| #1  02-20-2007, 05:07 AM | ||||
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| Ryhope - Broken Steps.... After a gruelling 4hrs in the New Hartley Open yesterday - and only managing this undersize coalie from the Beacons....  ...I decided to have a go this afternoon with the bait left over. Opted to go to the Broken Steps at Ryhope, decent flood tide with high water at around 4.30pm. Bait would be fresh yellowtails, snake whites and frozen crab. First chuck and a decent pull, resulting in a slack liner. Five minutes later and this little fella was landed....a stumpy codling, funny looking thing...  ....then the next two hours resulted in very small (around 8 inches) codling hitting the baits literally every chuck! Darkness came, and with the tide on the turn, hoped that something a little decent might turn up.....not to be, them small codling were everywhere! Then a slack liner had me hoping....but it wasn't a codling that took the bait - a bonny 3 - bearded rockling decided to make an appearance (don't get many of these at Ryhope!)....  ...another three chucks resulting in another three small codling, decided to call it a day... No decent fish, but a busy session. By the way, in The New Hartley Open yesterday, two anglers next to me started fishing at 07.45!!!!!!!! And they were in the match....... All fish were returned safely...     |
| #2 02-20-2007, 07:12 AM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... Well done Paul, looks like a greedy little cod there mate. __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #3 02-20-2007, 07:13 AM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... nice reports and pics paul, shame about the match,sounds a grueller |
| #4 02-20-2007, 07:38 AM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... nice one paul that cods cute (and i'm still waiting for my first) dave __________________ 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day , Game on www.exmouthsaa.co.uk I have the body of a God, Pity its Buddha :-0 |
| #5 02-20-2007, 08:45 AM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... Well done pardner. More good points there my man! Nice report mate, shame about the open. When you put the effort in like that it's always nice to catch some decent fish (He says! How would I know!  )Nice one mate!  __________________ Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that god intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as we do taking care of the lawn - Chuck Clark |
| #6 02-20-2007, 05:11 PM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... Well done paul thats is a fat little cod __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #7 02-20-2007, 05:17 PM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... Well done Paul.....a handsome fella the cod  __________________ There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind." - Washington Irving |
| #8 02-20-2007, 05:25 PM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... sounds like agood session mate nie cod plugger  __________________ if at first you dont succeed buy a boat. peter |
| #9 02-20-2007, 06:19 PM | ||||
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| Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... Quote:
, funny thing is, the little fella weighed about 1lb 8oz, and was only 10 inches long...lol well, he's swimming around the north sea again, none the worse for his ordeal I hope.... Altogether now......aaaaahhhhhhhhhh.......... |
| #10 02-20-2007, 08:25 PM | ||||
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 Re: Ryhope - Broken Steps.... 8" Cod??? We dream about 8" Cod down south lad!!! LOL Nice report & pic's Paul. Hope you have better luck at your next comp. __________________ One man's fish is another man's poissons http://www.deepsea.co.uk http://www.wildtrout.org |
