Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 What bait do you find works best for attracting dogfish in your area? Interested to hear what works and what doesn't. I might be missing a trick, so come on and share your findings 😉 Quote
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Posted December 11, 2020 Let's see what people can suggest either way Jon 😉 Quote
Odyssey Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 In preference order.... (as in dogfish attractiveness)  1). sandeel 2). Mackerel 3). Bluey 4). Worm 5). Squid i don’t use any other baits but on rare times I use crab it keeps them at bay but waste of money if they do steal it. SiDfish 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, Odyssey said: waste of money Go harvest your own mr lazy. Quote
Odyssey Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 54 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Go harvest your own mr lazy. Costs more to get to the crab gounds.... same as digging/pumping worm. Unless I’m seeing my family in Swansea.... I used to try and visit them on spring tides so I could pump black lug for the freezer at same time 🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Odyssey said: Costs more to get to the crab gounds Don’t you have a local shore that you can stroll along and get peelers? Quote
Odyssey Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Don’t you have a local shore that you can stroll along and get peelers? Nope!  Nearest is Aberthaw about 45-50 mins from where I live. Swansea/Gower has most that’s a big over an hour each way Quote
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Posted December 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Odyssey said: In preference order.... (as in dogfish attractiveness)  1). sandeel 2). Mackerel 3). Bluey 4). Worm 5). Squid i don’t use any other baits but on rare times I use crab it keeps them at bay but waste of money if they do steal it. If this is accurate for the south coast, the it may explain why I'm not catching more doggies. I mostly use squid or squid and lug. I have some frozen sandeel in the freezer so I'll give them a try next time and report back. Anyone got any other guaranteed baits for dogfish? Quote
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Posted December 11, 2020 Just now, Odyssey said: Pedigree chum is good for dogs... Yeah, but I can't get the chunks to stay on the hook. Quote
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Author Posted December 11, 2020 Has anyone tried shellfish? Limpets, razors etc? Quote
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Posted December 11, 2020 It would seem to be ANY bait that is on @Andy135’s hook. Geoff. Quote
Andy135 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Posted December 12, 2020 Come on then all you newbies, anyone have some suggestions for good dogfish bait?! Quote
GPSguru Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) Any fish bait works a treat .............. Off of the Orestone in early Sept, Kyle and myself managed 31 in 3 hours (plus a couple of jnr Huss) .......... what is your record ? Disgusting things ......... they always, every bloody time, shit all over you when unhooking ............... but, they also put a decent bend in the rod, which is fine by me ... Edited December 15, 2020 by GPSguru Quote
JDP Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 The more oily scented bait the better, like real dogs they use their sniffer to scrounge out food rather than eyesight and high speed attacks. I recon an old fishing sock should work!!!! Quote
Odyssey Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 4 hours ago, GPSguru said: Any fish bait works a treat .............. Off of the Orestone in early Sept, Kyle and myself managed 31 in 3 hours (plus a couple of jnr Huss) .......... what is your record ? Disgusting things ......... they always, every bloody time, shit all over you when unhooking ............... but, they also put a decent bend in the rod, which is fine by me ... My record is 3 on a kennel rig. When they are in force it be every 3-4 mins a dogfish on your bait. No point fishing then, need to move marks Quote
Jed Stone Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 9:42 AM, Andy135 said: What bait do you find works best for attracting dogfish in your area? Interested to hear what works and what doesn't. I might be missing a trick, so come on and share your findings 😉 Pedigree Chum or Chappie works well Quote
GPSguru Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Odyssey said: My record is 3 on a kennel rig. When they are in force it be every 3-4 mins a dogfish on your bait. No point fishing then, need to move marks  Experience has taught us that once the dogs are around in force, then they seem to be everywhere along our part of the coast. Often, after an hour or two they clear off, which usually coincides with a change in the tide. That day we carried on bait fishing, but my usual tactic is to lure fish over a reef to avoid the dog plague. We didn't have as many dogs as usual last year, it was a quiet year for them ................but we did get a huge amount of smoothound pups in mid summer ........... Quote
Andy135 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Jed Stone said: Pedigree Chum or Chappie works well Indeed, but as I said to @Odyssey above, I can't get the chunks to stay on the hook. Too mushy. But... thinking about this a bit more, how about those bags they put crab cart in for cod? I wonder if I could stuff them with dog food? Quote
Andy135 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, JonC said: Why don’t you lash a pva bag full of it to your line?😆 Could try one of those 15 kilo bags of dry kibble for groundbait too while I'm at it... Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Could try one of those 15 kilo bags of dry kibble for groundbait too while I'm at it... There could be a place for @suzook12 and his hair rig here. Hair rigged pva bag with 3-4 lumps of pedigree chum. Quote
Andy135 Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 You know what... I'm actually gonna have to try catching a dogfish on Pedigree chum now, just to see if it can be done. Go back to my kennel mark and put two lines down to do a side-by-side comparison. Could even drop a third with a pop-up hair rig just to see what brings them in the best... Scotch_Egg2012 1 Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 36 minutes ago, Andy135 said: You know what... I'm actually gonna have to try catching a dogfish on Pedigree chum now, just to see if it can be done. Go back to my kennel mark and put two lines down to do a side-by-side comparison. Could even drop a third with a pop-up hair rig just to see what brings them in the best... I’ve thought about slugs. Plenty of them around. Quote
Andy135 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 2:53 PM, Saintly Fish said: I’ve thought about slugs. Plenty of them around. The thing about slugs though is that they dissolve if you pour salt on them - they literally turn into a snotty mess - put a ring of salt around your veg patch and it helps to keep the slugs away. So if you try slugs as hook bait in saltwater you'll end up fishing with a bare hook before long. Quote
Saintly Fish Posted December 18, 2020 Posted December 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: The thing about slugs though is that they dissolve if you pour salt on them - they literally turn into a snotty mess - put a ring of salt around your veg patch and it helps to keep the slugs away. So if you try slugs as hook bait in saltwater you'll end up fishing with a bare hook before long. I have thought about that fact. But powdered salt is of a high concentration. Although sea water is salty, is it salty enough to dissolve a slug ? Quote
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