Wipers at Willard

[thefishinguy]

Went to Willard this morning fishing for wipers. We were fishing from the bank of the south side using mussels. We caught the our first fish at 9:15 and the second around 9:45. They were both about average size. The fish would always hit our rods hard once and the bait would always be gone so I was wondering how I could prevent this a little more, we use size to J-hooks and wrap the mussels around the hook a little? We were satisfied with our catches from since other fisherman weren't having much luck either.
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[BURLEY]

There is a product made for holding bait on a hook called Magic Thread. You can buy it at Sportsmans Warehouse. It is an elastic thread that you wrap around the bait and hook. I have used it to hold bait onto a barbless hook for sturgeon fishing. A few wraps around the hook, a few wraps around the bait and pull, a couple more wraps around the bait, pull and cut (break with hand). Cost about $2.50 and will tie on probably 40-50 baits.
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[thefishinguy]

We were using that and it still came off a lot. We used about 6 inches of thread per bait.
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[dubob]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]You might want to try spawn (egg) sacks next time. Prepare them at home before you go fishing. Store them in a plastic container and keep them cool until ready to use. Lots of videos around to show you how.[/#800000][/font]
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[FishinFool53]

Try using those clear rubber bands that people use to put in kids hair. I use them and they work great.
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[whit210]

We used mussels a lot in the ocean in So Cal. Always used sewing thread wrapped until you thought it as good.
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[thefishinguy]

I'll try that next time and I'll also try the sewing thread and little rubber bands. I'll do some research on how to make the egg sacks. Thanks for the suggestions!!
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[deafman]

I put the mussels on a three prong hook with a leader.then freeze them at home..they thaw really fast in the water
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