all the gear and no idear

[cantcatchwontcatch]

Im new to beach fishing used to hit the rocks with lures but now want to get in to fishing from the beach ive been 3 time n tried sand eel and rag with no joy on the sand eel and 2 small plaice on the rag any sugestions on bait or rigs or any suggestions in genral i look foward to hear ur comments.

[scottish_and_mental]

I assume you do the most of your fishing during the day ?
Some beaches fish better at different states of the tide and most fish better at night .
using sandeel is good for rays ,plus doggies love them but little else will take them whole so i would stick to the rag baits and perhaps tip it with squid or a sliver of mackerel.
peeler crab and black lug aint cheap but are probably the most effective baits for sorting out the bigger fish - especially plaice .
Do you know what other species are generally caught from that area ?
Targetting specific species can mean less fish but also give you the best chance of hitting into a decent fish if you get everything right.
the right bait on the wrong rig will decrease your catch rate just as much as the right area and the wrong bait

[cantcatchwontcatch]

Yea most of my fishing is done on the day and i was using a pre made wishbone rig with size 1 hooks ive 2 rods thinking bout targeting the plaice with 1 the what ever else is out there with the other i was trying to get lug worm after seeing loads of people using it with pics and that on the web but went to a few shops and they never had any so had to go with the rag

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by cantcatchwontcatch

Yea most of my fishing is done on the day and i was using a pre made wishbone rig with size 1 hooks ive 2 rods thinking bout targeting the plaice with 1 the what ever else is out there with the other i was trying to get lug worm after seeing loads of people using it with pics and that on the web but went to a few shops and they never had any so had to go with the rag

sounds like youre doing most things right already but plaice are generally a daytime species - flashing sparkly beads/spoons/wriggly rag all help .
A lot of the bigger plaice ( especially offshore ) come on rag tipped with a cube of fish or an inch of black lug .
try using a pulley or up and over rig with a bigger bait on one rod and keep the other one set up for smaller species

If you want better results ( not always as again it depends what your targetting ) then try a bigger tide with high water around midnight ..
Sadly theres not many boys on here who sea fish around the area other than a bit of spinning and i can only guide you on what i would do to improve my catch rate ..

[cantcatchwontcatch]

thanks for the advice il see wat i can muster up next time im of work n go for the big 1

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[cantcatchwontcatch]

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[cantcatchwontcatch]

took ur advice n makes a hell of difference at nite ther was a few other guys there to but never seen them catch much if any landed 5 doggies

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by cantcatchwontcatch

took ur advice n makes a hell of difference at nite ther was a few other guys there to but never seen them catch much if any landed 5 doggies

stick at it mate , you generally find once the dogs go off the feed the other species move in .. try on a bigger tide too as this makes a big difference too .
Steve