls.
But after reading this post I think I will be making a trip to Springvale to fill up my bait freezer,
So can anyone please tell me whether its a market at Springvale and if so what day,s is it on or is it a shop ?
thanks
Karren :wink:
linchpin75
01-09-2006, 08:30 AM
Karren - I usually park in the big carpark off Buckingham Avenue and then walk through the smaller arcade back towards Windsor Avenue. There are a couple of fish shops in there. Just watch the fish to make sure its fresh enough(I know the pilchards are usually frozen). I find the mussels there are fresh and good value and also the pippis (often these are alive still)
cheers Adam
hillbilly
01-09-2006, 06:51 PM
Thanks for that info Adam, Im picking up my new boat tomorrow down near that way so will pop in and fill my bait freezer.
Karren :wink:
kingrichard
07-09-2006, 10:31 PM
Two things guys.
Why didn`t anyone tell me that I`d spelt snapper wrong and secondly
I`m going to the markets saturday to see what sort of prices things are and see if anyone there wants to do a deal
Looking at buying pillies,silver whiting and bottle squid
If anybody whats a price on anything else let me know
Rick
ozdevil
08-09-2006, 08:24 AM
Two things guys.
Why didn`t anyone tell me that I`d spelt snapper wrong and secondly
I`m going to the markets saturday to see what sort of prices things are and see if anyone there wants to do a deal
Looking at buying pillies,silver whiting and bottle squid
If anybody whats a price on anything else let me know
Rick
Rick
this might be a bit late for you to see but been rather busy and had not seen this post until today
mate prices for pillies squid and cuttlefish if they have it
cheers
OZ
kingrichard
09-09-2006, 02:13 AM
Not as late as my reply.
Will see what i can do
Rick
kingrichard
09-09-2006, 10:45 PM
Guys I got there around stumps.They had silvers at $4.50kg.
They looked ok,no pillies or much baitie type fish.
Spoke to a couple of guys but they didn`t seem that interested in doing any sort of deal.
Next opition was the the guy on line.??????.
Will try in springy wedesday maybe?
Cheers Rick
grant
10-09-2006, 06:32 PM
I am going to try vic markets on thursday.
g./
you wont get much cheaper that 4.50/kg for silvers at springvale. lets face it. thats pretty cheap. when picking them, a fishmonger friend of mine told me the best way to see if they're fresh is to feel they're guts. if they're firm they're good. your also looking for bright red gills. the older they are the duller they become.
cheers
damo
bay_fisher
25-09-2006, 05:43 PM
Did this post come to a happy ending i.e did everyone ended up with enough bait to last the whole snapper season or is it still a working project? :D
grant
25-09-2006, 06:32 PM
We managed to buy some bait for the BBQ day, but I lost it..... 2 Kg of Silver whiting which has never turned up... its stinking up somewhere!
g./
kingrichard
25-09-2006, 11:19 PM
work in progress
bay_fisher
26-09-2006, 12:21 AM
We managed to buy some bait for the BBQ day, but I lost it..... 2 Kg of Silver whiting which has never turned up... its stinking up somewhere!
Maybe it was hidden by one of the BBQ attendees if they thought they were going to be served up a silver whiting on bread instead of snag... :lol:
seaeagle
26-09-2006, 12:12 PM
thats why we didnt catch anything..... :lol: