Stingray 22.8.09 Big tides what big tides :)

[northeast1]

Well set off at 7.30am and the sea looked fantastic with no wind at all, myself and el_sid onboard today. First stop just outside the piers for some mackerel but we struggled and only got 2 and 7 sandeels so off we went and tried a few close wrecks.

After about 8 drifts i had 2 ling and el_sid 1 around the 6lb mark, we moved off again and hit into a large shoal of mackerel so landed about 30 for bait and set about the wrecks again.

Found it slow and only took a couple more ling off a couple of my favs the (its a true story) a bird crapped on me and within about 40mins wamm...ling galore with myself and el_sid banging them in.

In total we ened up with...

22 ling from 5lb-9lb
2 cod around 5lb
loads of whiting
2 pouting
1 weaver
7 sandeel
loads of mackerel

It was head and head all day with myself taken 11 ling and 1 cod and el_sid taken 11 ling and 1 cod

Great few hours out and i even stopped fishing to take a few pics this time, all but 7 fish returned today and all would have been but some of the ling had died due to the swim bladder.

Ow them live and dead sandeel make the ling go wild, had 4 drops with 1 on and had 4 fish, changed to mackerel and nothing...strange as mackerel give off a trail and sandeel nothing i would think lip hooked.

Few pics for you but not many of fish just day in general.

 

[keithm]

nice report m8

 

[tonynufc]

cheers for the report and nice to see some pics

 

[jonny_s]

Well done, great report and some nice fish. My trip on Flamer II cancelled tomorrow, strange how weather is great today, blowing a gale tomorrow and then calm again monday. I think that was probably my last chance to get out for the first time this year. This windy weather is really getting me down.

Off to Shields pier tomorrow instead to loose a load of tackle

 

[pondlife]

sesh

sesh

not a bad sesh there lads.

 

[loadofpollocks]

stingray

stingray

nice one

if we all took as gospel the weather forcasts we,d never get out

i see on metcheck its getting worse for monday ,

i,m going anyway.

tightlines lop

 

[KeithB]

Well done lads!!!

I heard Kenny and his mate had a canny day on The Boys as well.

Big tides eh?

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Sounds like a canny day for you two ,I've not tried sandeel for Ling bait before ,we've got some Launce frozen for the winter piking ,so it might be worth trying them on the boat as well.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

...Big tides eh?

conversation topic of the day

well done Richy and Sid - good day all round it seems

 

[el_sid]

had a crackin day fishin and the weather was class! also them sandeels are deadly for the ling! funny as owt wen the gull sh*t on richies head!! deff gave us some luck, non stop fish action for the last few hrs of the day, knackered now bit of arm ache also overall a great day that according to the forcasts deff shudent of been

 

[northeast1]

No bother el_sid, like Slinky i was happy with 2-3 fish each at the start of the day with all the talk of the big tides but they seemed to feed well, glad you had a good day and a new record for you regarding numbers in a day

 

[oldessox]

Way to go Richy , I've never caught a sandeel , I'll have to try and target them ........ tiny hooks I guess?

Ra

 

[northeast1]

Just 2/0 mackerel hooks, loads around the Tyne area..thanks it was one of the better days this year but boy they all been good since about June

 

[CARR53]

Good report & pics, Seems a lot of ling around this year.

 

[el_sid]

aye thts the most cod n ling av caught out on the boat prob bout 7-8 before that all good size too! good night sleep and refreshed, finger bit sore tho where one of the lings managed to nip me little finger

 

[northeast1]

Yer i just finished 6hrs of paining and making a table up, i am sore myself but doing it all again 9am Monday

 

[el_sid]

well couldnt be arsed last nite to do any filletin so gona do it now cannit get me filletin knife sharp enough with the sharpener a got with it!!

 

[Iva-Cod-on]

Good catch lads
Keep up the pics Richy