float fishing with live mackerel

Hi

Can any one give me any advice on fishing from a boat using a float for bass
with mackerel

Thx

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:22:30 GMT, "fox66"
wrote:

Hi

Can any one give me any advice on fishing from a boat using a float for bass
with mackerel

Thx


Ensure that the float has less mass than the water it displaces.


Can I have your Garfish?

HN

In article , fox66
wrote:
Hi

Can any one give me any advice on fishing from a boat using a float for bass
with mackerel

Mackerel's more a late season bait. Generally freelined rather than
floated. Use quite a small hook - around 1/0 - or the mackerel will unhook
itself - it's uncanny how they manage it.

Your problem is that the mackerel is capable of submerging any float small
enough to avoid unsettling the bass :-(

And the local professionals prefer small scad to mackerel whenever they can
get 'em.

Cheerio,

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What Derek says may be true but down here in Poole, over the Needles bridge
many use the float method with success and use a size 6/0 to 8/0 size hook
on a 30ft trace, live joeys are best however. You need a big cigar type
float.

Dave


"Derek Moody" wrote in message
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In article , fox66
wrote:
Hi

Can any one give me any advice on fishing from a boat using a float for
bass
with mackerel

Mackerel's more a late season bait. Generally freelined rather than
floated. Use quite a small hook - around 1/0 - or the mackerel will
unhook
itself - it's uncanny how they manage it.

Your problem is that the mackerel is capable of submerging any float small
enough to avoid unsettling the bass :-(

And the local professionals prefer small scad to mackerel whenever they
can
get 'em.

Cheerio,

--

In article , Dave
URL:mailto:[email protected]. wrote:
What Derek says may be true but down here in Poole, over the Needles bridge
many use the float method with success and use a size 6/0 to 8/0 size hook
on a 30ft trace, live joeys are best however. You need a big cigar type
float.

Joeys will stay on a big hook OK but 'standard' mackerel, which bass deal
with perfectly well, do the Houdini with the larger hooks. 1/0 is standard
with late season bassers in the Portland Race.

Cheerio,


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On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:35:04 +0100, Derek Moody
wrote:

In article , Dave
URL:mailto:[email protected]. wrote:
What Derek says may be true but down here in Poole, over the Needles bridge
many use the float method with success and use a size 6/0 to 8/0 size hook
on a 30ft trace, live joeys are best however. You need a big cigar type
float.

Joeys will stay on a big hook OK but 'standard' mackerel, which bass deal
with perfectly well, do the Houdini with the larger hooks. 1/0 is standard
with late season bassers in the Portland Race.

Again we see a prime example of the old axiom, "Different strokes for
different folks." Thank you very much.

Cheerio,