Q: Is there a particular way to target a topknot using LRF techniques? SHANE MUNFORD, POOLE, DORSET

AK & DS say: The topknot is a fascinating creature and a real ambush predator. Almost ninja-like in terms of its stealth approach, the topknot has the ability to cling to the side of rocks, or flat-sided, man-made structures. It disappears into the shadows and waits for unsuspecting prey.

We'd be tempted to use a shrimp imitation, but most get caught on flavoured worm because that's what people are using for other species.

If you're serious about targeting them, don't spend all your time fishing the bottom. Work the height of a harbour wall or each gap in a boulder breakwater slowly and methodically.

The British record for a topknot is 382g, caught in 1998 in the Channel Islands.