smooth- hounds

[Joe-m]

Had the same experience Stewart with a couple of 10 lbs at Sandhead that's why I aways advise back off the drag and ratchet on or you might be losing your gear make no mistake these are no dog fish caught loads in the boat and they go like rockets always caught them on single 2/0 and crab used a bze 12-6 in 6500 reel on the beach

 

[snatcher]

PM location please John? Definitely up there 19th, might head up on the 18th after graft though!

Location sent Ant,looking forward to seeing you over in Drummore.


Stewart - also a good tip about backing off your reel. A thing I do not do here in the UK as tend to use a spinning rod outfit for all of my bass,pollack,wrasse,mackerel fishing and never put the rod down. Had it drummed into me though when fishing in Australian waters - especially Sydney Harbour. Been spooled there by big fish.

The only smoothound I caught fought like a fish twice its size !!!!

John

 

[peter.m]

A few years ago, back when I lived on the south coast, I was fishing a summers evening on my local beach at Eastney. This is not a renouned Smoothhound mark, in fact they are very rarely taken from there. I was targetting Bass, Black Bream and Red Mullet, fishing two rods with two hook flapper rigs, size 1 hooks and ragworm tipped off with a sliver of squid for bait.



Fished Eastney a few years ago in a mild November. Bit practice before a match next night and one of the lads got a starry smoothhound pup probably less than 12 inches long. Only one I've seen in the flesh.

PS great night on the drink after up student area haha