best place to buy crab..

hey lads and lassies, just wondering, wher'd be the best place to purchase peeler, frozen or live, as they're a tad expensive in most tackle shops and I can;t be arsed going out to collect em lately...

cheers,
Daire

www.onlinebaitsuk.co.uk is good mate, theres alot of good reports about it.

Daire,

You have a pm

http://www.onlinebaitsuk.co.uk is good mate, theres alot of good reports about it.

Anyone used this Company? What's shipping time like to Ireland. Does you bait arrive frozen. Some very good prices, especially black lug. Might be worth a bulk order if it arrived in time

I havent ordered from it, but ive heard alot of good reports. Was reviewed in Sea Angler issue 443 pg 54 and 55.
Good review so it was.

http://www.onlinebaitsuk.co.uk is good mate, theres alot of good reports about it.

Anyone used this Company? What's shipping time like to Ireland. Does you bait arrive frozen. Some very good prices, especially black lug. Might be worth a bulk order if it arrived in time

Have put in a "test order", mixed stuff, I'll let you know how they perform Kev, target day is this Thursday, lets see...

looks the bizz! might put some pressure on the irish suppliers!
just like the non-perishable tackle people now buy online
if a half a dozen people got together to order, the savings would be amazing.
regarding stuff staying frozen, i've bought frozen goods from england for years
and never maybe had one or two mishaps which re replaced 100%!

Tilly is great for fresh bait and cheaper then most tackle shops and he can deliver for 7 euro so why give your money to a British company shouldn't we be supporting out local businesses and keeping money in ireland n all that i dunno maybe im wrong

There should be a main online bait supplier in ireland. But unfortunately i dont know of any.

There will be soon viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21670

Tilly is great for fresh bait and cheaper then most tackle shops and he can deliver for 7 euro so why give your money to a British company shouldn't we be supporting out local businesses and keeping money in ireland n all that i dunno maybe im wrong

good point and when being a regular, this should be reflected in cost
if it's same day/next day delivery, it will take off for sure!

i collect my own bait these days, cos i can and it means more money for petrol to go fishing!
just lucky to be able to! that's why i can fish so much

[shamoo0804]

Agree with Tony, Tilly has been good to me the last 18 months......didnt know he'd deliver though, do now

But some of the prices/bait available through that site do seem excellent.

The Austrian, let us know how you get on, be good to hear some feedback

Last edited by shamoo0804 on Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:44 am, edited 1 time in total.

viking tackle has crab in at the moment, the frozen shtuff they do is certainly very good, dave tiley does really good fresh crawb too, ive never got a bad crab off him.

I do a bit of Pike fishing and the baits are sourced from the UK anyway and these prices are 50% and more cheaper. Would be worth a bulk order, especially the coloured baits.

For Sea Angling, I buy off Dave all the time, especially Crab. Where I can I will keep it local. Cost is a big factor though, and if you look at some of the prices for example Frozen Black Lug, this place seems to be excellent value. You could have your whole winter supply in one order and save quite a bit of cash. If 2 or 3 lads ordered together and haggled for a discount or perhaps some free shipping you are looking at bigger saving again For Live Lug and Rag, these guys are cheaper, but not that much and when you factor in postage, there would not be a huge saving, but for the rest of it??? It would be worth thinking about.

Kev

Dave tilly and viking tackle is where i get my bait and couldn recommend them more

can some1 pm me daves ph no.

The Austrian, let us know how you get on, be good to hear some feedback

Ok, here's the story:
I was contacted from a girl at around 5pm today per email remember, my delivery target was this Thursday so if it wasn't bad enough to waste an entire day they quoted me 35£ for shipping
Needless to say I've cancelled the order...

The Austrian, let us know how you get on, be good to hear some feedback[/quote]
Ok, here's the story:
I was contacted from a girl at around 5pm today per email remember, my delivery target was this Thursday so if it wasn't bad enough to waste an entire day they quoted me 35£ for shipping
Needless to say I've cancelled the order...[/quote]

35 pounds that's ridiculous stick to local bait suppliers that's what i say if your a good customer they should take care of you

The Austrian, let us know how you get on, be good to hear some feedback

Ok, here's the story:
I was contacted from a girl at around 5pm today per email remember, my delivery target was this Thursday so if it wasn't bad enough to waste an entire day they quoted me 35£ for shipping
Needless to say I've cancelled the order...

sounds like you would need half the members here to justify an order!!
as tony said go local.

The Austrian,

What was the size/value of your order, £35 would seem rather excessive unless you've ordered a months worth of bait