sea maggots??

 Im beach fishing atm and pulled in my bait because its been quite for 20 mins or so and my bait was crawling with maggot looking things. Whats the go, keep fishing? Gotta get it off the bottom I guess but will fish still take a bait full of them things?


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 sounds like sea lice.

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:03

 sounds like sea lice.

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 They shred through bait

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:11

 They shred through bait pretty quickly

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 yeah thats them, is it weedy

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:23

 yeah thats them, is it weedy may have to try floating your baits

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 Just a thin patch of weed

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:29

 Just a thin patch of weed but yeah, I guess enough to house these little critters

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Bum bugs

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:40

Sea lice, better known as bum bugs on pro boats.
Most of the new deckies won't wear boots and when you tell them that bum bugs climb up their legs and into their arsehole then eat their way around inside it soon changes their tune and boots are the first thing they buy.

When you drop a pot on the sand during the dark of the moon don't expect to have any bait in it the next morning, all that will be left is clean bones and not a skerrick of meat left on them. Same goes for fish in a net, just a bag of skin and bones rattling inside.

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 So they are less prolific

Sat, 2014-09-20 20:44

 So they are less prolific with a moon in the sky?  Makes sense., no moon tonight. Might walk my ass home lol.

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Nah they are maggots, if you

Sun, 2014-09-21 05:08

Nah they are maggots, if you put your goggles on you'll see blowies prob flyblowing your bait...

Does your bait smell?

You can try spraying it with air freshener before you cast...