false bites

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:00 pm

Hi, maybe a silly question however recently I have found..and spoken to others who are experiencing the same thing..and thats we are getting really good bites..however its 1 good rattle of the rod tip then nothing?

I'm wondering if its crabs yanking the bait..or small whiting?

This has been happening on mackrel and black lug.

I'm fishing off the coastal footpath in Blackpool.

All tips greatly appreciated.

Buck

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:08 pm

same here but on squid n mussels as well off the east coast norfolk i think as there are lots of small codling about at the moment its a shoal swimming into your gear as happening a lot when catching small codling as i have been foul hooking a few codling n pout y never know

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:12 pm

Try further up th coast, Rossall or fleetwood just behind the baths or blue bridge for flatties and eels. Hope this helps.

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:21 pm

Thanks, this seems to be happening to most people I've spoken to..from Gynn square up to clevelys. A few Codling been caught but the fishing has really dropped off these last few days. I thought as its an easterly wind and the seas been so calm that was why.

Think we need a good storm to churn things up a bit.

I do seem to be getting lots of whiting tho..so perhaps the codling are chasing them..hence the false bites..its very annoying tho when your rod tip dont move or just 1 good tug then nothing and you find somethings ate the meat off your makrel lol..hence I thought Crab??

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:31 pm

Its even worse when your 2 teenage boys outfish you as happend to me on more than one occassion even when I went down to Mumbles the same thing happened. angry

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:23 pm

come round here the sea has been boiling like a witch's cauldron so expect a few cod in the fishing reports next week i hope !!!

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:34 pm

Believe me I've debated it, I knew if we had the sea like this the east would be rough so I debated a trip but think its too far for 1 day sad

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:13 am

kieth
its even worse when your daughter beats you mine did couple of times lol but i do get my own back when on last cast i get the best fish

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:52 am

Most false bites can be atributed to crabs and wrasse, all I can suggest is that you scale down your hooks and possibly catch whatever has been having a go at your bait. (Atributed!) where the hell did I get that from? Tight lines keith