Many people consider that fish are just a source of food; yet there is another angle that is little known. The manufacturing industry deals with more than two 2 billon pound of fish and fishing tackle per anual. Which is slightly more than is used for food.

What most people do not know is that fishing has become one of the most popular sports in Europe, and anglers are growing everyday

As an interest it is rapidly growing and that is why the estimated number of anglers who purchase a rod license each year is more than twelve million.

Moreover, surveys show that for every pound spent for a license, there are sixteen pounds spent for equipment, such as tackle, food, clothing, and transportation. There is more money spent on equipment than on any other hobby in existence.

There are two methods I know of to catch bait prawns.

• Create a funnel trap for prawns by getting a large soft drinks/water bottle, cutting the top off about where the label stops. Then shoving the top back into the bottle with the neck inside the creating a funnel. You then need to stitch this in place so it can be removed and replaced when emptying the prawn trap. Fill it with some sand for weight and attach a line to the prawn trap (melting a hole with a hot spike is best). Bait the prawn trap and lower it along side a harbour wall or similar for a day.

• Get a drop net, bait it with old fish or similar and lower down along side a wall. Leave it for 10 mins then haul it in quickly, you should have a few prawns for bait!!