flyer

[steve devon]

in the summer when the mackerel are about and you are fishing on the bottom try putting a flyer down your line

all it is

a bit of line with a clip swivel on 1 end and a hook on the other

clips on your line and slides down

works very well with live eels

may need to put a shot or small ball wieght on the trace if it doesnt slide down

[Norfolkboy]

what does it help you do?

[steve devon]

catch mackerel, gar, pollack, bass....... when your fishing on the bottom

[Norfolkboy]

do they generally feed on the bottom then??

[steve devon]

no

it slides down ya line so goes at all depths!

they are normally in the top half of the water

[Norfolkboy]

ah i see!! very good :lol:
What month do they start showing?? Cos i really want to get spinning and floating for them!

[FlyingFox]

no what he is saying is that if you are chucking out for botom feeding fish and the
gars and mackerel are about try sliding another hook down the line so you are fishing
nearer the surface to!! I've seen many of gars caught like this but on my beach you have to
cast out quite away as it aint that deep!

is that right steve? oh yes bit late to go to post this aint it!! lol you have answered the
question allready!

[steve devon]

yep

where i fish is mostly deep so sont have to cast on as far

start showin now really but lots more next month

[Norfolkboy]

excellent!!

When spinning,can you do it from a pier?

Also when you're spinning from the shore, will you find mackerel, gar etc from like the open sea if it's not next to a pier or do they only hang around piers?

[FlyingFox]

yer the problem we have is that the beach aint all that deep so we tend to need
the bottle rigs for them cause we cant get the flyer out far enough!

Great tip steve thanks :wink: