DommyBoy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Im having a go out from Lymington tomorrow eveining as the weather is suppose to be crap and goin out of Mudeford wont be too nice on 'Gnasher'. Any help on where to go and what to go for......would have gone after smoothies but no peeler so have got some raggies and macky's. Is it worth drifting or anchoring up? Dommy Quote
TomBettle Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Hardbacks, Hermits (frozen is fine), Squid and Rag are all just fine for Smoothies. Before you launch spend 10 mins with a bit of macky getting yourself some crabs and you'll have a ball with the smoothies. Quote
DommyBoy Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Posted June 20, 2006 Sounds good Tom, Do you know of any marks in the solent or shall i just find a likely lookin area and blank there instead? How do i fish hard backs? I know all about peelers so any help on hardbacks will be appreciated! Dom Quote
Adam F Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Turn left out of lymington river and head along the coast for about 2 miles, look for the wooden stakes - this is sowley. Fish in about 25' of water on the drop off. Squid has been top bait last few years, and outfished crab. For hardbacks, just smash the shell slightly and bind them on with bait elastic. Quote
TomBettle Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 My solent smoothie marks tend to be further East towards Hill Head, but to be honest you should find success on any likely looking bank or contour. Don't make the mistake of thinking you have to be in the deeper areas, you don't. Find yourself a nice wiggly contour on your plotter (not a boring long straight one, but one that shows somethign of a feature). It may drop just a smidge from say 10 feet deep to 15 feet deep in a small and specific area. Fish that spot at the start of the flood or ebb tide and assuming you can avoid the banks of weed (the deeper water is often worse) you should have a couple of hours of non stop action. Frozen Hermit bought from most tackle shops has always been tops for me. I've never got on with peeler, but hardbacks are always a good second. Not pleasant so turn off if you are squeemish..... I simply take the hook and stick it up through the bottom and back of the crab and out the top. The crab will stay lively for ages and is likely to dig you into the mud or any possible snags so sometimes removing a few claws is beneficial to the fishing, but not to the crab. If you are concerend about using live crabs then keep them alive until you are about to use them and then kill them cleanly with a baiting needle straight between the eyes. Lightly tap it over the shell to let a few juices out, but not so much that it falls apart. Hook it the same way using a really sharp 4/0 aberdeen. Quote
TomBettle Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 would have got there before Adam, but got caught up in a meeting. Pretty much the same I think...... Tom Quote
Mike Fox Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Good luck with the Solent smoothounds! Just as a note of interest, when we fished the Solent during half term, we had loads of whelks attached to the peeler, soft and hard-back crab baits we used. Made an unusual by-catch! Rick Stein believes that whelks lightly blanched, then sliced and stir-fried taste like abelone. It might take a large jury to convince me it's worth trying however, unless someone out there knows differently....? Mike Quote
Gnasher Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 sorry bruv, i will top up the fuel tank 2moz ....dom, go 4 the stingers instead. Good luck. Quote
Newboy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Abalone is abalone, no one is gonna tell me whelk tastes like abalone, no matter how they cook it. Abalone has a very distingtive flavour, while whelk is sort of fishy. Don't get me wrong, I think whelks are brilliant, a quick blanch, slice into 2 and cook it with green pepper and black bean sauce, or in a satay sauce. Quote
Swainiac Posted June 20, 2006 Report Posted June 20, 2006 Dommy...dont waste your bait elastic m8, snap off a leg and poke the the hook point through the hole and out through the hardback of the shell. Follow bruv....stingers if you can get through the weed. Tight lines chap Rich Quote
DommyBoy Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Posted June 21, 2006 Cheers fellas, Well ive no excuses for blanking now ....whats the best bait for stingers? If anyone else is about this evening geive us a buzz on the radio. Dom Quote
great white Posted June 21, 2006 Report Posted June 21, 2006 Mike if you are in an area with welks there should be lots of hermits Pop down a drop net next time for about an hour baited with fish and you will probably get plenty of fresh hermits for bait when I lived at Pompey and hermits were easily collected like above they were the bait to use at this time of year Tight lines charlie Quote
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