Hello All,
I have been having trouble keeping my bait on the hook when fishing in CC Bay. In some cases it is evident that my hook is getting picked clean by scavengers, and in others its a bit of a mystery. I'm using chunked mackerel and frozen sand eels on a bass rig (fish finder, barrel swivel, leader and hook). I am hooking the eels through the eye but cannot keep them or the mackerel on the line.
Is there a trick to keeping bait on in the line in the Bay? How often do you retrieve a bait rig to make sure you are not fishing with a clean hook? Is there a better rig that would protect my bait from the crabs?
Thanks, All.
I have been having trouble keeping my bait on the hook when fishing in CC Bay. In some cases it is evident that my hook is getting picked clean by scavengers, and in others its a bit of a mystery. I'm using chunked mackerel and frozen sand eels on a bass rig (fish finder, barrel swivel, leader and hook). I am hooking the eels through the eye but cannot keep them or the mackerel on the line.
Is there a trick to keeping bait on in the line in the Bay? How often do you retrieve a bait rig to make sure you are not fishing with a clean hook? Is there a better rig that would protect my bait from the crabs?
Thanks, All.