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  • 17-08-2014 3:12pm
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    kildare lad
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    walking down by the river the other day i noticed a load of slugs on the ground, has anyone every used these for bait, and if so where they any use?? thanks


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    croo
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    I read that roach love them but I've never seen anyone actually use them. next to a couple of maggots or a piece of corn they seem like a very large bait


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    pullandbang
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    Certainly wouldn't try them in salt water :D


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    I have never seen them used but was told they are good for trout early morning in spring.


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    gumbo1
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    Friend of mine said he was up in loughshinny and ran out of bait and seen a slug nearby so gave it a go and landed a wrasse out of it!!


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    gumbo1 wrote: »
    Friend of mine said he was up in loughshinny and ran out of bait and seen a slug nearby so gave it a go and landed a wrasse out of it!!
    I can't see how he used it in salt water. But if he said so...


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    SeaFields
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    I've an old (circa 1960s) general fishing book that has them as a very good bait for most coarse fish


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    Super-Rush
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    I've seen it used to catch chub and perch before.


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    Bio Mech
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    Keenan Jolly Hangman wrote: »
    I can't see how he used it in salt water. But if he said so...

    The osmotic pressure of sea water wouldn't be anywhere near as high as sprinkling pure salt on a slug. A slugs body at osmotic equilibrium with sea water would be shrivelled up all right but would hold together enough to use as a wrasse bait.


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    breadandjam
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    I've seen it listed in books as well. Maggots and worms I can handle but not slugs. Yuck


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    beer enigma
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    I've used them to great effect in England, Chub LOVE them, also had some decent Perch on them, but not so much for Roach as I think they'd be a bit of a mouthful.

    Tried them here over the years on the Blackwater in Fermoy (in the days when us Course guys were allowed to fish there !) but not to great effect.


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    gumbo1
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    Also, I've seen an artificial bait called sluggo by Berkley, looking at them they are like a slug with what I imagine their slime trail looks like underwater streaming from behind them!!
    if they are sold artificial commercially I imagine the real thing is just as good if not better!!


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