How Razors are Fished

La razor It is one of the baits that are most used in fishing for sea bream. It turns out a very practical natural bait, easy to get and you can keep a frozen time to be able to opt for it whenever you want.

For those who do the practice of surfcasting fishing, the knife, also called muergo, is very convenient. That is why some athletes select the knife for their daily fishing sessions, as it is versatile to use, with or without a shell, and can provide a very good fishing time, either actively or passively.

How Razors are Fished
How Razors are Fished

How Razors are Fished

The knife is a tube-shaped mollusk, has a dark-colored shell that opens at one end where its most striped part, cream or pearly, appears. It usually has an average of 13 centimeters, but there have been cases of obtaining much larger samples.

this mollusk inhabits sandy bed zones and they are achieved vertically nailed to the bottom. Although man also consumes this, fishermen choose to leave them as a delicacy for their days, with sea bream being one of the main ones, although not the only one, that loves this type of bait.

How to fish with knives?

The most important part of razor-fishing is hooking, since by doing one effectively, the effectiveness of its use can be guaranteed much more. There are different ways to use the knives, either with or without a shell, that will be to the taste and choice of the fisherman as determined at the time.

However, it is logical to think that by leaving the razor with a shell it can resist a little more and make a more relaxed and extended session. But, however you decide to use the knife and whether you get it fresh or have it frozen, knowing how to hook it is what really matters.  

How to Hook Razor?

For use the razor without a shell, what many fishermen do is thread it on the hook and give it some tying points with thread, is what is known as tallow liquor and is usually very good for this type of specimen, which is somewhat delicate to handle. It is recommended to use fresh razor rather than frozen for this hooking.

The knives with shell They can be very efficient for larger specimens of bream and even bream. some recommend to hook this, have two hooks one in the lower part of the mollusk and another in its upper part, where the softest part appears and there to make a lycra.

Surfcasting fishing with a knife

for those who decide use the knife at the time of your fishing in surfcasting, they can consider using the knife with a shell, this because they can be better for making the casts, but, at the same time, so that they can spend a more relaxed time without worrying about losing or damaging the knife.

Surely by making a good hook and with the right conditions, you will be able to obtain with your knives some good samples of various specimens such as sea bass, bream, herreras or that long-awaited sea bream that awaits you eager for its sandwich of the day.

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