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    My way with bait

    Aug 24, 2020 5 minutes
    Words and
    photography by
    SAM CUMMING

    AS WE PUSH ON FURTHER INTO the summer and anglers have had their fill of the hard-fighting bream on the reefs and big pollack on the wrecks, we enjoy a wide range of fishing aboard my charter boat Silver Spray, which operates out of the large harbour at Poole, Dorset.

    This means we quite often try three types of fishing in one day and such variety requires a wide selection of bait. The right bait correctly presented is the most important factor towards having a successful day afloat.

    Here are some of my favourite baits and how to present them to have the best chance of hooking up your target species.

    MACKEREL

    It is no surprise that mackerel is the most frequently used bait by boat anglers throughout much of the country. How the mackerel fishing

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