Rebel Pike Lamprey Deadbait

Conditions for Online Orders of Frozen Deadbait -

• Minimum Orders of 8 Packs Only (smaller orders will be refunded)
• Select "Frozen Rebel Pike Box" at checkout (shipped in Kingspan Poly Fish Box) Otherwise normal packaging will be used.

NB - WE CAN NOT SHIP FROZEN BAIT TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES.

Lampreys were a food delicacy in the Middle Ages, but they are now used mainly for bait. Lamprey are parasitic, they live on the blood from the host fish. They are smooth-skinned with a row of seven respiratory openings each side of the body. Lamprey have no bony skeleton.

This lamprey that is packed for bait is the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), a marine species that is native to the Atlantic coast of North America and Europe. All lampreys breed in fresh water, usually in clear streams with gravely, sandy bottoms. Marine lampreys swim up freshwater river and streams like salmon, climbing weirs and waterfalls that obstruct their path, using their sucking mouths to attach themselves to rocks in order to take a rest in fast currents.

As a pike bait they prove to be very efficient, this is due to large amounts of blood released when cut. This leakage will continue in a steady flow over a few hours as your bait lies in the water.