Catch Fish at Dungeness: THE BOATS 

Thanks again 👍

Thanks Andrew. Yes - I've had a good few sizable 'schoolies' here, but nothing huge myself.

Many thanks for that, will do!

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for saying so Jerry. Still a popular venue, but bass are now the main target. Will be fishing it this winter, after a considerable time away. I think it will be dabs I'll be after, unless by some miracle the cod return.

Thanks, will do Andy!

Thanks for watching and commenting again @ Arfabiscuit. I hope to make better use of my key this year - cod willing.

I appreciate that comment Tomas - thanks for watching.

Yes Ignacio - I thought about reducing the wind noise in the video, but decided against it, since it wouldn't be representative of how strong it was. It doesn't look it from the waves (or lack of breakers), since this is the 'sheltered' part of Dungie in a south-westerly. I try not to squeeze in between other anglers, if at all possible, so it was a bit of a hike from the shingle haul track towards the Lifeboat Station. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Many thanks for that @Katmac TV.

Much appreciated Mark - thanks for watching and commenting.

Many thanks for that Anthony.

Many thanks again.

Thanks for that - yes, but they do give a good tug back. Better than whiting!

Thanks for that Chris. Dogfish do pull back; which is welcomed on an otherwise poor day Its when they dominate a session, to the exclusion of your target species, that they sometimes become a pest.

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching John.

No problem David 👍

Thanks Adrian. That's the style I've adopted. Sandwich is on my to do list.

Best of luck again Simon - I've not fished that pier yet.

So nice of you to say that Ahmed.

That's right Peter / Dorothy - now massive amounts of dogfish in summer and whiting in winter. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for that Mark. Despite the lower diameter, braid seems to catch the wind more when casting, when its from the side. Winding down to the lead tends to move the lead, since there isn't any stretch in the line - so bigger leads are needed to hold bottom than when using mono. Just more difficult to work with.

Thanks Chris. Galloways has been poor recently - I've caught the last couple of times I've been there, but not enough to justify a video yet! Has been busy when I've been there, since it hasn't been open to the public before 4:30pm that much over the last couple of months. Waiting for right conditions and obviously when they're not firing!

Thanks for letting me know. I'm planning a session this weekend,. I may try Langney in Eastbourne. Thanks again. I'm enjoying the videos.👍

A good idea, but I'm not too keen on using shelters - even when night fishing I'd rather go without, unless I know its going to rain hard or be freezing cold! Thanks for watching and your suggestion.

Thanks for letting me know Simon - that's a good result. Were there many on it?

Thanks Ken. It was a nice day but the wind cut right through me - wished I had more clothing on, despite it looking warm! I passed quite a number of other anglers to fish away from them; the wide angled lens makes others seem further away. A few turned up just before high tide and set up both sides of me, but not too close - so there was still a fair amount of room. Braid is great in a head wind and even better if from behind; however in a side wind and currents / tidal pull in the same direction, its not as effective, and you need much larger leads to hold bottom, than if you were using mono. The leader issue is a good one. For beach casting, I wouldn't use braid less than 50lb without a shock-leader. Mono is different having more give. With very stiff rods and power casting, then 10lb per once weight is a good guide to follow. With continental rods and an overhead thump, rather than OTG / pendulum casting, then there's no problem (and many advantages) to not having a shock leader, if your mono mainline is strong enough and you are not trying to cast to the moon; that means 25lb and above, unless you only intend to fish short. 15lb line needs a shock-leader. I know its not sea fishing, but you won't see match anglers casting out 3oz+ feeders across the Trent or Wye with 30lb shock-leaders.

Hi "Rods". Thanks for your informative and helpful reply. The comment about 3oz+ feeders on the Trent or Wye is well made. Cheers. Ken

Thanks for watching Alan - no shortage of dogfish at Dungeness!

Nice one

I use action cameras and haven't got round to rigging something up for that yet - wind noise can be annoying, but at least you get a feeling for what the conditions were like.

Thanks for the idea @TheWs25 - will do at some point, after covering a wider range of venues, fishing situations and different species. The rods here are Grauvell Teknos Surf XT Due 4500 and reels Penn Affinity 7000.

Hi Jasam - thanks for watching. At Dungeness - Galloways on the west side and anywhere from the boats to past the lifeboat station on the east. I've not done that well at the boil; however I've not fished there for a good few years, so need to give it another go.

Good shout Laurie - they normally oblige by curling their tails round towards their heads if you grab their tail and head at the same time, then they won't be able to scrape you with their sandpaper like skin. You've got to time it right though! Thanks for watching and commenting.