Yuki Double baiting needles

Overview

The YUKI Double Baiting Needles are a twin-prong bait preparation tool set built for anglers who make up their own sea-fishing baits. Rather than a conventional single hollow baiting needle used for threading worm up a snood, this is a pair of tools each fitted with two parallel stainless-steel pins.

The pack contains two different sizes – one narrow tool and one wider tool – so you can form both smaller and larger bait presentations. Each set of pins measures approximately 5 cm long, and the tools have a moulded blue handle.

Built around stainless-steel prongs, the tools are designed to hold bait steady and stop it spinning while it's bound with bait elastic, making neat, secure bait parcels ready for the hook.

Perfect For

This is a genuine sea-fishing accessory, and it's specifically documented for surfcasting and beach ledgering. The twin-pin design lets you prepare bait presentations in advance of a session, forming multiple neat bait parcels with elastic before heading to the mark.

Documented applications include sardine, razor clam and bibi, while UK listings also market the tool for lugworm, ragworm, squid and crab. Taskers describes it as suitable for "a whole host of baits", so it isn't limited to a single species or bait type – whether you're targeting cod, bass or flatfish from the shore, this tool helps you build a bait that stays put on the hook.

Technical Insight

The key to how this tool works is the two parallel pins on each tool, which support the bait from underneath and stop it rotating while you whip bait elastic around it. This makes it much easier to form a tidy, secure bait shape than trying to bind a loose bait by hand.

Supplying a narrow tool and a wider tool in the same pack means anglers aren't stuck with a one-size-fits-all pin spacing – smaller baits can be formed on the narrow tool, while bulkier baits such as a whole sardine or a large razor clam benefit from the wider spacing. The stainless-steel pins are built to withstand repeated use around wet, salty bait without corroding.