| After location bait and it's correct
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| | in case someone accuses you of killing
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| presentation is the most important factor
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| | undersized fish for bait.SANDEELS AND
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| governing success or failure. No matter
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| | LANCE FISHSandeels can be used live by
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| how expensive your tackle is, if the fish
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| | hooking threw the upper lip or threw the
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| won't bite you go home empty. Freshwater
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| | base of the eye socket using a fine wire
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| fish can go several months without eating,
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| | hook. There is a space here so little
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| most marine fish can not, indeed many
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| | damage is done. Dead sandeels are hooked
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| marine fish will die if not fed several
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| | by sliding them mouth first on to the hook
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| times a day( a big problem for aquarists
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| | and turning so the hook comes out the anal
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| rather than anglers). Fish will eat a wide
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| | area. The quality of frozen sandeels
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| range of prey as cutting open the stomach
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| | varies from bait shop to bait shop with
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| will show but these are not always the
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| | those which turn mushy best avoided in
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| best baits to use. Remember your bait is
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| | future. Sandeels are best fished with a
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| not the only piece of food in the water,
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| | light rig with a long snood that moves
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| the secret of angling is to make the fish
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| | around giving the impression that the
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| ignore everything else and take your bait
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| | sandeel is struggling in the surf. It is
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| instead.Fish are not stupid, they want as
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| | common to find cod and whiting stuffed
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| much food as possible for as little effort
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| | full of sandeels. Live Sandeels cast
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| as possible. This is known as optimal
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| | poorly, ripping lose if any real power is
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| foraging theory, and although a
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| | applied. Live sandeels are caught in seine
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| contraversial subject amongst ethologists
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| | nets or found buried in the sand along the
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| it's well worth remembering. Imagine a
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| | low watermark. Keep cold and well aerated
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| bass spotting a sandeel some distance
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| | in a non metal container.Lance fish are
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| away, first he calculates the energy he'll
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| | bought frozen from pet shops. Make sure
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| use to catch it then balances it against
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| | you get the larger size (about 2 inches)
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| the energy gained by eating it, only if
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| | and make a good alternative to sandeels
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| the pay off is greater than the effort
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| | when a smaller bait is needed. Unlike
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| will he bother. No fish is going to swim
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| | sandeels they may be fed to pet fish at
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| very far off course to pick up a puny
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| | home. If the fishing tackle shop is closed
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| little worm on your hook, imagine driving
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| | or out of bait pet shops can be a good
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| to the out of town supermarket just for
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| | alternativeWHITEBAITBags of these little
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| one can of beans. This is the first rule
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| | silver fish can be bought cheaply from
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| DO NOT SKIMP WITH BAIT. Be generous, make
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| | fishmongers. Defrost enough for your trip
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| it worth the fishes while to stop chasing
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| | because they dont refreeze well.OTHER
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| that shoal and pick up your static large
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| | SMALL FISHRock pools are full of small
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| portion.A fish can be said to show a
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| | fish which at first though could be used
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| preference for a food if it seeks out that
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| | as bait. However unless you know what is
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| item despite other food items being more
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| | what it is best to leave them alone. Some
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| available. This is the second rule STICK
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| | may be rare or endangered species, others
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| WITH THE WELL KNOWN BAITS (Yes we've all
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| | will may have defensive mechanisms to
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| heard stories of some guy sticking a cream
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| | deter predators and all will have cryptic
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| bun on a hook for a laugh and landing 30
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| | colouration for camouflage. Undersized
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| lb cod). If one bait does not work try
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| | fish should be returned alive to the water
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| another as different species prefer
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| | and not rehooked as live bait unless there
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| different food and the colour of the water
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| | is a very good chance it will be taken.
