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The numbers are a lot lower than there used to be always see large eel and launce sold out early and usually find only stock’s of small/med remain early into the year. It’s been like that for a while now a lot are caught later in the year now sept time and with all the storms that seem to blow...

Could try lowen chai in st Austell or carbon downs garden centre just outside Truro. Bit of a wilderness down there unless anyone else local knows somewhere else. Not been down that way for a while.

Most of it a small vessel Seine netters specifically targeting Sandeel (and the amount of boats doing this are very small) the problem is the large numbers are getting smaller and the season for catching them in their prime is getting later and later so it clashes with the mackerel fishing...

Big freezer and shipping unit near me would make you wince went in there and had tonne containers full of hounds, dogs and Huss frozen ready for the whelk pots which they shipped to china etc. and not just one or two but 50 or 60 and the volume they fush that wouldn’t last long.

Glad I ain’t the only one who has runs like that probably start another run on Wednesday when I get out up the channel 😂

Great bait for most fish large prawn a goid back up bait for the hounds no need to be live just vacuum pack them and off you go. Live tail hooked prawn whipped on well a killer for thornies used to be a go to bait for them around salcome. Blacks or rag tipped off with a small prawn a good...

Like the hounds well done fella better than them silver carp bloody nuisance they are. Nice to see a few coming out hope to get out next week and have a go for them and the rays.

Got a pair of magged saltists and they are just the mutts to fish with use them up the channel all the time on my t900’s or match pros. In my mind worth every penny. Use my casting specials as a back up now and my fathoms for abbo eastwards but rough weather big seas the saltists come out. Can...

Just ignore the webbed toes and the rest of the family looking like extras from the hills have eyes… mind you counts for everywhere west of the tamar.🤪

Looks familiar seen that shiny stone on the left before.

Used most baits but sandeel and squid or anchovy cocktails are my go to ray baits. Bluey a good bait and rays love it. Crab always scores down my way hounds wrasse bass especially around estuary mouth flounder plaice all take it. Find early season cod love it but later on worm baits(blacks) are...

Mk1 match pros are a great bargain if you can get hold of a pair. Like I said before will cope with clean ground right through to the reefs and upper Bristol Channel and never let me down there’s only a couple of places I won’t but it’s mainly hussing and conger over real rough ground. Forgiving...

Borrowed a pair to try out and loved using them casts a long way sit lovely in the tide and would use them everywhere bar really rough stuff. Lighter that the match pros i have and both will cast 6-7oz with a smooth action. Only reason I’ve not got a pair yet is I’ve had my match pros rebuilt...

Like others have said swap to a plain swivel for the snood length and double pat. If you want to keep using the clip try a breakaway knot protector nip the end off and push it down over the clip it will help but would go the swivel route. Lead wise it depends where I’m fishing I use a pyramid or...

Clean ground I use a bar at times especially if it’s a single hook rig and it casts well but my go to rig is my running up and over my hook length is usually heavy 80lb plus with a 5/0 circle or 5/0 pennel.