RichfromLincs
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To cut a long story short, I've been a coarse angler for around 30yrs but dabbled with shore fishing a handful of times around 25yrs ago (even then I didn't really know what I was doing)..
Just recently, I "inherited" some gear from someone who's given up. Nothing fancy but mostly near enough new shore fishing gear. So, it's time to try again.
The plan, at the moment, is to head to huttoft sometime next week if the weather improves. Aiming for the high tide in the evening, through to whenever I've had enough. Obviously, tell me if I'm going about that all wrong.
However, the way the weather's been is a bit of a concern - to my mind it's probably stirred up a lot of natural food so the fish probably won't be all that hungry?
Rigs-wise, I think I'll keep it simple with a single hook pulley with an imp clip to help to prevent tangles from casting. I do have a couple of grip leads but mostly just plain ones and not particularly heavy - I guess the grip leads are best suited to this, with it being quite a flat, Sandy beach
I have a pair of cheap 12ft beach rods and fixed spool reels with (I believe) 25lb mainline and a 50lb leader. I don't know whether it's normal to use a lighter hook length though? I don't have much choice; I have some 12, 15 and 16lb line to choose from if I remember right
Hooks, I don't think I've got many to choose from, 1/0 mostly and 4,6,8 I can scrounge from my carp gear - though I gather 1/0 Is about right for the area this time of year?
As for bait, though it's not ideal, I'll probably end up with mackerel and white bait from Morrison's as I'm gonna be a bit short on time and I'm trying not to make this a very expensive trip. If I get time, I'll also see what I can forage from the shore when I get there and possibly take some garden worms as I hear they work in a pinch
Any advice really would be appreciated, I can't spend anything much really though - having told my boss where to ram it.... so, more or less working with what I've got at the moment
Just recently, I "inherited" some gear from someone who's given up. Nothing fancy but mostly near enough new shore fishing gear. So, it's time to try again.
The plan, at the moment, is to head to huttoft sometime next week if the weather improves. Aiming for the high tide in the evening, through to whenever I've had enough. Obviously, tell me if I'm going about that all wrong.
However, the way the weather's been is a bit of a concern - to my mind it's probably stirred up a lot of natural food so the fish probably won't be all that hungry?
Rigs-wise, I think I'll keep it simple with a single hook pulley with an imp clip to help to prevent tangles from casting. I do have a couple of grip leads but mostly just plain ones and not particularly heavy - I guess the grip leads are best suited to this, with it being quite a flat, Sandy beach
I have a pair of cheap 12ft beach rods and fixed spool reels with (I believe) 25lb mainline and a 50lb leader. I don't know whether it's normal to use a lighter hook length though? I don't have much choice; I have some 12, 15 and 16lb line to choose from if I remember right
Hooks, I don't think I've got many to choose from, 1/0 mostly and 4,6,8 I can scrounge from my carp gear - though I gather 1/0 Is about right for the area this time of year?
As for bait, though it's not ideal, I'll probably end up with mackerel and white bait from Morrison's as I'm gonna be a bit short on time and I'm trying not to make this a very expensive trip. If I get time, I'll also see what I can forage from the shore when I get there and possibly take some garden worms as I hear they work in a pinch
Any advice really would be appreciated, I can't spend anything much really though - having told my boss where to ram it.... so, more or less working with what I've got at the moment