Any Cod About

scooby · #1 11-12-2005, 10:53 AM

Anyone catching cod off needles yet ???
fishing cod champs hoping to catch a lunker next week fingers crossed ,
any tips on bait/ rigs/ ect will be very much appreciated

trigger fish · #2 12-24-2005, 07:31 AM

someone was fishing down there , i think it was with rag worm , on a paterknoster ( if thats how you spell it ) trace .. caught 8lb , 4 lb , and a 4 & 1/2 lb .. all bass , i think he has caught some more things , go on in march season .. or late winter , like in febuary . some where round then .. you should catch some cod .

gullyworm · #3 12-24-2005, 10:10 AM

Dont think so mate the boat reports coming out of pompey have been awfull this year and its getting a bit late for the cod down here now.
Best of luck.

scooby · #4 12-25-2005, 10:52 AM

Tell me about it, fished cod champs 2 days south needles isle of wight over 200 anglers fished comp no cod caught on our boat first day had 3 conger every one of um thinking were cod, bloody conger great sport though 13 cod caught first day overall , 2nd day caught more conger 2 cod were caught 23Ib & 7Ib overall 32 cod were boated great event but didnt catch a cod

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duncan · #5 01-06-2006, 10:11 AM

Fished the Needles area in the Poole Cod comp on the 28th Dec - 170 odd anglers and 6 cod (worse than the 9 cod caught last year!).

We were lucky (hehe) and a 13lb fish took the £500 first private boat prize.

On gutting the cod's stomach was empty!

scooby · #6 01-06-2006, 11:41 AM

Not bad for a days fishing eh!

There,s certainly been a decrease of cod caught over the years

funny you mentioning cod stomach being empty,
quite a few anglers said the same at BRIT-COD CHAMPS.
just goes to show there food source is getting scarce cod are feeding elsewhere, who knows ?

Time will tell.

duncan · #7 01-08-2006, 07:44 PM

yes it is all a bitodd Scooby.

at the same time whiting nearby (nab area) are coming in stuffed with sprats as outlined by Steve (Lookfar) elasewhere on here.

the cod tend to come into the inshore areas after the sprats and sand crabs, also feeding hard on brittle stars a bit further out as well apparantly.

one way or another the 'system' is changing in the area at the moment - might be temporary - might not.

scooby · #8 01-09-2006, 05:02 PM

I just hope things improve fingers crossed it is just temporary duncan.

Friend of mine purchased a 17' wilson flyer back in june we've only managed 3 trips so far out of lee on solent need a bit more experience before we tackle nab & needles areas but hopfully be out there amongst the cod next season.

Lookfar · #9 01-10-2006, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scooby

Friend of mine purchased a 17' wilson flyer back in june we've only managed 3 trips so far out of lee on solent need a bit more experience before we tackle nab & needles areas but hopfully be out there amongst the cod next season.

There's a few of us launch into Langstone if you want a buddy boat at any point. Given a really flat forecast we might be out Nab way in the next 6 weeks or so, otherwise the season on Selsey for tope and bream will kick off in late April. Welcome to tag along, any way we can help just PM me.

Steve

scooby · #10 01-10-2006, 05:00 PM

Hi steve.
Langstones actually better for us, we've been talking about launching from there' is there a certain slip you use & can you launch at low tide appriciate any info.

As for fishing nab let us know look forward to it and hopfully arrange a meet
if not definatly up for fishing off selsey for tope, bream etc.

Darren..

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