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posted on 28/3/2006 at 10:44
had a days pleasure fishing ytdy started out at the walkway first three casts three codling 2 about 2lb one abit smaller then tide got to strong and the fish disappeared. had a wander round to the pier had a cast at the post got a double shot of undersize tommys first chuck then had to move cos the guys with the crab pots turned up to empty them was fishing next to a lad called "big fred" we both moved up towards the end. i went to the small wall as the tide started to ease. nothing first chuck second chuck had the classic drop back bite wound into it and everything went solid. after a bit of coaxing managed to get it moving it was obviously a fish as the tip was nodding constantly. it took me about 10-15mins to get the fish up and moving. it stayed deep right to the side i was convinced it had line or rubbish wrapped around it but when it surfaced next to the stone steps, it was huge one of the biggest cod ive ever seen. fred went down the steps with still a swell on no net or gaff i knew i would be lucky to get it and so it proved as soon as fred attempted to get the fish onto the steps the 35lb hook length parted in the middle. well you can imagine the rest!!!! i have had fish to 16lb from this coast and this was way bigger than that i can only guess but would say it was at least 20lb probably more. i hadnt realy planned to go to the pier and in light of recent catches hadnt expected anything like this so all the hundreds of pounds i have spent on rods, reels, etc my next purchase will be a dropnet. after the horse has bolted i suppose!!
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 10:56
Bad luck mate,nowt i can say that will make you feel better.
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:23
I can confirm that he was gutted,he called me from the pier end,and atfta i stopped him fron crying,i told him id give him some decent rig line. LOL. Unlucky M8..!!
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:35
Hard-lines mate!
I don't think I have ever seen anyone actually carrying a drop net,
It's one of those; I'll never need one scenario's, until what you have described above actually happens!
Keep it up!
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JamesC
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:40
fred rang me to tell me unlucky mate heard of some big fish being lost i seen a biggun lost on saturday 15 + off the brass ball
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 12:37
nice report mate,bad luck in not landing the fish
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 17:04
Good report mate.
I don't know wether it's a good thing, or bad thing, that you saw the size of your fish.
You must be gutted.
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 21:20
Nice Report mate
very very hardlines on the fish
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 23:24
Hard lines, I know the feeling after Newbiggin the other week. Only difference then was there was nearly £1500 riding on it.
Just noticed the number of posts
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 09:22
im glad i saw the fish and i suppose i had it beaten as it was lying on the surface about 6ft from fred. i had let all the fish go i had caught on the day and this fish had a huge gut on it and was probably full of roe so i hope it getting away results in plenty of baby cod!!! as you can see im trying to focus on the positives to stop myself crying!
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 16:22
I just hope its gut wasnt full ov my crab....!!!! if you kno wat i mean flathead.
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 21:38
Unlucky M8.. I'll lend you my drop net cos I find it hard using it on Marsden beach....lol
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 11:29
good report m8t,
unlucky on the fish, i was told 1's never 2 grab the line as it puts all the presure on the snood. it happend 2 me at white rocks with a m8t's fish 20lb+ i did'nt grab the line but coaxed it arond the ledge, 2 inches away from guilling it & the snood snapped.
it was'nt my fish but i was just as gutted m8t, it did'nt swim awat either it just sank 2 the bottom out of sight
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 12:40
in hindsight i really dont know what we could have done, fred didnt really pull at the fish it was just as the large swell passed the fish dropped down 4-6ft there was nothing we could do. short of dragging it to the rubble but doubt that would have worked its about a third of a mile.
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 15:36
yeah forgot to mention blackrat it ate all that nice crab i had for you for your match next week! wots it they say youll find sympathy in the dictionary between sh*t and syphillis!!!
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 18:27
I've always been of the opinion if you lose a fish no matter how big or small it is and you know for certain in your mind that you have done nothing wrong then you weren't meant to land it, as simple as that. Don't dwell on it, at least you know what it's like to hook into a big fish, the majority of anglers will never know that feeling.
Just enjoy the experience.
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 20:56
Flathead,I kno where you live
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 22:38
Hard lines Flathead. know what you went through.
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posted on 31/3/2006 at 06:06
is that rite blackrat, you may no where i live but im the one with 27 hostages!!!
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posted on 1/4/2006 at 08:54
Aye,forgot about them, MATE,PAL,BUD,FRIEND
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posted on 1/4/2006 at 13:46
nuff said!!!!
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posted on 2/4/2006 at 11:11
FLAT HEAD IVE TOLD YOU MILLIONS OF TIMES ABOUT EXAGGERATING,IT WAS HOW BIG ????.LOL LOL LOL
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 08:08
you more than anyone should know davie that size is important!!
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 15:51
yes i know some of us are cursed,12 inches = 1 foot !!!
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 18:52
fuuny i thought you were a bit taller than that mind!!!!
