Beach Fishing - Chesil Beach - Cod - 3/4 

I’m really pleased you enjoyed it and if it helps at all then it is a double bonus. If fished better when the tide pulled left to right when facing the sea and quietened of at slack high. The eels appeared at slack low.

Cheers buddy, catching cod on 3 sessions was a new one for me at this time of year. I’ll be back in the winter to try for the bigger ones.

Cheers buddy. 🎣👍🏻

Thank you Stu, very much appreciated. 🎣👍🏻

Sharing is caring Ian and any tip however small is always worth discussion. If it helps someone else’s catch rate then it’s a winner in my books.

Morning Carl, thanks for watching. That’s me done with the summer codling now as I prepare for my next species. I’ll be back again to try for a winter cod and hopefully they have increased in size. 🎣

Cheers Alan, I hope you are keeping well 👍🏻

Chesil has been fishing well lately and the codling have been taking smaller rather than larger baits. 🎣👍🏻

They were working their magic on this session. 🎣🎣👍🏻

Chesil is fishing well atm and there are plenty of codling coming out. It is very polarised and switches off as quick as it switches on.

@@seaangling it’s always been like that, you don’t know what it’s going to be like until you get there, I was in Weymouth LRF fishing with my son on Sunday too! I would have come and joined you if I knew you were there!

@@stuartcrane9409 we are doing some of that down at Portland on Wednesday. Where did you try at Weymouth and how did it go?

As you know Bill, I like to experiment. This 5’ pulley is one adjustment away from being my main rig for big Stingrays and Tope but can be down tuned for sessions like this. I like some of the 🔱 stuff but I am enjoying the Gemini set-up atm.

Yes buddy, you had a blinder and I think I’m right in saying the largest of the cod. 🎣

That was the first time chesil has fished well for me mate. Usually I just watch dean land fish all night there 😂

I’m on holiday at the moment which happened to coincide with summer codling season 😗. I’ve bitten my nails since I was a kid and stopped several times over the years but relapse without even realising. It drives Mrs W nuts. 🤷‍♂️

@@seaangling 😂😂🤐. Hopefully a few more trips to come then 🤞🐟🎣

I have the igloo and the Bigaloo but always use the igloo by choice. It is light and strong but is a fixed length. Very simple to put up/take down and I like that you can have it tall and narrow or short and wide.

Yes buddy.

I thought it was when you said it was inaccessible

@@markdannatt9680 it’s not suitable for everyone and the crossing could go wrong very easily when the tide is racing.

Definitely not for me then lol 😂

They would and I had a codling from Southbourne a few days ago. That fell to ragworm on a 2 hook clipped down rig at distance.

Thank you. Plenty more planned. 🎣👍🏻

I was secretly hoping for a trigger fish but I think the bay end has seen more of those. 🐟

That scad you caught on feathers, what does a scad bite look like, are they hard hitting bites or??

@@shabirgani4746 similar to mackerel.

I’ve always put rag worm on headfirst so do I have to rethink that? I wasn’t too bothered which way for lugworm but hearing it from a match fisherman got my attention.

If I'm plaice fishing or floundering tale first with ragworm 👍

@@ianhooper3577 in all my years of doing this I’ve not heard that before, every day is a school day. 🎣👍🏻

That's true mate I'm still learning 👍 but try it and see how you get on 👍

Believe it or not they are car drying towels and come from Halfords. I haven’t found anything else that comes close to being as good.

The mag adjuster is an issue for some people but there is a conversion kit available to swap it to a flat/flush fitting adjuster, they are £12.

@@seaangling Many thanks for reply, sorry for second question, how do you rate the reel overall ?, many thanks as would value your opinion, as from previous videos you give an honest comment Cheers and thanks for your time

@@derekjefferson1324 I’m happy to help. I have no links or affiliations where these are concerned. They are robust, compact hauling machines that have given me no issues at all other than what you already know. I have “knocked” the mag setting before as it sticks out so I check on every cast. I have considered doing the conversion and will film it if I do. The drag is strong and predictable, easily set and given no issues. The speed of return is good and no issues. Casting is predictable where I have a routine of +3 mag for night time, +4 for daytime conservative and +5 mag for daytime and no wind. Everyone is different but these settings have been consistent for me. I have had no over runs except one recently that was my fault. Compression/spool play I set with a small amount of side to side play, this works for me and could be less for more control without binding.

@@seaangling Thank you for your time in replying such an “I’m depth” comments, very much appreciated. I think I will purchase the lower model of Fathom with the flush mag knob fitted, does not look so attractive ( all black, but think the overall spec will suit me better, I am not that a great caster, so think the lower metreage of line will not bother me All other specs appear to be the same Once again thank you for your time/comments Look forward to your next shore video Go Steady. - Derek

It’s an Ian Golds Igloo. Cracking beach shelter.

@@seaangling thx Mark

They were circling just offshore 😜

I fished for 24 hours 🤷‍♂️