right firstly am a bit of a novice but know some basics, go to druridge alot, only ever catch small flatties, wanna catch a cod/codling though, just something better than the little cup size flatties!! been out night fishing at the weekend with the spring tides... only caught crabs tho... i was using big baits and that but nay codling...any help would be appreciated !!
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dave craig
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well your best bet is to get yourself out on the rocks during daylight at first so you can get a feel of where abouts the tide comes in behind/infront of you. if you fish duridge area then you could go south to the cresswell marks or north to hadstone and hauxley. you will need a stiffish rod, 30lb line minimum and a basic one hook pulley or paternoster type rig, with hook sizes being between 3/0 and 6/0 depending on the type and size of the bait you are using. big casts are not always necessary as getting your bait in the right gulley or hole is far more important.
the key to getting codling is fishing at the right time, if you like the beach then get fish when the sea is rough then when it dies away (calms down ) try the rock marks (be prepared to loose plenty of gear mind!!)
basically in winter you want a big sea with crab, worms, razor, squid and mussel all working well, and in summer you want a flat clear sea using only peller crab. the size of tide can also have a large effect on your catch rate also.
hope this helps.
the key to getting codling is fishing at the right time, if you like the beach then get fish when the sea is rough then when it dies away (calms down ) try the rock marks (be prepared to loose plenty of gear mind!!)
basically in winter you want a big sea with crab, worms, razor, squid and mussel all working well, and in summer you want a flat clear sea using only peller crab. the size of tide can also have a large effect on your catch rate also.
hope this helps.
cheers mate, i was meant to say i fished hadston on the weekend dunno why i called it druridge and not hadston, i always fish at the pipe down there which is between the two rock areas this is a good little flatty mark as thats all i ever catch from there... on friday fished the right of the rocks, then sat and sun fishing the left side of the rocks near the pipe if u understand that, i forget what the professionals call the marks
it was funy at the weekend there was me doing the same as everyone else but catching the odd crab and there was everyone else catching codling!!! well its funny now, wasnt then, to be fair i was having a bad weekend you know when nothing is going right loads of snags on the beach.... line snapped
all the time,birds nest on the multiplier and that...
when fishing the rocks whats the best time to go out on to them and does it matter which ones i fish? will probz use lug razor and squid.. stil got razor and squid left over, and going to dig some lug tomoro... anyways cheers for all the help mate, sorry for having a little ramble on there aswell
it was funy at the weekend there was me doing the same as everyone else but catching the odd crab and there was everyone else catching codling!!! well its funny now, wasnt then, to be fair i was having a bad weekend you know when nothing is going right loads of snags on the beach.... line snapped
all the time,birds nest on the multiplier and that...
when fishing the rocks whats the best time to go out on to them and does it matter which ones i fish? will probz use lug razor and squid.. stil got razor and squid left over, and going to dig some lug tomoro... anyways cheers for all the help mate, sorry for having a little ramble on there aswell
dave craig
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the best time to fish the rock marks is generally 2-3 hours down to low water and 2-3 hours back up (depending on how long you plan to fish for) obviously the larger the tide the more time you will have to fish.
as for bait the trick is to use baits such as razor and mussel when they are in the water i.e. when the sea is rough and has dislodged them from there habitat as this is the time when the fish are feeding on those specific baits. sometimes you will find nothing is interested in razor and mussel and other time after or during a big sea you will catch with them. Baits such as rag and lug crab and squid are what i think of as "staple" baits- basically used all of the time in most fishing situations regardless of weather and tide, as i previously said use crab and worm on the rock edges if you can get hold of them and worm razor and mussel on the beach/mixed ground marks.
finally once we get into the middle of december and on past christmas lugworm will tend to come into its own and will be used on the rocks as well as the beaches.
there is a lot of trail and error and thinking about what you think the fish will be feeding on at that specific time of tide/weather and year.
its a big learning curve which is what fishing is all about!! good luck hope this helps.
as for bait the trick is to use baits such as razor and mussel when they are in the water i.e. when the sea is rough and has dislodged them from there habitat as this is the time when the fish are feeding on those specific baits. sometimes you will find nothing is interested in razor and mussel and other time after or during a big sea you will catch with them. Baits such as rag and lug crab and squid are what i think of as "staple" baits- basically used all of the time in most fishing situations regardless of weather and tide, as i previously said use crab and worm on the rock edges if you can get hold of them and worm razor and mussel on the beach/mixed ground marks.
finally once we get into the middle of december and on past christmas lugworm will tend to come into its own and will be used on the rocks as well as the beaches.
there is a lot of trail and error and thinking about what you think the fish will be feeding on at that specific time of tide/weather and year.
its a big learning curve which is what fishing is all about!! good luck hope this helps.
