Bayzand Tackle

Easy to order, just email mark@alderneyangling.com or phone us on 01481 824884. Postage costs are basically what it costs us, no extras added on. Most of this page I use Thumb Nail pictures, to enlarge just click on top.

The following are all lures brought to the UK by ex Charter Skipper Roger Bayzand who used to run Sundance out of Lymington. Roger was top of his game for a number of years in the English Channel with proven catches of large Pollack, Cod, Coalfish and Bass, and it is these lures that he had the best results. Now living in Australia Roger has passed on his business to us with one or two tricks of the 'trade'

Twin Tails are designed to be fished with Lead Head Jigs. (See picture above.) They can be rigged on a long trace as a Jelly Worm, or a short (2 foot) trace for a Hopper rig (diagram at bottom of page) which is jigged similar to pirking. Twintails can be fished on plain hooks and are often rigged on droppers above a pirk, or hung on the pirk's treble hook to dress it up.

GIANT TWIN TAILS 6”
Available in Flame, Orange, Pink Glitter, Flame Tiger, Orange Tiger, Pearl and Pink Glitter Tiger available. Still only £6.40 packet 10! Packet of 25 £14.90!

SUPER TWIN TAILS 4”
These Twin Tails have a larger body and stronger tail than their smaller brothers, and work exceedingly well with JIGHEADS, hopper rig style. Leave the Luminous Yellow out in the light and it will glow in the dark . Available in Flame/Tiger, Flame, Luminous/Yellow, Orange, Orange/Tiger, Pink/Tiger, Yellow/Red. Not pictured we also have Hot Pink Glitter/Tiger. Still only £3.20 packet of 10. Packet of 25 £7.45.

TWIN TAILS 3"
Black, Orange, Hot Pink Glitter, Pearl , Red Glitter. Not pictured we also have Luminous. Still only £1.50 packet 10. Packet 25 £3.49.

Roger Bayzand quote: " work best with a medium speed retrieve and a bit of current, they have been responsible for some of the best specimen fish that I have seen on SUNDANCE. I can recall one day when a Glitter Pink FAT TAIL was the only lure that would catch"

Using a 7/0 Power Hook or a Lead Head Jig. Start by placing the hook alongside the worm with the eye of the hook just above the head of the Fat Tail. Note where the start of the bend of the hook is in relation to the body of the worm, this is where the hook will exit. Start the point of the hook in the head of the Fat Tail and thread the body on the hook until you reach the exit place.

FISHING: Using the same rig set up as a Jelly Worm, retrieve at a medium/fast speed, expect some violent takes so make sure your drag is set.

FAT TAILS 6”
THE ULTIMATE JELLYWORM with the fattest tail guaranteed to get any fish’s attention.
Available in Black/Pearl, Blue/Pearl, Orange, Hot Pink Glitter, Red/Yellow and our new colour for 2011 Orange Tiger. Still only £6.40 packet 10. Packet of 25 £14.90.

Jelly Worms work when no other lure will catch, particularly at those difficult times around slack water.

RIGGING: Use a 4/0 to 6/0 wide gape hook depending on the size of fish you are likely to catch. Start by placing the hook alongside the worm with the eye of the hook just above the head of the worm. Note where the start of the bend of the hook is in relation to the body of the worm, this is where the hook will exit. Start the point of the hook in the head of the worm and thread the body on the hook until you reach the exit place. The worm should almost cover the shank of the hook and hang straight down, do not go around the bend otherwise the worm will spin.

Put your main line through a 10" Sundance wreck boom, then a bead (preferably a rubber one), tie on a swivel, attach a 10 to 15 foot length of clear nylon trace (15 to 30 lbs BS), then tie on the Jelly worm. Diagram at the bottom of the page.

FISHING: Hang a weight on the boom and lower to the bottom, then start retrieving with a slow to moderate pace. Vary the speed and note how fast you were winding when you get a take by counting your reel handle turns, then stick to that speed. Inshore reefs and shallow wrecks may only need 20 turns, on offshore wrecks 40 to 50 turns are the norm and we have had Pollack and Coalfish up to 80 turns. When you get to the desired height drop to the bottom and start again. Quite often you will feel tugs on the lure, DON'T stop, DON'T strike, just keep winding most times the fish will rush in and hook itself. Jelly Worms are best fished in the slacker parts of the tide.

