30/12 Blyth

[g-force]

Well, spent nearly 8 hours getting battered by the wind / rain / hail today, kicking off about 2.30 at the spot I'd picked out yesterday. Early reports from lads coming off didn't seem to promising, but I was finally rewarded with 3 codlings; one about 4.5lb, one about 3lb & the other about 2lb.

T'was hard going though, a lot of lads out trying, club matches happening - also had Ivan doing his best next door - cheers for the handball mate! Might definitely be worth a return visit in the next day or two - btw all 3 fish were caught on lugworm, the various crab/clam/razor/mussel baits weren't getting looked at.

Cheers, Gary

 

[willywetegg]

Well done Gary, you deserve a medal for being on there tonight lol. I reckon Lug is always the best bait there, sometimes as a cocktail but quite often by itself. I think your right about the return visit, there should be a few good fish off there in the next day or so.

Jim.

 

[shaun]

well done, some nice fish there

were abouts on the peir were you fishing?

shaun

 

[Durham-Lad]

Good result well done mate.

 

[Iva-Cod-on]

Well done again Gary mate pleased one of us bagged up on such a hard night

Ps nee botha on the handball pleasure to get it safely up too hard to come by

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

great stuff Gary...I'm green with envy reading these reports - need to get out!

Tomorrow? - no chance

New Years Day? - ha yeah right!

Saturday? - possible...

am put off by the monster tides as well it must be said or should these big seas counter-act it?

 

[casper71]

Great bag, well done gary.

 

[andyr1]

nice fish mate.....cant wait till saturday to get out myself!!

 

[jordy]

well done gary,canny bag...itching to get out now.

 

[dicky mint]

yeah well done gary, glad somebody got something. we had a bit craic with you as you were leaving, unfortunately your idea of it fishing well as it 'fills up' didn't come to fruition(not for us anyway) we stuck it out till just gone midnight but i think 4 biteless hours on a night like that is enough for anyone:exclam: will probs fish its bits off for the next couple of days, same old story

dicky

 

[SteveF]

Good on you mate, it certainly was a hard day / night fishing I quit at 3:00pm with not a sniff.

Cheers and all the best lads

 

[eddie t]

Well deserved mate a big well done from me just for braving the weather
but you got rewared.

 

[jamcod]

well done i came off at 1,30 ish so i know how bad it was hard shift nice fish , jamcod

 

[g-force]

yeah well done gary, glad somebody got something. we had a bit craic with you as you were leaving, unfortunately your idea of it fishing well as it 'fills up' didn't come to fruition(not for us anyway) we stuck it out till just gone midnight but i think 4 biteless hours on a night like that is enough for anyone:exclam: will probs fish its bits off for the next couple of days, same old story

dicky

Sorry the fish didn't come on for you mate, I think the sea's died away too much today to bother going back, I doubt much'll have been caught today.

well done, some nice fish there

were abouts on the peir were you fishing?

shaun

I was fishing along towards the bend mate, chucking towards the Bandstand along the edge of where the white-water was running. Funny thing about the pier is different parts will fish at different times, catching it right is the hard part!

Cheers all, Gary

 

[Wayne Eastlake]

Good result Gary m8!, I must have been only about 30yds from you towards the beach, I blanked, gannin back on 2morra but, Happy New Year!!!

 

[Deans]

well done gary, its funny how the fish turn away from certain baits, then the next rough sea its a different bait.

thats what keeps us fishing

 

[g-force]

well done gary, its funny how the fish turn away from certain baits, then the next rough sea its a different bait.

thats what keeps us fishing

Yeah, I meant to add that when gutted, all three fish were stuffed with sandeels - I don't know if this puts them off the "heavier" donkey-choker style baits that I started off using. Interestingly all three were also just lip-hooked in the corner of the mouth on the 2/0 pennel hook I was using above the 4/0 - perhaps indicating that they were feeding a bit shy, not exactly wolfing down the baits; on each occasion the big hook & the bulk of the bait was hanging outside their mouths.

Gary

 

[g-force]

Good result Gary m8!, I must have been only about 30yds from you towards the beach, I blanked, gannin back on 2morra but, Happy New Year!!!

Cheers Wayne, you must have been just past Ivan - he was fishing about 20yds down from me. Can't decide whether to revisit for New Year's day, think the sea might have dropped away too much - will have to check the conditions on the day.

Gary

 

[willywetegg]

Gary, I loved fishing the beach when the Cod were feeding on Sandeel, if it coincided with a good sea you were almost guarranteed a good night. It was as you say though, most of them would just be lipped and you had to be careful getting them in. I saw a lot of fish that were lost because people would try to rush them in.

I have mentioned this before but I have seen live Sandeels drop from a Cod's mouth and tipped my bait with them, I never ever caught a fish with them though lol.

Jim.

 

[Deans]

I remember fishing cullernose point last season when a mate of mine was using sandeel alone. he hooked a 10lb fish and a 6lb fish.

I was using blacks crab..... and caught a tommy!

smaller baits sometimes result in less bites but more fish am starting to learn(on certain conditions)