seeking wisdom

[bribones]

ok
1 -legal fish sizes is this measured from tail end to the head or tail not included
2-whats the best winter bait
3-do large baits work better than small baits,whats the best size to aim at
4-how come wor kid catches on 6 week old squid while i get bugger all using a cocktail of runny.rag.lug.squid

[Ell]

1. Tip of the tail, which tip I\'m not sure to end of snout / face
2. depends
3. I err on the side of large
4. Old squid is a good bait.

[bribones]

Whiting 11 inches legal size take away say 5 inches for the head and tail if not more leaves you with a 6 inch bit of fish too skinny to eat,no wonder we hoy em back

what does depends mean lol

[peter.m]

Depends on where and when you\'re fishing. Fresh crab if you can get it, frozen if not.... but then again plain rag or lug might out fish it.

Just depends on what type of ground and what species you\'re likely to catch. No good wasting crab if only Whiting around when worm tipped with squid or fish will do, sometimes just plain mackerel.

Best to have a choice of bait depending on where you\'re fishing. Don\'t underestimate things such as mussel when well into winter for cod, especially after a good stir. Sometimes re-freeze mussel loads of times and still catches fish. On the whole though whatever you\'re after use the freshest available. For instance in summer don\'t touch \"fresh mackerel\" from the supermarket as it will just be mush but in winter can have the edge over frozen for whiting or flounder when fishing a match.

[alan]

I tend to go for the usual mix of worms,but use smelly razor fish,crab and mussel,which has normally been frozen half a dozen times (mussel not crab) and seems to work better the older it gets,I always keep a fillet of mackerel in my cool bag because if theres no cod you can guarentee Whiting and flounder (re peter) if you use this.For bait sizes if you are after big fish go for a large bait presentation,if you are targeting whiting or flatties go small ie worms tipped off with mackerel.
Heres your minimum sizes on this link Bri
http://www.nfsa.org.uk/ntcg/min_sizes_2002.htm

[bribones]

got the list saved re min sizes alan thanks anyway i was just wondering why such a small size for whiting ,theres nowt on them at the best of times lol,ive been using lug,rag,runny wrapped in squid for the last few weeks and getting nowt for my efforts lol,think ill go back to plain old squid refrozen 5 or 6 times

[alan]

Bri try some razor fish or mackerel strip.
seen some Whiting in Morrisons the other week and they were marginal to say the least.

[Edited on 25/10/2004 by alan.f]