Baits

Ten baits from the beach, the lagoon and the market: where to find them, how to keep them and bait the hook, and the fish whose sheet mentions them.

BaitThe marine wormThe universal surf bait, threaded concertina-style on a fine wire hook.BaitCrabTough on the cast, it stays on the hook and resists small bait-stealing fish.BaitLagoon shrimpWhole and alive for good fish, peeled for small ones.BaitMangrove oysterSoft flesh to secure well, sometimes with elastic thread; target species to be documented.BaitSardinellaWhole, live or dead, in chunks for the handline, in fillets for the surf.BaitBonga shadIt replaces sardinella in the lagoon.BaitSquidIt stays on the hook like no other bait: strips for bottom fishing, heads for the…BaitLive baitThe king of baits for big predators.BaitDough and plant baitsFor blackchin tilapia and mullets; hook point barely covered.BaitSand eelBait to be confirmed in the field before the next edition.