get your ling gear out

[Charlton]

have ben relaibly informed this morning that a good number of ling have been taken off the ground by commercial boats, one hot spot seems to be just off the windmills at Blyth. The biggest reported was about 30lb, apparently they are in after the whiting.

 

[northeast1]

Just need the weather and its worth a bash

 

[jason]

just give me a shout rich and will go out no matter what the target is


j

 

[northeast1]

No bother just need the weather, going down the boat now but wont be going out weather abit poow

 

[jamier]

is it a charter boat you own or a private boat? if charter gimme a shout and ill be there!

 

[northeast1]

Just private max 4 people.

JFK often goes out at this time of year and he has done well in past years

Been down the mariner today and my word it was cold, tried out the new outboard and by the time i fitted it to the back (max 5mins) my hands ready to drop off. Mariner frozen again also in the main bit, free of ice in my bit with the water movment from the lock gates.

 

[KeithB]

Shady had a peek out this morning, got to the ling wreck but couldn't hold bottom so headed straight back in. Must of been a bit bumpy even Mr Skinner headed in early.

 

[northeast1]

Brave men on Shady, like i said i was down doing work and once my hands got wet they froze lol.

Cold wind from the sea today, shame you never managed a good few hours as its crying out for some catches at the moment, i dont ahve the experiance of fishing this time of year to really go out with anything of hitting and hoping on a few marks and wrecks.

 

[jason]

rich
talking to a few of the skippers from whitby their wrecks have been fishing well when the water has been clear on shads with squid picking up when not too clear. Uptiding has been successful too when loads of colour.

jason

 

[jamier]

okay,

if you ever need another person to fill a spot on the boat gimme a shout and ill gladly come out (Y)

 

[northeast1]

They been going miles out thou.

Fingers crossed we get a spell of good weather soon, have a month worth of leave to take before end of May so will be after a few trips


Past records on private and charter wrecks only going back 4 years thou for this time of year have shown very patchy for me with only 1 real good fishing trip (by good i mean 8 plus cod)

 

[jason]

no mate they were up to 14 miles the other week but prior to this weather the 5-6mile wrecks doing the business

so not too far

 

[northeast1]

Your tempting me mate, got 100 mackerel and 5 boxes of squid frozen down and 400 runny down

 

[Charlton]

Your tempting me mate, got 100 mackerel and 5 boxes of squid frozen down and 400 runny down

100 mackerel, be round for tea, better defrost the lot

the ling have apprently been taken quite close in

 

[northeast1]

Worth a look out if weather ok but the big boys may have scooped the lot up by now, from the reports it does seem the whiting have moved inshore in force.

 

[Oblickta]

Where's that Lingbasher chap that used to post on here? I'm sure he'd like a sesh with you lol

 

[mark]

Where's that Lingbasher chap that used to post on here? I'm sure he'd like a sesh with you lol

Northeast1 chopped him up and used him for bait

 

[Oblickta]

Good, his picture hoojar scared the crap out of me

 

[big_sean]

Good, his picture hoojar scared the crap out of me

that picture was taken outside the blue oyster club just before he went in he he he

 

[northeast1]

Alan out of interest, what was the biggest Ling from the Tyne/Wear that you can remembe rof 2008?

Cant remember hearing of any over 26lb from last year.