Ballen Wrasse bait

Does anybody know if frozen mussels are a good bait for ballen wrasse? I was thinking they would be easy to find and store

I have tried the same , not with great success to be honest , fresh ones work far better but need plenty of elastic to keep them on , I do however use a lot of frozen mussels chopped up with limpits as a ground bait for wrasse , a small ball every now and again or after each fish works a treat and I have found it feeds off the smaller wrasse quicker and after a while the bigger fish are left feeding . That's just what works for me , sure plenty of other guys have other ways of doing it . If you want to catch lots of wrasse use worms , if you want to catch big wrasse use whole hard back crab between the size of a one and two euro coin . A lot of guys having great wrasse fishing on rubber lures , I haven't quite cracked that on yet but a big wrasse by any method on light gear is lots of fun .

Best FREE wrasse bait is garden worms.... If your going to buy bait, ragworm are best....

I have found small hardback crabs but lately I have caught them on soft plastic's and limpet's are also good

Ive heard garden snails, but that might only be for French wrasse

boiled shrimp,you should be able to catch a few with a net or might be able to buy some in a local fishmoner,great bait for them,preferbly float-fished

+1 for garden worms lug and rag or crab for the bigger ones in that order

LIMPET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ye can't go wrong with big Ragworm or crab if there is wrasse around they,'ll take either

ragworm or crab are best baits for them