Sea Angler mag under attack again

[Charlton]

when I was phoning around today after fishing info for my columns a couple of contacts said i should read the Sea Angler as according to the latest edition the east coast is having its best cod fishing for fifty years or something like that. has anyone else seen it, I don't get it, if this is true then somebody has been passing them some iffy info, or they have been on the happy backy.

[anndy]

got the mag ..they are out of touch with the real world,, printing uter rubbish to sell magazines

[codseeker]

its the happy baccy alan mate must be lol or the not telling us northeastern lads up here

[PaulGH]

Indeed, there is a codling boom going on don't ya know according to certain parties.

[YoursTruly]

Now Now Alan, you shold know better!

Me am sayin nowt!

Waiting for you know who!

lol!

[Sigsy]

My view probably doesn't really count for much as I only started sea fishing in Feb 2008, but I'm dedicated and passionate so maybe it does?

But I bought Sea Angler every month since I started and to be honest, I've never read anything since then that I didn't find out from either: this site, fishing buddies, or my local tackle shop in the first month,
The advertised kit is far more expensive than your local dealer, and the articles are pretty un-inspiring (who really wants to hear Henry Gilbey going on about plugging for bass every month?) or which 4x4 is the best for pulling a boat?

I still buy it, for something to read while I'm having a sh*te, but after the whole Sonik release review which, by surprise, they gave a missive thumbs up to (maybe something to do with the front page and every other page being a sonik advert KERCHING) it just seemed to lose a bit credibility for me.

But like I said, thats just my opinion

[codseeker]

magazines sells and advertises stuff front page say no more its same as newspapers

[YoursTruly]

Wait for it lol!

not long now alan, you and sigsy will be told

[Cod,cod,cod!]

We still get it though thats the funny thing! Every year theres a cod special which, incidently i do love but its always the same stuff like how to keep yrself warm etc.... I like last months i think but have hardly read this months articles cos they have no relevance to my fishing, then again them poor buggas on the west dont know what a cod looks like never mind catch one!
Theres only so much it can tell u though and the rest is up to u to go fish the marks. Theres no secret in fishing, Top quality bait put in the right areas = fish! At the min i'm begging to wonder!

[Deans]

i agree. however, this year has seen a lot of double figure fish.
yous not agree?
obviously the 50 years is way out.

[PaulGH]

Deans there definitely has been a lot more early season doubles this year (erm last year ) but we've had a lot more big sea action early season than normal too.
Still not a 'Codling Boom' the doubles are mature fish that probably due to the big seas strayed to the shoreline.

[KeithB]

Don't buy sea angler, but maybe they mean further south, surely the east coast goes all the way from the top to the bottom. Maybe there's not much up here cos those cockneys (anyone south of scarborough) are catching them all.

[kela66]

My view probably doesn't really count for much as I only started sea fishing in Feb 2008, but I'm dedicated and passionate so maybe it does?

But I bought Sea Angler every month since I started and to be honest, I've never read anything since then that I didn't find out from either: this site, fishing buddies, or my local tackle shop in the first month,
The advertised kit is far more expensive than your local dealer, and the articles are pretty un-inspiring (who really wants to hear Henry Gilbey going on about plugging for bass every month?) or which 4x4 is the best for pulling a boat?

I still buy it, for something to read while I'm having a sh*te, but after the whole Sonik release review which, by surprise, they gave a missive thumbs up to (maybe something to do with the front page and every other page being a sonik advert KERCHING) it just seemed to lose a bit credibility for me.

But like I said, thats just my opinion

started the same time as you as well & i totally agree with you, have you noticed they are starting to repeat photographs too .the last couple off issues had photos in that came from last feb/march issues ! whats all that about ? still buying it though but im starting to prefer total sea fishing it seems a bit more realistic ie when roger mortimore tests a rod he takes it out for ex amount of hours and still tell everyone he caught nowt

[dizzydaz]

i got this months issue and it dose say best fishing for 50 years with apparently 30 cod taken in 3 days and the lads who caught them where only fishing over high water down at KENT dungeness or somwhere like that anyway it says a litle bit about the north east rock marks producing some fish but it certainly aint the best year for 50 or so years infact i aint taken a decent cod home now for over 4 years biggest ive taken in that time is only2.5lb

[rod-the-cod]

i dont think he is going to say his piece terry theres a 1st....