Malc Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I used to catch them regularly from a pier in a West Country creek, I was after fluke which were the staple there and used an ABU rauto spoon with rag on sunny summer days on the early flood. From the boat or kayak I'm not sure how I would tackle them, spoons, bling, spreaders, rag, lug, tips of mackerel or squid? What's your go to for spotties as I need to seriously scratch an itch as it's been 40 years since the last one I think 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Around here it's a spoon, and black/green beads. Use a clock weight to stir up the seabed. Small hooks with a large ragworm, some tip with prawn or squid. I've never caught a decent one, biggest about 1/2lb Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Cheers, most of the ones here are from a pier and at distance so little bling but they can run to 3-4 lbs. Which would be nice! Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 @GPSguru can help for plaice but be aware that bling will vary in different parts of the country. Whether that's due to the preferences of the fish or the angler is open to debate. Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I should add that I've only ever had one plaice from rod & line, which turned up on a rocky reef mark to ragworm static on the bottom - totally opposite to the received wisdom of bling on the drift 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 4 minutes ago, Andy135 said: I should add that I've only ever had one plaice from rod & line, which turned up on a rocky reef mark to ragworm static on the bottom - totally opposite to the received wisdom of bling on the drift 🤷♂️ I was just about to add also, that the one plaice I did catch was on a naked hook length. No bling. But it was moving, on a drift. I don't think bling really matters, worm quality and hook positioning and size is more critical. Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 7 minutes ago, Andy135 said: I should add that I've only ever had one plaice from rod & line, which turned up on a rocky reef mark to ragworm static on the bottom - totally opposite to the received wisdom of bling on the drift 🤷♂️ Did it look like this by any chance? GPSguru, captin slows old outlaw, Malc and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 3 hours ago, JonC said: Did it look like this by any chance? Yes, how did you know? I could tell it was a plaice by its spots 👍 mike farrants, Geoff and captin slows old outlaw 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GPSguru Posted March 25 Popular Post Share Posted March 25 On 3/21/2024 at 8:42 AM, Malc said: I used to catch them regularly from a pier in a West Country creek, I was after fluke which were the staple there and used an ABU rauto spoon with rag on sunny summer days on the early flood. From the boat or kayak I'm not sure how I would tackle them, spoons, bling, spreaders, rag, lug, tips of mackerel or squid? What's your go to for spotties as I need to seriously scratch an itch as it's been 40 years since the last one I think 🤔 We catch a lot of Plaice, but of course, that is what the Skerries are famous for, however, we also catch them closer to home at less than a mile from the slip. I guess point one is that I rarely use worm for plaice (worm attracts too many small fish of other species), my goto baits are cocktails of mack strip tipped with squid, or frozen king prawn (Morrisons), tipped with squid. Although you can catch them at anchor, on the drift is by far the most productive, the drift speed ideally should be 1 - 2 knts Rig wise, I dont use spreaders, the rig is a simple running ledger on a zip slider with a hook length of about 12" to 18". Not too much bling, maybe 6 - 10 beads, sometimes green / Black, sometimes Red/Yellow, just depends on what I lay my hands on first ! The hook length is 20lb fluoro, and the hook is usually a 1/0 Sakuma 550 or 560. I loop connect the hook length to the link swivel, as deep hooked fish can often be unhooked by passing the hook out through the gills. Although the MLS is 27cm, we rarely keep anything under 35cm. mick, Saintly Fish, Andy135 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, GPSguru said: mack strip tipped with squid, or frozen king prawn (Morrisons), tipped with squid That makes things more simple for me as worm here can be very variable in quality. I hope Aldi king prawns are acceptable too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 (edited) On 3/25/2024 at 7:24 AM, Malc said: That makes things more simple for me as worm here can be very variable in quality. I hope Aldi king prawns are acceptable too Prawn is my go to bait as it tends to find the bigger fish. The worm vs fish bait is a choice between an endless string of weevers, dragonets, and tiny gurnards, or hooking the occasional doggy, and believe me, the latter is a better option. Edited March 26 by GPSguru Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: and believe me, the latter is a better option. It certainly is... they're my favourite 🐶 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Spreader bar with short 12" hooklengths or a single running ledger which i vary the length until i get bites. Ragworm, half a prawn cut lengthways tipped with a thin sliver of squid. This has worked for me on the skerries, shambles and out of portsmouth. Green and black beads with 1 or 2 small spinner blades . Saintly Fish, Malc and Andy135 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Our club record plaice 6lb 11oz was caught on the shambles using a half side of mackerel on a 5/0 hook with no bling. We were fishing for the illusive turbot which we had but they were smaller than the plaice lol GPSguru and Malc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 18 hours ago, Maverick said: Our club record plaice 6lb 11oz was caught on the shambles using a half side of mackerel on a 5/0 hook with no bling. We were fishing for the illusive turbot which we had but they were smaller than the plaice lol Hope you didn't get mackerel juice in the chinos!! Maverick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 21 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Hope you didn't get mackerel juice in the chinos!! Is that a double entendre? Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 It could be, but he probably does not know it. Geoff. 🙂 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Geoff said: It could be, but he probably does not know it. Geoff. 🙂 I was working in a bar and a woman asked me for a double entendre, so I gave her one! Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Malc said: I was working in a bar and a woman asked me for a double entendre, so I gave her one! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 6 hours ago, Geoff said: It could be, but he probably does not know it. Geoff. 🙂 The older you get the meaner you get! Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 32 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: The older you get the meaner you get! You should know. Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 hours ago, Andy135 said: You should know. Don't be Ginger. Not in this holy weekend 🙏🏻 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Don't be Ginger. Not in this holy weekend 🙏🏻 Ginger for life, not just a weekend 👨🦰 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 20 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Ginger for life, not just a weekend 👨🦰 True, but still most unfortunate! As you say Andy - the older I get the meaner I get! Geoff.😉 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/29/2024 at 2:19 PM, Geoff said: True, but still most unfortunate! As you say Andy - the older I get the meaner I get! Geoff.😉 Yeah, I said that. Keep up dear! Geoff, Andy135 and GPSguru 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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