smoothhound at selsey

mayoung · #1 03-25-2008, 07:45 PM

has anyone got any tips on fishing for smoothound at selsey as im off there in May for an Army comp

maghouse · #2 03-25-2008, 08:30 PM

May might be a bit too early for the biggies ....

Fresh peeler on a pennel pulley rig & hang on !

gullyworm · #3 03-25-2008, 08:54 PM

Depends when in May .ive had them selsey west as early as late April so you should be OK,just pray for the weed to stay away.
No tips really as maghouse says fresh peeler on a pully,i m not a fan of big pennal crab baits but frefer half to quater of crab on a single hook and ive found distance matters at west beach.
I m sure lots will disagree though,good luck.

Lewis 77 · #4 03-26-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mayoung

has anyone got any tips on fishing for smoothound at selsey as im off there in May for an Army comp

Hope the comp measure and return and not catch and kill ?

Portland Pirate · #5 03-26-2008, 08:42 PM

I agree with Gullyworm on both the time and the bait.

I hope you are not practising to try and beat that Navy in the inter service match later in the year! We never lost a match whilst I was in the Navy team.

mayoung · #6 03-27-2008, 07:17 AM

yep you have rumbled my cunning plan. well practise makes perfect and i need a lot of practise.

maghouse · #7 03-27-2008, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mayoung

yep you have rumbled my cunning plan. well practise makes perfect and i need a lot of practise.

In that case ..... best way to catch Smuts is with a 10/0 seastrike & whole herring - works every time

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