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 10:44
had a days pleasure fishing ytdy started out at the walkway first three casts three codling 2 about 2lb one abit smaller then tide got to strong and the fish disappeared. had a wander round to the pier had a cast at the post got a double shot of undersize tommys first chuck then had to move cos the guys with the crab pots turned up to empty them was fishing next to a lad called "big fred" we both moved up towards the end. i went to the small wall as the tide started to ease. nothing first chuck second chuck had the classic drop back bite wound into it and everything went solid. after a bit of coaxing managed to get it moving it was obviously a fish as the tip was nodding constantly. it took me about 10-15mins to get the fish up and moving. it stayed deep right to the side i was convinced it had line or rubbish wrapped around it but when it surfaced next to the stone steps, it was huge one of the biggest cod ive ever seen. fred went down the steps with still a swell on no net or gaff i knew i would be lucky to get it and so it proved as soon as fred attempted to get the fish onto the steps the 35lb hook length parted in the middle. well you can imagine the rest!!!! i have had fish to 16lb from this coast and this was way bigger than that i can only guess but would say it was at least 20lb probably more. i hadnt realy planned to go to the pier and in light of recent catches hadnt expected anything like this so all the hundreds of pounds i have spent on rods, reels, etc my next purchase will be a dropnet. after the horse has bolted i suppose!!
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 10:56
Bad luck mate,nowt i can say that will make you feel better.
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:23
I can confirm that he was gutted,he called me from the pier end,and atfta i stopped him fron crying,i told him id give him some decent rig line. LOL. Unlucky M8..!!
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:35
Hard-lines mate!
I don't think I have ever seen anyone actually carrying a drop net,
It's one of those; I'll never need one scenario's, until what you have described above actually happens!
Keep it up!
Cheers
JamesC
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 11:40
fred rang me to tell me unlucky mate heard of some big fish being lost i seen a biggun lost on saturday 15 + off the brass ball
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 12:37
nice report mate,bad luck in not landing the fish
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 17:04
Good report mate.
I don't know wether it's a good thing, or bad thing, that you saw the size of your fish.
You must be gutted.
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 21:20
Nice Report mate
very very hardlines on the fish
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posted on 28/3/2006 at 23:24
Hard lines, I know the feeling after Newbiggin the other week. Only difference then was there was nearly £1500 riding on it.
Just noticed the number of posts
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 09:22
im glad i saw the fish and i suppose i had it beaten as it was lying on the surface about 6ft from fred. i had let all the fish go i had caught on the day and this fish had a huge gut on it and was probably full of roe so i hope it getting away results in plenty of baby cod!!! as you can see im trying to focus on the positives to stop myself crying!
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 16:22
I just hope its gut wasnt full ov my crab....!!!! if you kno wat i mean flathead.
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posted on 29/3/2006 at 21:38
Unlucky M8.. I'll lend you my drop net cos I find it hard using it on Marsden beach....lol
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 11:29
good report m8t,
unlucky on the fish, i was told 1's never 2 grab the line as it puts all the presure on the snood. it happend 2 me at white rocks with a m8t's fish 20lb+ i did'nt grab the line but coaxed it arond the ledge, 2 inches away from guilling it & the snood snapped.
it was'nt my fish but i was just as gutted m8t, it did'nt swim awat either it just sank 2 the bottom out of sight
flathead
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 12:40
in hindsight i really dont know what we could have done, fred didnt really pull at the fish it was just as the large swell passed the fish dropped down 4-6ft there was nothing we could do. short of dragging it to the rubble but doubt that would have worked its about a third of a mile.
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 15:36
yeah forgot to mention blackrat it ate all that nice crab i had for you for your match next week! wots it they say youll find sympathy in the dictionary between sh*t and syphillis!!!
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 18:27
I've always been of the opinion if you lose a fish no matter how big or small it is and you know for certain in your mind that you have done nothing wrong then you weren't meant to land it, as simple as that. Don't dwell on it, at least you know what it's like to hook into a big fish, the majority of anglers will never know that feeling.
Just enjoy the experience.
blackrat
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 20:56
Flathead,I kno where you live
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posted on 30/3/2006 at 22:38
Hard lines Flathead. know what you went through.
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flathead
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posted on 31/3/2006 at 06:06
is that rite blackrat, you may no where i live but im the one with 27 hostages!!!
blackrat
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posted on 1/4/2006 at 08:54
Aye,forgot about them, MATE,PAL,BUD,FRIEND
flathead
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posted on 1/4/2006 at 13:46
nuff said!!!!
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posted on 2/4/2006 at 11:11
FLAT HEAD IVE TOLD YOU MILLIONS OF TIMES ABOUT EXAGGERATING,IT WAS HOW BIG ????.LOL LOL LOL
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 08:08
you more than anyone should know davie that size is important!!
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 15:51
yes i know some of us are cursed,12 inches = 1 foot !!!
flathead
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posted on 3/4/2006 at 18:52
fuuny i thought you were a bit taller than that mind!!!!