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Bristol Channel Cod
- Thread starter Paul Hiom
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Graham Rawson
Active Member
Hi Paul,
Used to do a lot of beach casting on the channel before i got back into coarse and then fly fishing, not done any this year but it's almost time!
The big fish can turn up anywhere although usually higher up the channel at the beginning of the season with them spreading further down later on, guess they're just following the food. I dont tend to use worm baits and stick with full squid on a 4/0 pulley pennel, fish two rods, lob one close in and fish one as far as you can. Also before reeling in to change baits have a baited rig ready so you can swap the old one for the fresh one with a simple rig clip, the longer the baits in, the more chance there is of them finding it!
The next couple of months are normally good for a few Ray, plus a chance of a big Conger or Bass, funny this came up, i nearly went today with low water being late morning, wish i had now!
Good luck,
Graham
Used to do a lot of beach casting on the channel before i got back into coarse and then fly fishing, not done any this year but it's almost time!
The big fish can turn up anywhere although usually higher up the channel at the beginning of the season with them spreading further down later on, guess they're just following the food. I dont tend to use worm baits and stick with full squid on a 4/0 pulley pennel, fish two rods, lob one close in and fish one as far as you can. Also before reeling in to change baits have a baited rig ready so you can swap the old one for the fresh one with a simple rig clip, the longer the baits in, the more chance there is of them finding it!The next couple of months are normally good for a few Ray, plus a chance of a big Conger or Bass, funny this came up, i nearly went today with low water being late morning, wish i had now!
Good luck,
Graham
Paul Hiom
Senior Member
Graham,
Next time you get the urge, give me a shout and i'll pop down for a session. Still got to purchase some reels, as i sold all my gear last time, but have most other things.
Used to fish black lug on a pulley pennell or straight running leger pennell depending on where i was fishing.
Thanks for reply.
Paul
Next time you get the urge, give me a shout and i'll pop down for a session. Still got to purchase some reels, as i sold all my gear last time, but have most other things.
Used to fish black lug on a pulley pennell or straight running leger pennell depending on where i was fishing.
Thanks for reply.
Paul
Graham Rawson
Active Member
Paul Hiom
Senior Member
Graham,
Nice fish.
Is that the point? It looks familiar. My best from there was 17lb on the nose, but i always made the mistake of fishing the mark for too long and losing leads and tackle on the outgoing tide.
Used to do the same and make up a rig ready for a re-cast every 30 mins or so for each rod. With the two rods, it worked out i was casting every 15 mins. Mustad do a support bar for their tripods. It has three clips for attaching made up rigs, which looks useful.
http://www.mustad.no/catalog/emea/product.php?id=1420
Looking to get some new reels, but undecided what to buy. If i was better at controlling the line without a level wind i'd probably go for two slosh 20s, but i also prefer to left wind, which means i'm a bit restricted as the sloshes dont come in lefties and same with Okuma Magnetix 20LS. The new Chinese Abu 7000s dont look as robust as the old swedish made ones. Cant afford the 525 Penns. Quandry!!!
cheers for now
Paul
Nice fish.
Is that the point? It looks familiar. My best from there was 17lb on the nose, but i always made the mistake of fishing the mark for too long and losing leads and tackle on the outgoing tide.
Used to do the same and make up a rig ready for a re-cast every 30 mins or so for each rod. With the two rods, it worked out i was casting every 15 mins. Mustad do a support bar for their tripods. It has three clips for attaching made up rigs, which looks useful.
http://www.mustad.no/catalog/emea/product.php?id=1420
Looking to get some new reels, but undecided what to buy. If i was better at controlling the line without a level wind i'd probably go for two slosh 20s, but i also prefer to left wind, which means i'm a bit restricted as the sloshes dont come in lefties and same with Okuma Magnetix 20LS. The new Chinese Abu 7000s dont look as robust as the old swedish made ones. Cant afford the 525 Penns. Quandry!!!
cheers for now
Paul
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Simon Lush
Senior Member
Got 2 6500 sports rockets you can have for group discount complete with either CT or level wind frames, right footers though !
complete with either CT or level wind frames, right footers though !Simon Lush
Senior Member
Yeah i know what you mean, IMO you should go Penn route rather than new ABU 7000, no comparison, there is a new 525 out now so you could probably get a deal on the old mag, get the one with the extra magnet kit though, they are a bit 'lively' till you get used to them
Graham Rawson
Active Member
I use a Mag elite(the old green one, before they started drilling holes in em) a 7500C3 and a Rocket as a backup reel, as for rods 2X Daiwa 129PM's love the setup and cant imagine changing it. I have a Silstar Traverse X 2-4oz i use for "hold the rod" light Bass stuff too, although it needs a good airing, been WAY too long! Might take it to cornwall at the end of the month
Damn, i'm getting excited now too!
Damn, i'm getting excited now too!
Barry Garwood
Senior Member & Supporter
Ooh the cod are coming!! off to dungeness next week for a boat trip to see if any have arrived yet! it was a good season last year and the one before down here in kent, and i am hoping for a few more this year off the beach and the boats!!
Barry Garwood
Senior Member & Supporter
Well my boat trip was blown off! fished dungeness beach instead, it was blowing 29 mph wsw, only had small whiting but saw one chap get two bass, no cod caught, but there was large amounts of shellfish being washed up, also found a live lugworm that had been washed out of the wormbeds it was huge! put it on the hook with great expectations, and caught the smallest whiting of the day!!! Cant be long before the cod arrive now, perhaps the next set of spring tides.
Cant be long before the cod arrive now, perhaps the next set of spring tides.
Paul Hiom
Senior Member
Barry,
Shame about the trip, i was looking forward to hearing about it. The cod seem to have arrived in the BC, with some good catches of codling and the odd double cod. I'm almost set up with rods and reels etc, just need a tripod, bait and an opportunity to get out. Have a long day session sorted in a few weeks, fishing a spring tide highwater mark early AM and late PM, with a low water mark in between; cant wait.
Paul
Shame about the trip, i was looking forward to hearing about it. The cod seem to have arrived in the BC, with some good catches of codling and the odd double cod. I'm almost set up with rods and reels etc, just need a tripod, bait and an opportunity to get out. Have a long day session sorted in a few weeks, fishing a spring tide highwater mark early AM and late PM, with a low water mark in between; cant wait.
Paul
Barry Garwood
Senior Member & Supporter
Post a report up after your trip paul, i am eager to hear how it went, still not many cod about down here in kent, sea a bit too warm i think!
Mark de Lancey
Senior Member
Very good catches of cod being caught by the boats out of Portishead and Cardiff/Penarth. We had fish to 7lb from the severn bridges 2 weeks ago Barry.
Barry Garwood
Senior Member & Supporter
Lovely stuff! I have another boat booked from dungy on the 25th october so hopefully the cod will have moved into kent by then!
Mark de Lancey
Senior Member
Sugar Loaf is fishing well Bob...thats even closer!