kentangler

You know a good boat when you see one then Elton!

If you can't get peeler, use the next best thing, fresh mussels, or frozen from baitsdirect. Mussels have a chemical scent very similar to peeler. Better than watery soft crabs.

The Kent coast is as dead as a graveyard. I suspect the persistent cold winds this May have kept the water temp down. May is colder than April this year. Usually a pre-curser to a blistering hot summer, I hope. [ 22. May 2005, 06:06 PM: Message edited by: kentangler ]

Can someone explain to me how fish weighing a few ounces 'fight'. A 20 pound plus fish would fight, but 12 ounces? They are winched in surely without hardly knowing they are on the line.

You will keep them to yourself on an internet forum. Errrrrrrr!

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How about Bembridge? I will be staying there for a week in July. Only taking my spinning rod and lures. Staying at Nodes point. Any info on Bass spinning marks would be very welcome. Never fished the island before. [ 16. May 2005, 07:53 PM: Message edited by: kentangler ]

Just to really cheer you all up, take a look at this lot! http://www.heatisonline.org/Oceans.cfm

I'm afraid I am one of those strange anglers who likes a fish for the table now and again. Pouting are a blasted bait robbing pest.. I would rather catch one fish for the table than 100 Pouting. But that's just me. I don't go fishing just for the pleasure of reeling in tiddlers. If I caught 30 Pouting I would consider the session a total flop.

Mmmmm. You will forgive me if I don't rush off down there for blasted Pouting! A good reason not to fish there I would think.

It's surprising just how close in fish feed. When you think about it, it's the surf that dislodges the food, so the fish are bound to be in close some of the time. Most anglers think they have to cast as far as possible all the time. [ 09. May 2005, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: kentangler ]

Will do bigfishy.

Yes sam, I catch Bass to 5lb on 10lb line. ( i will leave out the test bit, it's a new fad) They are 3ft out from a small 15ft jetty. I think your comment about the guys casting far out and catching nothing, is more to do with the mark. They are fishing it all wrong. You are fishing it right. But not all marks have fish close in! When you know a mark has fish close in, it makes sense to fish as light as is possible, I agree. I would then use my spinning rod, and one or two ounces of lead, and a long light trace. But if you were fishing a mark that had a gully 120yds out, the other guys would be catching, as you wouldn't reach it with light gear. It's horses for courses. [ 08. May 2005, 10:56 PM: Message edited by: kentangler ]

Thanks chaps. As a matter of fact, he isn't an angler, so it wasn't a factor in the house build, but just wondered if it was worth a try. Probably not then!

Yakity, the boat idea has been shelved for the time being. It will be a distinct possibility in the future if fishing improves.

Well thanks for saying no Yakity! What a gentleman. I will of course be visiting on a regular basis, so some self interest here.

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Sam, I don't think 20ld line is over heavy for surfcasting, you need to take account of wear and tear, and freeing snags etc. That is not the reason for not catching today either. Twenty or thirty years ago, you could have large catches of all species on what you call heavy gear, and you needed it to haul in Cod all night! You needed a five ounce weight to stay out in a tide run. It did not deter the fish at all. Because they were there. It's just that the fish have been hammered, and all we have left are tiddlers. Tiddlers are best caught on light gear, I do agree, but the light gear won't make much difference at night to a fish.It can't see the rig anyway. I don't see much fun in catching Pouting on 6lb line. But as things are going, it's all we will have left soon. Then I will pack it in!

My mate is having a house built in Kalamata Greece , 10 minutes from the sea. He wants to know what fish can be caught from the shore in that area. He is moving out there for good in a few months. Does anyone Know?

Well in the mags, they give the impression that boat anglers rake in the fish. I think that 12 miles out over a wreck there are fish to be had. That is a false impression. The general fish population, which should be spread over a wider area, is in serious decline. Inshore fish populations are in dire trouble, because incredibly we allow trawlers to scrape the seabed up to the beaches. They should not be allowed within 5 miles of the shore.

I think they sold 40, so 40 more licenses!!!

Yakity, is it mostly about match fishing?

Things must be getting worse! Bid TV is now flogging Matt Hayes sea angling kits. A rod plus fixed spool reel, with four weights and four rigs went for £32 plus £6.99 postage. They all sold, but so does everything on Bid TV. I think if they had a toilet roll for auction, people would buy it. Another sign that sea angling is in decline.

Yuk!