The Great Wallsendo
Well-known member
Well...
It was a spur of the moment decision(ish) to go fishing tonight and I was still humming and haa'ing where to go at 6pm...I only wanted to fish a couple of hours either side of low water
Decided on the drive down to the coast to fish Whitley Bay beach...I've never fished it before, but I'd asked around (as I do
) and was given a few pointers as to where could be good...
I parked up at the Rendezvous Cafe, booted and suited and wandered onto the beach
Set up virtually straight in front of the cafe
Bait - Mussel, Frozen Crab
Rig - Pulley pennell , 3/0 hooks,6oz breakaway
Within 5 mins my rod tip went scatty...
Small Coalie...I thought I was in for a busy night having had such a quick response
next cast - lost my rig, snagged on some hidden snag
Re-rigged, baited and also moved along towards Panama Dip...set up opposite the swimming club and started again
Within 15 mins this little fella took my bait...
MY FIRST SHORE CAUGHT COD !!!
I know it's sad to some of the old and bolds, but up until tonight the humble Cod had eluded me from the shore...I was beginning to think that it was the vestige of those with magic bait and those that could cast 300yds or more
Reckon it was a good 2lb...released to fight another day too
Then...:question:
Not much...was only ever gonna be out for a couple of hours and only had half a dozen crab and one bag of mussel...
Great mini session....chuffed to bits
Cheers
Tony
It was a spur of the moment decision(ish) to go fishing tonight and I was still humming and haa'ing where to go at 6pm...I only wanted to fish a couple of hours either side of low water
Decided on the drive down to the coast to fish Whitley Bay beach...I've never fished it before, but I'd asked around (as I do
) and was given a few pointers as to where could be good...I parked up at the Rendezvous Cafe, booted and suited and wandered onto the beach
Set up virtually straight in front of the cafe
Bait - Mussel, Frozen Crab
Rig - Pulley pennell , 3/0 hooks,6oz breakaway
Within 5 mins my rod tip went scatty...
Small Coalie...I thought I was in for a busy night having had such a quick response
next cast - lost my rig, snagged on some hidden snag
Re-rigged, baited and also moved along towards Panama Dip...set up opposite the swimming club and started again
Within 15 mins this little fella took my bait...
MY FIRST SHORE CAUGHT COD !!!
I know it's sad to some of the old and bolds, but up until tonight the humble Cod had eluded me from the shore...I was beginning to think that it was the vestige of those with magic bait and those that could cast 300yds or more
Reckon it was a good 2lb...released to fight another day too
Then...:question:
Not much...was only ever gonna be out for a couple of hours and only had half a dozen crab and one bag of mussel...
Great mini session....chuffed to bits
Cheers
Tony
