Razor Fish for bait

[kstaff]

Used it recently as I had nothing else, I didn't have a single fish on it.

Waste of time in my opinion.

[gfkelly1969]

i used it a few times and never got anything on it as well,i was having a chat with the friend from the aquarium and he said that using a bait that is not in the area you are fishing in might not work too well,there is a beach near me that has a razor bed on it and i have never caught a fish from the beach i must try the razor there to see if there is any truth in what he said

[Deleted User 3488]

Up until last Winter I never rated Razor as a bait but I've seen Codling take em down in Youghal and Bass take them in Wexford.
They wouldn't be the first bait I'd put out, but trying Razor when feck all else is working does increase your options.

[SeanA101080]

I've been using it lately too and no joy, not even the cod are interested. But i'd imagine the areas where they are commonly found it should catch for ya. I've heard of 1 or 2 beaches in the Cork area where they work well for bass.

[beachbuddy]

Wouldnt go fishing without the stuff lethal under certain conditions.

[corbyeire]

i once saw a chap win a compitition by 14 fish - he was using razor
on the right day, lethal

[paul skelly]

Iv had bass of the Wexford beaches with it and when it's smelly it's great for rockling .

[kstaff]

Cheers for the constructive useful and informative responses gents, so It seems I was totally wrong to assume it was a worthless bait.

Thank you.

[Dave78]

I always have razor deadly cocktail with lug/rag and squid , bull Huss love it

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[Dave78]

Cheers for the constructive useful and informative responses gents, so It seems I was totally wrong to assume it was a worthless bait.

Thank you.

On it own I've only ever had whiting and dogfish and crabs pick it clean very easy, the less fresh it is seems better maybe re freeze once after use max

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[cod chaser]

I found that razor has out fished crap for bass on numerous occasions. Have caught bass on beaches in west & east cork only bait I will use now for bass. I have fished 2 rods with forest crab on one rod & frozen razor on the other result 3 bass on the razor & not a bite on the crab.


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[breamers boy]

Razor used to murder Codling in Waterford estuary a few years ago but not sure about now


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[Chris T]

Ha ha, have never used crap!! But seriously, have had 2x 1kg flounder and plenty of bass on razor! To be fair though, they are found in abundance in the area!

[RockHunter]

I have found razor a great bait. I have had plenty of bass with it from the East Cork and West Waterford beaches and last year my largest cod from Youghal (6.5 lbs) was on razor. Although not a bait I would regularly use or recommend for Youghal as the crabs will have it off the hook in minutes, I only used it that time as I was low on crab.

It is often recommended as a good bait for bass in a big surf and I have had bass on it in such conditions but one of my best sessions with a load a bass a few years ago was in calm conditions with just a weak surf, the razor was barely in the water before it was snatched by a bass cast after cast.

It seems to work well after been thawed out and refrozen a number of times when it is very strongly smelling.

Apart from bass and cod I have caught plenty of flounder with it, dogfish, eels, coalfish, rocklings and a few ray.

Razor/lug cocktails are a particularly effective bass bait.

[codking]

An excellent cocktail bait to bulk out lug/rag baits, try blanching, then use plenty of bait elastic. Top codling bait here, I`ve caught bass, codling and flats over with you in Wexford, Waterford and Cork

[sea serpant]

As said above I've had bass and codling on it but two species for me that it stuck out as a good bait are plaice in small strips and I've had four Huss in the summer and two of them were caught on big razor fish and squid they seem to really like that cocktail so in my experience it's far from a worthless bait ya just need to experiment with it under different conditions and you would be surprised how many different species are partial to a bit of razor

[Dave78]

I've had four Huss in the summer and two of them were caught on big razor fish and squid they seem to really like that cocktail

Squid and razor ,i found it to be a killer combo for bull huss , whiting , silver eel , pouting the occasional cod , im hoping it works for ray over the weekend

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[bossdog]

a crab wrapped in squid is very good jus like a jacket on...great for codling and bass

[THE BROW]

never had a fish on em me self but allways thought they would be good with the stink they gave off must be doin something wrong

[Dave78]

I had doggies and whiting on razor last night

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