On the hunt for hounds Sunday

toonboymc

toonboymc

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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
 
toonboymc said:
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
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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
 
Stewart 1971 said:
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
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Cheers Stewart great advice forgot to mention we've got rag but didn't think it would be any good ......bonus mate
 
toonboymc said:
Cheers Stewart great advice forgot to mention we've got rag but didn't think it would be any good ......bonus mate
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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...
 
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.
 
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...
 
Cheers boys and got the passport packed in box Philthebag
My box is not big enough for the stottie Regpude and very grateful
 
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!:(
 
best of luck lads enjoy your day out am sure there's some hounds for lads look forward to your report
 
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
 
Good luck lads. My money's on rob seein as he's red n white. :D winds died right down since yesterday. Looks like it'll be nice day.
 
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