Whitley Bay beach advice

[AleMarvaldi]

Hey, I am going to fish whitley beach for the first time tomorrow evening around low tide from abt 7.30. Any advice? I read around the forum the bottom is rough and better go for mono 30lb instead of 15lb + leader. Breakaway impact lead to hold the ground? One or two rods? On rocks where I recently fished I went for one rod during the dark to keep it simple (and being more agile).

Baits: I ordered yellow lugs at ollie's

Cheers
Alex

[vicflange]

There's some info about Whitley on the NESA site mate. It has a map on there too. Personally I would only fish the one rod. 25lb line plus. The ground can be heavy, but there are clean patches. Chances are, I'll be down there myself tomorrow night.

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[g-force]

Whitley fished well on wednesday when the sea was big - there's still a bit running now, but not enough really for some of the marks. Personally, I'd start at the south end near Watts Slope - park up at the bingo (next to Spanish City) where it's free and walk around and down the slope onto the beach. It's currently very scoured out & bouldery down from the high tide line but at low water you can get onto some of the ledges and a short chuck is all that's needed - there should still be enough sea on so that you can see it breaking on the outer reef. Generally 30-70 yds is about right, and the gully is pretty clean - you can certainly 2 hook it along here no problem but I'd stick with the heavier gear as there can be the odd snag, but nothing too bad. Have a try anywhere from the Half Moons (the rocks at the southern end of the old lower prom) up towards the Panama - it's only when you get up to Panama Bay that you start hitting kelp beds and the rock marks to the north are much more mixed ground. There should still be a few fish about as long as there's a bit of movement.

Gary

[AleMarvaldi]

Thanks lads for your tips

Had a canny session out yesterday.
Took home 2 cods and 1 withing for a total of 1.2 kg.
Also had a smaller one (undersize) and a crab released.

Whitley beach was very crowded. Did not expect so many people out there!
More than at the Fenwicks christmas window opening!!!