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SEA FISHING TECHNIQUES
Surfcasting
Surfcasting fishing is practised on the beach (seaside). This technique consists of casting a mount equipped with several hooks with natural bait.
This mounting is composed of a sinker of 60 to 200 g, with a shape suited to the type of bottom encountered (grapple sinkers for sand, star sinkers for pebbles…).
This technique requires the use of rods of a length of 3.9 to 5.0 m to go above the waves to better detect touches.
Equipment
Fishing rods
For fishing in very agitated water, (oceans, the North Sea) favour a surf rod > 120 g with 3 extension elements, 4.20 metres to 5 metres.
For light fishing in calm waters (the Mediterranean…) favour a surf rod < 120 g telescopic of approximately 4.20 metres.
Reels
It is good to use a (heavy) fixed-spool reel with a large, bobbin (long cast) that is robust and resistant to a marine environment.
For the more experienced, you can use a revolving-spool reel.
This technique allows casting at greater distances.
Their capacity should be at least 300m of 45/100 line.
Bait
The main bait used are :
- all marine worms (semi-dry, dried Korean worms, sand worms, specific types of sandworms, clamworms)
- crab
- March fly
- shrimp
- shellfish: Almond, cock’s comb, razor clams
- cuttlefish, squid, specific types of squid
- strap of mackerel
- little fish (smelt or sand eel).
Fish
The North Sea: Flatfish, eels, sea bass, pollock, garfish, mullet, cod, silver hake, pout, snapper....
Atlantic: Flatfish, eels, sea bass, pollock, garfish, mullet, pout, snapper, whitefish, conger, skate, rock salmon....
Mediterranean: Bass, snapper, barrelfish, sargo breams, flatfish...
Assembling the rig
The rig is the most important part because it must get by the distrust of the fish. The mountings are adapted according to the fishing area. You can create them yourself or choose them in-store.
It is important to have several rigs available ahead of time because of the frequent risk of hooking them, or if fishing is productive, it will be hard to create them on-site (wind, night...).
- Broken oval or barrel ring
- Sleeves or springs
- Rolling swivel
- Fluorocarbon leader of 4 to 9kg
- Mini-bead blocker
- 4 to 1/10 Hook
NB : The first hook should be positioned 5cm
from the second and the second should be 5cm
from the sinker to keep them from hooking together
- Graphite sinker door
- 120-180g Grapple sinker
In barely agitated water, use only one leader dragging from 1.50 to 2 m in 30 to 35/100 armed with a #4 to 1/0 hook positioned 5 cm from the sinker
In agitated water, 2 or 3 leaders of 30 cm with #4 to 2/0 hooks with long shanks
Lightly dragging by boat
Drag fishing consists of dragging lures behind a moving boat, at a speed of 2 to 5 knots.
This technique allows prospecting of large stretches and targets the large majority of fish.
During fishing action, the rod should be held in a rod-holder. The reel brake is released and the sound effects activated to allow touch detection.
Equipment
Fishing rods
- Fibreglass drag rod with a power of 12 to 30 lbs.
- A foam handle for good comfort, equipped with a universal joint at the heel.
- Reel door equipped with a lock-nut for powerful tightening.
Reels
- Revolving-spool reel.
- Resistant to a marine environment.
- "Star drag" brake. Ergonomic combat handle.
- Equipped with a line guide to make it easier to use.
- It should be kept at a minimum of 300 metres and 50 hundredths.
Bait
ures are dragged on the surface or submerged underwater.
Artificial lures: Minnow crankbaits from 10 to 15 cm, flexible lures, feather weights, undulating spoons.
Fish
The North Sea: Mackerel, bass, pollock, garfish, cod...
Atlantic: Mackerel, bass, pollock, garfish, white tuna...
Mediterranean: Mackerel, bass, leerfish, skipjack...
Assembling the rig
It is recommended to rig the lure on the bottom of a nylon, polyamide, or steel line.
- Body of the nylon line: 50 to 60
- Graphite swivel
- Base of the fluorocarbon line
- Mount 2 sleeves spaced at 2 to 3 cm
Handline fishing
Handline fishing is practised from an anchored or drifting boat. This is a technique with natural bait consisting of a set rod, line taut. It allows prospecting fish in mid-water or on the bottom. Touches are detected by the sensitivity of the tip.
Equipment
Fishing rods
- Telescopic or interlocking rods, in fibreglass or carbon, measure between 1.80 and 3m. The power is between 20/50g and 50/200g.
- To small fish (Mediterranean), it is recommended to use a buscle rod. (very sensitive tip to better detect touches.)
- For large fish, a 2m to 2.70m rod, power of 200/500g.
Reels
- Medium-heavy reel with a fixed spool.
- Resistant to a marine environment.
- This should be kept at a minimum of 250 metres and 30-50 hundredths.
- For large fish, favour a heavy reel of 300m and 50 hundredths.
Bait
The hook will be baited with a sea worm (semi-hard, Korean hard, specific types of sandworms, clamworms,…), molluscs (cock’s comb, mussel, cuttlefish,...)or a morsel of fish (sand eel, sardine, mackerel,...).
Fish
The North Sea: Mackerel, bass, whitefish, garfish, pout, cod, silver hake, flatfish...
Atlantic: Mackerel, bass, whitefish, garfish, pout, flatfish, certain types of flatfish...
Mediterranean: Salmon, bass, snapper, leerfish, skipjack, sargo bream, barrelfish...
Assembling the rig
- Barrel swivel
- Hook sized 8 to 2/0
- Paster noster