Cardiff Foreshore 28th sept

[lazy hooker]

Managed to get the rod repaired alibi a touch shorter but didn't seem to alter the action or bite detection, infact seemed to be that bit better!!!
high tide 9pm got down to sheffield installations where i park an took the long walk, right passed some the more well known marks like cod corner and made my way to one of the furthest points nice 40 minute walk which absolutly knackered me.
found a place down by the storage cylinders and baited up black lug and crab baits and 6.30 ish managed to start fishing.
bites were instant with a couple of whiting coming at the start with the rattling bites, nothing big maybe 10". As soon as there was a bit of water the bites changed to more pronounced nods as the fish were ripping the grips out more manged to land 6 codling in the 1 1/2 to 2lb range.
Must add the rip on the ebb was awesome 6 oz weights cast diagnally from the beach and leave the slack to produce a big bow to hold bottom uptide stylee.
had to finish about 10.30ish as i'd run out of bait and a lovely walk back which nearly killed me.

will put a picture or two up when i'm back in work(works phone) but think the quality will be rubish ut all in all mission accomplished with all returned safely, plenty of codling caught along the beach, if you can put upwith handle big tides (13.5m) then worth a try.

john

[Norfolkboy]

Well done John, sounds like the walk was worth it.

[MRG2000]

Good fishing John,hopefully a sign of whats to come .

..You want to be careful doing strenuous walkin at your age ..

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Nice to see the cod are about - fingures crossed that mummy is coming round the corner

[lazy hooker]

Originally Posted by Charter Skipper

..You want to be careful doing strenuous walkin at your age ..

tell me about it..i wore my hiking boots with 2 pairs of socks an they must have been slipping against one another. I know have a blister on each foot the size of a fifty pence piece on the ball of my foot!!!

do you recon they will let me through the security gates with an invalid carriage.....

john

[charlie the cod]

Originally Posted by lazy hooker

tell me about it..i wore my hiking boots with 2 pairs of socks an they must have been slipping against one another. I know have a blister on each foot the size of a fifty pence piece on the ball of my foot!!!

do you recon they will let me through the security gates with an invalid carriage.....

john

well done lazy hooker I remember the days you could drive down there

Charlie....and catch cod into double figuares

[fishypaul]

well done LH

[kiwimarty]

Hey nice fishing John.

Great to hear that these fish went back to fight another day. Have seen other reports of fish under 2lb being kept so well done my friend.

Kiwi.

[barbelblanker]

Cod are all mouth. Bit like us Midland Taffs?? Aint much meat though on a two pound cod so good to see them go back. Always good to see fish caught from Cardiff though, good on you!