Poor cod

• Small, slim Trisopterus
• Chin barbel
• Faint pectoral spot, much weaker than a pouting’s
• Eye large relative to the head

Typically 10–18 cm from the shore.

Colour

Sandy-brown, paler than pouting, faint blotch.

Fins

Three dorsals.

Mouth

Small, barbel present.

Ranked for this species, not as a universal law. Local crab runs and what is actually fresh matter more.

• LugwormThread the worm so the hook is hidden and the tail still moves. A bunch for bigger fish; a single for dabs.Strong target
• RagwormHook once through the head so it wriggles. A whole king rag for bass; a small harbour rag for dabs.Strong target
• MusselSeveral mussels bound into a bunch. They fly off a hook if you do not bind them.Good target

• 3-hook flapperThe same idea with a third bait. More fish when they are small and shoaling; more tangles when they are not.Beginner
• PaternosterSnoods standing off the main backbone on booms or stiff snoods. Useful in a tide so baits do not wrap the lead.Beginner
• Three-hook clipped-downThree short baits held to the leader, released at range. A match-style rig for shoaling small fish when you already clip two cleanly.Advanced

Hooks: 8–4