beach casting

[wife 1]

a few hours out on the flatties

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[Guest stantheman]

nice catch.

[wife 1]

11lb cod at the end of the season

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[wife 1]

well done mate really good catches there, i never seem to have much luck sea fishing. What rigs did you get them on? cheers Joe

not had much luck this year myself mate either,with all the netting that is going on things are getting worse for the beach caster,the rigs i use are pulley rigs for distance casting and for close in work i use a wishbone set up,i always fish 2 rods 1 out as far as i can cast and another anything between 50 yards and 100 yards,i caught this one below on the close in rod ,i cast around 50 yards ,caught it on whole squid

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[Danny-Macca 0]

nice one mate some nice fish there

[wife 1]

that is a nice fish, how much did it weigh? your right about all the netting its awful that they continue to let it go on its got to stop some time soon.

weighed in just over the 11lb mark,was fishing cardiff foreshore not so long back and there was a trawler going past no further than 300 yards from the shore line,they are only allowed to come in so close ,all the anglers on the beach were yelling abuse to it,like you said something got to be done,and then they on about rod lisences for sea fishing,this goverment tries to tax you on everything you do,one of the only things in fishing where you do not have to pay day ticket for is sea fishing,its a joke,also how can they possibly police it,i know 1 thing i wont be paying for no rod lisence,will see if i can find some more pics ,tight lines

[wife 1]

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a cod off the boat last winter

[wife 1]

gd fish i know what you mean about the trawlers coming in close ive seen them a couple of times in real close, my cousin who used to do alot said he saw the same thing regularly. How much of a change have you noticed in your catch rates of beaches over the years? I havent been doing it long enough to say but alot of the lads i go out with reckon some of the catches they used to have would be impossible now. Cheers Joe

have noticed a big change in the last couple of seasons i,years ago used to go out and have a couple of 5 lb cod in a night,these days get maybe 1 and a handful of whiting and codling which have escaped through the nets being to small,not what it used to be ,but still enjoy getting out for a few hours

[bobby 3]

hello wife how are you....its hard to believe how the fishing has declined...my best cod of the beach was 13lb that was not far from the severn bridge...my best from a boat was 22lb on a boat called the alane dominque....20yrs ago before uptiders...floatation suits were ever thought of we had the best winter fishing in the land.

 

 

bobby

[wife 1]

hello wife how are you....its hard to believe how the fishing has declined...my best cod of the beach was 13lb that was not far from the severn bridge...my best from a boat was 22lb on a boat called the alane dominque....20yrs ago before uptiders...floatation suits were ever thought of we had the best winter fishing in the land.

 

 

bobby

hi bobby,good cod mate,what did you catch it on,used to fish down by the bridge,sudbrook is where we used to go,filthy dirty place but used to get some good cod coming up,like you said not what it used to be,will be doing a bit of boat fishing this summer will put some pics up if i can find last years pics,tight lines

[wife 1]

a boot lace of the boat last year,it was caught off a spot we call english welsh,it does chuck up some 20,30 lb congers from time to time ,just got to get past all the bootlaces to get to the big ones

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[wife 1]

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a mixed catch

[bobby 3]

hello mate, thats where i had the fish from behind the paper mill ...not the best place to fish from but on the right tide it was brilliant...had some fun trying to get him up those rocks...i dont think we will ever see sport like we used to...went out on a boat from swansea in december all we had was whiting...expencive whiting.

 

 

 

bobby

[wife 1]

hello mate, thats where i had the fish from behind the paper mill ...not the best place to fish from but on the right tide it was brilliant...had some fun trying to get him up those rocks...i dont think we will ever see sport like we used to...went out on a boat from swansea in december all we had was whiting...expencive whiting.

 

 

 

bobby

never fished off swansea on the boat just off beach,we usuall go off penarth,we all thinking off having a trip off swansea this summer,the congers go a bit bigger down there from what i been told,i enjoy having a go on the mackerel on the boat,good bait,usually take a load home and freeze them ,also use them for when we go pike fishing,the pike love them,might be fishing local soon,fish off newport transporter bridge,nener get nothing big but good for some small whiting and codling,also get a few flatties off there

 

had these off transporter bridge,good fun a few of us get together and have a match down there,loads of mullet down there but cant seem to get them interested in bread flake or anything

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[bobby 3]

if you go on the park side of the transporter bridge there is an industrial est...drive through there untill you get to the cement works park there ...and walk to your left its a brilliant little spot..you might allready know it.

 

bobby