Lugworm

Lug Worm

Lug worm as a bait needs no introduction. If you go fishing then you take lug - If you can get it - Not easy these days.

Lug is basically divided into 2 categories - blow lug and black lug (though these may not be the names you use). In the North East black lug is commonly called Runny Down. Given the choice it is the bigger black lug that you should be trying to get hold of, though with digging restrictions etc. this is getting more and more difficult -and where it is still possible to dig these, there are fewer and fewer worms.

Black Lug has the major advantage of freezing well. With the price of blow lug now averaging £2.50 - £3.00 per score, you need to work out wether it is cheaper to dig your own - though with petrol costs and the limited time blow lug can be kept, it is doubtful that you could save money (unless you live within spitting distance of a productive bait bed - sorry, I slipped back 20 years into the past there).

With big baits being part and parcel of North East cod fishing, and blow lug being rather small these days, cocktail baits have become necessary. Try blow lug and mussel, lug and rag, lug and squid and the North East killer bait -- runny down and white worm.