RichfromLincs
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I'm sure many of you saw the build-up to last night's outing but, to cut a long story short;
I started coarse fishing at around 8 years old and a, few years later, dabbled a bit with sea fishing whenever I could persuade my poor dad to take me - only a handful of trips really and didn't catch a thing apart from one I lost off folkstone pier.
Now, around 25yrs later, I was given some gear by someone who's packing up. It looks almost unused but none of it's anything fancy. I've been itching to get out ever since.
I'm not working at the moment so needed to keep costs down. I did the 3 for £10 bait at Morrisons and, after tea, pointed the car at the Lincolnshire coast. That's where the problems started! I didn't set the (built in) satnav going until I was past half way as I had a rough idea where I was going - wouldn't work, apparently the DVD that's been in it since 2007 isn't a map dvd anymore.... the GPS on my phone also is virtually useless.
Thankfully, I have a good sense of direction and arrived at huttoft at about 19:20. Anyone who knows the beach and the tides will likely already see my mistake (I wasn't to know though)....
After a brief chat with a local angler about parking, I grabbed my stuff and trudged off to a spot recommended by a member on here (kris iirc). Setup seemed to take a long time but the excitement was slowly building.
My initial casts into the high tide were a little disappointing, I was trying not to be too violent and cast the bait off - now that I've seen the steep gully in front of where I was, a little further with the first few casts may have made all the difference.
After a few casts though, I was into the swing of things and my raw half king prawns and razor clams were staying on even with me casting more or less to the limit of my ability.
The major problem was my leads not holding. One was doing ok but the other became a bit of a headache and I suspect bite detection was virtually impossible as a result. A few 6oz leads would make a big difference I think - again, someone recommended that but I'm having to be careful with money at the moment
As the tide started to go back out, I managed a quick photo for you guys View attachment 20210527_205441.jpg
I hoped there'd be one of something I caught, though I had to accept it'd probably be in the dark.
I was having a nice time, lounging around on my chair and watching the rod tips nodding like an oil well's nodding donkey. I just hoped one of those bass or even a dog would turn up as I don't think I would have noticed a bite from anything less. I had a couple of well mullered baits that seemed to prove that theory too.
The tide hadn't gone far out but, as the sun started to fade and I began to notice the cold, all of the other anglers vanished. I did think about following suit but it was a long drive for a couple of hours' fishing so I stayed put.
There was a good reason for everyone else packing up though! Within about half an hour, the sea was about 12' below me, I'd been at the top of a steep bank all along! I persevered and moved down towards it before sending both rods out again but, as it turns out, once the tide got to the bottom of the bank it recedes at almost walking pace!!
I had one last cast and put everything away that wasn't needed before going back to start taking the rods down. I suspect my leads were now virtually on dry land!
Back at the car, I was relieved to find I'd got away without a parking ticket. The bloody satnav still didn't want to know but I can't say it was a bad evening, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and can't wait to go back.
What did I learn? The old adage of "time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted" fits this one particularly well, if I'd been set up and fishing an hour earlier and known what was in front of me, I feel I would have given myself a much better chance.
I only took a relatively cheap head torch, not wanting to lose my expensive one. I really wished I had a better one a few times though so that's something to remember next time.
So, I'll invest in some heavier leads and get there earlier next time and hopefully turn things around
I started coarse fishing at around 8 years old and a, few years later, dabbled a bit with sea fishing whenever I could persuade my poor dad to take me - only a handful of trips really and didn't catch a thing apart from one I lost off folkstone pier.
Now, around 25yrs later, I was given some gear by someone who's packing up. It looks almost unused but none of it's anything fancy. I've been itching to get out ever since.
I'm not working at the moment so needed to keep costs down. I did the 3 for £10 bait at Morrisons and, after tea, pointed the car at the Lincolnshire coast. That's where the problems started! I didn't set the (built in) satnav going until I was past half way as I had a rough idea where I was going - wouldn't work, apparently the DVD that's been in it since 2007 isn't a map dvd anymore.... the GPS on my phone also is virtually useless.
Thankfully, I have a good sense of direction and arrived at huttoft at about 19:20. Anyone who knows the beach and the tides will likely already see my mistake (I wasn't to know though)....
After a brief chat with a local angler about parking, I grabbed my stuff and trudged off to a spot recommended by a member on here (kris iirc). Setup seemed to take a long time but the excitement was slowly building.
My initial casts into the high tide were a little disappointing, I was trying not to be too violent and cast the bait off - now that I've seen the steep gully in front of where I was, a little further with the first few casts may have made all the difference.
After a few casts though, I was into the swing of things and my raw half king prawns and razor clams were staying on even with me casting more or less to the limit of my ability.
The major problem was my leads not holding. One was doing ok but the other became a bit of a headache and I suspect bite detection was virtually impossible as a result. A few 6oz leads would make a big difference I think - again, someone recommended that but I'm having to be careful with money at the moment
As the tide started to go back out, I managed a quick photo for you guys View attachment 20210527_205441.jpg
I hoped there'd be one of something I caught, though I had to accept it'd probably be in the dark.
I was having a nice time, lounging around on my chair and watching the rod tips nodding like an oil well's nodding donkey. I just hoped one of those bass or even a dog would turn up as I don't think I would have noticed a bite from anything less. I had a couple of well mullered baits that seemed to prove that theory too.
The tide hadn't gone far out but, as the sun started to fade and I began to notice the cold, all of the other anglers vanished. I did think about following suit but it was a long drive for a couple of hours' fishing so I stayed put.
There was a good reason for everyone else packing up though! Within about half an hour, the sea was about 12' below me, I'd been at the top of a steep bank all along! I persevered and moved down towards it before sending both rods out again but, as it turns out, once the tide got to the bottom of the bank it recedes at almost walking pace!!
I had one last cast and put everything away that wasn't needed before going back to start taking the rods down. I suspect my leads were now virtually on dry land!
Back at the car, I was relieved to find I'd got away without a parking ticket. The bloody satnav still didn't want to know but I can't say it was a bad evening, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and can't wait to go back.
What did I learn? The old adage of "time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted" fits this one particularly well, if I'd been set up and fishing an hour earlier and known what was in front of me, I feel I would have given myself a much better chance.
I only took a relatively cheap head torch, not wanting to lose my expensive one. I really wished I had a better one a few times though so that's something to remember next time.
So, I'll invest in some heavier leads and get there earlier next time and hopefully turn things around
