Why the Mackerel fascination??

[kayos]

With it being nearly "mackie bashing" time of the year again, I am just wondering what it is about these fish that attract people, who don't fish from one year to the next, to appear "en masse" on piers near you?

Don't get me wrong, I love fishing for Mackerel, but choose piers well off the beaten track, to try to ensure we are not swamped with the fishing element we all want to avoid.

Why do guys who almost never fish, appear out the woodwork and go "mental" for a few weeks during the summer?

Drink, swear, cast like Lynn, take no account of others, but just go mad for Mackerel?

If they enjoy fishing why don't they fish at other times?

It is a mystery to me to be honest. Any ideas why guys?

 

[g.ordon]

simple really, it's almost guaranteed consistent catching, good sport, low cost, convenient and fun.

 

[OuTkast76]

Because they take owt for nowt as they say

 

[rt6693]

Probably down to how cheap it is compared to othrr types of fishing combined with consistent catching

 

[smallfry]

Almost free food isn't it?

 

[Pighunter]

Plenty of fish in the sun

 

[hound hunter]

Go nice on the barbie
I suppose the thrill of it all is when u have a rig full of e'm on a light rod,norm carp rodsnot for me i'll stick to the bigger stuff but each to there ownbut they do fight on light gear

 

[codhunter40]

To be honest it puts me off going to get a few for myself when the masses are there... I try to go for the early morning tides when the usual suspects are all tucked up in bed!!

 

[OuTkast76]

Plus 90% of them dont use a shockleader when using 5/6oz leads, last year they were pulling in 4/5/6 at a time and either smashing them off the floor or leaving them flapping about baking in the sun..clowns

 

[kevricho]

mackerel

mackerel

I have a fascination with most fish, COD 1 st but you have to listen to other anglers to improve , even about mackerel. Listern and learn. Love the banter:

 

[cod father]

Its good sport.wether you get a single fish on or anything upto a full house.great fun.

 

[spongebob]

Nothing comes close to its fighting ability especially on my ul lrf rod,SO much fun off the out the way rock marks,its the closest I will get to catching tuna lol

 

[regpude]

personally think its a great way to start the youghens off.thats what ill be doing this year,with my grandson.roll it on,with his shiny new spinners.

 

[kevricho]

kayos

kayos

Love fishing for mackerel onl light gear .one spinner or float not a set of flies, , If mackerel grew to 10 lb we would call them Sportfish,,

 

[Scoot]

I love going for them myself. Just use 1 spinner but there are some rather thick F****rs get on South Shields pier isn't there.

 

[Paddlesac]

What do you class as "off the beaten track"?

 

[Scoot]

What do you class as "off the beaten track"?

Floating about 2 miles out. Not many people out there.

 

[Geodark]

Nothing comes close to its fighting ability especially on my ul lrf rod,SO much fun off the out the way rock marks,its the closest I will get to catching tuna lol

Aye, not quite LRF, but got myself a light 5g - 20g rod and am in the process of building up a collection of lures and spinner - looking forward to chucking a few off the rocks at St Mary's and up in Eyemouth.

 

[Codqueen]

We love Mackerel fishing and go regularly, what Mark was asking was why do people suddenly fish for them and never fish at any other time of the year? Also they don't really seem interested in the fishing, more the drinking etc.

We keep away from the like of Gourock Pier, which is mobbed in summer and travel across the Clyde to Strone, Blairmore or Tighnabruaich. Can be busy occasionally, but only once in four years have we encountered drunks lads.

 

[fozally]

I will never forget the night on the end of Roker Pier when a bunch of lads turned up with two slabs of Carling, a disposable BBQ and deck chairs. Oh they also had some fishing gear. One had a six foot fibre glass boat rod from the 70's and the old Penn boat multiplier (with about 50 yards of thick mono). Image my joy when he had a full set of daylights on and a 6oz weight casting right next to me and getting a birds nest every cast with lead flying all over everyone's lines falling into the water about 10yrds out. Just to put cream on the cake he caught the odd Macky !