Sea Fishing For Cod

[wellyfish]

Originally Posted by andyg

Most definitely the latter.........

ill let you find the hook

[Ben]

Originally Posted by andyg

Most definitely the latter.........

i heard they like noise so i though i should bring my sis along n stick her on the hook, and if they dont like the taaste of her they mgith get so sick of her moaning they will wanna cum on the boat to get away
is it a running leadger rig or what john??
thanks

[Ben]

do you recon they would resort to canibleism cause i could get lots of cod n haddock off cuts from the fish n chip shop where i work if needed on the november trip as long as i know in advance

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Traces 40lb mono, with beads, spinners, muppets. Hooks 6/0-8/0.
Pennel rigs work well alllowing you to present one or two squid.
Bait (yes) squid, calms, peelers, cuttlefish, either cut into strips or baby cuttle from tackle shops, squid works well on its own or as a cocktail with calms/peeler.

Cheers John - seems squid is the favourite

I used to stuff them with mackeral and worm does that still go or is it all Xmas tree decor now

[Ben]

i read that somwhere about stuffing them with chopped macky n stuff

[Codfather]

Hi all

On the East Coast, Suffolk area, they seem to like Lug or Black Lug and Squid.

Plenty of it to act as an atractor. Some of our club members swear by "Booby Beads" which I have to admit do seem to work some of the time.

Regards

Coddy

[Old Smoothound]

Bristol Channel Cod luv King Rag and Squid, we sometimes use whole squid stuffed with black lug or blow lug and squid parcels to pick out the bigger fish.


From the boat uptiding with Pennel running ledger is best.
Hook sizes 5-8/0 depending on bait size.

From shore Pennel Pulley rig, 4-6/0

We always experiment to find what is working on the day. My experience is if they are there they'll eat it!

We have caught Cod with 8-10 crabs in their gut and they still tried to scoff a whole squid.

Cheers
Shaun

[John Marshall]

I've stuffed squid with minced prawns and oats all soaked it pilchard oil.

Results, no better than plain baits.

[Ben]

what about the fake scent stuff like richard had that pink stuff

worth the money or not??

[john-boy]

Welll with winter approaching and thoughts centring around the "C" word, I was browsing through the Cod Forum and saw this thread, which is fascinating.

From the shore in the Deal/Dover area, I think Cod like nothing more than Yellowtails or Black Lug, especially in November/December, although they seem to like Peeler more in January/February. Yellow/Squid cocktail is also top.

Personally, I don't believe in piling on a huge bait, especially when beachcasting, where it obviously makes things a bit harder! I've always had the best results on a single or double large yellowtail. I don't think huge baits discourage the smaller fish much either, I've had many a 1/2lb Pouting hanging on the bottom of a dog sh*t bait made of squid and half a dozen lug!

I reckon Pennel or Wishbone is best 3/0 Kamasan or a 2/0 Cox & Rawle preferred hardware! I use a 80lb trace with 20lb amnesia for hook lengths.

Cor, I have to say, I can't wait to get fishing this winter - I've just got that feeling that it's gonna be good!!

Cheers,
JB.