I heard that you can use Dead baited Mackeral for catching Mackeral. Can you use it? And is it any good? :confused:

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you use fillet of mackerel the white underbelly is particulary good especially when use don float gear

yup

a strip of white underbelly of a mackrel fished
under a float and drifted down tide should get a few.

good fun too

macky

Mackerel will eat anything fish-like. Tin foil even works!

i have even caught them on bare silver hooks

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I heard that you can use Dead baited Mackeral for catching Mackeral. Can you use it? And is it any good?

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not again :mad: :mad: dont you read euro regulations that come with every rod :mad: i quote:
"sea fishing" ,"chapter 16 ,permitted baits " ,"section 87" ,"subsection 4 " "mackeral" "Baits " ,"natural","it is NOT permitted to use baits containing "essences" or "Parts" of the intended "quarry" fish ,this stops the unlawfull act of cannibalism amoungst sea fish " ,"section 46" ,"penalties of 10 years for first offenders is mandatory" :mad:
anyway shouldnt you be in bed ,got to get up early for your paper round remember

[ 22. January 2004, 08:02 PM: Message edited by: chesters1 ]

Nathan.
Why bother with bait? A light spinning outfit is much better fun.
Paul.
PS. Save the dodgy mackeral for those lovely doggies.

and surely its "use a sprat to catch a mackeral" thus avoiding ten years in clink

Paul, You must have a short memory, have you forgotten the Mackeral picking up baits on the bottom, I'm sure we were after Thornback at the time.. ..

Spasor. I've been spinning a few times for Mackeral and I've only caught a Gurnard... That's why I started this topic. But I'll keep trying on the spinner..