Cambwaaaaah

[The Great Wallsendo]

Well I took the advice of Red Rock, Jim et al and fished the Wansbeck/Cambois beach...

Cracking evening...

Hadn't been out in ages so it was as much to stretch the legs as anything and it was also perfect opportunity to try out a new rod...

Firstly, by way of a review on the Shakespeare Salt Flattie rod - don't use grippers...they are a pig to pull out...that said it's a perfectly capable rod; prob best suited to very gentle or even flat conditions with a plain lead. A very slim blank but not too floppy...

Anyways I was fishing with a 2 hook flapper, ragworm and 2-3oz leads...few little knocks then eventually...

Red Rock did promise me a better stamp of flattie LOL...and that's what I got - a stamp sized flattie

Later on also hooked into a small coalie (no pic)

...and that was it in terms of fish caught - stayed for a couple of hours then headed off to S/Sluice for a couple of chucks before heading home

 

[willywetegg]

Pleased to see you got a couple Tony, it can be a canny mark in the winter too. A couple of hundred yards further south and a cast of 50-60 yards can be very rewarding

Grippers can be a pig to pull out with a lot of very light rods Tony, if it is calm I always take a few plain leads as they cover a bit more ground.

Jim.

 

[Topfly]

At least it was a nice night to be out, good pics btw.

 

[RossW]

Great pics mate. But is this the time of year when all the flounder are out breeding or else emaciated after breeding? I remember catching a flounder every cast at the very end of March a few years back, up at Warkworth, and they were all skinny looking things.

No offence intended but your flounder looks a bit worse for wear!

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Def a mark for the future Jim...looked very promising...may have to give high water a shot

It does look a bit ragged like - but it's just the pic - it was fin perfect juvenile, double sided too as the other side was the same colour

 

[phill_itofish]

well done mate

 

[willywetegg]

Got to say I prefer low water up there Tony, on a big tide you can not get onto the beach anyway lol. It is a while since I last fished there but had a few canny Codling.

Jim.

 

[greggthe1]

Nice to see you last night mate and well done on gettin a couple of fish...........you never seem to blank these days!! Can't wait for monday to get this pin out me finger

 

[CHOPPER]

Well done Wallsendo, cracking evening around these parts!!!

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Aye Gregg - course it helps a little when you're only using geet small hooks - if I'd still not caught anything I was gonna head to High Shore and try for small fry LOL

Roll on Scotland next weekend

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Well done Tony ,wish I could have joined you.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

It's a shame you can't fish that light during the winter...felt quite nimble and spry compared to the pack horse I always felt like when lugging my winter gear about

 

[willywetegg]

As long as the sea is not too big you can fish that light any time Tony. I used to take my Carp rod down quite often, even just a Whiting gives a canny scrap on it lol.

Jim.

 

[eddie t]

nice one mate. it was a nice night and two wee one to show for it.

 

[red rock]

well done on getting something wallsendo. why dont you try were the hot water pipe is or was the next time or round the rokers area oh and i never use spiders when flattie bashing unless you have a real strong tide race infront of you,the bait moving about is better as the flat can not resist it.

 

[fishingfanatastico]

Some cracking piccys mate, well done on the catch. Hopefully things will improve once all this bad weather goes away and the weather warms up.