Dont get me wrong it was shocking that they done that to the lad but if i lived that far away i would still go down the day before to get me bait and do a bit homework on the mark i was fishing and to see what the water was like it would cost me more in fuel i know but i know i would have me bait.
I would be gutted if i went down on the day which i orded me bait and the bait was not in and i was geared up for a good fishing sesh and nee shops had bait in its all about planning a head but like i say if they said they had the bait in and it wasnt there when i got there i would be p***ed off.
Yer one of the lads had 2 codling about 2.5lb each.
But if this had been a catch report i'd av put it in that section
Thats easy to say mate when you live down the road from the tackle shop.
It's a 30 mile round trip for me, thats a gallon of diesel near enough so £6 just to pick up some worm. Another £6 in diesel to get to the beach / pier the next day. Add in £10 for the bait itself and you are talking a lot of money - over £20 for a trip out. I got laid off recently so every penny counts, yes I've been lucky enough to get another job starting soon but I'm on £10k less than I was earning before and I cant justify p155ing away £6 just to drive to Horden / Ryhope and pick up some worm only to do the same drive again the next day.
So you would do a 50 mile round trip if you knew your mark knew the tides and conditions just to look at where you knew you were going to fish even though you were going to order bait. Lol bollocks mate
Its called planning a head mate i drive miles to dig me bait as well sometimes more than 50 mile.
but like i said and i agree with you they where bang out of orded and if you could not of getting any bait it would of been a 50 mile round trip wasted for you.
is there no shops closer to where ya live like mate. :question::question:
Its called planning a head mate i drive miles to dig me bait as well sometimes more than 50 mile.
but like i said and i agree with you they where bang out of orded and if you could not of getting any bait it would of been a 50 mile round trip wasted for you.
is there no shops closer to where ya live like mate. :question::question:
if i was going to fish the holderness coast i would not orded bait down there i would get it at a shop close to homeand thats not bollocks
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No neither would I thats why I ordered my live bait from the one of the closest shops to me! I travel to dig also but sometimes i just cant get away as I have to much work on.
Av fished since I was 8 and am now 41 so I do have a slight idea how it works, hence ordering bait from one of the closest shop that sells what I want! I buy all my fishn gear from the shops I buy bait from as I believe in giving them business instead of internet shops but it boils my blood when this is how they repay you
So there is a fishing republic near you or is it the one in henden because thats miles away from you is there nee shops in the boro that would be closer to you than hendon.
but still it was shocking what they done my point is there has to be a shop closer to home that sell live bait.
There's a shop on Cumberland road in the boro that my mate uses. I use spotty dog tackle in Stockton. Really good lads in there.
As a newbie this is a good thread as I would never have thought about ordering bait. It's always been there when I go in..
Spotty dog have been good with me.. There again I'm still learning so they could sell me a crab line for cod and l'd believe them.. Lol
I'll see if I can find out the name and full address for you. My mate reckons the bait us better there so travels through to get it..
Spotty dog have been good with me.. There again I'm still learning so they could sell me a crab line for cod and l'd believe them.. Lol...