Hello Everyone!

[leckytech]

Hi,

Thought it might be an idea to say hello to you all before I get to the questions...lol

I mainly been a bit of a fluffchucker for the past 20 years and only occasionally dipped my toe into sea angling apart from when I was a wee lad. Needless to say and probably like the rest of you I was/am mad keen on fishing and disappeared onto a river or loch at every opportunity.

Real life steps in and gives me a couple of kids and I havn't really ventured out for 12 years well maybe a couple of times out of the Tyne with the father in law.

10 years ago I moved from Scotland to South Shields/Sunderland [Seaburn] and the time is ripe for me to resume my passion.

So....

As I'm a little ignorant as to what I'm gonna need to get kitted up for some boat angling, I was kind of hoping some of you nice gents would point me in the general direction and maybe suggest a local boat charter thats takes individuals out and a ballpark cost for a day out.

I work offshore 3 weeks on/off so plenty time to wet a line when Im home.

• Obviously Im gonna need a boat rod and reel. Budget £120 ish
  
  What sort of tackle/rigs am I going to need, i seem to remember using "daylights" the last time and how many would I need to start off with for wreck fishing for example.
  
  Weights/sinkers
  
  Braid or mono or both [breaking strain]
  
  Where can I get Lug/Ragworm/Squid from?

Better stop there for now.

Appreciate any help offered and apologies for all the questions.

Cheers for now

Leckytech

Edit: Forgot to say, cracking forum! Loads of useful advice cant believe I've never seen it before.

[lingking]

boats

rag lug from fishermans locker in southwick

[leckytech]

Thanks mate I'll check that out when I get back home. Must go through Southwick daily when home, never seen it before

[Topfly]

Hi Leckytech, welcome to NESA , if you go to homepage at the bottom right of this page you can get all the info you need. tight lines.

[KeithB]

Hello Lecky & welcome to NESA.

Boat rods around 20lb class or lower are the most popular these days and will cope with most fish in our waters, the Fladen Maxximus solid carbon rods are popular, I use one of these with a Shimano TLD 15 loaded with 55lb Dynon braid (I don't bother with a shock leader). For sinkers I tend to use 10 & 12oz, I'd say take at least 15 per trip (I can loose that many per hour on a good day )

As for rigs, well it's best to cover as many options as you can, baited daylites & Hokkais are popular, but the majority of the time I use baited flowing traces, 6/0 - 8/0 pennels baited with crab, squid mussell etc early season and 8/0 - 10/0 baited with mackeral once they arrive. Pirks / Rippers also work well.

The Sarah JFk & The mistress are two charter boats well worth a try.

Hope this helps.

[leckytech]

Thanks Topfly will have a gander.

Excellent just what i was wanting to read Kieth

Cheers

[Norman]

Hi mate,
welcome aboard, loads of help available I`m sure, look forward to hearing about your results (already too much info for me to compete with lol) all the best mate

norm

[leckytech]

Hello Lecky & welcome to NESA.

Boat rods around 20lb class or lower are the most popular these days and will cope with most fish in our waters, the Fladen Maxximus solid carbon rods are popular, I use one of these with a Shimano TLD 15 loaded with 55lb Dynon braid (I don't bother with a shock leader).

Is this the rod your suggesting here

and this reel?

Thanks in advance

[KeithB]

Yeah that's the ones, but plenty more out there.

[codseeker]

welcome to nesa m8 hope ya enjoy

[leckytech]

Yeah that's the ones, but plenty more out there.

Cheers Kieth,

Think I made a boo boo that rod is a one piece, bit inconvenient that, but ive spotted the two piece. Been looking at the ugly stix as well.

Cant wait to get stuck in.

Paul

[The Great Wallsendo]

love the fladen solid carbons - only reason I sold mine was coz I fancied a change but they are truly great rods

[KeithB]

Ugly Stik's also good rods Paul.