Lure Fishing for Cod and Pollock 

Haha, yeah, pretty marmite weren't they.

anto bass thanks for your comment,much appreciated. I almost get as much joy seeing them go back as I do catching them.

Slippy Limpets this is in the uk right? I don't see many of our fisherman using lures. I'd love to give it a go my self do you think location matters?

it's worth shot but just be careful on the way down. that cliff at the beginning of the vid is the way down!

No problem and glad you like my videos 👍👍much appreciated. Glad you had a good time there and managed to catch a pollack or 5! Maybe you should be teaching me something about spinning so I might catch one. Thanks again and tight lines!!

+David Storton Thanks David, Glad you liked it

Hi, thanks for your great comment and apologies for not getting back to you sooner. It's difficult to explain in words but hopefully you'll find my reply worthy of your comments. First of all, I'm very envious of your location, I'd love the chance of catching a 72cm pollock close to my house, not to mention the jumbo sized cod and coal fish you have over there. I tend to have to drive for a couple of hours to find decent fish. From what you've said it seems like you have the most of technique, experience and kit nailed and are already catching pollock on light tackle. You asked "how to give action to the lure?"; the simple answer is that it's the lure that provides the action when fishing with most soft plastics (i'm fishing with a shad/paddle tail in this video), I just need to provide trajectory and forward motion. It's not so much like fishing with hard lures/plugs when you normally use the rod to make the lure work properly. On these deep water marks, I tend to concentrate on the sink rate of lure and try to keep in contact with it as it descends. Knowing that pollock are near cover/bottom, once my lure splashes down, I leave the reel bail arm open and trap the line against the spool using my finger and then let line out slowly until my lure is either taken by a fish or it hits the sea bed, meaning i'm always in contact with my lure. This also means i don't loose the distance in my cast, due to the deep water and i can cover more ground while keeping the lure in the kill zone. If i've not caught a fish OTD then I start to retrieve with Lift and Draw technique you are familiar with, after a while, i'll open the bail arm and allow the lure to sink slowly again. And, as you've said and from what you can see in this vid, it's then that the the fish tend to take the lure, OTD. I close the bail arm and lift into the fish. I hope this helps a little bit but i get the feeling you're doing great any way. Also, if my ramblings above don't make much sense then reading through these 3 publications probably will. It's what I read to get started and still use issuu.com/jerseybassguides Tight Lines!

no problem, glad you liked it.

cheers Michael, hopefully i can squeeze another couple of trips in before it's time to dust of the winter cod gear.

You should hit the rocks, it is great fun, especially in the warmer months. Good transfer of skills from piking to rock fishing too. Thanks for the comment and tight lines!

pof1991 it certainly is, just a shame it's so hard to get to! Thanks for comment 👍

Mike Foster sorry for making you jealous, that's not my intention, but glad you like the vids 👍 You couldn't be more central than Birmingham! I have to travel an hour and half to get to these places but that's no comparison to your potential saltwater commute! Thanks again!

hah in same boat! I live in Brum :( used to live in Eastbourne fishing every day (well when I could ;) ) but now nothing! but alas I am going to cornwall just for sea fishing with my brother on bank holiday but have no idea where to fish. I can see that fishing off the rocks is great for Pollock bass and wrass in cornwall but it all looks sketchy to say the least :( dunno if I want to take the risk considering brothers just died a few months ago in cornwall fishing off the rocks but you gotta go where the fish are I guess. I have found a few spots but no idea if they are any good :( google maps makes it look ok hahaha I bet it aint!

I live in Worcester and Gower is my favourite location, some great fishing to be had there.

It's a nightmare/dangerous getting down to this mark so be careful if you try. It's at a place called Fastcastle in South East Scotland. Good luck!

@@SlippyLimpets thanks appreciated, looks stunning there

Yeah maybe, or people who didn't give the mark away to. Thanks for looking past the music, this was one of my earliest vid so still had camera fear.got past that now though, and you can't shut me up 🤣. Thanks for watching and your comment. Tight lines 👍 🎣

@@SlippyLimpets I understand about not talking to the camera. I'm not natural in front of a camera and a pile of crap comes out of my gob 😂😂 words back to front etc. Tight lines buddy 👍

No worries, glad you enjoyed it and the music ☺ Tight lines!

Got to love a bit of BT! Glad to have helped

@@SlippyLimpets we need more ;)

@@driftwood5407 I've used BT in a few more of my vids, check them out 👍

James Wilson thanks James, glad you liked it 👍

Fantastic mark. How did you get on?

jack owen glad you like it.

Hi Andy, You stay in a good spot! Almost all of my pollack video are from between Pease Bay and Berwick. There's plenty of sport around most rocky outcrops and headlands.

Thanks for reply buddy! Yeah I've caught fish here but never done any spinning for pollock only mackerel. What set up do you use? Lures, trace length etc.

not sure if you're after my fishing or camera setup but the fishing details are in the blurb under the vid and my vide setup is a Drift Ghost S camera on a light weight manfrotto tripod. hope this answers your question?

Cgray1991 there are plenty of ways down, just not at the Castle.

Ok thanks mate il have another look

Where is this fishing spot at?

Glen Brown Unfortunately I haven't found any other ways down and the climb is the reason I haven't back yet- it scared the shit out if me. I've got abseil rope on order so that should make the climb alot easier. Glad you liked the vid and don't risk your life for a fish or two ☺

Thanks, glad you like them. This one was in mid August- it normally takes a few days to make these vids so the publish date is pretty close to the catch date

glad you liked both! the choices of free music are rubbish so I like to use something on my HD

I don't normally keep the fish i catch, means that they mightbe there thw next time i fish. Plus, if i kept them, it means i'd have to carry them back to the car! Thanks for your comment.

okaythxbai no mate fishing in saltwater is free!

Peter Van Winkle i'm using a major craft crostage concept 802 and a shimano technium 2500

The tide was heading out and I think most fish fell to 14g texas rig. 👍

good luck andtight lines mate

haha...It's a merino wool top, that i've had for years, from a company called Ice Breaker uk.icebreaker.com/en/home

M Scott ha yeah my girlfriend said the same thing but i was dreading the climb back out from the mark. Thanks for the comment ☺

Craster and Beadnell are pretty good shots in the NE of England.

robert green fast castle in south East Scotland and the lure I'm using is a jacks lrf prowling shad. thanks for your comment

briliant thanks

Tony England Know the feeling 😳

Glad you like it. I'll give you a shout when the season starts again. Tight lines!

Declan o hagan thanks for your comment, it's much appreciated. I think this was my 3rd or 4th vid and they have evolved to try and be a bit more informative. Problem is carrying all the camera equipment to some of my marks, like this one is hard and dangerous climb to get down, is nearly impossible and then there's wind noise etc. I also wanted to be a bit different from most of the vlog style vids out there. Hope you watch some of the more recent vids ☺

i agree less music more info

Jojo Bola me too but now they're still there for the next guy to catch. Cheers for the comment

rowmin goat exactly. Love this types of videos but prefer natural sounds.

Sometimes agree, but actually loved this tune. Classic to many. Everyone to their own tastes I suppose :)

Thanks for the feedback. At least I've got part of it right ☺

Yep, you're right. Unfortunately I used www.britishseafishing.co.uk as a reference at the time I posted this video, and they spell it as posted. if you watch some of my other videos you'll see that I've learned from my error ☺