View Full Version : goldfish as saltwater bait?
smokehound
10-20-2009, 01:22 AM
anyone ever try this?
anyone have any experience as to how long those can survive in the water?
PokerFish
10-20-2009, 02:04 AM
My guess is that they would die almost instantly in saltwater
BIG*GAME*HUNTER
10-20-2009, 06:23 AM
anyone ever try this?
Anyone have any experience as to how long those can survive in the water?
yeah, but they get soggy as soon as i cast them out.....
Ricky-Ray
10-20-2009, 10:22 AM
yeah, but they get soggy as soon as i cast them out.....
Those things don't even make it to my hook. :Envious:
Those things don't even make it to my hook. :Envious:
hahaha aint that the truth :ROFL:
smokehound
10-20-2009, 05:30 PM
they wont die instantly, I saw a guy using them at dana point harbor, i know they survive a little while, i just dont know how long they last..
calico killer kevin
10-20-2009, 05:31 PM
When I've fed them to a SW tank before, they live for maybe 3-4min. Stick a hook in them and cut that time in half.
TShaffer
10-20-2009, 06:07 PM
If you're talking about the crakers I've caught mackeral on them. But it was a WFO bite so you coulda taken a crap in the water and moved your bare hook twords it and had one on. If you're talking about regular goldfish my question would be why not just catch some smelt of equal size. Would work better.
sansou
10-20-2009, 06:11 PM
Why not just dye your sardines?
The LMB bass guys in the midwest do it to shad....why not sardines?
dfisher
10-20-2009, 09:01 PM
yeah, but they get soggy as soon as i cast them out.....
everytime you rebait you get a nice snack!
smokehound
10-20-2009, 11:07 PM
i was just curious is all. i prefer surfperch as live bait.
yellowtailfever
10-21-2009, 03:10 PM
I tried it once off a pier. They didnt last long and didnt yield any strikes. I would say, follow the old saying when it comes to bait: "match the hatch". In other words, since saltwater fish have never seen a goldfish before, they are not likely to take it when presented as bait.
You will be much better off using standard saltwater baits such as squid, grunion, mussell, sandcrabs, etc.
Good luck!
cutbait
10-21-2009, 03:48 PM
Since goldfish don't last too long in the salt. Just fly line a Garibaldi?
Ricky-Ray
10-21-2009, 04:24 PM
Since goldfish don't last too long in the salt. Just fly line a Garibaldi?
Why would you do that???? Garibaldi is good eating.... just like spotted owl. :Envious:
At least that's what I've heard..:Rolls Eyes:
smokehound
10-21-2009, 05:37 PM
thank you for your responses.
Yeah, cyprinids are famous for salt intolerance.
I'll just stick to lures..
I still think a big stupid mean bay bass would smash the hell out of a goldie though..
megafisher94
10-21-2009, 08:18 PM
my friend put a beta fish in a pool once and it died instantly. i imagine it would be the same...
megafisher94
10-21-2009, 08:19 PM
[quote=TShaffer;399757]But it was a WFO bite so you coulda taken a crap in the water and moved your bare hook twords it and had one on. quote]
literaly dude... i remember...
smokehound
10-22-2009, 01:09 PM
my friend put a beta fish in a pool once and it died instantly. i imagine it would be the same...Well of course its gonna die, the pool has way more salt than the ocean.. Plus those extra chemicals.
Bettas are actually known to thrive in salty water.
Cangler
10-22-2009, 01:31 PM
Actually ... Macks are great bait for cats and pike so im pretty sure
if you dead baited a goldfish you'd catch something in the salt