another 12hour sesh

[Vamp]

Nothing wrong with 3/0 to 4/0 hooks and deffinitley nothing wrong with a deacent bait in the water,sounds like you done every thing right.
even whiting and stuff like that will take a 3/0 hook no probs,
you had about the same luck as us when we were on the oppisite pier,the night before.
sea has been flat for to long (nice for the small boats,crap for the shore angler unless your on a rock mark,and there prob all lying just off casting distance.
allways better after after a good northerly blow,to bring them in hopfully we get one soon.

its like this if the fish aint around you aint gonna catch doesnt matter what bait or hook size or rig your using,ive seen people hammering cod before with traces that i would of used when i was 10 and new no better about rigs and that

[Jaguar]

you could have been at Blyth pier and totaly blanked thats why its called Fishing not catching

[greggthe1]

Like the lads say mate nowt wrong with big baits at all. I got a 8lb or woz it 8oz flatty in the open and it took a 4/0 hook right down with about 10 rag and lug on!!! More bait you have on the better the scent in the water i think! Tony is also right tho...small hooks will also catch fish but they don't always land themas 1 of the lads on here will testify to

[The Great Wallsendo]

classic example of the sport we enjoy...there is no right or wrong answer

You can be fishing one way and not catching, whereas the lad next to you is fishing the same way and pulling them in fish after fish...it's sometimes a mystery...but I still say we should have ALL fished High Shore last night LOL

[cocomonkey19k]

cheers for the replys lads im in deperate need of some help with finding the fish lol im gonna try same sized hooks with smaller baits and if that dont work then big baits with small hooks lol just gonna keep trying diff things till i find the cod im after

[gazzawill]

1 bit of advice i offer is
dont waste your money on the peeler man or linconshire peeler stuff on ebay

buy a pack of rag or lug for the same price .
that stuff from ebay is total bollox(also freeze dried rag/preserved lug /rag)

buy fresh mate save you wasting money
(unless its runnydown)

[codseeker]

few blanking spells now im catching

dont give in mate there will be some good catching sessions soon,theres me 3 sessions in a row the other week with not a thing(everyone gets a bad spell ),but when u do start hitting into them cod the blanking days and nights soon fade away ,good luck mate

[cocomonkey19k]

1 bit of advice i offer is
dont waste your money on the peeler man or linconshire peeler stuff on ebay

buy a pack of rag or lug for the same price .
that stuff from ebay is total bollox(also freeze dried rag/preserved lug /rag)

buy fresh mate save you wasting money
(unless its runnydown)

good point mate we tried that peelerman **** from ebay what a load of bollox lol it dont even had a smell to it lol ill learn by my mistakes

im off out again to hartley to fish low water 2night so hope i get somit

[mick dunn]

I bought that peeler man stuff and it is rubbish.
Stick with fresh rag,lug,a macky or squid.
I was using size one hooks the other day on the heugh. Thats how i caught those two weavers.Size two is also ok and i also use threes sometimes.
Size 1 is better for getting smaller fish. Bit harder putting the worm on but i think ok.Cos they will also catch big fish.
One day you will end up fishing and BANG you will have a bag full such as whities. If the conditions are right.
Its the fishing game.

[gazzawill]

your right there mick soon one night the whiting will hit and you get tired pulling them in and casting out lol good sport tho
keep cracking on mate you will get your fish soon