OUT TONIGHT........BUT WHY?

[ollie]

pull yoursen together TC ,whats the matter with ya man ,heck i can see me coming up and having to slap yer with a big fish ,its the ole mind playing tricks on you.just think you could be bored to tears in the hoose or stood gazing out to sea with the expectation of a lunker finding your bait and having a bit of banter with some of the lads

[BIGCHRIS]

just a thought but maybe try and go out and target a certain species of fish ie whiting one night and flatties the next instead of chasing the ever illusive cod constantly it hones your skills in all areas of the sport and gives you a real sense of achievement when you catch what your after all of sudden catching whities and dabs isnt so boring and whilst searching for these species your tactics you wouldnt normally use throw up some interesting surprises like bass, wrasse,rockling ,eels and loads more it just keeps the adventure alive for me and certainly helps me get over the blues of fishing the same marks over again with big baits for mr cod
if none of this helps mate im sure you will soon be staring at that tip again and smiling.

[MickA]

Got to agree with Bigchris. I was getting a bit pee\'d last year chucking bait out only to get an empty hook back (crabs) or worse the bait back totally untouched (sod all about), so instead of going out with bait I started to use a lighter rod with lures/jelly worms/rubber eels etc and got to say I thoroughly enjoyed the change. Keeps you active all the time, constant casting, also gets you a good indication of what the seabed is like once you\'ve got the bottle to bounce the lead and lure across the bottom, just need to switch off the \'gotta keep it up in the water or it\'ll snag\' mentality. Mainly tried off Shields and Roker piers and caught quite a few Coley\'s, some Pollack and even a couple of Codling. Also had a few goes off the beaches and again had coley\'s and a couple of bass. Another plus side is as you don\'t need fresh bait you can get out whenever you feel the urge. Had a good number of early mornings on the pier before work.

So don\'t contemplate jacking it in just try something a bit different.

[willywetegg]

Great idea Chris and Mick I have been trying a bit of the same.

Problem is, does it work in the dark as TC doesn\'t get out that much during the day. Someting to do with his boyhood days back in Transylvania lol.

Jim.

[mark]

OUT TONIGHT........BUT WHY?

simple...

because you can! what more reason do you need

[TC]

Come to think of it........I don\'t get out much at night either, now....lol

[willywetegg]

Will be in touch when I am better mate. Must put that right.

And I\'ve got a tenner for you lol.

Jim.

[hookup-1]

hi guys just got back been up the road for a look never seen so many butterfly clams in my life

[micky-quayle]

i never go long without getting out fishing but have to admit sometimes the urge to get out there is a lot stronger than others. even if i go through a lacklustre spell i still feel compelled to get out there on a quite regular basis even if the fishing is not at its best, its as if its something i \"must\" do.
when i go through an \"enthusiastic\" period (often lasting several weeks or even months) i allow nothing and nobody to come between me and my fishing, one day it\'ll probably cost me my marriage (although i\'ll probably never be that lucky)

[michaelw]

Tony I think its nerves

Next month 26 Feb

Getting close, getting worried

dont be shy its January, the transfer window is open

your probably not the only one thinking about it

you know it makes sense

[michaelw]

TC come and join us

you know you want to

[RobAdair]

Must admit that me and our kid have done pretty well this season (since the 1st October) but in previous years, when I fished alone, I\'ve seen myself sitting gazing at the sea and the stars when I should have been baiting up and fishing.

The isolation and silence does it for me, whether or not I\'m catching, priceless.

[TC]

Nope.....it wasn\'t the fact that I wasn\'t catching anything......as I said, I was having quite a good night catchwise.....well....by my standards....lol......and in the past I\'ve had countless blank sessions which I still thoroughly enjoyed. Dunno what it was, mebbies just had \"other things\" on my mind and wasn\'t really in the mood for fishin\'. Also, as I said, it was a total spur of the moment thing - I guess I didn\'t have the bulid up of anticipation.....lol. Mind you - sometimes the \"spur of the moment\" thing is great.....just wasn\'t to be on that ocassion.

As for selling my soul to the badlands of the North........I might just do that..........only to jinx the North team, though.....hahahaha......even the lads on The Boys get well below par catches when I\'ve been out with them !!

[Stores]

Tony, imagine having come back from Eyemouth 2005 prematurely because of the weather, having looked forward to it all year, to then come back over half term, to find it flat as a fart, to fish over xmas commiting yourself to a long weekend but with no sleep ( I know mam I did come to see you but you do understand don\'t you) to looking forward to the North v South comp which will finish at God knows what time followed by a 200 mile trip down the M1 to teach the next day and all the time looking at the web cams and thinking.......








if I lived in Cullercoats I wouldn\'t fish tonight.....or tonight.....or tonight.........but yes tonight \'cos conditions are right tonight.

I love standing on the rock ends knowing I\'m not going to catch \'owt simply because I can only fish when I can. Perhaps we need to fish together as a mutual catch nowt cooperative lol