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Are smelts used as bait

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Anonymous

18y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Yes, smelts ARE used as bait, most frquently (in the UK) when dead-baiting for pike. They are an excellent bait, used less frequently than others simply because they are more difficult to obtain. It has been said by many anglers that they smell of cucumbers! :-)

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18y ago

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