Full of sandeels - bait with sandeels?

[RossW]

Lots of the catch reports are mentioning that this run of codling are full of sandeels. Would switching to sandeels, or other oily fish baits not work well? It seems strange that lug and crab are still the best choice?

Cheers all,

 

[steve79]

Lots of the catch reports are mentioning that this run of codling are full of sandeels. Would switching to sandeels, or other oily fish baits not work well? It seems strange that lug and crab are still the best choice?

Cheers all,

We had them on bluey other night mate

 

[Karl M]

Worth a try, When ive been digging there have been hundreds of big sandeels jumping out. Kept quite a few for next summer, however they may get used now for a bit experiment.

 

[Uk BfG]

were can i get some fresh sand eel at the min.

 

[mick303]

Lots of the catch reports are mentioning that this run of codling are full of sandeels. Would switching to sandeels, or other oily fish baits not work well? It seems strange that lug and crab are still the best choice?

Cheers all,

i was thinkin the same thing m8 and ive went out nd got a pack of frozen sandeels, ill have a go hem this weekend nd let u know how I got on

 

[RossW]

Thanks for the replies, lads. I'll be interested to hear how you get on Mick...

Interesting to hear that bluey works, an' all

Cheers

 

[magpies]

I got to the Hall beach today about half 3 and there was a bloke on the wall fishing frozen sandeel. He caught a coley while I was there and had 5 small codling earlier in the day he told me. He was using chunks of big sandeel he had caught himself earlier in the year.

 

[mick303]

Thanks for the replies, lads. I'll be interested to hear how you get on Mick...

Interesting to hear that bluey works, an' all

Cheers

Nee bother Ross ill let u know how I get on m8, its got to be worth a go eh? cheers.

 

[GEORDIE H]

Sand eel for bait

Sand eel for bait

I got to the Hall beach today about half 3 and there was a bloke on the wall fishing frozen sandeel. He caught a coley while I was there and had 5 small codling earlier in the day he told me. He was using chunks of big sandeel he had caught himself earlier in the year.

Jimmy richardson good freind of mine fishes sandeel all year round and gets his fair share of fish with the odd decent cod or two hoyed in very under estematet bait

 

[Karl M]

Bluey is underestimated. The scent it gives off is unreal (drop a bit in the water and watch the slick that comes off it). I had a cod from arbroath on it last year weighing 11lb2. They swear by it up there.

 

[mick303]

Thanks for the replies, lads. I'll be interested to hear how you get on Mick...

Interesting to hear that bluey works, an' all

Cheers

so I had bought a pack of frozen sandeels I cut it in half and took 4 with me to give them a shot, didn't get a sniff lads, the only thing that was getting any interest was lugs and blacks, iwas talkin to one lad who said he had been out same place the night before and that he had 3 out 2-3 lb'ers but that they just seemed to be going for pure lug and nowt else so the sandeels didn't work last night, not for me anyway, but it was worth a shot ill give them a go again at some point and might get a different result eh?