Ground bait or not ground bait?

[trigger]

glad you raised subject of ground baiting, ive done this for years and yes it does pay, mullet, bream, conger eels,

years ago at berry head quarry Brixham i would groundbait with mackeral pieces at night, then fish around the same time a few nights latter with whole mackeral flappers, many a large conger was caught within a short time of putting a bait in the water,

the same with mullet in harbours and around pontoons,only using bread,

bream love ground bait, i use small stainless bait cage with built in weight,(only around slack water), mail order!, the bait, minced fish i dont want and guts of those ive gutted from previous trips, frozen into small blocks that fit into cage.

tope love the scent of fresh mackeral, when at anchor cut fresh mackeral into small pieces, feed over the side occasionally , use a whole mackeral as bait ,cut of the tail to stop it spinning, score the body down each side with a knife, cast down tide with an uptide rod and breakaway lead, set drag with ratchet on and wait for run,


try it guys you will be surprised with the results,

tight lines guys regards trigger

[Cam]

bait droppers have come on a bit in recent times ...i remember my mate coming up with a stainless steel dropper which he proudly attached to a rod and lowered to the sea bed ...just at that moment his other rod signaled a bite which turned out to be a blonde ray about 18lbs .he had handed me the bait dropper rod and i was having a terrible time retrieving it ,so much so that when he had returned the blonde i handed the rod back to him ...he laughed at first but wasnt l;aughing by the time it eventually surfaced ..it was never used again because it was such an effort ...however the same chap got hold of some berlley bombs and i aquired one from him ..different ball game winds in totally effortlessly no matter what the tide i have a pound lead on mine ......you have to get them from australia