How long until bait is washed out?

How often would you change bait, if you weren't scoring?

mac 15 min
lug 5 to 10 min
crab 20 min
squid 20 min
razor 20 min
rag 15 min
sandeel 15 to 20
with the softer baits like lug it depends on the tidal run you are fishing into as a strong tide will obviously wash out bait quicker as would a strong surf crashing over your bait also the bigger the bait the better the scent trail have you tried groung baiting with some finely chopped bait to improve your chances?it can often liven up a session

in competition usually 15-20 mins.. otherwise i chuck it out and leave it out till i could be bothered checking it, fish baits anything up to 40 mins, worm baits up to 30 mins..

often caught fish after a bait has been out for over an hour..

rag or lug 15 mins.

I budget requirements that way too.

in competition usually 15-20 mins.. otherwise i chuck it out and leave it out till i could be bothered checking it, fish baits anything up to 40 mins, worm baits up to 30 mins..

often caught fish after a bait has been out for over an hour..

Same as steve for me in the main part.

Also depends on how cold the hands are, how busy you are chatting to your mates etc etc.

I recast bait last night for 5 maybe 6 casts, and was still catching fish on chewed baits.

I'd say 15-20 minutes would be the norm generally

personaly 15mins a cast for me ,, or if im fishing for flounder i might as well leave it out for an hour as i just cant catch em

personaly 15mins a cast for me ,, or if im fishing for flounder i might as well leave it out for an hour as i just cant catch em

ull get the hang of it 1 day and then god help us all as there`ll be no stopin ye

dbrock, if you want a flounder go to Whiterock, early in the morning, when it's still dark, with the tide just beginning to drop and fish out right of centre, not too far out and you have a great chance. I've had two good ones from there recently and beebub had a good one from the exact same spot. Shamo had 2 from there yesterday evening as far as I can remember

cheers i might sneak down and practise when no one around

dbrock, if you want a flounder go to Whiterock, early in the morning, when it's still dark, with the tide just beginning to drop and fish out right of centre, not too far out and you have a great chance. I've had two good ones from there recently and beebub had a good one from the exact same spot. Shamo had 2 from there yesterday evening as far as I can remember

The pupil teaching the professor, you gotta love it

dennis a hand line might help i dont think you could get too far out with one

Mack flappers, 10/0's and 250lb traces are bit of overkill on the flounder fishing

Mack flappers, 10/0's and 250lb traces are bit of overkill on the flounder fishing

Take no notice Dennis, 200lb mono is ample, you wont be catching them 2 at a time anyways

Tom.

200lb mono is ample,

Is it strangford lough or white rock your fishing...??? at least 400lb mono for strangford flounders or are they halibut

OK Shamo, point taken, but did you not realise that I'm an overnight expert!

Dbrock, I may have been guilty of trying to teach my granny to suck eggs, or flounder as the case may be. Good luck

not at all mate , just think the flounder thing will forever evade me, cheers forthe info

OK Shamo, point taken, but did you not realise that I'm an overnight expert!

Ah, I was only having the craic

I certainly didnt mean anything by it

So then denis its settled, me and Stephen8wood will give ya a lesson or 2 in how to catch flounder

I got a 5+1/2 pound Bass on a Mack flapper that was in the water for 2.5hrs, so thats Roger's theory out the window!!