Double Figure Cod !!

have had 2 cod over 20lb from Tynemouth in matchs and a good few more localy and away,bob wood is the only anger I knew who had at least 20 doublers mostly local from sharpness,cullercoats,and collywell,hartly,a few of them in opens, davy.
 
I've had four doublers, 19lbs 8ozs from Cambois beach, 13lbs 3ozs from Blyth beach, 11lbs 12ozs from Foxton beach and 10lbs 8ozs from Cambois rocks.

A lot of people reckon you need to fish rocky ground to get a doubler; my best three have all come from beaches.

Just after I caught the biggest one, Alan Charlton told me that he'd checked his records going back a long way and couldn't find a heavier cod caught from a Northumberland beach. I'd be interested to know if anyone HAS heard of a heavier one.
 
Had plenty doubles over the years biggest 31 1/4 from balcary back in the 80's along with plenty others there and colvend to 20lb.
Biggest on east coast from tynemouth 25 1/2. And one 11lb from crawleys.
Hope to get a few more, there on my bucket list:red:
 
only 2 doubles 4 me 10lb-3oz blyth beach & 12lb from newbiggin cliffs but have lost a few at my feet aswell, GUTTING.
willy emery has also had many doublers, i was talking 2 him back in sept on 1 of his doubler marks.
bill
 
two for me, one 15lb off noses which I managed to beach, other 14lb steetly pier which swallowed a 5/0.
lost a stonker on the blocks back in feburary.

many between 8 and 10 just shy of doubles.

If I remember rightly am sure kingy has had 20 doubles from the shore,
not 100 percent on this but sure thats the crack
 
had every double upto 17lb,bar a 16lb.mostly down marsden areas.not lately though,still winters on its way.ragworm@frozen crab mostly used.i blacks fish very well also.as said its being in right place at right time.
 
i've had 12 so far, which sounds good until i mention i've only had 1 in the last 21 years. there must have been loads of them around in the 70's & 80's.
as for baits, my first one was on ragworm & all the others were on either lugworm or crab. i had my best one from tynemouth in the middle of july on a crinkley hen crab. those were the days!
 
Only one for me locally, back in 1982/3 - a shade over 14lb (can't remember exact weight) in a sea league match, from the Long Rock at Amble. After picking up a rod again 7 years ago after a 24 year lay-off the closest I've been is about 8 1/2, but will keep trying - don't think I'll improve on my PB but would be nice to get another doubler!

Gary :)
 
thanks for replies, and sharing your catches.

while we're on big cod, does anyone know what the regional record is and who holds it ?
 
The strange thing is Chris Stringer. He has had more fish than most but very few doubles locally. On the other hand at balcary i remember something about him having 11 for over 200lb in one session!! Best i managed was 4 for 64lb but i was just a kid lol. I was gutted to land one 15lb locally that was minging but it won me a few quid. Remember one of 28lb from top rocks Cambois in a match and little Mac having one 24lb i think in another match. Best mark for doublers i know of is Newbiggin cliffs. My mate twed god rest had 2 in a couple of weeks and lost an absolute beast that i would estimate at 20-30 that just hung in the swell below. We couldn't even steer it along the cliff it just kept boring down. Tynemouth pier was another mark that always threw up a few pigs my old man had them to 18lb in the good old days.
 
CHUKKA said:
The strange thing is Chris Stringer. He has had more fish than most but very few doubles locally. On the other hand at balcary i remember something about him having 11 for over 200lb in one session!! Best i managed was 4 for 64lb but i was just a kid lol. I was gutted to land one 15lb locally that was minging but it won me a few quid. Remember one of 28lb from top rocks Cambois in a match and little Mac having one 24lb i think in another match. Best mark for doublers i know of is Newbiggin cliffs. My mate twed god rest had 2 in a couple of weeks and lost an absolute beast that i would estimate at 20-30 that just hung in the swell below. We couldn't even steer it along the cliff it just kept boring down. Tynemouth pier was another mark that always threw up a few pigs my old man had them to 18lb in the good old days.
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yes twed new his stuff m8, he is a big miss 2 alot of people.
i had a job getting mine up the cliffs so had 2 wait until tide dropped back, the night b4 mine a lad i know had 3 doublers tied up off the side of the cliff with his knife hammerd in2 the grass waiting 4 the tide 2 drop but when it did there was only 1 doubler left.
 
few,bet all the yough anglers,think us crinkerles tell lies.plenty of time this year.ps personaly think it will be a GOOD winter,with some nice doubles for the yougher anglers.hope so.
 
I've had plenty in the 80s and 90s from balcary biggest 24_1/2 that was gutted and put on the scales the day after and lost some really big fish I was on the gaff one night when my mate hooked a true monster of a cod of the flat rock that would of smashed the record but sadly that fish came off just out of gaffing distance I still feel sorry for the guy now.
Had a couple from my home town of hartlepool just under15lb
 
LiamNE said:
I have witnessed 2 doubles pulled in from Steetley and it was a pleasure to handball up one of those fish....tell you what mind I felt totally responsible at the time and I was as nervous as the lad about it coming off!
My grandad has some pictures of a few doubles he caught from Horden and Arbroath many many years ago

Never came close myself, my recent PB set at 7.5 and that had taken a long time to beat my previous.

It is my ultimate goal...not sure what I will do after I finally achieve it
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The one and only time ive been there when a double was caught I had exactly the same task

Mine didnt end quite aswell though as it fell off when i was handballing it.

I was more gutted than the lad I was with when it came off :D
 
i have had 5 double figure cod shore fishing lots more in the boats , had 2 in one session on the dock a 14 and a 12 pounder took me 10 minutes to bait up the adrenaline rush giz the shakes, had me first double on shore in 1979 of hendon beach , had a 11 pounder of the sewer , and 1 just our 10 of the prom about 10 year back never had one since, but will keep trying , would of had more but the rocks on the prom are a night mare
 

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