Bayzand jellyworms were used to good effect by the England Home Nations boat team in Ireland in the 2010 event. This is what team manager Ray Ashby had to say:

"Unfortunately we just missed out on the Gold medals. The jellies worked very well for the Pollack and Coalfish of which there were plenty. The bright orange colours, red and blacks were favourite. We went into day two with a small lead, won two of the three boats on day two, but lost the third boat to the Irish who ran out winners by the smallest of margins. We had to settle for silver and we’ll be hoping to go one better next year when England host the event in Weymouth ."

Available in Black, Black/Red, Blue/Pink, Orange/Brown, Flame, Orange, Red Glitter, Black/Red Glitter and Pearl White. Packet of 10 £1.99. Any Mixed 50 £8.99.

Available in Black/Pink, Black Red, Black Yellow, Blue Glitter/Pink, Brown/Orange (this one is deadly in the English Channel, other name is Motor Oil/Gold/Glitter), Orange, Red/Blue Glitter, White and Electric Blue Glitter/Purple/Pink Glitter Tail. Available and not pictured is Junebug (Red/Blue and Green/Blue), Purple, Junebug/Firetail. Packet of 10 £1.55. Any Mixed 50 £6.99

If you're not sure what colours or what sizes to use from the above, but you want to catch BIG fish from wrecks or reefy ground I have put together the following to get you started. There will be 30 items in the bag of mixed colours for £9.99 comprising of 5 x 6" Jelly Worms Curly Tails, 5 x 7" Jelly Worms Long Tails, 5 x Fat Tails, 5 x 3" Twin Tails, 5 x 4" Super Twin Tails, and 5 x 6" Giant Twin Tails.

Fishing with Shads is a particularly favourite method of Roger Bayzand and the ones he sourced worked well on Sundance.

"Shads really come into their own when there is some current running, then they can be deadly"

RIGGING: Use a 6/0 Sundance Wide Gape or 7/0 Sundance Power Hook. Start with the hook point in the middle of the nose and feed the Shad up the shank of the hook. You MUST exit the hook on the centre line of the back, otherwise the Shad will spin.
TIP: A good way of stopping the spinning and to get the Shad to work closer to the bottom where there are more Cod, is to rig them with a Lead Head Jig. These are specially shaped hooks with a small lead weight cast on them. See Picture below. We stock the moulds, hooks and ready made Lead Heads.

FISHING: Using the same method as Jelly Worms but increase the retrieve speed, in fact try occasionally winding as fast as you can. You will be amazed how hard and fast the fish will hit these lures. They have proven to be excellent catchers of Pollack, Coalfish, Cod and Bass. Hot Pink Glitter, Flame and Yellow/Red are particularly good for Cod.

Available in Flame, Gold Glitter/Orange, Yellow/Red Fish Scale, Blue Pearl, Black Pearl, Hot Pink Glitter, Orange Tiger, Orange and Pearl Packet of 5 £3.99, Packet of 15 £10.99

Available in Black Pearl, Blue Pearl, Flame, Red/Yellow, Hot Pink Glitter, Orange Tiger, Orange and Pearl White. Packet of 10 £5.99. Packet of 25 £13.99.

Available in Black Pearl, Blue Pearl, Hot Pink Glitter, Red Glitter, Flame, Black, Pearl White, Orange Tiger, Orange and Red/Yellow. Not pictured but available is Orange/Chartreuse Glitter. Packet of 10 £2.49 except Pearl which are £3.29. Packet of 50 £9.99 except for Pearl which are now £12.99

If you do not know which of these excellent lures, will be right for you in your fishing area, why not try one of our trial pack, you get one of each size and each colour in stock for just £8.50. It is what we call our SHOAL OF SUPER SHADS OFFER.

Here is a selection of shads used in Norwegian waters to great effect. Put a 3oz jighead on the nose and attach to a flowing trace on a running ledger to take down too the depths, or just mount as normal. The Luminous ones look great as the eyes and gill shape show up excellently.

Blue Luminous, Black Yellow, Black Luminous and Red Yellow. Our Price £1.99 each or any mix of 8 for £12.00!

Blue Luminous, Black Yellow, Black Luminous and Red Yellow. Our Price £3.49 each or any mix of 5 for £14.50!

VIBRO SHADS are great lures for Bass or Pollack particularly when they are feeding on Sprats or Whitebait. Available in Blue/Pearl and Black/Pearl, to match the hatch.

