Cheap bait and more...

Saturday and Sunday promised more wind so Salar stayed in the marina while I built up brownie points (aka fishing vouchers) at home, turning the kids old play-room into a teenager's den. Much shelving and trendy furniture from Ikea was involved. Where is the connection to cheap bait, you are wondering. Here it is. Just down the A23 south of Ikea, Croydon is a branch of Wing Yip, the Chinese food superstore - and what an adventure that is. If you like cooking Chinese food, this place is heaven. If you like saving a lot of money compared to buying from Sainsbury's, you will be in double heaven. Get On With The Bait Story. OK here goes: Wing Yip sell 5lb boxes of frozen squid, just like the ones in the tackle shops, for £6.20 a box and 1lb boxes for £1.30. Compare that with your local tackle shop! Huge frozen prawns, cooked or raw, from £5.75 a Kilo. I kid you not - these are unlikely to make it as far as a fishing trip, I feel a delicious prawn curry calling to me.