Seaham pier?

[AndyT46]

Just joined ssac today along with the old man. We are going to have a crack at fishing it tomorrow but I was just wondering how much gear I'm likely to loose ? I have heard that the south pier is notoriously tackle hungry, but what about the north?
Also is there any spots that you would recommend? I've read about certain points but they are referred to by names rather than numbers, will these become obvious to me when I'm actually on the pier or is it just a case of having abit crack with lads on their while I am?

[beachbuddy]

Just joined ssac today along with the old man. We are going to have a crack at fishing it tomorrow but I was just wondering how much gear I'm likely to loose ? I have heard that the south pier is notoriously tackle hungry, but what about the north?
Also is there any spots that you would recommend? I've read about certain points but they are referred to by names rather than numbers, will these become obvious to me when I'm actually on the pier or is it just a case of having abit crack with lads on their while I am?

Has the club got the south pier?.

[Deans]

Just joined ssac today along with the old man. We are going to have a crack at fishing it tomorrow but I was just wondering how much gear I'm likely to loose ? I have heard that the south pier is notoriously tackle hungry, but what about the north?
Also is there any spots that you would recommend? I've read about certain points but they are referred to by names rather than numbers, will these become obvious to me when I'm actually on the pier or is it just a case of having abit crack with lads on their while I am?

marks 6 to 50 mainly clean.
(generally)

[AndyT46]

Not at the minute but as far as I know, when the work starts again later in the year you will be able to fish the south pier again. I'm sure someone will put me straight if I'm wrong.

[Deans]

Has the club got the south pier?.

back open when the repairs start again spring time apparently could be wrong mind you, then who knows after that

[GEORDIE H]

Has the club got the south pier?.

Tony the southy comes back in 1st April when the norhty is closed mate

[robbo1530]

There were 7 or 8 lads fishing the Southy last Saturday night when I was on the drum head.

To the OP, you can lose a canny bit of gear on the North drum, pegs 2 through 4. Peg 1 casting out into the channel between the piers is cleaner ground.

Spiles at the bottom by the gate is a tackle grave yard.

[AndyT46]

Robbo, when you say the north drum, is that a specific peg on the pier?

[robbo1530]

Robbo, when you say the north drum, is that a specific peg on the pier?

Drum head mate - end of the pier where the lighthouse is. In conditions like they are at the moment, best chance for the odd fish in my opinion. Great shot when there's some decent movement on.

[Stewart 1971]

Andy, the best way to learn the pier is to get on there and fish it. The bottom can change a bit with the tides but as Dean says from 6 down to about peg 50 it is mostly clean ground though you will lose gear here and there.

I'd also advise fishing some club comps - the pier is pegged so you either fish on your peg or hit a beach mark. This "forces" you to try different spots on the pier plus you also get to learn from seeing lots of other anglers fishing and what is getting caught in which areas (for example the last club comp in November was won with a bag of codling off the 40 odd mark, comp before that Sue had a 4lber in a 7lb bag from a similar area. Yet many would walk on past that section of the pier and fish nearer the end...)

[ships cat]

Robbo did you enjoy your fish?????

[robbo1530]

Robbo did you enjoy your fish?????

I did mate - shared it with me da who loves his cod baked in butter. V tasty marra so thanks again for that.

Good cracking on to you on Saturday - did you get any more after I gave up?

[LiamNE]

I did mate - shared it with me da who loves his cod baked in butter. V tasty marra so thanks again for that.

Good cracking on to you on Saturday - did you get any more after I gave up?

Glad to see you getting back into it amoung fish and joining the club, canny trek for you to your old stomping ground mind!

[ships cat]

I did mate - shared it with me da who loves his cod baked in butter. V tasty marra so thanks again for that.

Good cracking on to you on Saturday - did you get any more after I gave up?

A never mate just got colder still you've got to be in it to win it

[robbo1530]

Glad to see you getting back into it amoung fish and joining the club, canny trek for you to your old stomping ground mind!

Aye, it was like old times fishing on the Northie again, first time on there for easy 20 years. Not much changed, including me blanking! Enjoyed it though and had a good crack on with ShipsCat who also gave me the codling he caught. Must have been sympathy for me whinging about how effing cold me fingers were getting.

Even though its a bit of a trek I'm going to try to get some comps in this winter and try to catch up with some of the lads I used to fish with. Bit of variety on top of trying to learn the rock marks in Northumberland.