Spurr Dog

[northeast1]

I have never caught a spurr dog well hooked but not landed and having 2 days targeting them on the boat..west coast.

THOUGHT RATHER THAN ME READ THE MILLIONS OF RESULTS ON GOOGLE I WOULD PICK YOUR BRAINS.

Hook size?
Best bait from the boat?
Rig style?
Best state of the tide if any?
And any other tips?

Cheers for any replys.

[mark]

Loch Sunart

[Charlie_Thompson]

I seem to remember them being pests, off Arran perhaps, wick with them. 11 year old and catching "sharks"

[Charlton]

if you get into them, dosn't matter what rig you use as long as you have a chunk of fresh mackerel on the hook. Normally 6/0 fine wire hook, flatten the barb, keep bait close to the bottom and look out for the barbs, thankfully i have never been jabbed but have seen many an angler jabbed, in tears, bleeding profously, as they are helped off the boat and on their way to hospital. Done most of my spurdog fishing off Port Patrick/Logan, there used to be massive shoals but sadly the commercials got to them, think most went ofr fertilisers, although they are very good eating. Used to hit the odd shoal off Whitley Bay many moons ago. Amazing how quite a few will follow a hooked fish right to the boat.

[northeast1]

Tried for them twice now and not caught one, seems like the days of "shoals" for this fish liek so many other are over...one will do me. Going to try a lock or two up Scotland soon adn see how i get on.cheers

[The Jester]

Third time lucky Richy, good luck mate....

[Graham B]

I have caught a load when fishing in loch Etive on the self drive hire boats at Taynault. Any fish bait worked well Rich and any rig! There were loads of the things, we were just tied up to one of the salmon or mussel farm buoys and fished from there. The boat hire rates were really cheap as well if I remember correctly.

Graham.

[northeast1]

One will do me so its a new species..chaeers for the info going to do abit of fishing around the UK this year while i can...well thats when the wreck fishing not drawn me in

[lingking]

I have caught a load when fishing in loch Etive on the self drive hire boats at Taynault. Any fish bait worked well Rich and any rig! There were loads of the things, we were just tied up to one of the salmon or mussel farm buoys and fished from there. The boat hire rates were really cheap as well if I remember correctly.

Graham.

still cheap as chips mate

[Charlton]

rich if you hit then fish with a light rod, great fun

[Mad as a fish]

Mull of Galloway many years ago off the shore first came the dog fish then the mackerel then spur dog, we got sick of them there were that many of them.

[northeast1]

Fished there many a time and never caught or seen you, i have a trip booked in loch Crinan so hoping to wangle one out then, just need to land a few coalie and mackerel to take over as fresh bait

[Mad as a fish]

It was about 30 odd years ago when i fished off the Mull of Galloway so unless you are old like me you would not have seen me lol
Good luck hope you get what you are after.