any good for bait ??????

[8shot 191]

while walking the dog down the beach this evening

i found some shells.they almost look like scallops but with a much rounder shell

when i opened one it was red inside

so i got a bag out of the waggon and started to pick them up

i ended up with 58 from a 100 yards of beach

 

can anyone identify what these are and will they be ok for bait

 

i would have cooked one up but i cannot be sure how long they have been out of the water

even though they was still alive as they shut themself when i tapped the shel

 

atb

[watchman 256]

maybe clams,would not know for sure without a pic,most shell-fish can be used for bait with good results

[Capt Boo 2]

Dog Cockle? Maybe usefull to bulk out a cocktail bait.

[8shot 191]

Dog Cockle? Maybe usefull to bulk out a cocktail bait.

 

 

never heard of a dog coccle

but ive done a seach and my local paper is WARNING people not to take them home and cook them

as it will cause sickness

 

but it did say they will be taken by fisherman to be used as bait

 

anyone in the teignmouth area the papers say theres 1000s washed up on the beach

 

would make some nice bollies for carp io reckon

[Funky_monks 0]

Sounds like a dog cockle, spiny cockle or a queenie to me.....are there any pics anywhere. I think both are edible.

Edited March 14, 2010 by Funky_monks

[plinkplinkplop 0]

If you shell them and thread them onto a baiting needle or knitting needle then bait elastic them on so it becomes like a sausage(bit of a messy job lol)I do this over a litter tray (unused) and tip the juice into an old plastic milk bottle and freeze that aswell(Great for Mullet mix with some bread) you can make the suasages as big or small as you like and then freeze them, I have used them a lot for bulking out all types of bait, nice through the winter for Flounder above some Rag/Lugg/Maddies or even Peeler.

 

Hope this helps

[RaiderBoy 19]

Dog Cockle? Maybe usefull to bulk out a cocktail bait.

 

 

never heard of a dog coccle

but ive done a seach and my local paper is WARNING people not to take them home and cook them

as it will cause sickness

 

but it did say they will be taken by fisherman to be used as bait

 

anyone in the teignmouth area the papers say theres 1000s washed up on the beach

 

would make some nice bollies for carp io reckon

 

 

I wouldent bother even making boilies out of them, use them whole on a shortish hair.

 

Richard