best bait

where is the best cheapest place to get bait in ireland i heard a long time ago about aplace in dublin that was selling cheap calamary squid 6euro a box or somting like that

Hello there donal. You can get cheap boxes of squid in any of those chinese food markets. Its fit for human consumption so has to be good enough for bait!

try a local fish merchant, sometimes they have a secret stash of frozen calamari which they sell thawed as fresh im tough times to get fresh stuff... :wink:

Southside sell boxes for around 6 Euro but they dont always have it. They also have mini squid in blocks for around the same.

how big are the boxes i pay arond 2 euro each for squid are they worth traveling for

I used to get them from
Caterworld
C3 Nangor Business Park
Nangor Road
Dublin 12
Ireland

between 6 & 8 euro for a 2Kg box! Price depended on the brand, but California was the one I usually bought. You get around 60 calimari squid in a 2Kg box! If you go there, you'll find them in the row of chest freezers. They don't always have stock, but if you're near there, call in and see.

If you do buy a big box, leave it out to partially thaw for a couple of hours. Once you can start to get a few squid seperated, you can either wrap them individually in clingfilm or put two or three in small bags so that you can take a few out to go fishing. When you freeze them again, spread them out in the freezer so they freeze faster. The fresher the better, so don't let them thaw out too much.