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nice....

me and the son had a bash at them last year on holidays on the river ebro in spain.

it was a great day out but i only got a small 1 the son got a 25lber and absolutely made his day.

i would love to fish for them again....

good luck in the future

 

niall_b73

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nice cats pal what baits would you recomend, also what test curv rod thanks

 

 

Big smelly baits,meaty or fishy. They get hammered at Beaver on Cell boilies tho!? 3lb plus rods for small uk waters and 5lb plus for the continental rivers. Depends on the lake and angler I suppose. I`d say a heavy duty hooklink was more important tho. Another few weeks and they should start moving... And Im gonna get me one.

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nice cats pal what baits would you recomend, also what test curv rod thanks

 

 

Hello mate,

They can come out on any bait really, and i have personally seen them come out on sweetcorn! My personal favourites would be squid, raw pigs liver and if there isnt too much small stuff in your lake i would fish half a tin of luncheon meat on a long hair with a nice big hook to match the size of bait your using. Rods i would say at least 2.5 test curve upwards but the most important thing would be 20lb new line, strong hooks and really reliable knots. All these will be tested to the limit when you hook one. Hope this is helpful, good luck. Neil.

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nice cats pal what baits would you recomend, also what test curv rod thanks

 

 

Hello mate,

They can come out on any bait really, and i have personally seen them come out on sweetcorn! My personal favourites would be squid, raw pigs liver and if there isnt too much small stuff in your lake i would fish half a tin of luncheon meat on a long hair with a nice big hook to match the size of bait your using. Rods i would say at least 2.5 test curve upwards but the most important thing would be 20lb new line, strong hooks and really reliable knots. All these will be tested to the limit when you hook one. Hope this is helpful, good luck. Neil.

hi thanks ive tried to get them only once years ago did a session of 3 days put 2 big halabut pellets on one rod half a mackrel on 2nd rod and a mackrel head on 3rd rod with some blended up fish round macrel head. i use nash pursuits 3lb test curve and shimano 10,ooo xte would like to try again thanks for advise pal all the best

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nice cats pal what baits would you recomend, also what test curv rod thanks

 

 

Hello mate,

They can come out on any bait really, and i have personally seen them come out on sweetcorn! My personal favourites would be squid, raw pigs liver and if there isnt too much small stuff in your lake i would fish half a tin of luncheon meat on a long hair with a nice big hook to match the size of bait your using. Rods i would say at least 2.5 test curve upwards but the most important thing would be 20lb new line, strong hooks and really reliable knots. All these will be tested to the limit when you hook one. Hope this is helpful, good luck. Neil.

I have no idea about fishing but am very knowledgable on fish kept in tanks. Have you tryed beef heart for bait? Would be interesting to see if wild fish went for it as much as captive fish

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nice cats pal what baits would you recomend, also what test curv rod thanks

 

 

Hello mate,

They can come out on any bait really, and i have personally seen them come out on sweetcorn! My personal favourites would be squid, raw pigs liver and if there isnt too much small stuff in your lake i would fish half a tin of luncheon meat on a long hair with a nice big hook to match the size of bait your using. Rods i would say at least 2.5 test curve upwards but the most important thing would be 20lb new line, strong hooks and really reliable knots. All these will be tested to the limit when you hook one. Hope this is helpful, good luck. Neil.

I have no idea about fishing but am very knowledgable on fish kept in tanks. Have you tryed beef heart for bait? Would be interesting to see if wild fish went for it as much as captive fish

 

 

when we were fishing for them in spain last year we were using frozen chicken pieces from the local market !!

 

niall_b73

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To be honest i used to rack my brains trying to think of a new "wonder" bait for them that no one else had thought of, then as i said a mate of mine was fishing next to me one evening for carp and he had a twenty pound cat on a couple of grains of sweetcorn :icon_redface: Thats not to say those baits wouldn't work i reckon they would but its more of a case of being in the right place at the right time. Ive had a second rod go off while ive been playing a fish a few times and i may have been sitting there for a couple of days without a run. I also know one lake that i used to fish where no one would have a take for days then one night almost everyone would catch. As for baits Halibut pellets work really well but they are best dipped in oil before using them as they will dissolve slower, i used salmon oil but anything will work, also you can buy leeches there is also lobworms (free if you dig them up yourself) and of course livebaits and deadbaits of these i like lamprey they leek blood for ages. Boiles also take quite a few fish. something fishy, i used to fish them over the top of a carpet of halibut and salmon pellets. Hope this is of some help, as i really think they are worth waiting for, they will easily put up a much better fight than any carp or pike. atb. Neil

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