by m.b3 » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:33 pm
i usually get mine around the Bull Wall, either at the landside of the bridge(near the water) or at the yacht club ramp in clontarf (to the left of the ramp). the problem is that they are not very big. they do the job though(30 is enough for a session if using with other baits), just pick the larger ones.. i have to make do because of lack of transport........i heard the mussel beds nearer sutton are better, mussel are bigger, but have no other knowledge about them. wash them in sea water before u bring them home to get rid of the mud otherwise things get messy. put them in a bait bucket and pour bioling hot water over them. this opens the shells. drain out water and u can open them with your hands. personally i put the shelled mussels back into the empty bait bucket and leave them in the air for a while. sprinkling a little salt on them toughens them up aswell. look at the 'skewered mussel' in the tips section. it dosen't take as long as u think, no more than half an hour, and makes fishing time more enjoyable. best of luck. Mark.