Devon Baits Frozen Sand Eels

• Available in a choice of either a medium or a large pack. The medium pack has around 11 per pack and is approximately 13cm in length, whilst the large pack has around 9 per pack and is approximately 15cm in length.
• These can often be the make-or-break bait for the angler during a trip and can entice fish to feed when other baits are totally ignored. Whole medium or large eels are most effective for rays, huss, whiting, turbot, brill, dogfish, pollack and bass in clear water.
• There are various ways of presentation, but the most effective is to use a thin baiting needle passed through the tail to the head. For drift fishing aboard a boat and for shore bass fishing, have the hook positioned towards the tail so that the sand eel looks more natural. For fishing, a sandeel as a dead bait and static ledgered, and then the hook is better placed towards the head. Some anglers prefer to just pass the hook through the head once, but this can result in missed bites. For casting, a few wraps of thin elastic bait thread around the body help secure the bait and maintain a good presentation.
• Sand eel has plenty of scent and is a good bottom fishing bait. To get the best out of it cut the backbone out of a whole sand eel but leave the fillets attached to the head to create a flapper presentation. Slide the hook through the mouth and out through the gullet between fillets and slide the flapper above the hook onto the trace. With the baiting needle, slide on another whole sand eel head first making sure the hook leaves the body just below the mid-belly area. Slide the flapper sand eel down over the one on the hook and bind them together with elastic thread. This looks like a whole sand eel but gives maximum scent from the cut fillets. This is especially good for rays, Hiss and dogfish.
• Sandeel can also be used as a whole fillet for smaller species like whiting, and dabs, and makes a good bait to tip worm off with to target bigger whiting amongst the passing shoal and larger than average dabs. A flapper sand eel over a king rag bait called a “Rocket bait”, is a top competition bait for shore dogfish.
• Medium: Around 10 per pack – Approximate length: 13cm
• Large: Around 10 per pack – Approximate length: 15cm

*** Important Information PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING ANY FROZEN PRODUCTS! ***

Although every care is taken to ensure your frozen item arrives in a good condition, we ask that you read and understand the below before placing an order with Frozen products:

• All frozen baits will be packaged securely in bubble wrap with gel freezer packs to try and keep them cool for as long as possible whilst in transit.
• Delivery is usually the next working day following dispatch. We do not dispatch frozen orders on a Friday or near a Bank Holiday.
• You will receive a confirmation email when your order has been dispatched so this will give you an idea of when your parcel will be delivered.
• Please ensure that someone will be available to accept the delivery, we will not be held liable for spoiled bait if no one is available to accept it.
• The order should be delivered 24-36 hours from the time the order has been packed. This means that the bait will defrost before it reaches you, this is perfectly normal but we recommend refreezing the item as soon as it is received.
• If you have ordered dead bait, sometimes your bait may have redness/blood to it. This is common and to be expected. The bait is still absolutely fine to use.
• You are ordering frozen bait over the internet which will take time to be delivered, the bait will not be as fresh as when it was originally packed from the sea, lake or river but it will still be perfectly good to use and will catch you many fish.
• Thank you for understanding and we look forward to your order…Tight lines!