I wanna fish Clacton Pier one evening?

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I fancy maybe giving Clacton Pier a fish one evening if anyone is up for it?
Ive never fished there before but with the amount of codling being caught by the boats just of the pier head, i recon a night tide should produce some good catches, as long as everything else is in your favour also.
So come on who fancies freezing there balls off, and blanking one evening?

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:00 am

i did not think you could fish of the pier at night.its 9 to 5 .or do you know some thing i dont ???????

Guest

Wheres there a will there's a way tougue

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:11 am

hmmmmmmm :?

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essexman wrote:

hmmmmmmm :?

Im still trying to come up with a cunning plan :twisted:
Southend pier is easy to get on off a night time without night license, just climb over the barriers, the security it so lapse is unbelievable. Btw I use to climb over and I did have a night pass but the night watchman was always asleep, so I had to find my own way on.

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rocket wrote:

I fancy maybe giving Clacton Pier a fish one evening if anyone is up for it?
Ive never fished there before but with the amount of codling being caught by the boats just of the pier head, i recon a night tide should produce some good catches, as long as everything else is in your favour also.
So come on who fancies freezing there balls off, and blanking one evening?

We're fishing Ginfleet tomorrow night on a 4pm HT.

If you fancy it, come along....

Guest

Off all days cant make it cheers for the offer.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:16 pm

I'm completely new to fishing and once I get my rod and reel today/tomorrow, I fancy giving Clacton a go. I want to try a night fish (to avoid looking like a complete nob in broad daylight) and notice the tides are high around 23:00hrs next week. The question is; can you fish off Clacton shore off the railings at high tide? I'm hopefully looking to go out week beginning 5th March. Any advice more than welcome.

Cheers
Paul

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:28 pm

if you are completely new to fishing.id stick to the day time to get used to your new rod & real .you can make lots of mistakes in the dark.and yes you can fish of the off the railings at high tide.try the pier in the day.what rod &real have you got ???

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:29 pm

Cheers. A Shakespeare Salt MPV and a Daiwa evo 5000. What mistakes should I avoid making?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:35 pm

take a look in Sea Fishing Tips and Tricks forum
you will find some good stuff in there to help.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:36 pm

Will do.

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:35 pm

A Shakespeare Salt MPV and a Daiwa evo 5000.sould be ok .just take your time .went last night with sceamingreels .had a 3lb cod a 2lb dogfihs and 3 small one .clacton is a good place to fihs at the mo.were abouts in N london are you paul

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:19 pm

That sounds like a really good catch guys and exceeds my expectations by a long shot.
I bought a book called a step by step guide to bait and rigs but if I can buy my rigs ready made just for the time being I'll do that. Unfortunately the book expects you to know what a leader, a trace, a snood etc. is and is full of fishing jargon but I expect when I know the basic terms I'll find it a lot simpler.
What's the ground like up there? I was thinking of using a Pennell pulley rig.
I live in Barnet.

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:59 am

the ground=sea bed is sand and flat.yes you can buy your rigs ready made.lug worm& squid is the bait to fish with at the mo .you can also get rag worm to.look up on bait shops on the internet. baits direct is a good site .but if you need a phone number of a good bait shop just ask il give you it .as time goes by you will get better.let us know when you are coming down. we will help you out .i used to live in (bounds green) 8)