mistreess tonight
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northeast1
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I think the NUFC lad on here is out tonight as well.
Well from my window it looks a nice day so hope its a good sea for you.
8-10oz leads a must, if its your 1st time out you cant go wrong with catching a few mackerel on 2/0 daylights then using "cod" rigs with a nice chunk of fresh mackerel sat as close to the bottom as you can with out dragging the rocks/wreck.
Pirking and shadding is always worth a try when the drift picks up but to keep it simple big baited daylights on bottom 5/0-7/0 hooks
Let us know how you get on either way, i think the short trips at night a good idea for people wnating to try the sport or people that dont have time at the weekend ro dont wish a long trip out.
The skipper(s) will help out just ask them they will ave seen and heard it all by now.
Well from my window it looks a nice day so hope its a good sea for you.
8-10oz leads a must, if its your 1st time out you cant go wrong with catching a few mackerel on 2/0 daylights then using "cod" rigs with a nice chunk of fresh mackerel sat as close to the bottom as you can with out dragging the rocks/wreck.
Pirking and shadding is always worth a try when the drift picks up but to keep it simple big baited daylights on bottom 5/0-7/0 hooks
Let us know how you get on either way, i think the short trips at night a good idea for people wnating to try the sport or people that dont have time at the weekend ro dont wish a long trip out.
The skipper(s) will help out just ask them they will ave seen and heard it all by now.
Norman
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best advice I can give is get and take some form of sea sickness tablet just to be on the safe side. If all goes well you can try a smaller dose next time out then maybe after that do without. But it would give you all the wrong impression if you were a bit ill on your first trip.
As for gear simply as richie says baited daylights or hokkais (5/0 or 6/0) fished as close (bouncing) on the bottom as possible.
mackerel were a bit scarce yesterday inshore (although plenty 4 or 5 mile out) so best to take some bait with you just in case, a box of squid and maybe some ragworm should suffice.
If you do hit shoals of mackerel then use that for bait in BIG chunks or strips, and when your fed up with mackerel fishing make sure all your hooks are full of bait or else you'll not get through them to the cod below.
hope this helps - good luck and as rich says let us know how it goes.
cheers
norm
As for gear simply as richie says baited daylights or hokkais (5/0 or 6/0) fished as close (bouncing) on the bottom as possible.
mackerel were a bit scarce yesterday inshore (although plenty 4 or 5 mile out) so best to take some bait with you just in case, a box of squid and maybe some ragworm should suffice.
If you do hit shoals of mackerel then use that for bait in BIG chunks or strips, and when your fed up with mackerel fishing make sure all your hooks are full of bait or else you'll not get through them to the cod below.
hope this helps - good luck and as rich says let us know how it goes.
cheers
norm
Good luck Adam If you dont mind me asking How much does it cost for an evening trip and how long are you out for ?
Might be an option for me to try before the season is over.
Cheers
Jonny
its £12 and i think its about a 2 or 3 hour trip
Codfather
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Some good advice and a good link by The Great Wallsendo.
Can't beat hokkie's as a all round rig, being bounced along the bottom or wreck for me, don't let them drag along tho or you will get snagged loads.
As said I would also take some sea sickness tablets before hand to be sure, no point in spoiling the trip if you can avoid it.
Can't beat hokkie's as a all round rig, being bounced along the bottom or wreck for me, don't let them drag along tho or you will get snagged loads.
As said I would also take some sea sickness tablets before hand to be sure, no point in spoiling the trip if you can avoid it.
northeast1
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northeast1
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How did you get on then?
Met office sea state and the wind speedand and direction dont add up this week 7mph west wind and its saying mod sea for thur..no north on tue/wed so cant be comming down the coast..still banking on a flat sea.
Today looked a flat sea on the four web cames close inshore anyway, hope you made it out and had a few fish
Met office sea state and the wind speedand and direction dont add up this week 7mph west wind and its saying mod sea for thur..no north on tue/wed so cant be comming down the coast..still banking on a flat sea.
Today looked a flat sea on the four web cames close inshore anyway, hope you made it out and had a few fish
wildcard
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The biggest mistake I see newcomers make is being unprepared with their end gear and it is one of the biggest causes of sea sickness in my view.
If you snag and lose your terminal tackle (which you will many times if wreck and rough ground fishing) just unclip it and clip on a new set. If you are looking downwards trying to tie knots and improvise you will be hurling over the side in no time.
