hammering mackerel

[greggthe1]

I love fishing for mackerel but you only have real fun when you start using your spinning rod and playing them...they give you a great fight but i'll only keep what i need.

[Davyred]

Well I'm glad that my original opinion is shared by the majority on here.

I used to be one of the masses who used to get up at daft o'clock to go down to Roker for dawn, but not anymore. If I want some, I wait till I go to Scotland for my weeks holiday, and normally pick up enough when I'm spinning for Pollack.

In this day and age, I still can't believe that people use feathers and the likes for them. Try spinning or floatfishing for gods sake. Its easier, and far more enjoyable.

[roybert]

Well I'm glad that my original opinion is shared by the majority on here.

I used to be one of the masses who used to get up at daft o'clock to go down to Roker for dawn, but not anymore. If I want some, I wait till I go to Scotland for my weeks holiday, and normally pick up enough when I'm spinning for Pollack.

In this day and age, I still can't believe that people use feathers and the likes for them. Try spinning or floatfishing for gods sake. Its easier, and far more enjoyable.

I might give float fishing ago but I will have to ask someone to show me how to first lol as I have never done it before.

[The Great Wallsendo]

Float fishing for Mackerel

If you've got this months (July) Sea Angler there's a feature in it about float fishing for Garfish....I'd imagine the theory is the same

[ted180]

totally agree spinning for mackerel is better than just casting daylights out
and pulling 5 or 6 out at a time. even worse keeping 300+ what a waste.if you don,t need it release it

[bronson]

do you think you are clever by catching all of them????????????????????????

[seddo]

Why not use some light spinning tackle and enjoy a good bit of sport and just take a few to meet your needs, return the rest and be satisfied.

To kill 50, 60, hundreds just does not make sense .

[Red5]

I honestly cannot believe that people want to fish like that.....And worse admit it?
It's goes the same with the cod on the boats people bragging about catching more than they can possibly need.

[mickcave83]

personally i think 40 fillets is enougth to freeze for bait and if u run out mackrels not exactly the dearest fish to buy, couple of quid from morisons at the most.
why do they do it
they must get some kind of a hard on walking off with 100 mackrel, only reason i can think of

howay lads invest in a spinning rod, believe me its much better and enjoyable fighting a macky on them than your 13ft broom shank

only 1 word barbaric

[BriH]

Aie mate was at Roker Pier last nite last light fished its t*ts off casting out just one wind of the reel and had 3 and 4s on at a time some sixes and sevens. Only took ten home though as i gave all them away to the chinese blokes who were there, and also threw a load back.

you have edited the original post ,so must be a tad concerned about what it has attracted in the way of answers - Problem is though Davy red has "quoted" also ,so it stays on the board for all to read what was said before your edit

[codseeker]

well its a good job davey did "quote" it so all can see exactly what the full post was before he edited

[mark]

well its a good job davey did "quote" it so all can see exactly what the full post was before he edited

hadn't noticed the herring as well being mentioned. If anyone wonders how quickly stocks can collapse, just look at the poor herring and the history of the herring industry

[Hiram.A.Biff]

New season, same unbelievable tactics and excuses.

This subject rears its head every year at this time. My opinion,.. take what you need to eat or for bait, and return the rest. Dont dump them on the pier, leave them in bags, or give the f******s to chinese blokes.
strings of feathers were designed to take mackerel for bait, not to catch 200 plus a session. If its for sport, use a spinner and light rod for christs sake.
Every singlle mackerel dumped on a pier is ammo for the anti angling brigade.
Its unnecassary, pointless, wasteful, and downright infuriating.

Dont be surpriseds when piers are closed during the mackerel season, or limits put on the amount of people allowed on for Health and Safety reasons.

[sless]

those people probably couldnt givre a sh1t anyway

[Davyred]

He's posted here as well...

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71369