What a day yesterday it was non stop action on the shads yesterday till the wind blew us in disabled angler ian iaoxan had his first doulble figure cod and my nephew richard usher who is deck hand on one of the local trawlers just couldnt go wrong it was the first time he had used shads and he was amaized just how well these lures can work .


ian with his double figure cod .


richard .

This post has been edited by big_cod: May 8 2007, 08:03 PM

Some cracking cod there mate , think i might have to book a trip with you next time im up in Yorkshire visiting family

Hope it continues for you.

Regards
Jack

Hi jack ,
the fishing at the moment is excellent i had 5 lads who chartered the boat yesterday it was the first time they had been sea fishing as they normally go fly fishing but they werent disapointed once again the inshore wrecks were fishing very well they had non stop action most of the day cod, ling and pollock but mainly cod .
They were using shads most of the day but one guy put a pirk on and some hokias just to try and instantly got 3 cod at once which werent that big and he reurned them safely that was daves first drop of the day so i told him to change to a shad and instantly the he started getting quality fish overall they had a cracking day and will probably be eating cod fillet for the rest of the year.
One of the local trawlers which was trawling inside of where we were fishing had a cod yeasterday just short of 50lb in the trawl how did we miss it.



ling on the shad




This post has been edited by big_cod: May 10 2007, 04:47 AM

Sounds spot on mate, even though i used to live in whitby, i never went out on a boat, always just fished from the shore, used to remember watching all the charter boats come in with plenty of fish, that was back in the eighties though, good to see the sport has improved for you up there

Will be in touch next time im up there.

Regards
Jack

Been out today and dave hythe from sussex proved to be in the cod grove he has never fished up north before and was amaized how good the cod fishing is here at whitby he said he had never seen so much cod in charter trip before ,we were only fishing 4 to 5 miles from the shore the funny thing is he said dont you catch cod only in the winter i replyed no we have them all year round there is no season here for cod we have probably best inshore grounds for cod througout the uk many miles of reefs and wrecks which litter the coastline if you know where to look at the moment it is bananaza time right here only a few miles from whitby harbour.


This post has been edited by big_cod: May 12 2007, 08:23 PM

good to see the sport is continuing for you up there, and lets hope the good times continue for you, especaily after the lean times.

All the best
Jack

good to hear you done ok today, was in harbour around 2 boat came in lads had nothing unless they had it in a box, would not mind a day on your boat if i can get the b and b sorted as from teesside

Hi iggy we worked very hard today as there was a fairly stiff westerly breeze but the hard work paid off we has has some really quality fish iggy if you fancy a day give me a ring places are very tight from now on but i am sure i can fit you you in somewhere.

regards

paul.

cheers mate. soon as i can get something sorted i,ll give ya a buzz, enjoyed reading on your site about shad fishing, as i hate using 1lb+ jiggers lol

Iggy i dont use 1lb jiggers anymore the heavist is 12oz i only use 30lb braid and 8oz lead when i am shadding light gear non stop sport action that is where the future lyes.