Fish caught while spinning

[saint_1877]

Just out of interest what species have you all caught while using spinning tactics from the shore? In this I'm not including fish caught on naturally spun baits.

 

Heres my list: cod, coalfish, haddock, lesser sandeel, launce, mackerel, pollack, whiting, red gurnard and sea trout.

[Davy Holt]

Add Flounder, Grey Gurnard and Short Spined Sea Scorpion to that list

[saint_1877]

I should add nearly turbot. Nine years ago and it still does ma heid in!

 

Hopefully I will be able to add bass to that list after the holiday to Ardnamurchan. Also got a plan to catch a fish not commonly thought to be catchable with spinning tactics but I'll keep that a secret for now incase somebody else decides to pioneer(steal) it!

[Salar]

saint_1877:

Just out of interest what species have you all caught while using spinning tactics from the shore? .

I think there's a huge un-tapped potential here. With the high tech bait additives to give a good smell trail, you could spin neutral bouyancy baits very slowly to catch any fish that feeds on moving prey on or off the bottom. How about using a sinking casting float to spin a crab, worm or shrimp immitation dunked in Ultrabite really slowly right on the bottom? You could cover much more ground than tethering a bait to the bottom and waiting for a fish to turn up. It would be good for flatties, smoothies, stingray at night in the Solent -that's got me all excited now, can't wait to try it....

[chris parker]

Most unusual catch for me was a sole 5 years ago hooked fairly in the mouth while spinning for bass.

[me]

I caught a Gurnard when i was spinning for Mackerel...

[Newt]

 

 

DoIt sells a lead mold and the wires for this particular design.

[Salar]

er...how the hell are you supposed to use that??? Do you just drag it along bouncing on the bottom? It would have a life expectancy of about 50 yards with all the WWII clutter on the seabed around here

[Newt]

Yup. Exactly. Speed and weight adjusted so the wire is touching bottom and hopefully nothing else. The trailing bait or lure seems to help them rise over things - at least that's my guess.

 

The certainly can and do get caught and lost but absent the shattered and jagged hull of a ship, you'd be amazed at how well they manage on some fairly rough ground. I can troll with them in the outflow area below a dam that eats most tackle. They also did well for me in coral flats off Puerto Rico a few years back.

[kennyboybass]

while spinning for bass we have caught squid just as dusk was approaching,using tobys and kosters off the rocks in porteynon swansea.