Thread: First rig of the season

How do you tell a rig from a standard dog fish?

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

How do you tell a rig from a standard dog fish?

rig have no teeth just hard gums. also the spots and bronzy colour. they also generally don't touch baits normal dogfish will take. crabs/crayfish/prawns all good for rig.

Originally Posted by silentscope

rig have no teeth just hard gums. also the spots and bronzy colour. they also generally don't touch baits normal dogfish will take. crabs/crayfish/prawns all good for rig.

Thanks for that

And dog fish have a spike behind the dorsal fin .

Originally Posted by HILLBILLYHUNTERS

And dog fish have a spike behind the dorsal fin .

Spiny dogfish are the scurge of every fisherman. Greyboys or smooth hounds are lent to be ok eating but iv always released them. 7 gillers are good to eat aswell but I'd sooner leave them in the water too.

Originally Posted by silentscope

Spiny dogfish are the scurge of every fisherman. Greyboys or smooth hounds are lent to be ok eating but iv always released them. 7 gillers are good to eat aswell but I'd sooner leave them in the water too.

Mate caught 8 rig last weekend with a mate of the beach here so they moving in. Greyboys are very good eating also .
After keeping my first sevengill for eating a few months ago have to say i thought it was better than rig. Very nice indeed. I be out chasing the rig soon and looking at catching and releasing another bronzie of
the beach this season