If you were to chose....?

[The Great Wallsendo]

I'm going to do it - I'm finally going to do some proper fishing next week.

The problem is location. I'm torn between these two places:

North Shields Fish Quay (car park next to old lifeboat jetty) onto the mudflats south of the Black Middens

or

Seaton Sluice beach....

If anyone out there had to chose - which would be the preferred venue?

[jamcod]

go on try the river with fresh crab , jamcod

[Hiram.A.Biff]

Id try the river, with smaller font. Sorry i mean smaller hooks. 1/0s for flatties.

[The Great Wallsendo]

cheers...

...for the advice.

Looked at both venues this week at low tide...both look like they could be good, but for ease of access you can't go wrong with the river (smallest font i could find LOL)

[sless]

good luck mate
i hope your fish are as big
ahahahhaha

[jamcod]

jesus its like reading the fishing section in the sunday paper , cant see that either , jamcod !!

[The Great Wallsendo]

Someone mentioned.....

.....crab baits.

Is it as fiddly as it looks to hook and present nicely on the hooks?

I've always steered clear because I'm a little intimidated by it, for fear of making a dogs ear of it

[Mogthemackem]

If you're using 1/0 hooks then just cut up your crab so it's small enough not to cover the hooks and bind with a bit elastic. Presentation's important but you'll learn that with time but only if you give it a shot.

You might also have a better chance of catching further up the river. Anywhere up to and including Newcastle business park.