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Quick, practical guides to bait, rigs and UK sea species.

Lugworm casts on wet beach sediment, showing habitat rather than the worm itself

Worm

Lugworm

For Bass, Flatfish, Whiting

Close-up photograph of a ragworm head

Worm

Ragworm

For Bass, Wrasse, Flatfish

Common squid specimen photographed for species reference

Cephalopod

Squid

For Bass, Pollack, Whiting

Atlantic mackerel, the source fish for mackerel-strip bait

Fish bait

Mackerel strip

For Bass, Pollack, Dogfish

Common shore crab; reference image, not specifically a peeling soft-shell crab

Crustacean

Peeler crab

For Bass, Smooth-hound

Spiny spider crab (Maja brachydactyla), underside view

Crustacean

Spider crab

For Bass, Smooth-hound, Wrasse

Blue mussels, shown as bait-source reference

Shellfish

Mussel

For Wrasse, Flatfish, Whiting

Common prawn, shown as a reference for prawn bait

Crustacean

Prawn

For Bass, Wrasse, Flatfish

Common cockle in its shell, a reference image for cockle bait

Shellfish

Cockle

For Bass, Flatfish, Whiting

Giant razor clam (Ensis siliqua), shown as a razor-clam bait reference

Shellfish

Razor clam

For Bass, Flatfish, Whiting

Large sandeel, shown as a reference image for sandeel bait

Fish bait

Sandeel

For Bass, Pollack, Flatfish