fridge 6 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 was wondering peoples thoughts if you could buy live bait,salt or freshwould you do itwhat would you expect to pay apart from sfagar tommiesmulletsalmon troutany other preferred species Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokeykebab 175 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 $1 a live bait fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ale 301 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Few years back I went into a couple tackle stores in the Gold coast, all had live nippers in tanks for sale. Wouldve been killer to use fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 $1 a live bait thats sfa :cheer: havent done any figures $4-5 is probably a good starting point.just trying to get a feel if people want it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackblack86 5 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You've got my money - at least $200 over the year fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 preferred sizes?? that should alter the fish/price ratio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackblack86 5 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 15-25cm? fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ugly4Life 41 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Not sure on the legalities of selling live bait, but from someone who works in a tackle shops perspective $4 or $5 would not be unreasonable. I'd be more inclined to think more along the lines of $7 - $8 per bait. We'd have to get a big tank, pumps, cleaning supplies, heaters, electricity, wages not to mention the effort needed to keep them in top condition (because who wants crappy livies?).I don't think it would be worth it for either the supplier or the consumer personally. fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokeykebab 175 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 if people are willing to pay $7 a live bait I have found a new job :whistle: fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Not sure on the legalities of selling live bait' date=' but from someone who works in a tackle shops perspective $4 or $5 would not be unreasonable. I'd be more inclined to think more along the lines of $7 - $8 per bait. We'd have to get a big tank, pumps, cleaning supplies, heaters, electricity, wages not to mention the effort needed to keep them in top condition (because who wants crappy livies?).I don't think it would be worth it for either the supplier or the consumer personally.[/quote']you would only be supplying poweras for the legalities it has to be maintained via the say licensee and probably easier to sell table fish.i only went so far checking this out,sardi put up a berlin walljb after 150 mm they would be plate size i reckon and dear as Quote Link to post Share on other sites
savage480 1 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Firstly, all fish would have to be legal size (if they have one).All fish would have to be caught / supplied by a licensed professional fisherman, no different to any other fish / bait that is sold.The professional fisherman would have to have a way to catch and keep the fish alive all the way to the tackle storeSome species would be terrible to keep alive long enough to sell to fishers - eg garfish.Given the size / cost issues, many species would be cost prohibitive, due to their table value.A possible scenario, would be a haul net fisherman, that catches a large amount of small shitties. They have little market value, are available in large numbers and are hardy enough to attempt to keep alive.Possible but probably not viable at a cost that fisherman would be willing to pay. jimbojames and fridge 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbojames 285 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I second what savage480 says . Logistics would be to hard . What if you live bait dies before you use it ? Would you get your money back ? fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 jj and savage im talking about farming the little buggersat sale point,closer to the drink the better,they would be kept fairly close to the water temp youd be fishing.ive probably caught more on a 70 mm specimen than anything elsewould you buy them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Fridge,I wouldn't buy them as I don't fish a lot with live bait. The places I fish for mulloway mostly offers a good chance of getting my own.The only times I have really wanted live bait is when Kingies swim past the boat and won't take anything and I don't have a live squid to throw out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
King Monkey 0 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 When I fish in Japan i go to one tackle store that is open 24 /7,they have about 5 large tanks for live fish (horse mackrel usually),but also live shrimp which I use for sea bass,for $15 enough shrimp for at least 2 outings.................I'll be there again in September and can't wait.Of course with the population size here in Adelaide you could never do what they do but it's great when you get a chance to use a service like that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbojames 285 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeah i wouldn't be interested personally . If i can't catch live bait myself then i usually have pillies as backup . fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 yeah samehere jjaaron feel free to voice your opinion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 All boils down to logistics.... Very good idea though, the live bungums at ray and Anne's sell like hot cakes. fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShimsMan 1 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I think charters that do a lot of business would be good potential customers,guys like Dan hernandez in the US have awesome live bait setups if you're looking for a bit of inspriation.Check out the first minute or so of this vid fridge! fridge 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ugly4Life 41 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yeah, worms and gents are two live baits that are always good. Even then though, there's a lot of behind the scenes work to keep tubies or other types of worms fresh. Have to wash them, keep the tubs clean and change the water once a day (twice a day if the weather is hot). If our shops weren't located right next to the water it would be hard to keep them as good as we do. One accident can mean we lose a few kilo's of worms which is obviously never a good thing. I'd hate to try and replicate that with fish where a lot more variables are involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 cheers for that shimsmanim with you u4l,most ellements i reckon i can coverbut fish health will be another matter,tanks for the reminder-i have a friend who used have seahorses in an aquarium,they ended up breeding.think he used to change the water every five days he gave it up due to the amount of time it consumed.i wont be changing water but work on a bacterial culture,ozone and a few membranes to keep the water up to scratch,more research required,from memory sardi want regular inspections and autopsies also,then there will be epa to i spose to monitor ground salinity and whatever else the gov can screw out you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FishnSnags 0 Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I personally dont think it would be profitable. Alot of red tape, we dont have a large population so the market is pretty small even more so if only at 1 location and most people want them at night. Think about the money put into kingfish farming.What do you think the price would need to be to make a buck? How many do you think would sell in a week? (given 7 days of fine weather) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Would be a great idea to pull off. It's pretty hard keeping them live at the best of times.... Plenty of DD batteries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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