Beach fishing

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Paul Swift) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:59:59 GMT

Hi Chris
Don't just head hook sandeels or they will just get chomped off. Whip them to the hook and snood with bait elastic and then snip off the head. Gets more scent into the water that way and bites are usually solidly hooked1

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:56:49 GMT

Thanks for all the advice. I nearly got blown away and drowned out what with the bank holiday weather.

Managed a two hour session on the Sunday, and had no luck with lures, but I managed to get some frozen sand eels which I head hooked, and had two bites on differnt occassions and wound in to find I had two chunks taken out of the middle of two baits. That night I made up a two hook rig (Pennel?). Unfortuantely the weather was so bad on the Monday, I didn't fish. Oh well...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (sneakypeter) — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:55:41 GMT

Take some heavy float gear, if the sea is rough, drifting sandeels on a float around the rocks can be deadly, pike sliders are OK, far less tedious than chucking lures, and a lot cheaper. The frozen ammo eels work, live ones are better, if you can get them.
peter

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (M0u5e) — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:39:14 GMT

Hi great post - especially as I'm off for a break down to devon this summer and plan to do some lure fishing for Bass.

I've just ordered some dexter wedges to use with an old 2lb TC barbel rod with a F/S reel loaded with braid (will also have a small selection of old pike plugs and tobeys). I plan to fish near bigbury on sea, which looking at google maps seems to have a few good areas to try ?
It will be my first attempt at bass fishing so has anyone got any advise ? I...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (scubasteve) — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:16:14 GMT

Is that your mate in the picture the guy I met up at the Wye fish-in a couple of years ago - the paramedic?

Hi Chris,
no, the paramedic is Lee, one of my fishing buddies from Bridgnorth.
The guy in the photo is Phil, my caravan buddy.........

Try just going out snorkeling.
You will be surprised on...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (mwelsh3) — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:45:20 GMT

John,
Asked at the weekend - Rod Larner has retired from chartering but visits my mate every now and then, they go bird watching on the reserve at North Fambridge

ATB
Mike

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (thisisjohn) — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:34:46 GMT

Chris, use a heavyweight leader mate, the seabed can shred line like cotton in some spots

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:31:57 GMT

Hi am enjoying this thread.

Stevo,
Well did think of donning the scuba gear but I don't own my own tank and regulator, and you know I am only a warm water diver! Is that your mate in the picture the guy I met up at the Wye fish-in a couple of years ago - the paramedic?

Mike
I like sushi that has given me food for thought! Can't get hold of a Dexter as yet, seem very popular.

Bob
Thanks but the new section turned up and have decided to...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (thisisjohn) — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:25:04 GMT

Cris, try some Amnesia line mate for the shock leader, its only about £3 for 70 metre spools it will serve the purpose admirably mate
Steve now thats what i call the ultimate waders ....j.w ps you got mail

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (mwelsh3) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:16:57 GMT

Steve,
That's cheating mate

We ate a couple of mackerel raw on the boat last year and it was delicious - we are going to try it with some wasabi sauce this year too. The first (keepable) bass I catch this year is going to be filleted, cut in strips and then marinated in citrus juice

ATB...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (bgit) — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:33:38 GMT

Chris,
The ring centres are usually glued in the frame so you could try pressing the centre back in and running some superglue around the insert. Unfortunately some of the cheaper rings and guides do suffer this problem quite frequently.
Make sure that you press the ring in squarely and the ring frame is adequately supported - resting the ring on a bench with the rod vertical. Try pressing the insert in with a piece of suitable diameter tubing. If the frame is in anyway out of true...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (scubasteve) — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:29:04 GMT

Chris,

dont make life hard for yourself mate.

Simply get....................
A wet suit.
Set of fins.
Mask and snorkel.
Weight belt and a couple of weights.
Spear-gun.

and.............................

Yum Yum, Bass for tea.

Me and Phil enjoying the the fruits of my labour.

