Mackerel strips are excellent baits. THANKS ALL!!! Hook the bait in the zone of the over lapping tube netting. A wrapped bait will be tough to pull free, so letting it dangle doesn't hurt anything. interesting, i'll see what works best for me and let you know! The fish bait tends to slide down the shank of the hook and lie, doubled over, in the bend of the hook..... not looking a bit like a fish but obscuring the hook point.
then, as others have said, wrap with elastic thread. If it is a cut piece of fish, hook it through the spine and if I can push the hook through in 2 spots.
Some anglers salt mackerel and wrap it in clingfilm before freezing it as this toughens the mackerel up and makes it withstand casting better than unsalted mackerel.Mackerel is one of the most versatile sea fishing baits with all of the fish (apart from the tail) being useful as bait.
Fish will still take it, but I have a lot more confidence in casting out an oozing bloodied bait that will put out a scent trail than a half dried out piece of white flesh. These traces should have no more than three or four hooks, any more than this and you will waste a lot of time untangling your trace. frozen mackerel is excellent bait for socal cats. The only other way to solve your issue is to toughen up the baits by salting them. The longer length shanks on hooks are designed for worms like rag which you feed up the length of the shank (more on bait later). It's a long elastic tube net.
My initial thought was using rubber bands, but wondering if any of you have better methods Some anglers simply freeze whole mackerel, whereas others prefer to gut the fish first and then freeze the fillets. Anglers catching mackerel should store them in the shade during a fishing session, although it is much better to keep them in a cool box. The most common bait used to catch mackerel is mackerel themselves. Setting the Hook "Fishing with circle hooks is technique sensitive," Neill says, explaining that getting the hook into the corner of the fish's mouth is the hardest part of the process. Very small and incredibly cheap too. As mackerel are an oily fish they do not keep particularly well, especially in warm summer weather. The hook lengths are designed for the type of bait you might be using. The miracle thread looks interesting but the tubing works so I haven't purchased any to try. Large Mackerel Baits: Mackerel is a top bait for some of the largest species UK anglers target such as tope, conger eels, skate and shark species. I can fish for 3 hours using frozen bunker without issue(s) . I have seen three prongs being used. By using artificial lures rigged with a J hook and natural baits rigged with a circle hook, they can be ready for anything . Not only does it keep the bait on the hook but you'll increase your casting distance by putting more into your swing. Old clam juices and such will ruin an entire spool.