On the hunt for hounds Sunday

[toonboymc]

Having a tip over to the west coast tommorrow to Auchenarie on the hunt for my 1st hound
Me. Mad rob and his son Jordan and outcast Chris
Been told it's going to be windy but dying off after dinner. Got some lovely fresh crab. Sandeel. Dirty squid. Makki and bluey hopefully this will do the business
Any advice or tips very welcome even told small baits and 2/0 hooks either pennal sorry flappers. Just hope my dodgy back holds out
Cheers for reading

[g.ordon]

sounds like you've got it all covered mate, good luck.

[toonboymc]

sounds like you've got it all covered mate, good luck.

Cheers mate

[Stewart 1971]

Having a tip over to the west coast tommorrow to Auchenarie on the hunt for my 1st hound
Me. Mad rob and his son Jordan and outcast Chris
Been told it's going to be windy but dying off after dinner. Got some lovely fresh crab. Sandeel. Dirty squid. Makki and bluey hopefully this will do the business
Any advice or tips very welcome even told small baits and 2/0 hooks either pennal sorry flappers. Just hope my dodgy back holds out
Cheers for reading

You don't need big hooks - 1/0 or 2/0 will do just fine.

Don't use a pennel rig, a single hook is all you need and a pennel risks damaging the fish more than you need to

Use a paternoster rather than a pulley - Smuts hit the bait hard and my experience is that you get more hook ups with a paternoster

Crab and rag best baits, you are pretty much wasting your time using fish baits for Smuts (though the odd one comes to squid)

Loosen off your drag and don't stray too far from your rod. A double figure smut will have your rod out of the tripod and into the sea before you know what's hit you. Even a 6/7lber will have your rod right over

If you get one get your bait straight back out into the water. Smuts are a pack fish that can move through an area very quickly. I once had three Smuts on the same bit of crab hoyed straight back out after unhooking each one

Have fun and good luck

[toonboymc]

You don't need big hooks - 1/0 or 2/0 will do just fine.



Don't use a pennel rig, a single hook is all you need and a pennel risks damaging the fish more than you need to



Use a paternoster rather than a pulley - Smuts hit the bait hard and my experience is that you get more hook ups with a paternoster



Crab and rag best baits, you are pretty much wasting your time using fish baits for Smuts (though the odd one comes to squid)



Loosen off your drag and don't stray too far from your rod. A double figure smut will have your rod out of the tripod and into the sea before you know what's hit you. Even a 6/7lber will have your rod right over



If you get one get your bait straight back out into the water. Smuts are a pack fish that can move through an area very quickly. I once had three Smuts on the same bit of crab hoyed straight back out after unhooking each one



Have fun and good luck

Cheers Stewart great advice forgot to mention we've got rag but didn't think it would be any good ......bonus mate

[Stewart 1971]

Cheers Stewart great advice forgot to mention we've got rag but didn't think it would be any good ......bonus mate

Had my pb smut on rag (just a tiddler really at a shade under 11lb) and probably had as many on it as I have had on crab. Tip it off with a sliver of squid...

[toonboymc]

Nice 1 Stewart 1971 hopefully the wind dosent spoil it

[regpude]

enjoy your PLATE size stotty,lol good luck lads.ps,steward 1971 information 100%.have fun.sorry but got a feeling it could be chocker blocker,being w/e.

[hound hunter]

Think stewarts got it all covered there bud,good advice given stewart....
Lot's of ppl will argue use a pennel,because they get most of there fish on the top hook,me personally I never use a pennel,just a single 2/0,I think it minimises the risk of deep hooking,an causes the min amount of stress/damage to the fish,most of the time my single 2/0 big dog is hooked firmly in the bttm jaw...Same with ray's,I use a single big dog for all my fish bait/crab fishing...Been qt a lot of hounds caught nr me on squid,but it's the crab that'll do the bizz for your imo....Like stewart say's don't leave your rod unattended,or it'll go in...
Happy hound hunting...

[Philthebag]

If you have them mick try use a shirt shank hook or circle hooks,P.S remember your passport

[toonboymc]

Cheers boys and got the passport packed in box Philthebag
My box is not big enough for the stottie Regpude and very grateful

[flatrock]

Get there three hours b4 low water as reg said it will be chocker! Im getting there at first light! im in the layby now me n my m8 kipping in car g'teed prime spot!

[broon shoe]

best of luck lads enjoy your day out am sure there's some hounds for lads look forward to your report

[Juliogeordio]

Good luck mick, hope the wind doesn't blow you out mate.

[flatrock]

Make sure you use a short wire bite as u cud get picked up by a tope! If the mark is choker try bottom of the wood mark its fishes b4 the island mark