It has been a month now since I posted the question “What’s your favourite sea fishing bait?†and I am delighted with participation levels. Firstly, thank you every one who voted, votes help make the information more viable and give a better result set. Secondly we have a clear winner as follows.
- Lug Worm - 32.58%
- Crab - 15.73%
- Rag Worm - 14.61%
- Squid - Mackerel - 12.35%
- Sand Eel - 11.23%
- Blueys - 1.12%
Now I am not surprised about the first 4 results. It would be interesting to research which people consider to be the most available baits and see if they co-inside with the results to date! However, I am surprised when you look in most of the glossy magazines about the effects of Bluey’s that they only got 1 vote!
For the beginner to sea angling this information should help you out a lot. If you are new to an un-known mark then generally consider lug worm to be your first bait of choice, following the list down. But consider your mark and use this information to help you make a choice.
What’s your level of experience
This months poll is to help me better guage the users on the site, so the more who vote the better, lets beat last months results. I would like to know your level of experience when it comes to general sea angling, so the information can here can be tailoured to suite the readership. The voting options are
- Never tried
- Holiday angler
- Total novice
- 1 years experience
- 1 - 3 years experience
- 4 - 6 years
- 7 - life time
I look forward to the results of this poll, please join in!
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November 14, 2025 at 10:05
why have you taken of what john wrote! is it because you sell frozen bait and dont want it tarnished and your sales go down. i read his letter and it was a very fair one, and you could tell he is an old fisherman who knows whats what. and i must agee with him on using frozing bait. it seems to me that you only publish what is good for your sales on this site and not what is the truth. i will now leave your web page never to return as your childish.
bill
November 9, 2025 at 09:53
well said john
November 7, 2025 at 20:29
rob after 50 years of boat and shore fishing i think i have the tea shirt.
there is always some things that other anglers know and should be listend to, to a degree !
the best fisherman has the best bait on the day, frozen bait is just ok and nothing ells. fresh bait, fresh bait, fresh bait that is the order for the day.
i have used all types of baits from big black slugs from the garden (which work ) to rubby dubby. for shore fishing and inshore fishing from aboat nothing beats lugworm tipped up with white rag which i have proved time and time again from the Humber to Scrabster in caithness and down the east coast of geordie land where may i say the fishing is second to none. keep your fishing simple, the bait catches the fish you are only there to reel them in !
all the best anyway and aways fish safe.
john.
June 30, 2025 at 12:00
having only been fishing for three months i find i have got a lot of ideas and tips from this site especialy on collecting lug worm i havent yet perfected it yet but practice makes perfect i hope lol mant thanx
June 30, 2025 at 15:06
Thats great to hear Rob. Have you got any questions you would liked answered or ideas to share….