Billzo
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at least i would know that i was in the right place gary m8 lol.Just don't let him come up and fish next to you mate, he'll catch all your fish
Gary
bill.
best rig for landing good cod through kelp
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IANBRENNAN
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Hello
Great thread with some great idea's
Any chance you could post some pictures of you favourite rigs
like how you clip down a longer hook trace than plunder trace
Please
Ian
Great thread with some great idea's
Any chance you could post some pictures of you favourite rigs
like how you clip down a longer hook trace than plunder trace
Please
Ian
Elbob
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I have fished Cresswell a fair bit lately onto mixed and rough ground and have been messing about with various main lines and hook lengths. I feel I'm close to an ideal set-up:- Mainline 80 lb braid, 30 ft 80 lb mono shock/ rubbing leader, An 80 lb swivel to a fast link clip. 3 ft 60 lb rig body with a blood loop tied 1 ft from the bottom with a 2 - 3 ft 40 lb hook length and 6/0 Bass hook. Also use a 6 oz grip lead with big spikes bound with elastic thread, seems to minimise sinker snags but not totally eliminated. Not casting a great distance but so far I have lost minimal tackle and fish. Also, I no longer take a rod rest and prefer holding the rod and feel every knock or nibble. I wonder how many bites I missed in the past? Im also toying with the idea of a longer softer rod for the braid. but that's for another thread.
Most of the top anglers have tried braid and don't use it. Save yourself some money and time and stick with tried and tested methods. Concentrate on top bait and getting to learn which marks fish given the conditions.
Stores
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Agree with previous comments that this has been the best thread on NESA for ages - no sniping, backstabbing or one upmanship - lets keep it up.
With regard to set ups you all know what I prefer - simple is best - no pulleys, no rotten bottom set ups (although mine's a type of rotten bottom), no beads, bits of metal, stoppers, uppers or downers.....you get the gist.
I was intrigued by Gary's bottom hook idea in the weirs, something I've never really entertained other than when I've been fishing on, say, Tynemouth beach and I've moved into the Slatey or Harbour and the weather's been so cold that I've kept the beach set on - hardly scientific. But it did jog a memory from my schoolboy days, fishing along at Sharpness in February.
Come the back end of the season, in the 70's, there was an expectation and excitement that if you got a decent codling there was every chance you'd get another as spawning codling came as couples (cock and hen). I might be wrong but I'm sure it was Tony Taylor, stood 10 yards from me and the old man, either on **** Hill or in the Lobster Pots, who pulled in two codlings, one on a top hook, one on the bottom one.
The point being that 50 years ago anglers were experimenting (like me as a young 'un) or knew (like Tony) how to fish the weirs and yet, all these years on, it's still a debatable topic and that's what makes every fishing trip so much fun.
Don't know if Tony still gets on here but it would be interesting to know whether my recollections are accurate and if this was his set up every time.
With regard to set ups you all know what I prefer - simple is best - no pulleys, no rotten bottom set ups (although mine's a type of rotten bottom), no beads, bits of metal, stoppers, uppers or downers.....you get the gist.
I was intrigued by Gary's bottom hook idea in the weirs, something I've never really entertained other than when I've been fishing on, say, Tynemouth beach and I've moved into the Slatey or Harbour and the weather's been so cold that I've kept the beach set on - hardly scientific. But it did jog a memory from my schoolboy days, fishing along at Sharpness in February.
Come the back end of the season, in the 70's, there was an expectation and excitement that if you got a decent codling there was every chance you'd get another as spawning codling came as couples (cock and hen). I might be wrong but I'm sure it was Tony Taylor, stood 10 yards from me and the old man, either on **** Hill or in the Lobster Pots, who pulled in two codlings, one on a top hook, one on the bottom one.
The point being that 50 years ago anglers were experimenting (like me as a young 'un) or knew (like Tony) how to fish the weirs and yet, all these years on, it's still a debatable topic and that's what makes every fishing trip so much fun.
Don't know if Tony still gets on here but it would be interesting to know whether my recollections are accurate and if this was his set up every time.
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lambengland
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So what exactly is your set up stores?
Stores
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Both set ups are in the book but in summary -
- on the beach I have a swivel, a sinker attached to it and a flowing trace, shortened depending on how much run there is. Never use a spider.
- up the skeers I have a 3 way swivel, 3 feet snood to my sinker and hook trace is 18 inches.
Change the measurements now and again but not the principle.
lambengland
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Aye im always a fan of the 3 way swivel but i like to make mine with similar length snood so i can clip it behind the lead to aid with distance
Zz
Zz
Very interesting thread, think its easy to get sidetracked with all the gadgets & gizmos, don't get me wrong the ones that have stood the test of time & do what they are designed to I have used my self over the years with confidence. But this thread has made me think that a lot of the time simplicity is the key. Never done a lot of rock or beach fishing with much success any how mainly fish piers from which I have always done reasonably well which I put down to maximising my chances ie the right tide for the venu normaly on a dying sea & having the best bait I can get. Hoping to do a bit rock fishing this year & what I've read so far has helped with a few basics just need to do some home work or buy David's book and get out fishing more thnx
Zz
Very interesting thread, think its easy to get sidetracked with all the gadgets & gizmos, don't get me wrong the ones that have stood the test of time & do what they are designed to I have used my self over the years with confidence. But this thread has made me think that a lot of the time simplicity is the key. Never done a lot of rock or beach fishing with much success any how mainly fish piers from which I have always done reasonably well which I put down to maximising my chances ie the right tide for the venu normaly on a dying sea & having the best bait I can get. Hoping to do a bit rock fishing this year & what I've read so far has helped with a few basics just need to do some home work or buy David's book and get out fishing more thnx
Stores
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Aah you have me there. I'm afraid distance isn't my forte. If I'm casting 100 yards you know it's wind behind and I'm on the top of a big cliff.