Lugworm and ragworm are also good, but tend to produce the smaller fish. |
Smelts are best fished for with tiny hooks tied on fine gut and baited with fragments of shrimp, ragworm, and other delicacies. |
When things get tough, the best alternative option to attract the fish is King ragworm or the smell, flash and movement of a properly presented mackerel strip. |
The ragworm is another species that is highly valued as bait. |
Dominic likes to use ragworm, but suggests mackerel strip or lugworm and making up cocktails with squid strips. |
Several other anglers also caught early Pouting using mostly lugworm and ragworm baits presented on three hook rigs clipped down to gain a little extra distance. |