skippytheroo

It looked a little choppy to be out at sea when I drove round the bay late last night......Hows the long range forecast looking for the festival BC?

Just out of interest how far up the rod does the reel go when casting reel down? Im tempted to try the reel down the rod but im not sure how ill get on with the reducer for reeling in whilst on the rocks....it seems like another thing to worry about where it is Im terrible for losing stuff while fishing

Id like to be able to cast further....... If im standing on the promenade with plenty of room I can bang it a good distance OTG.....Un fortunately most marks I fish involve using rotten bottom links and the rocky platforms arent really suited to OTG casting si i have to resort to my back up cast which is a badly performed overhead thump which usually results in a 70yd plop if Im lucky. It doesnt seem to matter how long I spend on the beach slinging lead after lead in practising when it comes to tieing a bait on in and actually fishing I screw it up time after time This summer I intend on lots of practice when its warmer......Hands get so cold this time of year casting time and time again

Ive found that if i use a snood longer than the rig body it tangles all round the rig often tying itself in knots.......I am always amazed how the snood can tie itself in knots around the rig

I might be interested in the slosh 30

Whats gillying????

Ive just heard a report of a 4lb ish bass coming from RHB last night

None have been throwing themselves onto my hooks You seen your petition made it into TSF this month??

Lol No where down here is fishing at the mo Might have a drive up there

Hmmmmm Boulby now theres a thought

Im with Ken on this one ......... Id feel a little camp, excuse the pun, setting up a little tent to fish from

How do you set the drag "right" for wrecking..... I usually just wang it on as hard as it will go

Makes my legs ache just looking at it

Nowt doingdown Jacksons Bay tonight either.....didnt seem cold really till about 11 ish then it got bitter and we packed up and left

Ill never be as die hard as you 2 I pondered going fishing for about 2 nanoseconds......decided on the offer of a game of poker instead

Lol easy with him just being a dwarf :P

Im sure it wasnt a 9000 i thought it was a 7000 might have been a 7500 though but im fairly certain it was a 7000 im gonna go have another look tomorrow

Eek You taken a tumble?

There was no level wind on it I didnt note the model number....wish I had now I have a 525 which I am using currently its just it doesnt hold that much line at 30lb and as my casting skill is increasing there is less and less left on the spool esp if I cast in and then walk back any great distance to my rest/standing position which is sometimes 20 yds or more. I darent tell the wife I want to spend another £100 on a reel in order to buy the 535 and to be honest I still struggle with mid cast over runs a fair bit on the Penn which I never see on my 6500 ct elite. Im not saying anything bad about the Penn I have no doubt its an excellent reel and the retrieve is awesome it just doesnt seem to suit my casting style which is a little prehistoric id be the first to admit I think Im gonna struggle on with the 525 for a bit anyways maybe even drop to 25 lb line and start using a leader again

This forum gets more confusing daily

Sounds positive.......

Lol Massive sea right now here at Scarborough must be 12ft+ swell....... waves are crashing over the Marine Drive looks unfishable to me but does tend to calm down a bit as the tide ebbs. And its freezing esp in the wind. It will be a brave soul who is fishing tonight Maybe Spragg the old sea dog will give you the benefit of his wisdom if he can tear himself away from his almanack

just tried it.....seems like a good strong knot.....I'll let you know how it performs in the field as it were I rarely bother with a leader to be honest as I use 30lb line straight through most spots I fish as I dont use a power cast and usually just a lob of 100yds or less is as far as I go

Does hotching mean lots of fish??

That knot looks like its for braid to mono......surely mono to mono you wouldnt need to double over the mainline