RIGGING: Just as you would a Shad, using 4/0 Sundance Wide gape hook. Pass your main line through a Sundance 10" Wreck boom, pass through a bead (preferably a rubber one), tie on a swivel, attach a 10 to 15 foot length of clear nylon trace (15 to 30 lb BS), then tie on the Vibro shad.

FISHING: Hang a weight on the boom and lower the rig to the bottom, then start retrieving with a slow to moderate pace. If you do not get take at one speed try speeding up or slowing down, sometimes a small alteration in pace makes all the difference to the action of the lure. Count the turns of the reel handle, inshore reefs and shallow wrecks may only need 20 turns, on offshore wrecks 40 to 50 turns is the norm and we have had Pollack/Coalfish up to 80 turns. When you get to the desired height drop to the bottom and start again. Quite often you will feel tugs at the lure, don't stop, don't strike, just keep winding!

VIBRO SHAD
Super articulated with moving eyes. Packet of 10 £ 5.50 25 mixed £12.99.

These two aren't part of Rogers range but are well worth putting in this section due to their ability to catch fish. Especially good for Pollack and Bass over shallower ground but also used on deeper wrecks to good effect. Available in 6" or 8" in packs of 5 or 20.

More in stock, different weights and red and yellow ones too. Phone for details.

From Rogers success with lure fishing in the Channel he took things a step further and developed Lightning Lures which took Sundance's customers fishing to another level. Super supple lures designed and manufactured for Sea Anglers in both Shads and Twin Tails. Holographic leaded bodies in the hottest fish catching colours and high quality Mustad hooks are used.

Lightning lures come in 2 sizes:
4" 6 in a pack fitted with a 25gr- 7/8 oz lead - £4.99 per pack
5" 4 in a pack fitted with a 40gr-13/8oz lead - £4.99 per pack

These lures were reviewed by Des Westmore in Boat Fishing Monthly - 22nd March 2011.

These have proven themselves to be a firm favourite aboard Sundance. They are fitted with a 18g lead and a Mustad Ultrapoint hook. Each lure is 5" long and there are 4 in a pack. Normally £5.20 per packet we have managed to reduce them to £4.99

1. Red Glitter 2. Purple/White 3. Orange 4. Orange Tiger 5. Lumi Glow 6. Flame 7. Fire Tiger 8. Rhubarb/Custard

A very light but very strong hook that is ideal for live baits, general purpose fishing and excellent for lures such as Jellyworms, Fat Tails, Twin Tails and Shads. This is the same hook as the Sakuma 540.

5/0 - £2.90; 4/0 - £2.75; 3/0 - £2.90; 2/0 - £2.20; 1/0 - £2.49; 1 - £2.35; 2 - £2.15.

As above but with extra strength through a heavier guage. Great for Tope and wreck fish such as Pollack, Coalfish and Ling. This is the same hook as the Sakuma 545.

8/0 - £5.49; 7/0 - £4.79; 6/0 - £5.25; 5/0 - £4.29; 4/0 - £4.10; 3/0 - £3.29; 2/0 - £2.99.

This is a very low stretch gelspun-dyneema line, with a small diameter for the breaking strain achieved. Roger had this braid manufactured to his own specification from a plant in Europe in order to get a tighter braid than most others. SUNDANCE SUPER BRAID is round in section and in a neutral sea green colour. "It cuts the tide like a knife".

Each spool has 200m (218yds) and are connected, if required you could have up to 1200m without a break. Available in 12lb, 20lb, 30lb, 39lb and 50lb at £14.99 each or 6 connected spools for £84.99

10" Sundance Wrecking Boom. A firm favourite and good all rounder used for drifting and uptiding as well. £0.80 each or £7.50 for 10.

SUNDANCE WRECK STARTER PACK £14.95
Contents: 4 x 4/0 & 4 x 6/0 Sundance Wide Gape Hooks, 4 Swivels,
4 x Heavy Duty Wrecking Booms, 2 x Conger Traces, 4 x Fat Tails,
4 x 6” & 4 x 7” Jelly Worms, 2 x Vibro Shads, 4 x 4” & 4 x 5” & 2 x 6” Super Shads, 2 x 4" Super Twin Tails and 2 x 6" Giant Twin Tails.

To finish this page off with here are a couple of easy to make rigs to help fish the above lures, just click to enlarge:

Send mail to chris@alderneyangling.com with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: February 06, 2011

Send mail to chris@alderneyangling.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: February 06, 2011