Last Fling

[maidstonemike]

Cracking fish you always get them when you least exspect a very well done mike.

 

Cheers Big Cod, do you think I should call myself Big Cod 2?

[RichardB]

Mike, I'm almost speechless or whatever the internet equivilant is ! Brilliant !

 

For this to happen when you were, to say the least, down in the dumps about the fishing, is great and gives encouragement to us all.

 

Well done

[maidstonemike]

Mike, I'm almost speechless or whatever the internet equivilant is ! Brilliant !

 

For this to happen when you were, to say the least, down in the dumps about the fishing, is great and gives encouragement to us all.

 

Well done

 

not as speechless as I was when it came out of the surf Richard. Thanks.

Edited December 6, 2005 by maidstonemike

[Ken Davison South Wales]

Hi Mike,

 

That is a brilliant cod from the shore, fishing close in was a good move and a bit of clever thinking well done.

 

Will give it a try if I can sneak of for a session.

[big_cod]

I am off down the cliffs for a couple of hours mike should be some decent cod mate nice northesterly swell rolling in, nice to if got one a fish what will match the one you have just had its a big fish spot i will post up later .

[Guest Feels like Winter to me]

Hi MIke.

 

Done what I can m8. Not sure what is the max file size for posting them up so ill give it ago. I'm sending the compressed ones back. File size is now about 50 percent of the original.

 

 

 

Lost a bit of quality but you have the originals.

 

Once again - Nice fish m8

[maidstonemike]

That's great Glenn, thanks vey much mate. Now they can all see my ugly mug. The Cod is better looking!

[Scotty T]

Size of that mouth!!! What hook size were you using mike?

 

Scotty

[maidstonemike]

Size of that mouth!!! What hook size were you using mike?

 

Scotty

 

I used a two hook ledger on a 3ft trace. A 4/0 three inches above a 1/0 longshank. The idea being, whiting will take the smaller bait, ( i caught 9, including a two pounder) and any bigger fish will take the whole lot, both hooks. A long trace is best, as a Cod will drop a bait that feels strange. I lost two big fish like this three weeks ago, because I had whiting rigs on. I got them half way in, and lost them. That's why I made up the ledger. I will have to use 5/0 kamasans in future I think. To be on the safe side.

However, as I said before, a 10/0 would have been about right, with half a mackerel on it. This fish could have eaten a whole whiting with no trouble.

It only had a big crab ib it's stomach, and I'v been thinking about that, as I do.

Why only a crab? Where were all the usual baitfish that can be found in a Cod?

Are they struggling to find any, and is that why these bigger less agile fish are forced to move inshore this year? There are several reports of double figure Cod here, but hardly any small ones.

It's just a theory of mine, but there must be some reason why they are coming in this year.

I think I will just nip out and try for another one!

Edited December 6, 2005 by maidstonemike

[KAYC]

Fabulous much deserved fish Mike well done!!