Tips?

[Ed Matysiak]

I fish off a long stone jetty here at Aberystwyth but all i seem to catch is dogfish. Even a big bait just gets ravaged until they find a hook. Is there any bait, rig, method i can use to cut down on dogs and catch some other species? I use a lot of squid and they seem to love that

[Grant]

Well dont try mackeral! They also seem to like sandeels, but in my exerience, worms seems to avoid the issue, although knowing them, nothing is sacred.

[Newt]

Ed - how are dogfish as bait?

[Guest jay_con]

Stop using pedigree chum. Sea fishing aint like carp fishing you know.

[Norrie]

Newt, They are actually a pretty good bait for Skate.....

[MrWiggly]

Hi Ed ..

 

You are not fishing near a sewer outlet are you ? Dogs seem to gather there. Also, are you fishing at night ? Lots more Dogs than in the daylight !

 

Try getting your bait off the bottom. ie Float fishing.

 

Stay away from Mack bait .. Dogs can smell it a mile away ? Try worm/shellfish on the float.

 

Good luck !

 

[ 20. October 2004, 06:28 PM: Message edited by: MrWiggly ]

[Ed Matysiak]

I shall get some Lugs next time and use an anti crab rig or something that will keep the bait up in the water.

Cheers guys

[manxlad]

my experience here in the iom, is if the dogs are about they are a curse and will take any bait that is put in front of them. night time here is even worse. ya best bet is move to a nearby venue. fish baits are to be avoided as they are a dog magnet!!

was fishing for bass a couple of nights ago with lug, eleven dogs in eleven casts, give up and went to the local!!

sorry, not constructive advice, but i dont think there is a real solution. we have them here in plague amounts so i sympathise with you

[Zigs]

dogfish is very nice when smoked try it with some lavabread, very sea flavoured combination

[dachshund]

There's flatties and small pollack inside the harbour if you try the wooden jetty. Locals talk of skate etc off the breakwater, but only ever got dogs