Hello all! im new to sea Fishing :-)

[kiwimarty]

Charlotte,

I hate feathers.........yuck. I agree they have their place, collecting bait!

East Portlemouth and Prawle Point area produce an abundance of fish at various times of the year. I will add at this stage that this area is relatively unexplored by me, but I have met an old fella at work who has fished this area for years. He tells me there is a beach close to East Portlemouth (Salcombe Estuary) which produces Plaice around this time of year to rag and squid cocktail. He said to me only today, that he has caught Thornback Ray there also, using peeler crab.

Prawle Point and the accessible rock marks in the area, produce Bass to float fished live prawn or sand eel, or if this is not easily available too you, try using a plug (Rapala J7/J9/J11) or a Dexter Wedge (spinning).

When the weather gets nice and warm and the sea temp has risen, float fish ragworm from the same rock marks for Black Bream but keep the hooks smaller, e.g., size 1 or 2 as the Bream have smaller mouths compared to other fish of a similar size.

I hope this helps as this is about all I know at the moment without fishing the area more extensively. A small group of us intend to fish there later on in the year.

Cheers.

Kiwi.

[New-2-Fishing]

Originally Posted by kiwimarty

Charlotte,

I hate feathers.........yuck. I agree they have their place, collecting bait!

East Portlemouth and Prawle Point area produce an abundance of fish at various times of the year. I will add at this stage that this area is relatively unexplored by me, but I have met an old fella at work who has fished this area for years. He tells me there is a beach close to East Portlemouth (Salcombe Estuary) which produces Plaice around this time of year to rag and squid cocktail. He said to me only today, that he has caught Thornback Ray there also, using peeler crab.

Prawle Point and the accessible rock marks in the area, produce Bass to float fished live prawn or sand eel, or if this is not easily available too you, try using a plug (Rapala J7/J9/J11) or a Dexter Wedge (spinning).

When the weather gets nice and warm and the sea temp has risen, float fish ragworm from the same rock marks for Black Bream but keep the hooks smaller, e.g., size 1 or 2 as the Bream have smaller mouths compared to other fish of a similar size.

I hope this helps as this is about all I know at the moment without fishing the area more extensively. A small group of us intend to fish there later on in the year.

Cheers.

Kiwi.

thanks for that, i think i`ll try and use a dexter wedge, as its more simpler then useing bait, hope that dos`nt sound to daft lol
and do you meen that you dont like feathers because they dont give fish much chance? is to greedy?, thanks again charlotte

[CHUBB]

the reason that most peeps dont like feathers is because it is seen as somewhat unsporting, as you said it is a little greedy (unless you have a use for so much fish), plus you dont really get a fight off the fish and so it negates the point of fishing for many people. spinning is much better as you have direct contact to one fish and you tend to catch bigger fish usng a spinner than feathers.

this is only a personal opinion so you can ignore it if you want.

[New-2-Fishing]

hello again Chubb,

i think i agree about what you said...see what you meen

also what is a plug? like to use?. all i know is you use it in (sinks & baths) lol i had to say that sorry
anyway, so is a plug & a dexter wedge just as good as each other please?,

thanks

[Plod]

Hi Charlotte,

Plugs and spinners are used in a similar way but they are different (especially in price) The plugs or lures that Kiwi mentioned are anything up to £10 each, and are made to represent the small fish that the predators go after. They come in all shapes and sizes, and are generally graded by weight. There are floating and sinking types as well, and the plastic bib on the front makes the floating ones dive as you reel in, the bigger the bib, the deeper the dive.

As for Dexter wedges, Toby lures etc, they are pieces of metal, that cost about £3. Again, they are usually graded by weight, and don't ask me why fish go for them!! They either trigger the predatory nature of the fish, or it thinks it is a silvery bait fish. Either way, both methods catch fish.

Not patronising, but you basically cast out, let it sink for some seconds (if it is a sinker) then reel in, varying the speed. Let it sink for different amounts of time until you find the fish (trying not to catch the bottom!). Job done.

Hope this helps, Darren

[New-2-Fishing]

Originally Posted by Plod

Hi Charlotte,

Plugs and spinners are used in a similar way but they are different (especially in price) The plugs or lures that Kiwi mentioned are anything up to £10 each, and are made to represent the small fish that the predators go after. They come in all shapes and sizes, and are generally graded by weight. There are floating and sinking types as well, and the plastic bib on the front makes the floating ones dive as you reel in, the bigger the bib, the deeper the dive.

As for Dexter wedges, Toby lures etc, they are pieces of metal, that cost about £3. Again, they are usually graded by weight, and don't ask me why fish go for them!! They either trigger the predatory nature of the fish, or it thinks it is a silvery bait fish. Either way, both methods catch fish.

Not patronising, but you basically cast out, let it sink for some seconds (if it is a sinker) then reel in, varying the speed. Let it sink for different amounts of time until you find the fish (trying not to catch the bottom!). Job done.

Hope this helps, Darren

no thats ok, thanks for that Darren,

charlotte