Beach Fishing - Wales - double figure Cod, Blonde ray and specimen BullHuss - GG guiding 

It was amazing to see caught and landed. 🎣

Glad you enjoyed

I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and the weather was held at bay by the waterproofs and studded boots.

He certainly is. 🎣

I’m very jealous of the venues you have in your location and the beautiful scenery. I’ll be visiting over the winter to try out some other areas. Gigi’s a top guide and quality angler, I learnt loads over the 2 days.

I have no doubts. Fit as a butchers dog across those rocks.

100%

It was impressive to watch him skip across those boulders and even more so carrying that cod back. There is an out-take of me falling over coming back up. 😂😜

Gareth is available for guided sessions if you have specific targets.

Wow...please can you link me Mark his contact details to be my guide. How exciting....but I'm only a beginner level will this be a problem?

3 significant fish and loads more landed, that cod was a beauty. Imagine getting those regularly in the Solent. 😜

We put in the effort over the 2 days/night and Gareth certainly has the knowledge. 😉🎣

Sorry for the slow reply but it has been hectic. I’ve got the highest admiration for Gareth and the other Welsh anglers battling the conditions and locations they have. There are rich spoils that go with the effort though and so I will be back soon for another go, all under the watchful eye of Gareth. 🦈🎣👍🏻

He is very good and although the film is edited I couldn’t show how much he does to make the session. He works tirelessly to make sure everything possible is done to support the angler. 🎣👍🏻

I think I tick off bucket list items but for every one I tick off, 2 more appear. 😂

The rods worked faultlessly for the duration of the trip and have made up my mind that they are the rods of choice for me to go to Norway. Anyone would have been chuffed to bits to catch that cod and something like that in Norway would be amazing.

I’ve found your videos really useful and I believe this is your local area after seeing your films from white light. I hope to be back soon to try out some other venues. 🎣👍🏻

It was a cracking day, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

More like an Ibex once we were on the steep North coast rock marks. I struggled to keep up but managed it slowly.

All 3 were spectacular weren’t they? Really enjoyable fishing.

It’s hard to not get excited for such a stunning fish.

You’re right there Mark 👍🐟🎣

He most certainly is. 👌🏻

Cheers Paul, where do you travel from to get to Wales. We should buddy up for a Tope session some time. 😉

Hi mate. I travel from Oxfordshire to get to Wales. Would enjoy meeting up with you for a session. Cheers Paul

@@paulgoodenough8089 sounds like half a plan 😉

My ankles, knees and hips certainly feel it afterwards.

I must admit I didn’t think the blonde was going to happen and it came late in the second day.

Evening Rick, I’ve just got back from Norway where there are more cod but they still don’t jump out of the water to be caught. 😂 We have had a good run of them these past 2 years along the south coast.

@@seaangling let's hope one comes our way this season 🙏look forward to ya next vid Mark .keep it reel . Take care

It was a stunner. 🎣👍🏻

I have some test rigs already and will go something in the workshop soon. I was waiting to see how the Welsh boys use it as they have championed its use for rays.

The experience was amazing and I learnt loads. GG is very impressive as a guide and mentor. 🎣👍🏻

Cheers Rob, it’s easy to share when you are having this much fun. 🎣👍🏻

It was a cracking 2 days, highly recommended. 🎣👍🏻

Absolutely and I didn’t realise there was such a thing. Rapidly making plans for a few more trips.

Thank you, very much appreciated. Gareth shared/showed some of your kit. I’ll be trying it out locally to me once my order comes through. 🎣👍🏻

The sun between weather fronts was amazing but it turned very quick.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be visiting the area again soon.

I can confirm on both counts, I had an amazing trip/couple of days.

Thanks Mark, it made my trip. 🎣👍🏻

Thank you, we really appreciate your support.

Cheers Paul, really pleased you enjoyed it. 🎣👍🏻

Cheers Keith 🎣👍🏻

Thanks for watching buddy, so pleased you enjoyed it. We certainly did.

It was a stunner 🎣👍🏻

He certainly does and he works really hard to make the sessions as painful as possible free as possible. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 🎣👍🏻

That was a cracking cod be nice to know what had a go on the way in and a lovely blonde well done mate 👏

@@nickmann2916 I was chuffed with the blonde and it gave a good account for itself all the way in, properly gave those new rods a workout. I haven’t seen a shore caught cod landed that size before and it is my No1 target for Norway. I never thought they were possible from Wales. 🤔

The largest one I have had from the shore was 29lb and that was when I was about 20 so some time ago I think there is a picture of it at my parents I was stood in the kitchen it's mouth by my head and its tail was by my knees I will have to have a look for it

@@nickmann2916 I bet that was epic to see that in the beach. 🎣

It was a stunner. 🎣

Wind and rain have been crazy, hoping for something different in Norway.

