Whats the strangest thing you ever used as bait?

[caldaland]

when i was a kid i caught a mazzun with a housefly!

[mellieha]

Human flesh 

Once we were swiming and an octupus - 1/4 hg decided to roll on my feet. 

Obviously they I used my hand.

Other strange bait is meat leftovers from the butcher - all you can imagine that is not sellable.

Once tried worms foung in the soil to no success. 

Heard of birds that have been used also.

[robby017]

dry roast chicken breast.........  landed a 1.5 kg spnotta on a 4 mtr pole, 0.20mm line and a size 12 hook, @ night in summer....... i was 12 at the time...... lol

[mulett75]

"Wirdiena" for spnott. They realy make a good floating bait.

[noztheviking]

Tried prickly pears last year, the guy that I bought them off said that all you had to do was peel them and then slice them up and eat them, BAD MISTAKE, got them to the hotel grabbed hold of them and started peeling with the knife Ohh the pain, my fingers were like pigs trotters but full of sharpspikes, then they proceeded to swell up like balloons,I was in chuffing agony, then in the bar that night all the clever ones said OHH you should hve soaked them in water for 24 hours and then worn gloves, by then it was a little bit to late the damage had been done, so the moral of this story is if you dont know what your doing leave it alone

[mellieha]

Guys since I forgot.  

As 'alf" I have to recall a story.  We were on our last cima the 25th.  No catch at all not even seen a lampuka.  Frustration was at its peak at the day was just starting.  We stopped took breakfast and coffe.  Just as we approached by current the cima we saw arounf a douzen fanfri to little for the net so I tried fresh clamari to no avail.  My cousin had an argument with his back bottom and he emptied his storage in the usuall bucket.  (il barmil tal Ha..).  As soon as he finished we were some 20 phatoms away from the cima.  He dumped the contents and proceeded to wash the bucket.  Immediately the fanfri can attracted by the .....  Out of laughter I still had the famfri xlief in the sea and before I noticed the fanfru was on board.  At the end we managed 5 or 6 fanfri.  We had a massive laugh and we still recall this story at every fishing trip as my cousins bottom gets excited at sea.  

I know its hard to believe but so it was. 

Now we have a new saying - ''Il hmieg igib.''

[Jamelusp]

mellieha, ara jibdiex jibottiljah ha! lol

[mellieha]

Nahseb li fresh ahjar ;-)

[Diplodus Sargus]

lol lol tajba din mellieha. Imbad jigu jghidulek oqod attent minn fejn taqbdu il hut ghax ikun hazin specjalment jekk ikun mill portijiet.....

[smeatz]

Guys, I live down in New Zealand and we have some pretty weird ways of catching fish down here at times. A couple of examples of "strange" baits that I have used over the years would be:

• Trolling a 12/0 Kingfish hook behind my boat with nothing but a small piece of tin-foil wrapped tightly around it. My success to date includes: 1 x 18kg kingfish, 5 x albacore, a 12kg spanish mackerel and at least 5 - 6 chomped lines by passing but rather inquisitive mako sharks...lol
• Using a live baby snapper as bait for a giant adult snapper. When I was a kid I caught many, many huge snapper right off the wharf, using a handline.

[rodfar]

tried rabbit liver last summer. I took it by mistake, but it worked

[caldaland]

i trolled with the election vote but i never cought anything!

[malvizzu]

i trolled with the election vote but i never cought anything!

Best post so far  5* from me buddy

[rule3]

I used bacon and I landed a small octopus.

[Twistedidge]

Someone told to use Tuna Heart for bottom fishing he said it is really good. I have never used it. Anyone tried it?