Bait Guide
Fish
Mackerel
The other default fish bait. Strips, flappers, or a whole side for a shark. Oily, so it makes a scent trail.
Easy
Presentation
A thin strip on a small hook; a side on a Pennel; a whole fish on a running tope rig.
Oily fish, usually frozen in blocks. Cut into strips, a side, or used as a wrap. It is a scent bait as much as a mouthful. Less use for plaice than worm.
Ranked from the species list. Commonly used — not a guarantee of catching.
- Bull hussStrong target
- Conger eelStrong target
- GarfishStrong target
- Lesser spotted dogfishStrong target
- LingStrong target
- ScadStrong target
- TopeStrong target
- Black breamGood target
- Blonde rayGood target
- BrillGood target
- CoalfishGood target
- CodGood target
- PollockGood target
- PoutingGood target
- Red gurnardGood target
- Small-eyed rayGood target
- Thornback rayGood target
- Tub gurnardGood target
- TurbotGood target
- WhitingGood target
- European eelPossible target
- Five-bearded rocklingPossible target
- MackerelPossible target
- Spotted rayPossible target
- 1Cut from frozen as you go so it stays firm.
- 2Thin strips for whiting and garfish; a side for dogs, rays and conger.
- 3Hook once so the strip can flutter, or bind a side on a Pennel.
- 4Use the oily belly when you want scent.