It sure is bud. Ahh nice I went in June had a cracking week😁👍🏽

@@jonnygilbert233 can I ask what your preferred rig,bait, species were? My first time going out and I have loads of questions but the experience will be immense.

No probs bud, when I get home from gym il respond lot to write😁👍🏽

Hi Mark, I obviously don’t know where your going in Norway but I went up in the artic circle to a town called bodo. I watched lots of stuff on here and everybody seemed to favour pennel pulley rigs and up and overs with the big floating beads so that’s what I made up before I went and as it’s known to be craggy obviously took lots of tackle with me. We where hooking into a lot of fish but I found personally we where loosing a lot of fish getting snagged and obviously loosing a lot of tackle so I had a re-think. Because the marks are so deep in my head we where essentially boat fishing from the beach so I decided to start using a basic 1 hook ledger rig bout 4 foot trace with floating beads keeping the herring head on one rod of the bottom with a 6/0 J hook and other rod same set up but 2/0 for smaller species with a strip of herring. As we where fishing along a deep granite line and there where lots of bait fish close I didn’t see the point going for distance and luckily i got it right. Had lots of good size cod, dabs and coal fish on the smaller bait. One the heads got cod high 20s and into their 30s also was lucky enough to get a halibut in the 40s and a smaller one bout 10lb. Main thing I found is keep it simple and you don’t need distance. Also got good size pollock and big coalies on lures I took bass rod with me and that was really cool and kept me busy between bites on the baits. Rods and Reels I’m more of a boat fisherman so have big fix spools on my beach rods my mates had multiplyer reels and had re-spool a few times when they lost gear but I never had to cause of the amount of line obviously on the reel, next time they are going to do same. I knocked the grip leads on the head aswell didn’t see the point in them your weight will stick itself into a spot and less chance of loosing fish n rig. Long and short of it. Next time I will not be using the expensive to make rigs just take stuff for ledger rigs. We done a fair bit of walking to the mark we found to be best too, take a rucksack to put gear in save taking heavy seat box saves the back. Also don’t know about winter but lots of mozys in June may need repelant. Hope that helps anything else let me know 👍🏽

You raise an interesting point and one I can answer to a certain point without demonstration. I believe a lot of rigs tangle on recovery, they are drawn back at speed which promotes spinning. I believe this as otherwise the rigs wouldn’t catch at all and you would select another that you have more confidence in, that then catches and you stick with it. One way to reduce tangles and lay out a rig well is to draw back when it hits the water, this straightens out the rig and allows the snoods to flow. I don’t think enough sea anglers do this although it’s common in the fresh water carp scene. Correct selection of rigs for tide/conditions is key. Pulleys, up and overs, drop down, clipped and flapper all have their traits and fish differently at different states of tide. Here lies the intricacies of sea angling and its challenges. Weather, tide, air pressure, moon, season, bait, rigs, species, location are so varied it makes the challenge all the more interesting. It is after all “fishing not catching”.

I hope the weather is kind, we had both ends of the spectrum. My blonde felt like a snag at first and wouldn’t move and was very feisty all the way in. I hope you have a good trip.

@seaangling the rain I don't mind, its the wind that's causing questions at the minute. Guaranteed southerly, but one minute it's single figures, then it's up to gusting 20s which won't be fun. I'll pack the big rods then, as I think I lost a big ray the other week due to the rods

@@theawfulangler sometimes you have to get to the car park or even on the beach before you can call it. I hope the weather is kind to you. 🎣👍🏻

Plenty of fishing opportunity in the area but local knowledge will always increase possibilities.

Should have seen him on the North coast rocks, he’s up and down like an Ibex. We had some cracking fish but my camera work wasn’t up to scratch really. I was enjoying the fishing/experience so much the filming took a back seat. I’ll be up again sometime soon and I’ll take the drone.

Cheers Scott. 🎣👍🏻

I was wearing “storm” jacket and trousers made by Reed. 🇬🇧

I think our smiles say it all. 🎣👍🏻