Description
We’ve been working on a way to make fresher bait with the same shelf-life as our dehydrated baits. Our salted mussels bait is packed in sea salt for preservation, like they did in the old days. This mussel bait packed in salt and ready to use. Salting the mussels makes the bait tougher by reducing some of the moisture content. It’s the perfect balance between toughening up a fragile bait like mussels, while maintaining scent. The salt holds the moisture and scent, and can also be used advantageously.
Just tear open the packet, place a portion of salted mussel bait on a suitable hook, and send it off to get eaten.
To Use:
- Break open the single use package
- Place on a suitable hook
- Fish some fishy waters
Also check out the Salted Squid and Salted Mackerel Bait
Mussels as Bait
Mussels make a great bait that catch a variety of fishes in many conditions. While there are obvious fishes that feed on mussels, there are some less obvious that will eat mussels when scavenging or looking for an easy meal.
The biggest problem with mussels as bait is that they’re hard to keep on hook. Smaller fish will pick mussels apart while avoiding the hook. There are a few ways to address this. One of my favorite methods to keep a fresh mussel on the hook when being used as bait is magic thread. Magic thread is a thin nylon string that can be used to wrap a soft, squishy bait around a hook. This keeps all the scent in one place as well as deterring the little thieves. The second is salting mussels. By salting mussels, they become tougher and can survive a more reasonable amount of time in the water amongst thieves. However, I’ve had great luck using salted mussels AND magic thread to keep everything packed onto the hook, especially when mussels aren’t readily available to be used as bait.
