Razorfish

Hey, i was out diggin lug a while back and came across a few razorfish while i was at it,didn't use them as it was late and i didn't have any shirring elastic,Was just wonderin how effective these are on the east coast?I've never used them before just wondering,
Cheers Al

I was wondering what they'd be like myself, are they not sold in tackle shops?

I'm sure they are but i usually just stick to the usual stuff like rag,lug,peelers,mack etc. Prob a mistake on my part.But i'll give it a bash sometime i mean i caught a gurnard on sausage in greystones before when i ran out of bait,Just did it for the laugh when i was campin a few years ago didn't catch anthing on it again though-Not a sausage :D

razor is deadly for bass, smoothhound, ray and many other species in the west, have seen them been used down SE for bass and catching them as well...

There's loads of discarded razor shels on Ballyholme beach here, maybe worth a go as bait?

Thanks for the info i'll defo be tryin it,hopefully catch my first bass on them after the ban :)
Finger crossed.

on many beaches up north razor shells are washed up, but as bait it is generally unsuccessful, even after a blow etc, but sometimes its handy to have to try if other baits aint working

Cheers for that, I'll bring some next time incase the fish are being picky about what they eat :)
Which seems to be alot in my case :(

Here's the trick with razor.
Fishes well on some beaches all the time, Others only after a blow.
It is my experience that it fishes far better when it is gone off a bit.
I know a few guys who will not go out without it and what they do is defrost it and freeze it again a couple off times before using it to give it extra scent.

Deadly bait in some spots.

to be honest i find it best to let ALL shellfish baits to go off before use, as it adds better scent and acts more natural after a blow, if it gets uprooted by the blow, then gets buried in the surf , then naturally it will go off, then offer the fish their most natural food source at the time