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:35:46 GMT

Hi Guys,

Great advice as usual. I am learning about impact shields and all sorts - thank goodness for the Interenet. Quite interesting really.

I also have one request. I am looking for about 10 yards of 20-30lb BS line, to use as a possible shock leader in case I go with a bait set up - so little line doesnt really warrant buying a spool, although I know there is a lot of cheap stuff out there. Anyone out there care to post me some. I am happy to pay your postage -...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (bgit) — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:38:33 GMT

Had some wonderful times with mackerel and the occasional bass - just used a toby spoon with a fixed spool set up and one of those spiral weights - bent to act as an anti-kink device.
Quite a time ago as I used a Mark4 carp rod (some would shreik now) - which was replaced by a SU fibreglass version from JB Walker (they supplied blanks and rod building materials at the time). Got rid of the Mk4 cane - if only I knew.
Great fun catching single mackerel and the very occasional bass....

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (darrens2) — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:50:09 GMT

Hi Chris,

I do a little bit from the beach and use feathers with a wedge. simple set-up is tie a swivel to main line, connect feathers to swivel, connect wedge/spoon/weight to end of feathers. I normally use a 2oz/50grm wedge and hokkeye feathers.
Another set-up might be a biggish, shallow diving lure with a couple of hokkeye's attached above as teasers. Can be very effective for bass and mackerel. Better when temperature is higher but if you just want to cast around for a...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (thisisjohn) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:59 GMT

Hi Mick, the guys name is Rod Larner, as i said its was a fair bit back but those skippers dont fade away they just move away
do those plaice, dabs and flounders still use the warm waters for their nurserys?, the postage stamp sized ones made good cod baitsChris, Perch?...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (mwelsh3) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:42:38 GMT

Apologies for delay in replying ...

John,
Name does not ring a bell but I'm pretty new to all of this sea fishing. Hope you are keeping well mate!

By way of update, the hounds are now "in" with a few double figure fish being caught at the weekend as well as a few 'unstoppables' which probably means there are a few tope about too. Hoping to get out soon, had to pass on a trip last weekend as was booked on a powerboat course (at Bradwell).
...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Avon Calling) — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:17:01 GMT

Whatever you do keep it really simple. I do a bit of beach fishing and I use carp rods and fixed spool reels. Put a weight up the line (I don't go over 4oz because of the light gear), a couple of beads, a nice big swivel and then tie on a 2 foot hooklength (I use 15lb Daiwa Sensor because I've got loads of it). I find sandeels the easiest to use and get hold of. Put a hook through the eye and then again through the side of it's body.

Don't worry about distance...

Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:53:21 GMT

Hi Mike,

I am camping at the Camping and Caravan club site at Pevensey and will fish from the beech next to it. Think it is pebbley, and I aim to chuck out 3-4ozs with a set of feathers, reel in and see what happens. I have bought a cheap 2.5.t/c carp rod for the purpose (£12) so as not to ruin any of my freshwater rods, and will use an older ABU Cardinal fixed spool. I will try to wash it down afterwards but if it is screwed up, it wont be the end of the world.

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Re: Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (thisisjohn) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:44:05 GMT

Hey Mick, is Rod L still working a boat from there?
i remember in his early days there he was so enthusiastic we had to threaten to tie him up so we could head the boat for home
9.0pm at night and he was still saying just another hour lads the bass will be feeding soon

Beach fishing

feeds@yuku.com (Felix333) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:11:40 GMT

Hi

I am camping at Pevensey at the end of May and was told you can catch mackerel fom the beach. I was hoping someone on here could give me some tips as I have only ever sea fished the UK from a boat in the channel once before.

I intend using a 2.75 carp rod, 12 lb (possibly 15lb) line with 3-4oz breakaway leads and some bait or feathers, and probably a paternoster type set up, but while I can see jigging feathers working from a boat, wasn't sure what was the thing to...