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hi am gonna try catching a big smooth hound from the admiralty pier in dover on friday night (tonight) wet windy and generaly rubbish we love it dont we! lol any advise would be helpfull. bait rigs etc
cheers
I use the same with a single hook, usually a 3/0 or 4/0 depending on the bait size :fish:i would use an up and over that will give a hooklength over 2ft long.
this will put the bait on the sea bed. a pulley fished from a raised platform could mean your bait us not on the bottom where the fish will be feeding. especialy if there is a good tide pulling through that will actually lift a hanging hooklength. a fixed, clipped down paternoster can have the same effect as a pulley from a high pier.
we recently tried frozen hermit aganst frozen peeler on the boat both caught about the same they where all small hounds under 5lb the hermit didnt look as good the body sack was perforated by the freezing process but as good as the peeler which was home frozenBe nice nice if you could obtain some Hermit Crabs.Not sure if they cast a way off too well though as Im not a beach fishermen.I suppose if you whipped them on they should be ok.Hard to keep them alive though but on a boat they are the top bait for Hounds you could ever use.
Ron
I have heard that the frozen ones were just as good.Ive never tried them because we can normally get fresh.Saying that I think we do just as well most times on hard peelers.I normally just take the top shell off and double hook the whole thing.I dont think hounds are too fussy as long as it looks a bit crabby!Ive noticed too that if there are any small Bass around when you are fishing for Hounds they will rob the Hermit where as they dont touch the peeler.Infact nothing when you get offshore seems to eat peeler except Hounds anyway and the occasional Roker.Lug is good offshore for Bass but come inshore they wont look at Lug and want Crab and Ragworrm!...Offshore the bigger Bass want Mackeral!....Blimey you can't winwe recently tried frozen hermit aganst frozen peeler on the boat both caught about the same they where all small hounds under 5lb the hermit didnt look as good the body sack was perforated by the freezing process but as good as the peeler which was home frozen
with the hermits ron when i used to live in hants it was the top bait year round great for the hounds in spring and just the tail for codling in winter a mate of mine gets them when he is crabbing on one of the bigger crab boats around here but he allways gets back in the afternoon hence the reason we freeze them would love to get them freshI have heard that the frozen ones were just as good.Ive never tried them because we can normally get fresh.Saying that I think we do just as well most times on hard peelers.I normally just take the top shell off and double hook the whole thing.I dont think hounds are too fussy as long as it looks a bit crabby!Ive noticed too that if there are any small Bass around when you are fishing for Hounds they will rob the Hermit where as they dont touch the peeler.Infact nothing when you get offshore seems to eat peeler except Hounds anyway and the occasional Roker.Lug is good offshore for Bass but come inshore they wont look at Lug and want Crab and Ragworrm!...Offshore the bigger Bass want Mackeral!....Blimey you can't win![]()
Ron
Ron, serious question now, what do you think should be done about all these pesky little bass we have to look forward too.I have heard that the frozen ones were just as good.Ive never tried them because we can normally get fresh.Saying that I think we do just as well most times on hard peelers.I normally just take the top shell off and double hook the whole thing.I dont think hounds are too fussy as long as it looks a bit crabby!Ive noticed too that if there are any small Bass around when you are fishing for Hounds they will rob the Hermit where as they dont touch the peeler.Infact nothing when you get offshore seems to eat peeler except Hounds anyway and the occasional Roker.Lug is good offshore for Bass but come inshore they wont look at Lug and want Crab and Ragworrm!...Offshore the bigger Bass want Mackeral!....Blimey you can't win![]()
Ron
I think we should.............Just unhook them carefully and gently slip them back to fight another day and to grow to be 45mls and then everyone will live in harmony and happily ever afterRon, serious question now, what do you think should be done about all these pesky little bass we have to look forward too.
am i likely to win the lotteryI think we should.............Just unhook them carefully and gently slip them back to fight another day and to grow to be 45mls and then everyone will live in harmony and happily ever after![]()
Ron ''In harmony with the World''
I do hope so...Garry...Darling,lover...There are Civil ceremonies now you know..I would marry you,like we discussed before:kissing:am i likely to win the lottery
Money talks and you want a big cat if I win, but for now you are going to have to put up with postman pat or terry:g:I do hope so...Garry...Darling,lover...There are Civil ceremonies now you know..I would marry you,like we discussed before:kissing:
Your Ronnie xx
crab is the number one bait on the addy for the hounds but don't rule out whole squid or lug and squidhead.i know the doggie's will take both bait's but i've had a few hound's on it on the piers and boats out of dover.how did u get on anyway?.....dave.hi am gonna try catching a big smooth hound from the admiralty pier in dover on friday night (tonight) wet windy and generaly rubbish we love it dont we! lol any advise would be helpfull. bait rigs etc
cheers
And don't forget to set the drag otherwise it could be :bye1: :bye1: rod.hi am gonna try catching a big smooth hound from the admiralty pier in dover on friday night (tonight) wet windy and generaly rubbish we love it dont we! lol any advise would be helpfull. bait rigs etc
cheers