Tackle shops sell strings of hokkies and lures which can be clipped onto an American snap - buy more than you need, and keep your eyes focused more towards the horizon.
Alan
If you snag and lose your terminal tackle (which you will many times if wreck and rough ground fishing) just unclip it and clip on a new set. If you are looking downwards trying to tie knots and improvise you will be hurling over the side in no time.
Tackle shops sell strings of hokkies and lures which can be clipped onto an American snap - buy more than you need, and keep your eyes focused more towards the horizon.
Alan
tonynufc
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good advice there mate, i was told that the first time i went out and it works.
jonny_s
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Well done Adam, I have only managed 1 mackerel all year !
How long did you actually get to fish for ? I am booked tomorrow night.
Did anyone else catch anything other than mackerel ? was told today that cod and ling have been caught recently on the short trips.
Sorry to be asking so many questions
Cheers
Jonny
How long did you actually get to fish for ? I am booked tomorrow night.
Did anyone else catch anything other than mackerel ? was told today that cod and ling have been caught recently on the short trips.
Sorry to be asking so many questions
Cheers
Jonny
Well done Adam, I have only managed 1 mackerel all year !
How long did you actually get to fish for ? I am booked tomorrow night.
Did anyone else catch anything other than mackerel ? was told today that cod and ling have been caught recently on the short trips.
Sorry to be asking so many questions
Cheers
Jonny
we got to fish for about 2 hours and their was the odd codling caught a couple of coalies and a ling of about 5 pound
5150
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3 mackies is better than nowt. I've not been on a boat trip in a good 5yrs or more, too skint with a growing family. But the trips I've been on have been typical - get one amazing trip with non-stop fish and then 2 or 3 where it's a chore and you just can't wait to get back to shore it's that bad. Blanked on a couple, which is a pain when you've shelled out on gear and charter fee's - but it happens shore and boat, part of the game.
All I can say to newbies is, as I've found, wrap up well, you can take it off but if you've not got it then you can't put it on. Take as wide a variety of baits and lures as you're happy to throw away and can carry. Amazed at one blank trip off Blyth when I got through 50 sinkers (not kidding) with probably as many hooks bait fishing on rough ground and a bad drift. Lost track of the pirks and daylights - it happens and yet the previous trip I think I maybe lost half a dozen at most all day and had plenty of fish. Take plenty of STILL drinks (fizzy won't do you any good, nor will booze) and small easy to eat individual wrapped sarnies/mini pasties - bait/fish guts and sarnies don't go down well
Ohh, yeah, spare loaded reel is handy and/or a spool of line - I always take 2 reels, though not very big, but have emptied them on bad snags and had to swap/re-load a few times. Skippers I've been with have been canny and allowed me to take a lighter rod with light gear on aswell, makes for a quick easy swap if you're main gear is trashed near the end of a drift. Found my Abu 6500 with 15lb line on with a tatty old solid glass pier rod actually hooked my biggest ever fish (big ling) - which then snapped the line with a flick of its head and slowly drifted off just as it was going to be gaffed :-D
All I can say to newbies is, as I've found, wrap up well, you can take it off but if you've not got it then you can't put it on. Take as wide a variety of baits and lures as you're happy to throw away and can carry. Amazed at one blank trip off Blyth when I got through 50 sinkers (not kidding) with probably as many hooks bait fishing on rough ground and a bad drift. Lost track of the pirks and daylights - it happens and yet the previous trip I think I maybe lost half a dozen at most all day and had plenty of fish. Take plenty of STILL drinks (fizzy won't do you any good, nor will booze) and small easy to eat individual wrapped sarnies/mini pasties - bait/fish guts and sarnies don't go down well
Ohh, yeah, spare loaded reel is handy and/or a spool of line - I always take 2 reels, though not very big, but have emptied them on bad snags and had to swap/re-load a few times. Skippers I've been with have been canny and allowed me to take a lighter rod with light gear on aswell, makes for a quick easy swap if you're main gear is trashed near the end of a drift. Found my Abu 6500 with 15lb line on with a tatty old solid glass pier rod actually hooked my biggest ever fish (big ling) - which then snapped the line with a flick of its head and slowly drifted off just as it was going to be gaffed :-D
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