Stewart 1971
Well-known member
After a bit of humming and haaing I decided to head for Shields last evening and brave the forecast thunderstorms. With HT at 22:15 i got to the pier just before 7, climbed round the gate and, after a brief consideration of trying the rail end continued my plod along the pier until I got to the 43 mark.
A couple of lads were on the 44 already (including Noofish - nice to meet you mate and thanks for the bluey). Set up with two rods, one belted as far as I could alternating a two hook clipdown and a 4/0 pennel clipdown and the other a bit closer in with two hook clipdown rigs. Bait was ragworm and bluey.
Didn't take long for the first fish of the evening, a decent Dab on the long rod, the greedy bugger taking a 4/0 stuffed with ragworm down his neck. For the rest of the evening I didn't get another touch on this rod but the other rod saw plenty of action. First up was a Coalie that took bluey:
then a few more Dabs and another coalie just for variation. Nothing big but enough to keep it interesting and the rod tip rattling away.
As HT approached Istarted thinking about making a move to the end for the ebb. The best bite of the evening came and (surprisingly as the water was a bit coloured) I saw this lovely little feller come over the side:
As the ebb kicked in I moved up to the end and stuck it out until just after 1am without a single touch. By now the pier was swathed in a thick fog and my bed was calling so I made the long walk back to the car and a fun drive home.
A couple of lads were on the 44 already (including Noofish - nice to meet you mate and thanks for the bluey). Set up with two rods, one belted as far as I could alternating a two hook clipdown and a 4/0 pennel clipdown and the other a bit closer in with two hook clipdown rigs. Bait was ragworm and bluey.
Didn't take long for the first fish of the evening, a decent Dab on the long rod, the greedy bugger taking a 4/0 stuffed with ragworm down his neck. For the rest of the evening I didn't get another touch on this rod but the other rod saw plenty of action. First up was a Coalie that took bluey:
then a few more Dabs and another coalie just for variation. Nothing big but enough to keep it interesting and the rod tip rattling away.
As HT approached Istarted thinking about making a move to the end for the ebb. The best bite of the evening came and (surprisingly as the water was a bit coloured) I saw this lovely little feller come over the side:
As the ebb kicked in I moved up to the end and stuck it out until just after 1am without a single touch. By now the pier was swathed in a thick fog and my bed was calling so I made the long walk back to the car and a fun drive home.
