Hound baits other than crab

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Hound baits other than crab

#1 Post by bigsod »

Most hounds ive got have been taken on crab, but my best ever hound fell to 3 large rag on a 2\0. Anyone have any different baits that have caught a few hounds?
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#2 Post by bigballs »

hermits are a very good bait mate 8)
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#3 Post by Danny M. »

Lug worm !

They love big lug baits..

We went out for bass one night last july and ended up with over 20 hounds ! Lesson learned..happy days.
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#4 Post by gearoid mc s. »

bigballs wrote:hermits are a very good bait mate 8)
cool I can get buckets of them!
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Re: Hound baits other than crab

#5 Post by kstaff »

I'll give ya 50P a crab Gearoid next time your down this way? Bring me a bucket full.

I 'd heard hermits were great bait too.
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#6 Post by bigsod »

they would be well worth a try alright, would you need a few of them cos any ive ever found are quite small.
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#7 Post by spindlefist »

bait aside, those hermit crabs are selling for 10euro a pop in pet stores at the moment!!! :P
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#8 Post by Tony Fella »

I was fishing with roger last year and we where fishin for the smuts no bites on the crab i got some hermit of dave tilly and lashed one on a pully straight away i got a bite


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bigballs wrote:hermits are a very good bait mate 8)
cool I can get buckets of them!
can you send some over the Dublin way? il cross your hands with silver
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Re: Hound baits other than crab

#9 Post by bigballs »

call down to the welk lads on the quay sod they get any amount of them in the pots if not give me a shout and i will get them for you 8)
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Re: Hound baits other than crab

#10 Post by MILLBROOK »

out fishing in north wexford tonight and had 2 baby hounds,both were caught on rag,along with a load of dogs
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#11 Post by lanky »

alrite sod i got a few smootys on them small party squid last year and they were the bigest ones i got for the year
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#12 Post by gearoid mc s. »

spindlefist wrote:bait aside, those hermit crabs are selling for 10euro a pop in pet stores at the moment!!! :P
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#13 Post by basswizard »

Caught them last summer on lugworm, also on sandeel, but the lug seemed to work best
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#14 Post by round_ourway »

i can't wait for the annual smut hunt in june... hopefully we get some this time
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Re: Hound baits other than crab

#15 Post by roger de dodger »

they will take most baits but crab would be their main food source so in theory should outfish rag or lug ,i believe spider crab thats peeling is deadly for them too i wonder where the hell you,d find them :lol: "spider crab, spider crab catches smut like no other crab ,hey ho cos he,s a spider crab!" :lol: :lol: (i think i forgot to take my tablets :oops: )
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#16 Post by JOHN1 »

second to crab would be squid and rag cocktails, hardback crabs will also take them :wink:
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