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What's the best cod bait this time of year would they favor a big lug cocktail or have a better chance on peeler or maybe somethin else? Every cod i had was tipped off with mackerel before the new year
 
I've tried every concoction u cud think up between rag, lug, runnydown, razor, muscle n squid no joy at all even went so far as to try limpet still nowt! May aswell start trying raw chicken or sumit cos I not guna catch a cod anyway
 
caught a few wrass on limpet, but thats about it for that bait, a mate of mine told me a mate of his used to boat fish a good few miles off the Tyne and caught them using white plastic coffee/ tea spoons, ??? apparently the reason for this is people on the ferry going to Denmark would have a "cuppa" and hoy the plastic spoons over the side and the Cod ate them ??? More Weird Baits,, I have loads of them, most dont work,
 
everyone has their favs but i'd say lug n mussel cocktail would be ya best bet. it's full of smelly juice n guts so seems to help them home in on it better. side by side at same range with a different bait like squid, razor or makky ive seen the lug n mussel outfish the other countless times; for cod anyway.
 
you cant catch whats not infront of you m8. 20 yrs ago you could catch cod for fun , but not no more , you just have to be there when they are , and then the baits of choice go noticed.
 
I usually fish two rods. One has a big bait on for cod. It is usually a whole stuffed squid, I have tried stuffing it with mussel, lug, rag, whitebait, prawns & Mackerel, all to no avail as yet. I will keep persevering with it though.

I think if the cod are there, they will take it. Just got to find the elusive feckers....

I fish it on a 4/0 - 3/0 pennel rig.

The other rod I use for scratching around.
 
Like said yev got to be where the fish are and they'll take most baits but a one ave used in the past with great success is scallop:o
 
Yellows/razor prob my number one bait this time of year. However rag and bluey has worked quite well also. I take all the options I can and let the cod decide.
If you are not catching it might be due to a poor rig or venue rather than just bait.:)
 
had my 4lb er on maccy only....was usin 3/0 hooks and had nowt,changed to a 2/0 and bang a good fish...like said previously a hungry fish will pass nowt but only if they are there.:D
 
An old man once told me to spray ur bait with dw40 as the oils drift and takes the scent further never ever tried it tho maybe it is worth a try?
 
There are times when cod will only touch certain baits and leave the rest. Seen it many times when they have hit crab within a couple of minutes and not touch worm etc. and only take rag and not lug. For me there are days when bait choice is vital .
Bluey will give off a massive oil slick as well which is incredible. When I fished norway the other year I tried off a boat and put a chunk on. It looked like it was raining with all the oil drops coming to the surface.:o
 

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