Fishing off Hartlepool -- help needed please

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:14 pm

Been out in our little boat with my lad (10 yr old) trying to catch the odd fish , using mainly twisted booms with various lures, baits, mackerel, squid , sprat setting the booms around 8 to 12 inches off the bottom

We are real new to this so probably making a hash of it, any advice for best way to get the lad an odd catch , we are normally going out about a mile or so , anchor up and put the line over and see what happens, fishfinder often says there are fish there and we see others bringing some in , so its got to be us - we have GPS if there is anywhere specific thats good to fish around

Also where the place for bait in Hartlepool

any advice greatly recieved

thanks in anticipation

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:50 pm

You would be better setting the bottom boom right near the weight for the flatties using lug, mackerel, rag or mussel but although its not my area , this is the way I fish from a small boat.
Cheers keith big grin

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:51 pm

try a long flowing trace with a blue 4" shad on the end mate, or you could always try the hokkais and pirks

Member Joined: Feb 26, 2009 Posts: 6 Location: hartlepool

hi mate try the friarage tackle shop down the headland mate and see chaz the owner im sure he will pass a few marks on to u for the boat like the other lad said try shads but ide recoment the mackeral ones or hokkis with a ripper on but certanly keep ur anckor in the boat mate when the water is clear in the summer just drift and in the winter when its mucky and strong winds drop ur anckor

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:09 am

Thanks for the replies gents all advice is very gratefully received , Dicko , as it happens I ended up at Friarage on Saturday and your right , what helpfull chap he is, its just what a tackle shop should be , full of good stuff and free flowing advice thrown in , I will be back as Arnie is so fond of saying, he had plenty of rag and lug in so tried the lug, squid and a couple of sprats but no joy after three hours spent a mile or so off the Heugh and over by the power station at the other side. A seal popped up alongside us a couple of times off the Heugh maybe it scared the fish away

Gonna try again next week with the 4" shads weather willing, think I will leave the boy at home for a change I think his lack of patience is stopping me from finding out what the best way to catch something is, somone has suggested I dip whatever bait I am using in pilchard oil for a bit of added scent so might try that. Got to catch something I am starting to lose my superhero status with the boy !!!