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Nem
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:06 pm |
 
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ello all, once again another newbie question. Recently switched from using strips, chunks and fillets of Mackerel to frozen Sand-Eels. From what I understand, sand-eels will produce more bites whereas Mackerel will leave me waiting longer. Currently my only luck with Sand-eels is constant dogfish (although they are a nice size).
Anyone got any tips for avoiding dogfish bites such as bait presentation or a different bait?
The main reason I ask this is the only fish I seem to catch while using bait is Dogfish and the occasional Mackerel stealing my bait.
I use medium sized sand eels (about 5 1/2 inches). To hook them I place the end of the hook through the mouth and down the body, pushing the eel around the hook and eventually to the top of the hook. As the tail of the sand eel is now curved like a shrimp, I rip the barb through the skin to straighten it out a little and then wrap with 10-20 turns of bait elastic.
(Not sure if this matters but I cast from a very rocky area with very rough ground using a pulley rig and a break-away weight.)
Sorry for the long post, thanks for your time  |
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loki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2007
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:36 pm |
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:25 pm |
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use kitekat.....................no dogfish |
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Nem
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Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:35 pm |
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Thanks Loki, that was excellent, would never have found it without your help.
Right now the only hooks I have are 80-90 4/0 Aberdeens which I have been using. I gather this is another silly mistake as to why dogfish are my only catches  |
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