I've never used it as bait personally,But what i can tell you all is that i was once bringing in what turned out to be a legal bream at night couple years back just near jarred road car park bend , when WHAMMO!!! -- I Thought it was gone until i got it to the bank to look what the hell had just happened,and it had a bite/chunk missing from behind its head!!!!!!! Always thought it was a mully , now i know it was.!!Spewin it missed the hooks..... >:(Will post pics, just gotta trawl through them to find it...Watch this space.......Cheersstu