fishing marks???

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

Hi all i am fishing tomo and would like to try yarmouth but i have a prob....... at the mo i dont have any rod rests can some1 give me any tips on marks with rails so i can rest my rods?

Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:01 pm

get a piece of tube a bit wider than your rod butt and bang it into the sand abd rest your rod in it

or three pieces of wood /bamboo tie together at the top and open as a wig wam shape a good cheap rest

its a shame not being able to fishwhere you want to

or another one i heard is two tent pegs and a 20ft piece of rope / string put the pegs 8ft apart , tie on the string then put your rod in the middle and rest the string on one of the rod eyes and lean the rod forward ( i think that was manics idea )
good luck whatever you do

Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:17 pm

a cheap way of making a rod rest is to buy a piece of drain pipe the stuff you have in most bathrooms ,cut a piece 3-4 ft long warm 1 end and flatten to a spike shape ,its light and cheap to replace and light enough to carry ,ive used 1 before and you can wedge it into rocks if you need to big grin

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

Thanks all!!!! i will get some 32mm pipe tomo :-)

Any other ideas?

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:59 am

if u cant do tht for the time being try fishing yarmouth pier im pretty shore that has rails where in yarmouth were u thinking of going?

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

I think i will go to yarmouth pier actually. I will try some sqiud ragworm and some mackrel and buy a few different traces and just try out a few different ones.

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:05 am

hey where do you get ur bait from ? as i can never find any shops selling bait on that side of the island?

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

I go to barneys bait in cowes he sells freshly dug rag (not farmed) and loads of others and he is the cheapest on the island selling till 10pm and you can fone up and book the bait aswell. he sells tackle aswell. its not a shop tho he does it from home.

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:55 am

union sports is pretty good but thats ryde and sandown bit out of your way

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:58 am

hey are u going to yarmouth pier today? if so i might join ya for a bit if you dont mind?

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

I will be there at bout 8 tonight mate till how ever long i can blag the missus till lol

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

Going in a min mate if your up there i will be the one with the nipper

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

Ended up going near the fort it wasnt to great 4 wrasse 1 pollok and 1 pout didnt stay long as the ws to much weed and current. also i used u multiplier for the first time and on the 3rd cast i got the hang of it.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:21 pm

that aint tobad any thing of an adiquet size?

Member Joined: Feb 28, 2008 Posts: 30

Nah mate. it was all crap. had bites on almost every cast but missed loads as nipper was just casting out and reeling in constantly so bait was running low and i was messing round with his baiting his up. he soon got his crab line out tho and left me to it lol