I have scoured the net for help with finding bomb fruit - but there is nothing out there. I don't know if i am being really stupid but how do i carry bomb fruit to the pirates? As soon as you pick it up the fuse is lit and the bomb explodes. Is there somewhere other than the little bomb bushes where i can get them from? Any ideas?

yes you need to defeat some squirrel's you know the one's who have bombs if you defeat one there is a change that it will get a bomb fruit