Spur-Hound
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Peter, do you realise where exactly you are fishing??? 30lb carbostick?? I suggested Tonys light fladen winklepicker rod may be a tad on the heavy side to tackle 'southern softy' land
demon demon Only joking folks, hope i havnt just earnt myself a banning from future trips
[ 18. September 2005, 08:36 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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Hi folks,
Elton/MOD's, if this is unapropriate advertising, guilty as charged and please remove and give me a slap on the wrist!(or worse if the jury says so)
Since i have noticed theres alot of EBAY users in here, I thaught you all might be interested in this...
My dad has started up something new and (IMHO) interesting... EDINbay, origonaly desighned for people local (edinburgh/scotland) who want to sell larger unpostable items and can collect from thier hometown, but it could be used through Scotland, and infact the UK, it works just the same (with a few really annoying rules removed, oh and its cheaper i believe!) as the more popular US run company. There arent any users yet, but the more poeple on and trading the better i suppose...
As far as i know its planned to be advertised in the local rags, perhaps i could persuade him to do some paid for advertisement in here
demon demon Anyway,
Peace!
Shaun :cool:
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The weather pics make me feel so insignificant! Very scary... Where could you run too?
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Lets face it Tony U, do they really need all that VAT though, despite what is happening elsewhere...
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that Etive can be a strange place, nothing one tide and they throw themselves at you the next!
Did you fish in darkness at all Lenny?
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I could almost hear the cries of 'DOHHH!' from here
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When there are lots of them they will jump on anything that moves! Especialy if the rig has attractors...
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Next time im bringing the catapult and some of Norries Ammo demon
demon demon -
Is it the same one i kept lobbing a mackeral at last time AN had a 'meet' up there
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Im quite surprised at all the wind up answers to someone genuinly wanting help!
Ive never fished for cod in your area, but from what i know, and what i have done in cod fishing;
Stock up on lots of baits now while you can, the best chance you will have of getting a cod is from october through febuary. Ide advice not to fish on your own iether. The best cod fishing is into darkness. Choose a big tide, and go when its a big sea, but better stil, just as the sea kis dying away (lots of couler in the water!) Big smally baits.... Whole squid, handfulls of various shellfish abnd fishbaits will all work in the right conditions. Remember down your way nowadays you will be fishing for that one big fish, not likely to get a good bag... Use a 4/0 pennel rig.... All ranges will get cod in the right conditions.
[ 09. September 2005, 05:25 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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hahahah nice one
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Especialy for all the jambo's and/or ex jambos
Sorta run the show at the moment -
Pompay Matt..
Prepare for a long and potentialy confusing post.
Fisrt of all, the first part of learning how to fish is always the hardest. If you can get through the first 5-10 sessions, you will have got through the worst of it; and if you still want to fish after that, you will find it easier and easier, and catching fish will become more easy. Getting bites, and hooking/landing fish is the objective... It will become second nature and you will really start to enjoy.
Right, your question still needs answering IMHO! Your shock leader should have nothing to do with your terminal tackle, ie your rig (Hook Line and sinker, with a few contraptions thrown in!)
Try to always use a shockleader, they are handy in most situations whilst shore fishing our coast, unless its close range fishing, but beachcasters, and leads of 4oz plus, use a shockleader.
For a start its good practise for tying knots etc, but secondly it gives you security. Not only for casting, but also for playing/landing a fish. The leader is where the seabed will contact most, and weak line will become damaged very quikly.
Ill explain streghnths in a minute, and you are very wise to add alittle extra for security, though i very rarely find the need to exceed 70lbs, with 60 bieng my usual, but thats just me. Its far more important to step-up the streghnth of mainline you use for tying a rig, because crimps/knots etc cause great weekness... So 70-80b is advised!
Im sidetracking slightly now, right.... At the end of your chosen shockleader, Tie on one of these...
These clips come in many shapes and forms, but i tend to favour the gemini 'genie clips' (pictured)
This clip you can quikly clip on a lead if you wish to practise casting, then quikly unclip it too. Then you can clip on the top swivel of your terminal rig, and off again if you wish to change style of rig for diffrent fish...
Rigs can be very confusing to start off with. If you just want to catch fish, ide go for a 3 hook flapper with small size 1 hooks... In fact, to start with, buy a few of the mustad ready rigs, and when your are confident, make copies. 3 hook flappers will catch you just about anything, and a small hook will catch a big fish!
When you become more confident still, you can experiment with clip down rigs, which ae earodynamic for casting distance, and you could even try big fish rigs with say, a 4/0 pennel if you are targetting bigger fish.
As your name suggests, i prosume your fishing the south coast of england. a 3 hook flapper would deffinetly catch you fish for starters, in the shape of whiting, flatties, schoolie bass...Just about anything really.
Good luck
Shaun
[ 07. September 2005, 02:40 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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WRASS
in Sea Fishing
I would say the same... 4lb anyway. Anybody fishing close in for ballans in shallow water has really got to try them on the fly-rod. It really is hit and hold, and they can pull some on that sort of gear! I atatched a swivel to give it some wieght and threaded on ragworm. Not really the done thing, but i couldnt get them to look at artificials
[ 06. September 2005, 10:45 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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WRASS
in Sea Fishing
Norrie, if the fish was 1 1/4lbs, his fingers would look like jumbo smoked sausages
Ide say 2lb Just kidding, dont some have nice coulers on them! Good scrap too?
[ 06. September 2005, 10:16 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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In most movies i can tell myself, there just actors..... But this one i could really believe the characters and thier lifes
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Surely not! Are there really that many people who visit Orkney???
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Just out at the movies...
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Without a doubt, one of the best movies ive EVER seen!!!
I would strongly recomend it.... Really makes you think about life and how everyone treats each other.
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You may need to put it on speed dial norrie
Especialy if we are ever chartering at Scrabby again
[ 04. September 2005, 03:15 PM: Message edited by: Spur-Hound ]
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CT... whats your problem! If yo where in the know, issues have been dealt with. Look whos causing trouble???? There is too much paranoia going around selecting groups that are supposedly the bad guys
PS scotland beating Italy
Catch you laters folks
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Too late for 5-0nout my friend
5-1 maybe Youl have to excuse stella induced posting... But still its a big event
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WHAT... 1-nout.....
Cooommooonn
Last call.
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hahahaha
Do i sence another firewall bieng put in use