do you target species or just fish for what ever?

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:37 pm

just out of interest do you go fishing with a specific fish in mind or just see what you catch?

i am using bottom rigs and just seeing what i catch, mainly doggies and pollack

does anyone here fish chesil? what rigs do you use and what have you caught?

also couls someone explain to me how match fishing works, is it any fish caught or specific types, is it a combined weight or indevidual, do you have to be a club member etc

many thanks

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Through the summer I fish almost exclusively for bass, with the odd trip for sole. In winter I try to target cod/codling. When things are quiet I change rigs and go for anything that is likely to be swimming by. I used to go for flounders, but these have now become a rarity in our area.

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:26 pm

is there such a thing as a universal rig!!! one that will catch most fish as long as baited with the correct bait

or do you change rigs for each type of fish targeted

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:28 pm

the best rig i have found for all round fishing, is 3 hook flapper, cought everything on it,,its not a good rig to cast with, but has been good to me,,,

Guest

One of the top match anglers around here uses 3 hook flappers all of the time. As for not being good to cast, he's dropping them around 180 yards.

Guest

petersclan wrote:

just out of interest do you go fishing with a specific fish in mind or just see what you catch?

i am using bottom rigs and just seeing what i catch, mainly doggies and pollack

does anyone here fish chesil? what rigs do you use and what have you caught?

also couls someone explain to me how match fishing works, is it any fish caught or specific types, is it a combined weight or indevidual, do you have to be a club member etc

many thanks

I fish for species. ANY SPECIES.

Chesil in the summer should be BASS, BASS, BASS Dogfish, BASS BASS.

In the winter it should be:

COD, COD, COD, in reality it is Dog fish, dog fish dogfish, pout, pout pout, whiting, whiting whiting.

And then once every ten years or so

Ah sole, these are sole aren't they or are sole larger?

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:46 pm

dogfish dogfish dogfish is all i get at the mo... and plenty of em too

do you catch bass from bottom fishing and what is best bait?

at present i am using mackerel as bait in fair sized portions tied on the hook.

do you catch codling regulary or just when lucky?

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:04 pm

belive this or not i have never ever cought a dog fish,, and would love to,,,, :lol:

Guest

Fish Orford or Walton Pier around April time and you will. I think that anglers should be more grateful of doggies, they often feed when nothing else does and they aren't a bad fish to catch.

Guest

While I tend to fish for Bass or Cod when they are about (Bass being the favourite) I have (as concrete will no doubt back up) a real soft spot for the humble old Flounder. It can be caught pretty much anywhere, gives a surprising fight on light gear and can be caught very close in. Many a slow session has been reprieved by a few Flounders! Personally I think they are very under rated.

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:33 pm

DOGFISH PUT UP A FAIRLY GOOD FIGHT AND ARE IN THERE PLENTYFULL HERE

THE ONLY BIT I DO NOT LIKE IS GETTING THE BLESSED THINGS OF THE HOOK AND SKINNING THEM!!!!!!!!!!

got some in the freezer but havnt tried them yet, aparently they are lovely to eat and are sold in fish and chip shops advertised as rock salmon!

one night i put three rods out and was run ragged for about three hours with them!!!!! rods where going bizerk!!!!!!!!! went down to 2 rods as couldnt keep up.......again i was using mackerel as bait