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| can play a big part. If you have an idea
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| | Estuaries in late summer are often jammed
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| for a new bait try it out when the
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| | packed with very small flounder (often
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| fishings good, if everybody else is
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| | making fishing impossible) and although
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| catching bag fulls and your frozen
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| | we've all found them inside cod and
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| fishfingers are too then your on to
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| | whiting should be left alone. Many
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| something.Rule number three is MATCH THE
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| | aquarists buy or breed goldfish and
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| SIZE OF YOUR BAIT TO THE SIZE OF THE FISH
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| | livebearers (guppies, mollies etc) to feed
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| YOU EXPECT TO CATCH. Cod have large mouths
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| | to pet fish but these are too expensive
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| and appetites to match, flatties have
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| | for fishing.SquidSquid is readily
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| little mouths and cannot fit a size 6/0
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| | available from fishmongers, supermarkets
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| hook laden with a mussel and lug cocktail
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| | and of course your local bait shop. It can
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| in their gobs. Match the size of the hook
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| | be used whole or cut in to strips for the
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| with the size of the bait, a small hook
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| | smaller species. Strips can seem a tad
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| buried deep inside a bait is well
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| | thin so cutting twice the length and
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| protected and the fish will not be
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| | folding in half is a good idea. Squid is a
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| impaled. If you are fishing for the
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| | tough bait which lasts a long time in the
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| smaller species it is better to use a 2-4
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| | water and withstands hard casting making
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| hook paternoster and spread the bait out
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| | it suitable for tipping off other baits,
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| rather than lump it on one hook. A pennel
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| | lug and squid cocktails being an all time
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| rig is two hooks in the same bait and
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| | cod classic. It is a decent winter bait
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| increases the chance of contact when large
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| | particularly for whiting but in my opinion
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| baits are used.The final rule is PRESENT
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| | nothing special. I have never caught a
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| IT PROPERLY . A lugworm suspended 3 ft
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| | fish on squid in the summer months, even
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| above the seabed will set alarm bells
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| | when anglers around me have been pulling
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| ringing that somethings not quite
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| | them out like no tomorrow on other baits.
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| right.Worm BaitsWorm baits fall into two
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| | Squid is not a food source readily
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| groups Ragworms and lugworms. All are
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| | available to fish in the UK so they are
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| treat in much the same way, stick the hook
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| | probably a little reluctant to try it
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| in the tail end and thread up the line
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| | although crabs seem to be more attracted
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| till you reach the desired size. A pennel
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| | to squid than any other bait. As a note of
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| rig should be used when fishing multiple
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| | interest I have tried feeding both marine
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| worms.RAGWORMSLots of species available
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| | and freshwater fish in my aquariums with
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| all make good bait. The big one is the
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| | squid from the petshop and have found that
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| king rag Nereis virens reaching 40 cm in
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| | while the marine fish largely ignore it
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| length. Paddle, rock and cat worms are
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| | freshwater fish go crazy for it. Should I
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| similar in appearance and should not be
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| | ever take up course fishing I will
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| ignored. Many species have jaws (nippers),
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| | certainly be giving squid a try. Those
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| these can give a very mild nip. Can be dug
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| | little plastic squids (muppets) are
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| up or found under rocks. Cultured ragworm
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| | popular with local boat anglers but are
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| is readily available all year round from
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| | not suitable for shore fishing.Peeler
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| most bait suppliers. Do not freeze
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| | CrabThe outer shell (carapace) of the
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| ragworms.LUGWORMSTwo species are used as
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| | common shore crab Carcinus maenas needs to
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| bait The common lugworm Arenicola marina
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| | be cast if the crab is to grow. During
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| which lives in sheltered sandy beaches in
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| | this stage the crab becomes known to
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| a U shaped burrow with a cast and hole at
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| | anglers as peeler crab and to cod as
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| each end. And Black lug Arenicola
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| | dinner. I have been told that fish in
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| defodiens (also called runnydown) is much
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| | aquariums seem to know when the carpace is
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| larger and does not form a hole next to
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| | due to come off and hang around the rock
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| the cast. There can be a lot of local
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| | impatiently, it is rumoured the crab
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| names for lugworms runnydown, yellowtails,
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| | always leaves it's shelter after casting
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| blowlug etc. To dig up the common lugworm
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| | and seeks new shelter.Look for crabs in
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| dig a trench and work along it filling it
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| | areas with lots of rock and weed, children
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| in as you go. This produces the greatest
| |
| | seem to have an uncanny knack of knowing
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| number of worms for the least effort and
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| | which rocks to look under. Look for medium
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| prevents the beach looking like the
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| | sized crabs, large ones moult less
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| surface of the moon. Much is said baout
| |
| | frequently and small specimens should be
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| the environmental impact of bait digging
| |
| | left till another day. Crabs that are
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| by anti-angling idiots. However it must be
| |
| | ready to peel will have a hairline crack
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| remembered that a single rough sea can
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| | near the tail end, be dull in colour with
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| strip an entire beach of lugworms and all
| |
| | a soapy feel. A discarded shell nearby
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| its sub-sand organisms which I think puts
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| | often indicates a freshly peeled crab is
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| my dozen worms in perspective. Do not dig
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| | nearby. Those not quite ready can be
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| around boat moorings for obvious reasons.
| |
| | hurried along by storing in seaweed
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| A while back someone got into bother for
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| | (change regularly) in a cool spot. Never
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| bait digging in Duridge Bay (around the
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| | keep soft crabs in the same container as
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| time vast quantities of sand were being
| |
| | peelers. Leave females with eggs alone. If
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| removed for commercial purposes). Black
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| | you intend to lay a bit pipe to catch
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| lug have to be dug out individually,
| |
| | crabs put it in an difficult to reach
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| always handle with wet hands to prevent
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| | place out of site to prevent your crabs
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| them busting.Black lug can be frozen
| |
| | from been stolen.To use remove the legs
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| easily.Pop them and squeeze the guts
| |
| | (use to make cocktails), bung on a hook
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| out.Lie them straight on a couple of
| |
| | and tie with thread (elasticated bait
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| layers of newspaper.Cover with a generous
| |
| | thread is best but ordinary will do).
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| layer of salt for about 3 hoursShake off
| |
| | Large specimens can be cut into smaller
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| the salt and repeat steps 2 and 3.Shake
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| | pieces. To freeze crab remove the lungs
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| off the salt and lie the worms one inch
| |
| | first, I like to freeze them on the hook
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| apart on a length of newspaperRoll up the
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| | and pack individually, store in a thermos
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| paper and freeze.Frozen black lug is ok
| |
| | flask when fishing.Artificial
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| when you fancy a nights fishing and you've
| |
| | baitArtifical bait is a waste of money.
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| missed the bait shop but it can't beat
| |
| | Ignore claims that fish can't tell the
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| fresh bait.Mussels and RazorfishMussels
| |
| | difference or they taste just like the
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| can be bought alive from fishmongers or
| |
| | real thing (mmm I can't believe it's not
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| frozen from bait shops and pet shops. Most
| |
| | lugworm, yeah right). The only artificial
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| housewives know to reject mussels that
| |
| | bait worth it place in my tackle box are
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| don't clamp shut when tapped but anglers
| |
| | lures, I obtain all my Lures on eBay.
|
| need not worry about this as mussels which
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| | Spinning is best done when you know fish
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| are "off" often make the best bait. Live
| |
| | are about and where deep water is close in
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| mussels can be parted from there shells by
| |
| | e.g. steep beaches, rocks, piers etc. I
|
| severing the anterior and posterior
| |
| | like to spin when I prematurely run out of
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| adductor muscles and scooping out, or
| |
| | bait. Children who do not yet developed
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| leaving to die in a bucket (helps bring
| |
| | the virtue of patience and winge to check
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| out the flavour). Mussels are not on the
| |
| | the bait every three seconds can be kept
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| menu normally as they are protected by a
| |
| | quiet by spinning.It has been said a
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| hard shell, those which are eaten have
| |
| | million times that most lure are designed
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| normally died and have been washed out.
| |
| | to catch anglers not fish. One summer I
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| Tie mussels on to the hook with thread,
| |
| | walked along Whitby pier which was packed
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| taking care not to pull to tight. I like
| |
| | with people fishing for mackerel. The
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| to freeze them on the hook and keep them
| |
| | mackerel shoals could easily be seen yet
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| wrapped separately until needed, this
| |
| | only a few anglers were landing them. Many
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| allows them to be cast further, they will
| |
| | lures on sale are designed for the
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| defrost quickly once they hit the water.
| |
| | American market. Americans are blessed
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| Adding pilchard oil to the mussel before
| |
| | with shores full of huge predatory fish,
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| freezing increases its effectiveness.
| |
| | we are not. These lures may mimick the
|
| Although the edible mussel Mytilus edulis
| |
| | baitfish living in the USA quite well but
|
| is the one normally used as bait the horse
| |
| | can be of little use in the UK. Also
|
| mussels Modiolus modiolus can also be
| |
| | remember that the bass swimming around the
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| used. Other native species are too small
| |
| | UK coastline are a different species from
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| to bother with. Mussels bought frozen pet
| |
| | those found in the American lakes. When
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| shops are very small and make good lugworm
| |
| | visiting websites selling lures, claims
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| and mussel cocktails. Mussel beds are also
| |
| | such as "Best lure in the world" should be
|
| good places to fish.Razorfish Ensis
| |
| | taken with a pinch of salt as these claims
|
| siliqua, also called pod razor and spouter
| |
| | are impossible to prove. Remember the
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| fish are rarely for sale so have to be
| |
| | description was probably written by a
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| gather by hand. Walk along the low tide
| |
| | marketing executive who has never held a
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| mark without shoes on very softly and look
| |
| | rod in his life. Instead use your own
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| for keyhole shaped holes in the sand. Pour
| |
| | instinct and past experience before
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| salt down the hole and grab tightly when
| |
| | parting with your cash.Be sensible with
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| it pops out. The smaller Sword razor is
| |
| | size. The lure should look like potential
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| also suitable. Treat as mussels for
| |
| | prey. I have caught very small fish on
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| bait.Many species of bivalves can be found
| |
| | lures that were bigger than they were and
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| buried in the sand e.g. gapers, scallops,
| |
| | believe this may be due to the lure
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| tellins, cockles, oysters, etc and are
| |
| | triggering an attack response rather than
|
| worth trying for bait where they are
| |
| | feeding one.Use tackle capable of casting
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| abundant.Do not bother with limpetsFish as
| |
| | a light weight. a drilled bullet or a
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| bait
| |
| | barrel lead 2ft up the line can be used to
|
| Big fish eat little fish, but which ones
| |
| | gain extra weight.When fishing from a high
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| are best for bait. Whilst many fish will
| |
| | platform point the rod tip downwards to
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| eat anything that fits in their mouths not
| |
| | give more natural movement to the lure.A
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| all are suitable for bait. When there is a
| |
| | sink and draw method works best. Cast out
|
| lot of undersize fish about nicking the
| |
| | let it sink reel in and stop, let it sink
|
| bait the use of small baitfish can help
| |
| | and reel in....Red rubber sandeels are
|
| target out the bigger specimensHERRING AND
| |
| | best during the day, Black at night with a
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| MACKERELGrouped here together because they
| |
| | full moon.The best colour for other types
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| are treat in much the same way. Use whole
| |
| | varies according to weather conditions and
|
| fish for shark and conger, Conger are a
| |
| | visability, if one colour isn't working
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| rare catch in north east england, although
| |
| | switch to another.Keep an eye on other
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| the rocks off Craster and Dunstanburgh
| |
| | anglers spinning to see which colours are
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| have been know to produce. Removing the
| |
| | producing on the day.Always incorporate a
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| backbone so the two flanks are separate
| |
| | swivel to prevent line twist.Expect to
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| and can flap freely is a good way to
| |
| | lose lures. Yes I know they are expensive
|
| present this bait. Shark fishing is
| |
| | but so is bait.In bright conditions fish
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| unheard of from the beaches around here.
| |
| | head to weedbeds. Work the lure around
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| More commonly these fish are cut into bite
| |
| | weedbeds not through them.Seagulls picking
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| size strips before use. They give off a
| |
| | off small fish often indicates the fish
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| lot of scent and are unbeatable for
| |
| | have been driven to the surface by larger
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| coalies in the summer. Thin strips fished
| |
| | fish.Reel in the correct speed. Too fast
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| with a float will produce bags full of
| |
| | the fish will not attempt to chase, too
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| mackerel from almost any pier in the
| |
| | slow the lure may not move the way it was
|
| summer. When the shoals are in it is worth
| |
| | designed to.Lines of debris on the surface
|
| taken a few for dinner and bait but don't
| |
| | are good places to try, particularly for
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| go crazy, dozens of dead fish next to you
| |
| | mackerel.On the tidal run spin so the lure
|
| impresses no one and you risk a earful
| |
| | moves in the direction of the current.Dead
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| from more conservation minded anglers.
| |
| | sandeels move unnaturally through the
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| Mackerel are also caught using feathers or
| |
| | water when spun.Do not stop working the
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| any small shiny lure on light tackle.
| |
| | lure until it is out of the water.When
|
| Although mackerel and herring can be
| |
| | Fishing over rough ground a float can be
|
| bought frozen from bait shops they often
| |
| | used to prevent loss.Painting your lead
|
| turn to a mush when defrosted. Fish
| |
| | sinker to look like a small fish can
|
| mongers are a better source but buy ready
| |
| | attract fish to your bait.Spinning is more
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| filleted as you will get more for your
| |
| | energetic than bait fishing and your
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| money and make sure they have not been
| |
| | muscles will quickly become fatiqued
|
| smoked.PILCHARDS, SARDINESNo not the
| |
| | reducing your casting distance. Don't take
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| tinned ones, I've tried them they don't
| |
| | too much tackle with you, rest every ten
|
| work. These can be bought frozen in many
| |
| | casts or so for a few minutes or alternate
|
| supermarkets and fish mongers. Like
| |
| | between bait and spinning duty with a
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| mackerel and herring they are an oily fish
| |
| | friend. Drinking a glucose based sports
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| giving off plently of scent. Being smaller
| |
| | drink can help. Powerlifters often take
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| they can be used whole when a mackeral
| |
| | creatine monohydrate as an energy source
|
| would be too large or cut into strips.
| |
| | for explosive movements. I have tried this
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| Warning, it is a good idea to keep the bag
| |
| | and found no difference to distance cast
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| marked "pilchards" with you when fishing
| |
| | or time for fatique to set in.
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