Bait Guide
Cephalopod
Squid
Tough, white, and it stays on a hook for a long chuck. Strips for whiting; whole or a Pennel wrap for rays and conger.
Easy
Presentation
A strip on a flapper; a whole small squid or a wrap over fish on a Pennel.
Usually sold frozen. A tough white bait that survives a punch better than worm. Strips for general fish; a wrap or a whole small squid for rays, huss and conger.
Ranked from the species list. Commonly used — not a guarantee of catching.
- Bull hussStrong target
- CodStrong target
- Conger eelStrong target
- Lesser spotted dogfishStrong target
- LingStrong target
- Black breamGood target
- Blonde rayGood target
- HaddockGood target
- WhitingGood target
- BassPossible target
- PoutingPossible target
- Starry smoothhoundPossible target
- Thornback rayPossible target
- TopePossible target
- Tub gurnardPossible target
- TurbotPossible target
- 1Thaw only what you need.
- 2Cut thin strips for whiting; thicker for dogs and codling.
- 3Hook once so it can flutter, or bind a wrap over a fish bait on a Pennel.
- 4Keep the point clear of a thick fold.