Landbased, I often buy the frozen stuff from servo and it goes straight into my esky with a bag of ice. Upon arriving most often then not the bait would still be frozen solid. It doesn't take much to defrost them but who can wait around for that? We all want our bait hooked and ready in the water asap lol. I just find the frozen box of squid more versatile, just from my experience anyways. Each has a preference but both seem to catch KGWbowl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:27 amWith frozen pipis, at the ramp I will put them in bucket of sea water , by the time I get to fishing spot pipis r unfrozen n easy to open.Kenle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:57 amMate, I've found a box of them frozen California squid from the servo to be realy good. Great value and catches whiting and snapper no problem, you gotta cut them into strip's though. I love the frozen pippies too but find them anoying to open and they come off too easy if I cast hard. Frozen prawns are great but you don't get many bait up from them and they come off easy to bottom pickers too.
I will generally open 20 pipis n put the meat on bait board n schell's in water for burly.
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Kenle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:57 amLandbased, I often buy the frozen stuff from servo and it goes straight into my esky with a bag of ice. Upon arriving most often then not the bait would still be frozen solid. It doesn't take much to defrost them but who can wait around for that? We all want our bait hooked and ready in the water asap lol. I just find the frozen box of squid more versatile, just from my experience anyways. Each has a preference but both seem to catch KGWbowl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:27 amWith frozen pipis, at the ramp I will put them in bucket of sea water , by the time I get to fishing spot pipis r unfrozen n easy to open.Kenle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:57 amMate, I've found a box of them frozen California squid from the servo to be realy good. Great value and catches whiting and snapper no problem, you gotta cut them into strip's though. I love the frozen pippies too but find them anoying to open and they come off too easy if I cast hard. Frozen prawns are great but you don't get many bait up from them and they come off easy to bottom pickers too.
I will generally open 20 pipis n put the meat on bait board n schell's in water for burly.
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Re: KGW best frozen bait to use ?
Probably don't put pipis in esky with ice.bowl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:17 amKenle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:57 amLandbased, I often buy the frozen stuff from servo and it goes straight into my esky with a bag of ice. Upon arriving most often then not the bait would still be frozen solid. It doesn't take much to defrost them but who can wait around for that? We all want our bait hooked and ready in the water asap lol. I just find the frozen box of squid more versatile, just from my experience anyways. Each has a preference but both seem to catch KGWbowl wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:27 amWith frozen pipis, at the ramp I will put them in bucket of sea water , by the time I get to fishing spot pipis r unfrozen n easy to open.Kenle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 1:57 amMate, I've found a box of them frozen California squid from the servo to be realy good. Great value and catches whiting and snapper no problem, you gotta cut them into strip's though. I love the frozen pippies too but find them anoying to open and they come off too easy if I cast hard. Frozen prawns are great but you don't get many bait up from them and they come off easy to bottom pickers too.
I will generally open 20 pipis n put the meat on bait board n schell's in water for burly.
To many boats kayak, helicopter , catch a fish,catch a fish
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Thanks for all your advice ! Of course when I can see fresh mussels for the taking I’ll scrape them off rocks or pylons wharves etc...but not always easy to do so have to rely on good all frozen bait at times....
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You aren't allowed to do this in Port Phillip Bay FYIGrasshopper67 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:59 amThanks for all your advice ! Of course when I can see fresh mussels for the taking I’ll scrape them off rocks or pylons wharves etc...but not always easy to do so have to rely on good all frozen bait at times....
Just catch a bag of squid and freeze them seperately
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Like 4litres said, it's not allowed. Fisheries will give you a ticket for doing that.Grasshopper67 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:59 amThanks for all your advice ! Of course when I can see fresh mussels for the taking I’ll scrape them off rocks or pylons wharves etc...but not always easy to do so have to rely on good all frozen bait at times....
Frozen pipis and beach worm work for me. Usually when I get squid, I keep some for bait in the freezer.
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Noted and thanks for advice on the laws re mussels etc...I’m a bit out of date on this stuff...fresh caught squid and pippies it is....
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Get the fisheries app on your phone and spend a bit of time reading through it. The rules around collecting shellfish from the PPB intertidal zone have been in place for as long as I’ve been fishing.
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle