what's the best ever mackerel spinner

[paulthespark]

the mackerel season will be starting in a little over a month or so ,and i would just like to know what you lads reckon are the best spinners and feathers /daylights to use when you are fishing for macky . me i use the dextor wedge or daylights with plenty of success but i'm just wondering if there are any better types of lures.cheers

 

[sless]

anything shiny

ive got loads of old original abu spinners from years ago
krills,egons,atoms,kosters,toby's,shanneys
seems a waste on the piers tho

 

[paulthespark]

why are they a waste on the piers sless.

 

[northeast1]

Mackerel will take anything and time anywhere when they there.

Only time anything makes a differnece in my opinion is when the water is coloured.

Hardest part of mackerel fishing s keeping one eye on your fishing and the other on your bag for the little charvs...ow and dodging 6oz leads cast out on spinning rods with the bailarm still on

 

[Charlton]

and I like eating the blighters

 

[northeast1]

Soon as i have my 60 frozen for the winter Alan, if your knocking about you can have as many as you wish

Will be taken the little ones out fishing and mackereling if thats a word is all they can do so sure be a few spare.

How far do i have to head out in the SE wind on Saturday to catch them then?

 

[sless]

why are they a waste on the piers sless.

cos some nasty swines put a rope down off the end of the pier,when everyone losses there spinners they come along and pull it up
hey presto,bag of canny spinners

 

[mark]

bought a mould last year off ebay, makes 25g and 50g ones, like the wee sprat lure type things that you can put a bit bend in

fresh cast lead is plenty shiny enough for mackeral

damn site cheaper than losing decent ones anyroad

 

[blackcat]

abu koster i find are the best for mackeral...most spinners catch.. but kosters seem to catch more...somehow

 

[seanyrooroo]

White mackerel feathers for bulk, without a doubt. Spinners should be as small as possible though, to get the best of the fight. I enjoy fishing for them with a float set up using mackerel slivers or whitebait for bait. Up to scotland in a couple of months, gonna try fly fishing for them.

 

[thewestwind]

The Dexter Wedge is a cracking piece of kit, casts well and catches plenty of fish.
The best spinner I've ever seen was made by Dicky Shenton from Seaham who was also the best fisherman I've ever seen.
Unfortunately Dicky is no longer with us but he will never be forgotten.

 

[PRIMO MAN]

The Dexter Wedge is a cracking piece of kit, casts well and catches plenty of fish.
The best spinner I've ever seen was made by Dicky Shenton from Seaham who was also the best fisherman I've ever seen.
Unfortunately Dicky is no longer with us but he will never be forgotten.

i use dicky shentons all the time and they work very well for mackerel and pollock.

 

[sandworm]

Early in the season feathers or daylights will fish the best as the macky are feeding on very small sandeels and sprats.When the bigger baitfish show thats when the spinners start to catch more fish.I use a home made variation of the Shenton spinner.I used to fish with Dicky when i lived at Seaham as a kid.Learned a hell of a lot from him.

 

[Charlton]

Soon as i have my 60 frozen for the winter Alan, if your knocking about you can have as many as you wish

Will be taken the little ones out fishing and mackereling if thats a word is all they can do so sure be a few spare.

How far do i have to head out in the SE wind on Saturday to catch them then?

seven mile

 

[Charlton]

the mackerel season will be starting in a little over a month or so ,and i would just like to know what you lads reckon are the best spinners and feathers /daylights to use when you are fishing for macky . me i use the dextor wedge or daylights with plenty of success but i'm just wondering if there are any better types of lures.cheers

i used to use the most chewed up set of white feathers i could find, even went to the extent of giving them a good bashing before using, spinner wise a short lenght of thin stainless steel pipe, worked wonders.

 

[COD BOY]

The Abu KRILL is the best in my eyes but it
has to be the original one and not the
cheaper one thay make today.

 

[northeast1]

7 mile is a walk in the park....50mins for me, 50 seconds for Norman

Just need the weather now.

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Might get out this Saturday richie ...... fill the live well !!

 

[northeast1]

Yer i fixed the pump on mine now and fitted a new valve so it sucks fresh water in 24/7..just need some mackerel to put it it.

I get slatted for it every year but i do love mackerel, for me it ignals the start of summer and my kind of fishing..i.e wrecking, spinning, float etc.

Would love to catch a few instead of using the frozen....last time in the mariner i seen alot of small herring that had been suched in from the river..good sign as its soon to be 2miles up river

 

[Davyred]

The Dexter Wedge is a cracking piece of kit, casts well and catches plenty of fish.
The best spinner I've ever seen was made by Dicky Shenton from Seaham who was also the best fisherman I've ever seen.
Unfortunately Dicky is no longer with us but he will never be forgotten.

What he said, they were fantastic spinners. Many a time I've seen them catch Mackerel when every other spinner failed.