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LING_BASHER
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Without a dout Sless 
hows things with you then, feeling better now?
hows things with you then, feeling better now?
MarinerKenny
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Hallow Jeff,
I have been thinking the same myself - this winter I want to have a go at Up/Downtiding, as I will always favour Boat fishing to fishing from the shore - This winter might see me fishing from the odd rock mark, but I am looking to mainly fish from the boat - if the weather behaves itself.
Any tips you can give to an Uptide fishing virgin ?
I have read the mags & books, but you can never take enough good knowledge in
Can\'t imagine how the long range wrecks in the North Sea would fish, but they do ok with it down south so it could be worth a go.
Hi Kenny,
Well first of all...don\'t spend a fortune on gear if you haven\'t done so already. If you\'ve got an old Beachcaster cut it down to 9.5 to 10 feet in length. Most good shore reels will do, ( for e.g. Penn 525 /535, ABU 7000, Daiwa Slosh etc...).
On the \"Volante\" we use 25lb braid or Spiderwire Fusion with a 60lb leader. Rigs are simple 4-6ft flowing traces with a single or pennel hook set up with grip lead.
Casting is done at distances of 40-80yds in any direction from the boat. We haven\'t experienced any more success from up or downtiding really. As long as you get your gear away from the area where the boat is disrupting the tidal flow.
When you\'ve cast in let the lead settle before taking up some of the slack if there is any. Put your reel in free spool mode and switch to the ratchet. Then put the coffee on...followed by bacon sandwiches and wait.
We sometimes sit on a mark for up to two hours before getting a bite...be patient. Let the smell of the bait bring fish to the hook. Fish tend to come in short bursts.
Unlike some boats down south we fish the roughest of rough ground and not sand or mud bottoms. We also fish the odd inshore wreck at anchor.
We seem to have more success in the bigger tides and try to keep to less than 8 fathoms of water.
Baits are your typical shore baits but we also hang out a spare rod with 2 - 3 squid on a pennel looking for a lunker.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Jeff.
Well first of all...don\'t spend a fortune on gear if you haven\'t done so already. If you\'ve got an old Beachcaster cut it down to 9.5 to 10 feet in length. Most good shore reels will do, ( for e.g. Penn 525 /535, ABU 7000, Daiwa Slosh etc...).
On the \"Volante\" we use 25lb braid or Spiderwire Fusion with a 60lb leader. Rigs are simple 4-6ft flowing traces with a single or pennel hook set up with grip lead.
Casting is done at distances of 40-80yds in any direction from the boat. We haven\'t experienced any more success from up or downtiding really. As long as you get your gear away from the area where the boat is disrupting the tidal flow.
When you\'ve cast in let the lead settle before taking up some of the slack if there is any. Put your reel in free spool mode and switch to the ratchet. Then put the coffee on...followed by bacon sandwiches and wait.
We sometimes sit on a mark for up to two hours before getting a bite...be patient. Let the smell of the bait bring fish to the hook. Fish tend to come in short bursts.
Unlike some boats down south we fish the roughest of rough ground and not sand or mud bottoms. We also fish the odd inshore wreck at anchor.
We seem to have more success in the bigger tides and try to keep to less than 8 fathoms of water.
Baits are your typical shore baits but we also hang out a spare rod with 2 - 3 squid on a pennel looking for a lunker.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Jeff.
MarinerKenny
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Cheers for that Jeff - am lining a few uptide trips out of Whitby for November onwards
Asked a skipper about the chances of catching pollack etc from the offshore wrecks in Winter, and he reckons that aslong as we have had a calm spell of weather for a week or so, so that the water is clear, that is no reason why you won\'t catch Pollack & Coalies.
Asked a skipper about the chances of catching pollack etc from the offshore wrecks in Winter, and he reckons that aslong as we have had a calm spell of weather for a week or so, so that the water is clear, that is no reason why you won\'t catch Pollack & Coalies.
LING_BASHER
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I know i should of bought the paper lol but anyone know if there has been anything caught from the boats this weekend, the weather never looked that bad from Gateshead.
