Quohogs

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Yeah sea clams are for bass. Quahogs are for me. Plus sea clams will stay on the hook better and are bigger. And it's the sea clams that pull up off the bottom after a good blow and break apart for the bass to feed on. The quahogs even if pulled up in a storm usually won't break apart to become food considering their hard shells.
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[Mike P]

Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA

Yeah sea clams are for bass. Quahogs are for me. Plus sea clams will stay on the hook better and are bigger. And it's the sea clams that pull up off the bottom after a good blow and break apart for the bass to feed on. The quahogs even if pulled up in a storm usually won't break apart to become food considering their hard shells.
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Sea clams are for me, too. The bass can have the frozen bait clams.

What some bait dealers sell as "sea clams" are actually just the jumbo-sized chowder 'hogs that the NY/NJ guys call skimmer clams. They sell them fresh, in 50 lb. burlap sacks. Those are the ones to use for bait, if you can get them. Fresh, true sea clams are almost as delectable as scallops. I think they're probably more closely related to scallops or steamers than to quahogs.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Sea clams are for me, too. The bass can have the frozen bait clams.

What some bait dealers sell as "sea clams" are actually just the jumbo-sized chowder 'hogs that the NY/NJ guys call skimmer clams. They sell them fresh, in 50 lb. burlap sacks. Those are the ones to use for bait, if you can get them. Fresh, true sea clams are almost as delectable as scallops. I think they're probably more closely related to scallops or steamers than to quahogs.

"skimmer clams" are ocean sea clams, not quahogs at all. They come in two varieties, one sold as bait clams come from polutted waters those sold as "food qulaity" come from unpolutted waters. Sea clams or skimmer clams are much better bait than any size quahoig.