help

Hello all,

I am a new member and thought I might ask for a bit of help to see if anyonre has any ideas.

I have been fishing in the UK for 4 years now and have a terrible record at catching fish.

I always try a variety of baits, rigs and spots (all along the south coast - hampshire, dorset, cornwall, isle of whight) but to no avail.

I reckon I probably catch 1 fish every 14 hours!

Is it me or are the south british seas void of any fish life?

I used to live in the middle east and they have commercial fishing there too but anglers could always be sure of many a catch.

Any ideas anyone please?

[Ben]

i ahve the same problem mate, some of the time
i think alot of it is down to luck and being in the right place at the right time
where abouts have you tried??

thanks for that mate,

confirmed my fears a bit, I must always be in the wrong place at the wrong time!

have tried pretty much everywhere I reckon bournemouth/christchurch beaches, hengistbury head, hurst castle, swanage (around), kimmeridge, worbarrow bay, lulworth, in/around seaton/axminster/sidmouth, exmouth, darmouth, multiple places on isle of whight and cornwall.

[Ben]

well theres afew of us which live around southampton and portsmouth and we are gonna arange another little meet soon which you are welcome to come along to
also there is a meet at hurst castle planed for the 30th of january which should be good

[delboy]

what baits have you tried and what hook size do you use

tried most baits I think, rag, lug, squid, mackerel, peeler crab, sand eels, use a variance of hooks too, maybe I will come along to a meet and get some tips, cheers guys

[kiwimarty]

Originally Posted by ozzie

tried most baits I think, rag, lug, squid, mackerel, peeler crab, sand eels, use a variance of hooks too, maybe I will come along to a meet and get some tips, cheers guys

Romsey to Hurst Castle approx 25 miles and an hour travel time!!!!

See you there.

Kiwi.

[Fishinggooner]

try Yarmouth, isle of wight, heard of lots of smuts lately. Can't seem to catch them myself though!!