Big Cod Bait

[berwick]

So it is the time of year when we have the best chance to catch a monster. I am just wondering what do you all think is the best bait to (hopefully) land a lunker bucket mouth?

I have read that once cod reach a certain size their diet changes to mostly fish based so should I be using macky or bluey rather than mostly lug and/ or squid, mussel etc. at this time of year?

Any thoughts?

Cheers

[Prof Peach]

Just landed a 5lb cod tonight using frozen black and peeler. Used what I had in the freezer. Caught another 2lb 10 mins later on the same bait.

Big fish had a belly full of sand eels.

[beachbuddy]

Just landed a 5lb cod tonight using frozen black and peeler. Used what I had in the freezer. Caught another 2lb 10 mins later on the same bait.

Big fish had a belly full of sand eels.

I wud never cast the same bait back in the water the 2lb fish must have been clamin peach

[Prof Peach]

Even as a tight arse jock I draw the line at chucking the same bait back in although I suppose I could keep using it as my "lucky bait".

[Bushwhacker]

A whole Joey Mackeral (head and tailed to let the juices flow) or a big fillet of the same is a good big fish bait.
Also a try a Livebait rig if theres small Whiting about.

[fish fingers]

like dave says a live bait rig for pin whiting or rockling its not just the bait the vibration off the caught distressed fish the lateral line on the cod plays a big part

[Sea_Troot]

Bluey count for a fair few of the doubles caught the further north u go the better it works.

[bigroppa]

mackerel fillet wrapped up in 3 or 4 frozen blacks. This has accounted for my biggest fish the last 2 seasons.

[regpude]

picking your brains bigroppa,were did your biggest fish come from? cheers.reg.

[The Plum]

you can put what u want on if the fish takes it it takes it,av seen folk use the best and biggest of everything and some guy jaybaiting with a small rag or makkie strip will pull the doubler in beside you,fishings like that if its your turn it just happens,atb plum

[gregsgt]

you can put what u want on if the fish takes it it takes it,av seen folk use the best and biggest of everything and some guy jaybaiting with a small rag or makkie strip will pull the doubler in beside you,fishings like that if its your turn it just happens,atb plum

never a truer word spoken

[cod-ger]

i had my first double figure codling when i was 16, using a single ragworm! (and it wasn't a big ragworm either). my other 11 doublers have been on either lugworm or crab. it's just down to luck, i don't think you can really target one.

[finseeker]

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[bigroppa]

picking your brains bigroppa,were did your biggest fish come from? cheers.reg.

Last season blyth pier and the season before Tynemouth pier, both in January.

[regpude]

thanks for reply,cheers.still got 19days for the treble up.good luck.