Lugworms !!

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Lugworms !!

#1 Post by flyno »

Hi lads/ladies, just a quick question on lugworms. i have seen that some people say lugworms should be gutted, some say not. Can anyone tell me the difference. Reason i ask is that even in todays T.S.F magazine there was an article and they talked about using lugworms that were gutted. Cheers...
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Re: Lugworms !!

#2 Post by saving private brian »

its the first ive ever heard of gutting a lugworm.
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#3 Post by doggie3131 »

A quick answer is blow lug are no good,black lug are the ones that freeze the best,the frozen black lug that you can buy in a tackle shop,are a very good bait for some species.
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#4 Post by tomgrey »

As far as I know black lug are gutted before freezing as leaving the guts in spoils them when they freeze, makes no difference if using fresh ones!
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#5 Post by flyno »

Thanx for the replies, maybe its just the black lug, have to look more into it.
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#6 Post by baitdigger »

Yes its only the blacks that get gutted before freezing/salting /preserving.
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