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Admiralty Pier, Dover, Kent

Mike Thrussell 01 January, 2006 10:20:00

SPECIES
Bass, mackerel, garfish, mullet, smoothound, black bream, plaice and wrasse all show in the summer. October through to February sees a good mix of whiting, codling, dabs, flounders and pout.

BAITS
Local yellowtail lug is the mainstay for everything bar the smoothound. Try tipping with mackerel or squid or use strips of these for the whiting, dabs and bream. The smoothound and bass take crab, with the autumnal bass preferring lug baits tipped with squid or whole squid. A fresh pout or mackerel head are also a good big bass baits.

TACKLE & TACTICS
Tough 5-6oz beachcasters with an equally tough reel like a Penn 525 loaded with 15 to 18lb line and a 50 to 60lb shock leader is the best choice here. Make your leaders longer than normal to aid lifting fish up from the sea. Local anglers use 6oz to 8oz grip leads to hold bottom in the tide run.

Good rigs are a simple one up/one down with tough size 1 Aberdeen hooks to help lift the fish. For the cod and smoothound use a sliding ledger and longer 30-inch 30lb hook trace and a 3/0 hook to keep the bait hard on the seabed. The big bass also take well on a longer 6ft hook trace but using either a single 6/0 or 6/0 pennel hook rig, especially when using pout, mackerel or squid.

In summer you can feather fresh mackerel for bait of the Turret area, plus catch garfish and mullet on float gear down the side of the pier walls.

The tide runs very strong two hours either side of high water. High water and down the ebb is good for the winter cod at night. The bass and smoothound favour the first hour of the new flood tide.

There is a small fee to fish the pier with varied daily opening times. Check with the Pier authorities on 01304 225138.

LOCATION
At the second roundabout on the A20, take the third exit, or take the first exit at the fourth roundabout coming off the A2 and follow the signs. There is pay parking available close to the pier. Many anglers choose to use a carp type trolley to carry their gear as the end of the pier is a fair walk away.

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BERKLEY FRENZIED POPPER £3.91 Each
Berkley PopperThe most versatile topwater bait ever produced. The Frenzy Popper just might be the best ever! Its unique balanced design allows it to be fished several ways. Chug it or pop it, and it spits water like a big fish chasing little ones. Slow it down with soft twitching actions, and it walks with the best of 'em.

TIDEWATER LURE RIGS 83p Each
FeathersAs any boat or shore angler will tell you, lure rigs when used alone or with bait are great for catching all manner of species. We've selected the very best rigs from the Shakespeare TideWater range that are idea for boat and some shore work.

7" WSF Jelly Worms
Berkley Power WormsDeadly 7inch jelly worms that are deadly for all manner of predator fish, especially pollack. We allow you to buy individual colours so you can mix and match what you want!
Jelly worms are 30p each!

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Blue PilchardBuy 3 Devil's Own Diving Plugs you get one of them for free in our 3 for 2 offer.
Check out our Devil's Own Lures.
These lures are ideal for bass and other predatory species. Price: £2.74 each. or £5.48 for 3.

WSF NOW STOCKS SAKUMA HOOKS
Sakuma HooksSuper strong Japanese Hooks from Sakuma. We now stock the 545 Manta Extra, 540 Manta, 560 Stinger and 543 Pennel Manta Extra hooks. All hooks are supplied in boxes of 30.

Bass PoppersBASS POPPERS! FROM £3.67
These excellent long range casting popper lures are ideal for numerous saltwater species including Bass. Berkley Frenzy Poppers.

SALTWATER FLIES FROM FULLING MILL FROM £1.25
Saltwater FliesWSF Now stocks the high quality range of saltwater flies from Fulling Mill. We have picked out a deadly selection from the Fulling Mill range that will help any saltwater fly angler this season.

BACK IN STOCK PENN CAPTIVA CV2 REELS
Captiva ReelsPRICE FROM: £37.18
Sea spinning reel, ideal for use with the Shakespeare Salt Spin Rod. Packed with features including an ultra smooth front drag, permanent instant anti reverse and a metal spare spool. The 5000 is idea for use with spinning with heavier nylons between 12 and 15lbs and Braid.

BACK IN STOCK SALT / CAPTIVA SPINNING COMBO DEAL
Captiva Reel DealsIdeal spinning combo from Penn and Shakespeare. Featuring the hugely popular Salt Spin 10ft, 3 piece spinning rod, and the fantastic Captiva 5000 CV2 Spinning Reel from Penn. PRICE: £73.39

BACK IN STOCK ABU CARDINAL 304FD PRICE: £37.18
Abu CardinalThis Front Drag version of the popular Abu Cardinal range of reels is an ideal reel for braid. Each reel features 7 bearings (1AR) Bearing, Instant Reverse and a spare spool. It holds 210/10lb line. Each reel comes with a free Abu Cardinal Reel Bag.


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