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woody guthrie
Joined: 28 Jan 2009
Posts: 209
Location: Cork, Ireland
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If you are fishing from a beach a 12 ft rod and fixed spool reel would be ideal, 15 to 20lb mainline plus a shockleader of 50lb (this is a length of heavier line about twice the length of your rod to allow you to cast without snapping your line.) You can buy traces already made up from your tackle shop, two or three hook flapper rigs allow you to try a few different baits with each cast. You will need some 2, 4, 6oz weights with wire grips to hold your tackle in the tide and some bait elastic to hold your bait on. Bait is best as fresh as possible, lugworms, ragworms, sandeels, peeler crabs or mackerel but all are available frozen in tackle shops. The ability to cast long distances is very handy but casting short into the surf picks up Bass and many other species, piers and harbour walls enable you to get into fishy areas a bit more easily. If you fish at night, which I find is best, a good head torch and lamp plus warm clothes is a must. You need to watch the tides and fishing a rising tide is usually best but an ebbing tide is sometimes just as productive.
This site https://www.gofishing.co.uk/Sea-Angler/ seems to have plenty of info on techniques and gear, I dont have any local info for you as I live in Ireland but if you are ever down in Cork I will show you a few beaches to fish. |
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gardening-girl
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.
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SmattyB
Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 127
Location: Just landed in Aarhus, Denmark.
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Hi,
I used to fish Bristol Channel regularly for many years. It does need long rods, distance casting and grip leads because of the speed of the tide. I would not recommend the area to start out. The beaches can also be very dangerous, again because of the tide & mud.
Bournemouth area would be a much better starting point. Lots of structure to fish from, piers jetties etc. If you add a reasonable sea spinning rod to your boat rod, you can have lots of fun (and some good dinners too). Once you have got the hang of the style, you could move onto full beachcasting which will start to cost a bit more money. A really good source of information is WSF.
https://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/
The forums give you a good idea of what is being caught when and which baits are working best. You might even find someone in your area that is willing to go fishing with you to give some pointers, as has been said before, local knowledge is best. Once you start though, you won't be able to stop, it's quite addictive  |
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misty07
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
Posts: 2223
Location: swindon wiltshire
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pricey
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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misty07
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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Location: swindon wiltshire
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misty07
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Location: swindon wiltshire
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zigs
Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 524
Location: Somerset
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misty07
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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Location: swindon wiltshire
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