Getting Started with Greg James - Bait
There is one important rule regarding fishing bait - always use fresh bait!
Search around your local fishing area until you find a retail fishing tackle shop that reliably has multiple types of bait for sale. Most bail will be frozen, so it is important to check that it has only been frozen once. Constant thawing and refreezing artificially ages the bait, making it less effective.
To help you get started in this area, Greg James has compiled a list of the types of bait he commonly uses for most fish species in S.A. waters.
Fish |
Greg James' Recommended Bait |
Whiting |
softened squid, cockles/pipis, clickers |
Snapper |
lumps of squid, whiting heads, pilchards, fish fillets |
Garfish |
gents, small cockles/pipis |
Tommy ruffs |
gents, small cockles, fish flesh |
Mullet |
gents, cockles/pipis |
Salmon (trout) |
lures, softened squid, pilchards |
Squid |
jigs (lures), small whole fish or a peeled potato on a jig |
Trevalley |
fish, pilchards, squid |
Snook |
trolling/casting with a moving bait or lure |
Mulloway |
whole pilchards, garfish fillets, softened octopus |
Blue crabs |
fish heads/frames, pilchards |
Rock lobster |
fish heads/frames |