Well with comps canceled and weather looking a bit ****ty we had only planned on a flatty trip either on the inside of Tynemouth pier or the outside of Shields pier ! there was a canny swell early on and with us having a bit of a lie in it was 630am at the pier end !
The tide was ripping and the water very discolored and with a big swell things looked a little bleak to say the least !,also couldn't find my 3 lobster pots ,i was gutted

,We headed close in to boaties bay where one of the lads was fishing ,Got owt ?....... plenty of tigers was the reply ,we never tried and continued on to hots spot number 2 with him following alongside,after a dozen or so drifts with various methods only one cod about 6lb to Keith ! Next stop 3 mile east to another good location wk, there also only one cod to myself but Sless was busy filling the box up with fresh bait ..actually put a smile on his face being this seasons first boat trip for him
I was beginning to think that this was the way things were going to be today,after consulting the chart decided on last gasp location and boy did it come up with the goods, at one point all 4 of us were into fish at the same time ...and without a net !!


Great morning and good company ,,,,pitty about the comp though ,we must have put about a dozen ling back just under size
Ower fish filliter says that its the best stamp of cod he has seen this year and he should know, all cod between 4-8lb CLASS

cheers