walkway

[Pete from shields]

I fished the walkway today 8.30-1.00, I thought fishing had picked up but how wrong was I to be, first 2 and half hours went without a bite. I tell a lie a few crab bites to keep me on my toes, they were on the end of my hooks not my toes.

I used bluey on a scratching 2 hook flapper rig with size 1 hooks on 1 rod, mostly coming back stripped or with a crab on, the other rod 3/0 wide gape hooks with frozen blacks and big fresh crab baits. As I say nowt for a few hours then a new crab bait went out hadn't even hit the bottom and my rod was going mental, brought it in with my first sized cod at 36cm 1lb 4oz.

They can only get bigger from now on I think/hope/would like.

 

[Thunderpants]

Wey hey! Congratulations on your first cod Pete !! Well done

 

[Pete from shields]

Wey hey! Congratulations on your first cod Pete !! Well done

Cheers bud, its my 3rd cod but first sized, they have got bigger from the first one I caught so fingers crossed that trend carries on.

 

[Blanked again]

Well done mate. Now the 1st one's in you won't be able to keep them off your hooks

Only fished there once before although i can now get there in about 15mins. We will have to meet up sometime so you can show me the best way to fish it.

Cheers
Davy

 

[g.ordon]

nice little coddy though mate

 

[Pete from shields]

Cheers lads, yeah anytime Davy that's cool.

 

[Joe-m]

Well done hope its the first of many

 

[fisherman58]

Well done on your catch mate.

 

[metalpunk]

Nice one Pete....get in !

 

[RL83]

nice pic mate well done caught one half the size of that the other week and was over the moon

 

[lingking]

had to happen pete well done:exclam::exclam:

 

[mick dunn]

well done. Canny spot the Walkway.
Mick.

 

[Pete from shields]

Cheers for the replies lads, I used to hate the walkway Mick I would lose everything. Its just one of those things I guess you have to learn to fish spots, I rarely lose anything now, it just puts me off fishing the place sometimes because of the trolls you get down there at times.

 

[fishingmark]

Well done on the Cod mate!
I'll have to get myself back out soon, haven't fished for ages.
Too much football on the telly at the minute.

 

[pop65]

Aye pete very well done on ur first sized coddy

 

[Darnc]

Well done pete nice fish I haven't fished the walkway for a month or so kept getting caught on an old rope, fished the pier rail end for an hour today but got sick of the wind as it started to get stronger the rod tip was just bouncing around so came home for a cuppa

 

[Pete from shields]

Cheers lads, my next mark to conquer is the pier, had plenty of mackerel and launce on the spinner but never bait fished it, well I have fished the slab and first gate areas like so that was a bit of a lie lol. What's it like at the rail end, I have a pier guide that JV made on his blog which is brilliant for the different spots.

I thought I hadn't seen you about for a while like Mark.

 

[Darnc]

I find the rail end a canny spot had a few good coley's & lot of flaty's never lost much gear mainly hook traces as it gets a bit kelp but once you start winding in keep it coming & you should be ok, sure some of the lads who fish the Pier on a regular basis will have more info & everyone had his own opinion as well but best way to find out is give it a go. Darren

 

[Pete from shields]

I find the rail end a canny spot had a few good coley's & lot of flaty's never lost much gear mainly hook traces as it gets a bit kelp but once you start winding in keep it coming & you should be ok, sure some of the lads who fish the Pier on a regular basis will have more info & everyone had his own opinion as well but best way to find out is give it a go. Darren

Cool cheers bud, yeah like you say everyone has there own ways to attack a spot, I need to get on end and try it I've always fancied it, maybe a bit late in the year right now with chav season almost upon us lol.

 

[Thunderpants]

Fish it in the dark Pete and it will be chav free.