two big uns tied off!

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no offence taken at all mate,my personal opinion is people shouldnt tie fish off...as now you probably know by the time the tide ebbs and you retrieve the fish you hooked, odds on its been well spoiled by crabs....
Just my point of view
next time you fish that mark would you do the same if you hooked a big fish ? ie. tie the fish off,weigh it.then throw it back for the crabs?
 
i must add this aswell...people saying -quote "Again mate well done a crackin fish and gives us all hope and inspiration"
crackin rat eaten fish,,,,,inspiration for what?

i hold my breath in anticipation
 
blackcat said:
i must add this aswell...people saying -quote "Again mate well done a crackin fish and gives us all hope and inspiration"
crackin rat eaten fish,,,,,inspiration for what?

i hold my breath in anticipation
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Whats your biggest fish so far mate?
 
Cliff fishing is what I do most of, Some of the cliffs(Cowbar/Boulby) are over 250ft high and the only option you have when you get a large fish on is to tie it off and wait until you can retrieve it from the bottom.
So to me he done everything right, he was just unlucky with the rat thing.
Just a thought for next time tho, if its only 20-30ft down why not invest or make a cliff/pier gaff, they are the dogs for lifting massive fish up short distances.
All I can say is well done that man for catching a very very nice lump of cod.
 
Theres been some absolute rubbish posted on here regarding Terrys catch.

Terry has stated on here that he was gutted that the rats had got to the fish, and so had to throw it back. Now if he had gone down, and the rats hadn't been at it, everyone one of us would have been congratulating him for catching a fantastic fish. Instead, because of nature,(ie the rats taking bites out of the fish), he's slagged off on here. How small minded can you get.

The lad has gone out to catch fish - any fish. Now what are the odds of him getting a fish that size?

At the end of the day, Terry fished where he wanted to fish, it was his tackle that he used, he got his bait, he brought it in using his rod and reel, so its his fish, to do with what he wanted.

I hope and pray that everyone of you who has criticised Terry for this are put in a similar situation one day, just to see what you would do.
 
blackcat said:
i must add this aswell...people saying -quote "Again mate well done a crackin fish and gives us all hope and inspiration"
crackin rat eaten fish,,,,,inspiration for what?

i hold my breath in anticipation
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Maybes to catch a fish that size?
 
i fish the same area all of the time and like yours truly an everybody else who fishes there with success knows lifting a fish a third of the size of said fish is not easy so all i will say is well done yours
 
Some people are just being a bit silly, it's great to hear of a fish that size being caught on rod and line from the shore, I bet most can only dream of catching something that size,, believe me it's a great feeling when you do manage it.
He got to catch and see a great fish!!!!!. All I can do is congratulate him, maybe all you should do the same instead of picking fault.

WELL DONE THAT MAN.
 
Black cat: answer to your last post, yes to all if i cannot lift the fish.

But on second thoughts next time i go down to souter i'll take more time when assessing the situation and if i think there is a chance of catching anything bigger than 7lbs i will turn away and fish a mark where i cannot catch anything bigger than i can land NOT.

I am pleased to see that we do have some hands on anglers on this board, i was beginning to wonder if the cynics fish at all or just talk about fishing.
 
...By the way, it was a fantastic fish...well done, and no doubt you've fished this mark for a lot of years - with great success - and lifted good fish successfully too....to be honest, I don't know what I would have done in a similar situation, probably panic...but then again, I fish the cliffs at Ryhope, and lifted fish to 8lbs+, and attempted to lift doubles - unsuccessfully - chances are, the fish would have been knackered anyway probably off being beaten against rocks, cliff edge etc....so, on reflection, I apologise if my reply was a little hasty, although it was a shame on two counts, firstly yours for not being able to show off such an achievment, and secondly, actually knowing your fish was there, you would be able to get when the tide ebbed - but knowing deep down that the rats would in fact have it....never mind, you hooked it and landed it - that is an achievement in itself.....
 
let the cynics come and try it then theyll know what proper cliff fishing is all about ......
 
Exceptional Fish Yours Truly Well Done. Tried To Hand Ball A 7lb Once And Failed Due To The Line Cutting Into My Hands.

Once Again Cracking Fish Mate!
 
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let the cynics come and try it then theyll know what proper cliff fishing is all about ......
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Take it you've fished Bempton then??? - would be interesting to see how you "proper cliff- anglers" would cope on there....
I've fished it, makes Marsden cliffs look like a kerb on the roadside!
What, you didn't have enough line on your reel?????
You have a pop at someone having a point of view, and then think no-one knows how to fish a cliff mark!
Everyone's entitled to have a say, afterall, this is a forum!
 
hi i have read alot of posts on this subject and if it was me who caught this tremendous fish i would have done the same thing not just to see what it weighed but i would be more curious to see what it was,losing a big fish is one thing but not knowing what it was is another if terry had not tied it up and let it go he could have been throwing away a record fish i think this is a important factor he was not to know it was a cod!!!!!! we done.
 
Penn 525, on page 4 of this thread you inferred that fishing the cliffs was a waste of time( waste of a big fish), yet you took the time to fish bempton.

You mention the difference between bempton and marsden, well there is very little difference bewteen ryhope and marsden.


Someone posts their view which seems to be different from yours and they are having a pop at you, so can we assume because your view is different from ours you are having a pop at us?
 
ive kept out of this post
and just sat back and read everyones posts
im not sucking terry's cock
but i think he is one of the most experienced anglers on this website
he puts hours of fishing in and finding good shots to fish
ok he pulls in a huge fish
cant get it up the cliff
he has the know how to tie it off
and go down for it
not every cod at the bottom of a cliff has been ate by crabs and rats
has it
brih
 
I have sat back too and read the posts on this thread Graham.

I would take it a step further mate.

Have a proper read and then make a sensible post. If you are not used to fishing cliffs why make a post condemning Terry for what he has done.

Get out there and give it a go you might get a surprise. It is so easy to have a pop at someone when you don't know the full story.

Jim.
 
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