prawns

[AdamG]

spencer gave me one of those prawns from scotties the other nite up ryde pier. im gonna buy more of those cos they are quite good. 1st time i used em n i caught my 1st smoothhound this year. only small mind you. but apparently they also get some big wrasse to

[solehunter]

By all accounts you can buy the `shell on` prawns in the larger supermarkets, i bet they will be cheaper than the tackle shops!

[greysfanboy]

I bought 8 big raw langoustines (closer to lobsters than prawns but more or less the same) in Morrisons for about £2.70 for my trip saturday but forgot to take them out of the fridge. By yesterday they were stinking a bit (mean to be fresh til today) so I froze them.

[AdamG]

Posted by greysfanboy on Today at 7:19
I bought 8 big raw langoustines (closer to lobsters than prawns but more or less the same) in Morrisons for about £2.70 for my trip saturday but forgot to take them out of the fridge. By yesterday they were stinking a bit (mean to be fresh til today) so I froze them.

are those langoustines good as bait then?

[greysfanboy]

apparently they can be

[Lavy]

Wonder what you could catch on these? Mind you bit expensive so i think i will stick to eating them.

[fisherman]

Have a look at thr frozen Tiger Prawns in Phillips Fine Food at Northwood.
Not a bad price and a good size.

Dave

[AdamG]

wot was that pic supposes to be of, richard? apparently it has been moved or deleted

[Coddo]

Apr 14, 2008 11:54:12 GMT AdamG said:

Posted by greysfanboy on Today at 7:19
I bought 8 big raw langoustines (closer to lobsters than prawns but more or less the same) in Morrisons for about £2.70 for my trip saturday but forgot to take them out of the fridge. By yesterday they were stinking a bit (mean to be fresh til today) so I froze them.

are those langoustines good as bait then?

WHAT!?! to use them as bait would be a complete waste!! whether they catch or not!

[monkeynuts]

prawns make a wicked bait for bass , mackerel, garfish, and this year im going to try them for smuts and rays
i get my own prawn so if you have a friend with a boat in a marina or know a poontoon you can go on without any problem , make a trap and hang it 1' under the surface.
to make my traps i use a large longish type fender, drill loads of 6mm hols in the bottom and cut a 4" hole 3/4 way up, then tie a rope on the top and drop a 1lb lead in the bottom and hay presto. you will need to leave it in the water for a month to get some growth get started and then drop the odd fish head or left over bait in and it will have loads of prawns every 2-3 days,
cheers john

[Lavy]

Apr 14, 2008 15:01:06 GMT AdamG said:

wot was that pic supposes to be of, richard? apparently it has been moved or deleted

Soz mate , hope the pic is up now. Got a mate who is a fishmonger , lets me have them for 10 quid a box. Some times you get 4 others 3 .Apparently they come from thailand. But they are fantastic eating.

[solehunter]

Apr 14, 2008 18:50:12 GMT monkeynuts said:

prawns make a wicked bait for bass , mackerel, garfish, and this year im going to try them for smuts and rays
i get my own prawn so if you have a friend with a boat in a marina or know a poontoon you can go on without any problem , make a trap and hang it 1' under the surface.
to make my traps i use a large longish type fender, drill loads of 6mm hols in the bottom and cut a 4" hole 3/4 way up, then tie a rope on the top and drop a 1lb lead in the bottom and hay presto. you will need to leave it in the water for a month to get some growth get started and then drop the odd fish head or left over bait in and it will have loads of prawns every 2-3 days,
cheers john

Good tip, i remember (just) going out in my granddads boat and pulling his prawn pots that he made out of 5 gallon drums filled 1/4 of the way up with concrete. The whole drum was drilled with 10mm holes with 2 mesh `funnel` cones either side half way up. I remember him putting on a large pot of sea water in his beach side shed before we went out and upon return the water was boiling and the prawns were tipped in and cooked on the spot. He then spent all morning driving round a few of his friends houses giving them all away!
Coddo said...

WHAT!?! to use them as bait would be a complete waste!! whether they catch or not! I think the opposite about mackerel, great eating, but far to good as bait to eat!

[Coddo]

langoustines are to die for!!! if like mackerel there were enough of them to have plenty for food and for bait, then why not!

[Lavy]

When i was a kid (many years ago) we used to catch them in gin nets in the rock pools > they tasted better than all the crap that gets sold in the sea food stalls round here. Also they do not go bright pink , the real ones are pinky brown when cooked. All down to the food coulourlng in the water i suppose. Bit like yellow die in smoked fish. Dont forget i have a mate who is a fishmonger.

[AdamG]

kool. id love to try a langoustine . i wouldnt eat it how mr bean eats it in mr beans holiday. do they taste good?