Scottish Fishing Tackle

[Marley]

My parents brought me back some tackle from Scotland. They look similar to herring rigs but bigger. Over there they use them for cod. I want to try them out here for fun but not sure how to utilize them. Any suggestions?

 

[tubber]

Cut it up and re-assemble with a snap swivel on the bottom, one of the lures in the middle and a regular swivel on the top.
Hang a weight off the snap, maybe add a bit of bait on the hook. Catch a rockfish, cabezon, greenling, lingcod, or sole/flounder.

 

[Marley]

Cut it up and re-assemble with a snap swivel on the bottom, one of the lures in the middle and a regular swivel on the top.
Hang a weight off the snap, maybe add a bit of bait on the hook. Catch a rockfish, cabezon, greenling, lingcod, or sole/flounder.

That’s a good plan. Thanks will try it.

 

[CRGreg]

Remember that other than Herring, You are only allowed to use gear designed to catch one fish at a time. The advice to cut it up and assemble as single hooks is good advice.

CR Greg

 

[Flashman]

Those should be absolute dynamite for flounder if you are inclined to target them.

 

[Marley]

Those should be absolute dynamite for flounder if you are inclined to target them.

That would be fun. I have never targeted flounder specifically but I am sure my kids would enjoy it. I have caught the occasional flounder as bycatch on the West Van shoreline. I assume target sandy bottom and drift while jigging on the bottom?

 

[Flashman]

That would be fun. I have never targeted flounder specifically but I am sure my kids would enjoy it. I have caught the occasional flounder as bycatch on the West Van shoreline. I assume target sandy bottom and drift while jigging on the bottom?

I haven't finished for then since I was a kid. Had a set of pretty much the exact same lures, fishing off the government dock on the north coast, literally couldn't keep them off.