Fishing - Anybody doing any ?

[NickK]

Hehe yup.

GT knot.. works well but because of the figure of 8 knot with 80lb shock leader, it's caught in the rings a couple of times.

 

[Rybo89]

Always dangerous. These days I just take enough cash for what I need plus a little extra in case I see something. I went in today with £40 and spent £21 so that was ok. I just love tackle shops, I even love the smell of them!

Internet tackle shopping is getting to be a bit of a problem, can't really limit myself

It is!

I have just done it again. Ended up grabbing a Fox Warrior XL fishing seat, Maver tackle backpack and few other little bits and bobs that i have realised i need.

It certainly adds up doesn't it! I have spent a fortune, well compared to what i thought i would spend anyway. Think i have got everything i need for now though.

Proper impressed with the Maver tackle backpack:

Spoiler

Bargain for £25, given the quality of it.

Also decided to buy some decent boilies, gone with 'Sticky' Krill boilies 16mm. Should hopefully help me bag some decent carp.

 

[NickK]

Getting used to the Vercelli Unabomber 450.. nice rod, shows bites nicely too.

 

[Rybo89]

Managed to get out this evening for a couple of hours and managed to bag 3 nice carp, 1 mirror and 2 common:





They certainly liked the boilies i posted above. Great evening

 

[cainer]

Getting used to the Vercelli Unabomber 450.. nice rod, shows bites nicely too.

have you caught anything yet? was expecting a catch report or two

Managed to get out this evening for a couple of hours and managed to bag 3 nice carp, 1 mirror and 2 common:

They certainly liked the boilies i posted above. Great evening

nice one

 

[NickK]

have you caught anything yet? was expecting a catch report or two

Too busy

I did catch a little baby smooth hound (literally about the size of a hand ~8").

 

[cainer]

Too busy

I did catch a little baby smooth hound (literally about the size of a hand ~8").

that seems to have been my average size at Selsey this year, only had 2 decent ones (4lb + 8lb) :/
yet last year we were hauling them in down there

when are you down there till?
have you tried a few miles down the coast at Dungeness? very deep water with just a tiny cast, some big Bass have been had down there

 

[NickK]

that seems to have been my average size at Selsey this year, only had 2 decent ones (4lb + 8lb) :/
yet last year we were hauling them in down there

when are you down there till?
have you tried a few miles down the coast at Dungeness? very deep water with just a tiny cast, some big Bass have been had down there

Yup thinking of trying Dungess, got some insider info on that.

 

[NickK]

Low tide from the high tide point.. you can see the the gutter..

With Google maps.. ~50-70m.. and 100m gets you to the sand/mud bank beyond.

At high tide.. overcast.

Ahh better

New rod happily shoves 150g+1/2 bluey (i.e. big bait), and with 170g you can feel it start loading.. not perfected the distance but considering it's a overhead thump.. that's going a serious way!

 

[NickK]

So with a heavy onshore wind (there's kite surfers and wind surfers going nuts), I got the 6oz and put electrical tape on as a streamer so I could see where I got to..

I can hit the gutter easily with the heavy wind, I figure that's probably 50-75m range with the sand bank and mud further being 100..

Looking at the side of the beach profile you can see the distances better..

 

[cainer]

i got a voicemail from you earlier NickK, it said it was 4 mins long.. but all i got was the sound of the inside of your pocket lol

 

[NickK]

i got a voicemail from you earlier NickK, it said it was 4 mins long.. but all i got was the sound of the inside of your pocket lol

Lol, needing a new phone as this one is literally falling apart.

 

[NickK]

Last night - had another little smoothy attempting to eat a whole squid bait with a 4/0 and 2/0 pennel, and a whiting taking the little thin strips of squid on a flattie rig on the little 8ft spinning rod close in (3oz grip lead).

Back home now :/

 

[cainer]

Last night - had another little smoothy attempting to eat a whole squid bait with a 4/0 and 2/0 pennel, and a whiting taking the little thin strips of squid on a flattie rig on the little 8ft spinning rod close in (3oz grip lead).

Back home now :/

did you get round to Dungeness in the end?
next summer i might book a few caravan breaks further over that way rather than going to Selsey all the time,
talking of Selsey though, im back down there again soon, looks nice thismorning

 

[NickK]

No - my father-in-law's mobility wouldn't allow the trek from the carpark and across the sand. However it was relaxing and worth it just for that!

 

[Rybo89]

More boring photos of my evening catches:

Fat Common:


Another Common:


15lb Mirror


Barble, had a few of these:


2lb perch:


Coul do with a fishing friend so i can get a better photo. Size really doesn't show in the pictures i am taking.

Loving getting back into it though.

 

[cainer]

Plenty of Cod comming out from the beaches atm

 

[J.T]

I fished the River Wandle on Sunday morning for an hour or two, had a lovely surprise when this chunky Chub came out.

 

[cainer]

nice fish JT, lovin the old school tackle

 

[J.T]

nice fish JT, lovin the old school tackle

Thank you Cainer, no school like old school!