Flattie Beads etc

[The Great Wallsendo]

Reet...picture the scene

I'm flattie bashing - I've just bought myself a Carp/Estuary/Light Ledger rod

I've used my compass and I've got the wind behind me, I've hooked the perfect peeler/lug/mussle cocktail and I'm ready to despatch of the fish cleanly/quickly should the need arise.

I've practiced my cast and I'm now lobbing 300yds plus (??)....

The next question is - do beads/reflector blades/sequins and the like really work?

do you have them running freely up and down the snood or do you put a stop knot in above the hook?

Is less more? or is do you want your snood to look like Christmas has come early?

[insanojackson]

Used to fish for flatties a lot and i never thought they made a difference to be honest, always found that some nice fresh macy or peeler together with fishing the right mark at the right stage of tide made the difference not bits of plastic strung up the line

[codseeker]

for beads on hook snoods,i dont think flatties are bothered the way there dinner is served

[mickcave83]

totally agree with codseeker but i cant help myself when im knocking the flattie traces up lol.

[tonyfromalnwick]

There was a bloke in the Sea Dangler mag a year or two back who put upwards of 250 beads, buttons and sequins on his rigs,and even painted his sinkers red, yellow and white, and he was supposedly the top catcher in his area ( North Devon, I think).

Attractors certainly don't put the flatties off, so why not stick a few on ?

But you'll catch nowt without decent quality bait.

[5150]

I've always fished for flatties with the most stupidly simple rig, just two hooks, one with nice fresh harbour ragworm and the other with a sliver of mackeral, never bothered with beads etc and always had plenty of fish.

Try the mouth of the Wansbeck about 90mins each side of a (calm) high tide with little more than a light breeze, side where the boats are, fish on the little harbour wall casting into the bay probably only 30' cast running parallel to the wall (ie cast towards the spine road) or diagonally over the bay... Best times seem to be first thing in the morning or around dusk.

[insanojackson]

I've always fished for flatties with the most stupidly simple rig, just two hooks, one with nice fresh harbour ragworm and the other with a sliver of mackeral, never bothered with beads etc and always had plenty of fish.

Try the mouth of the Wansbeck about 90mins each side of a (calm) high tide with little more than a light breeze, side where the boats are, fish on the little harbour wall casting into the bay probably only 30' cast running parallel to the wall (ie cast towards the spine road) or diagonally over the bay... Best times seem to be first thing in the morning or around dusk.

Or fish right on the corner of the river on the north side about 2hours back on the ebb, if you cast diagnally towards the big silos at blyth there is usually a patch of water that appears deeper than the rest (you can tell whenyou see the water surface) a few years ago i used to pull 2 and 3 shots of flatties out of there on a regular basis most of a good size. Mackerel strip was all you needed. Won me a few quid that spot when i used to fish club matches up there!

[5150]

Was on cambois beach with the kids and puppy a lot lately, where the big double land-drain pipes are - any idea what the fishing is like next to them in the summer? terns were certainly working the water around it for bait fish last night at high tide and it looks fairly deep water, had me wondering about chucking a lure around for bass (once my bust hand heals up)..

[The Great Wallsendo]

Well...

In the name of experimentation - I thought I'd give this a go.....

Let me know your thoughts...

[tonyfromalnwick]

Give it a go, you've got nowt to lose !

[insanojackson]

In the name of experimentation - I thought I'd give this a go.....

Let me know your thoughts...

Looks ok, but only if you intend to wear it round your neck in a nightclub in Ibiza!

[KeithB]

Was it the lad who worked in Billys that used to fish with loads and loads of beads?? He was very successful if I remember rightly.

[BriH]

Give it a go, you've got nowt to lose !

apart from about £1.35 in tackle ,i hope you dont need to chuck it far ,otherwise you might have problems with Airtraffic Control

but apart from that ,i reckon it looks canny(are you putting a hook on the lure ?? ) and at least it will brighten up your rig wallet

let us all know your catch results with and without

[codseeker]

well u wont need a lead on it ,looks just right for casting

[Mogthemackem]

I always find about 3 bright beads above your hook will do on a 2 or 3 hook flapper. This has always worked better for me when the water's been really coloured (I am still allowed to use that term aren't I?)