Kayaking Newbiggin by the sea!

[mallconpak]

Well went out from Newbiggin about 10.40 in a s/w west breeze by myself after alerting the coastguard on the CG66 scheme of my float plan.
The beach is a right tw*t to launch from as all the sand is new and very soft. a 4w drive car went on to launch first as i was talking to a newbigging club member and got stuck about half way down having to be pulled out by tractor. This club member was very helpfull and between us we got the yak to the waters edge onto the firm ground. he pointed me to some good fishing grounds as he is a small boat angler himself. It was only my second drop when i got into my first yak caught fish around the 3lb mark . throughout the 3 hours or so that i was out I caught about 12 to 15 codling but only kept 4 around the 2-2.5lb mark. all the fish were caught about .5 mile off the beacons area. The paddle back was a bit of a slog against the sea breeze But Hey i need the exercise :lol: When i arrived back at newbiggin bay the the tide was right out and the sand even softer, But some inquisitive lovely people looking at the yak helped me push it up the sand :lol: So all in all i had a great day but could defo do with going out with a group of local lads to help in situations like these. I will be going out every weekend i can (weather permitting) and some evenings so anyone fancy it send me a PM. The evenings will be local tynemouth to cambois, the weekend i am prepared to travel to new places.

My first Yak caught fish

[jamcod]

mallconpac never thought of lanching in the river blyth on the cambios side you would have to row up river but it might be better than the beach just a thought ,jamcod

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Great report mate ,I'm well impressed ,keep them coming .

[TIM]

The first of many!

Good catch,They can only get bigger! See you this weekend; I think it is the Frasers Boat comp this weekend, 1 Million pounds for the heaviest fish caught from a kayak? Or something like that!

[Charlton]

Tim
have you seen forecast, you might not get out the piers

[Codfather]

Well done mallconpak

Looks like good fun.

If I did'nt have a boat, I would defo be thinking about trying the Kayaking out.

[eddie t]

great report mate fancy doing that myself.

[mallconpak]

Thanks for the replies lads! I am sure that there are a lot of shore anglers around the north east that would love to give it a try, I am new to the Kayaking side but have fished from the shore for over 30 years, and find it very exciting!
Did you not get out sunday afternoon tim?

Cheers
Peter

[eddie t]

how much do these kayak cost and how big is the one you have kayak that is.

[mallconpak]

Hi eddie
They are around £500 to £600 but you have the rest of the gear to get i.e. wetsuit, pfd safety gear etc. There are some good kit on e-bay people selling the full package second hand. The one i have is a Big Game Prowler made by Ocean Kayak it,s just under 13ft and 34ins wide

[eddie t]

thanks for the info mate cheers i will look in to it again thanks