Rainbow Trout for Bait?

Has anybody ever used the above for bait Every time we catch them I keep saying I will keep some for bait and never do I know i should just try it anyway, just wondering has anyone here used it?

to good for bait.maybe u mite get a brown trout with them if there cannabal fish

to good for bait.maybe u mite get a brown trout with them if there cannabal fish

These are a good sized fish with a nice silverish colour to them. they are lovely to eat I could spare some for bait.

why not try em ,i think they might be a bit soft a bit of bait elastic might help,to be honest i think with the oil content in mackerel your not gonna replaice it as the top sea fish bait

Try some salmon while you are at it. I always found that sea trout makes a great bait for pin whiting

Sea Trout for bait WTF??!

oily fish so should be a good bait, no doubt. lobster tipped with caviar is a good bait for small sea scorpions and common shore crabs.


ps. joking aside, i have caught double-shots of flounders using ham sandwiches as bait from Glenarm beach

oily fish so should be a good bait, no doubt. lobster tipped with caviar is a good bait for small sea scorpions and common shore crabs.

ps. joking aside, i have caught double-shots of flounders using ham sandwiches as bait from Glenarm beach

COOL

Tried it before..no joy!

ps. joking aside, i have caught double-shots of flounders using ham sandwiches as bait from Glenarm beach

didn't know they sold ham sandwiches at Glenarm Beach, are the good value!

give it a go you never know, till you try ive used plenty of dif fish when i was stuck on the beach and ran out, ive used whiting,coalie,bass rockling didnt have to much success but caught fish with them all the same,
keep us posted if its any good

Pike anglers use them as bait, . bit dearer than the other pike baits, 8 euro for 6 trout.
I.v never seen anyone use it in the sea tho, i couldn't see it outfishing mackeral.

ps. joking aside, i have caught double-shots of flounders using ham sandwiches as bait from Glenarm beach

didn't know they sold ham sandwiches at Glenarm Beach, are the good value!

no mate, i got there early and dug them at low tide

[cathalger]

I used bits of farmed salmon recently out in the boat, it caught a doggie. Imagine.

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lamprey,salmon,live octopus,live squid,squat lobster and lobster tried them all best was lamprey but i think mac outfishes em all

I use it great for flats had a few codling also but for flounder and place it very good. I fish scotland alot and they all use it and were i started so dont understand why not used more over here.

this the right mnth to give it a go

Whole Rainbow Trout is a good bait for Common Skate - or so I've heard from Scottish friends. I'd be hard pushed to reach past the Mackeral for a Rainbow myself, though.

Its a very good bait for skate as its so oily and tough. The doggies cant tear it apart like mackeral so the bait lasts a long time

Thanks for the replies lads. I will give it a go after my next successful fly session for rainbows.

i have used rainbow trout that i have caught. i caught plenty of dabs using it.

the problem i found was that flesh was very soft and the skin was very tough, it was so tough i reckon it was blunting my hooks and it was a bollocks to remove from the hook for a fresh bit.

but it does work!