Cod Magnet on a strange night

[seanyrooroo]

Horden 17/11/07

Well where do I start???

Fished a spot on Horden (not telling you where) I have never fished. Someone had robbed the spot I've fished for the last few weeks, so thought I'd give this new mark a go. I started off with a whitie followed by a good coalie, then another whitie. Then things went bad, crack off after crack off.

Cast in for the first time in about an hour and got a good bite resulting in a cod of 1lb 11oz, then another 2 lb 4oz. Then another good bite and things went very heavy. I had managed to hook a 3lb 2oz cod along with a 1lb coalie on one of the traces I had lost and another empty trace Another cast and this time a cod of 2lb 14oz, then my biggest of 4lb 9oz. That was it fish wise for me, my mate managed a cod of about a pound and half and another one of my rigs lol.

The sea was as flat as a fart, yet between 3 of us we managed:

7 cod 4lb 9oz - 1lb 8oz
4 coalie 1lb 8oz - 1lb
6 whitie, biggest about 20oz
and a flounder about 14oz

I think a change of rig and the bait I was using played a big part in the fish I caught, but I just seem to attract cod like a magnet at the moment. Heres hoping it continues for whats looking likely to be a great cod season. The fish weren't supposed to be feeding whilst it was flat but someone obviously forgot to tell them. lol

Oh and forgot to mention that my mate had great success with bluey, which took all his fish except 1

 

[johnw]

Excellent Report And A Great Session Well Done

 

[seanyrooroo]

 

[codseeker]

great report mate and some nice fish.some look like albino cod ,mostly white.

the beach be packed next day or 2 lol

 

[seanyrooroo]

great report mate and some nice fish.some look like albino cod ,mostly white.

the beach be packed next day or 2 lol

Thats just from where they were sat in my carrier bag lol


the beach be packed next day or 2 lol[/QUOTE] Thats why I didn't say where I was fishing lol

 

[PRIMO MAN]

well done sean. horden should fish this week if the forcast is right

 

[codseeker]

just dropped some one off at hartlepool and called off at blackhall ,nice sea rolling in

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

excellent mate - nice one

 

[greggthe1]

Well done on gettin some fish, it's not easy this week (or this year if yr me)

 

[alan]

Nice fish mate,well done

 

[J.J.]

nice one sean good report well done

 

[BITE!!!!!!]

what was the change of rig? if you dont mind me askin! great sesh by the way well done

 

[seanyrooroo]

what was the change of rig? if you dont mind me askin! great sesh by the way well done

Funnily enough my mate asked me that too. I had a long range pennel on because it was flat, I changed to a long flowing trace with the hook length coming from a swivel just above my lead link. It worked a treat, the fish started hooking themselves as they took the bait. Helped a lot with bite detection in the wind too, although feeling bites once the rod was in your hand was a nightmare.

 

[BITE!!!!!!]

I'll give it a shot next time im down there, hopefully ill have as much luck!

 

[treeboa]

hopefully this weekend will be good, mate from scotland coming down, horden or hendon, which one though, now no security at steely im not prepared to take the chance of parking the car there

 

[seanyrooroo]

Depends on the weather mate. If the forecast is right, it may be too rough for Hendon. Even Horden could be too big!! Best to wait and see.

I won't be out, her indoors is making me work overtime Sat and Sun. Oh the joys (expense) of christmas.