decided to take a trip to knott end this morning after yesterdays brilliant report from connorhope and tony c and the lads :secret:
got to the carpark for 08:45 jay{madazrex} and his brother lee { who's emigrating to malta in a few weeks but is flying out tomorrow for a week to find a place to live } lucky so and so ,kitted up and set off out
and set off for the low water mark { thats some treck that is } the rain was light making it even more stodgy underfoot as jason found out ,he had lagged behind and not followed us over the firmer stuff ,we heard him shout help and as we turn'd round just managed to catch him fall face first in some rarther deep mud i no its not nice .........but we did laugh
this is him trying to get his wellies back cause i didnt get me camera out fast enough to catch the first bit {sorry}
anyway we managed to get out there and i went off pumping some worm while mudskipper and his bro set up the rods {:roll1: }
to put it bluntly we had 1 fish between 3 of us plenty of beads on the rigs small hooks fresh pumped worm so cant understand the lack of fish and it wasnt a plaice it was a flounder {trust me }
did collect a bag of cockles on way back {very nice }
Hard luck lads it is a nice little walk out there ,but only if your catching plenty ,i particularly liked the stuck in the mud bit ,always funny when its not you,maybe better luck next time.
:clap3: unlucky daz that mud is a killer on the calfs mearly lost a welly miself good report and pics think the dredger must have thrown all that mud up was not like that a couple of week ago nice pics of the mudskipper:lmao: :lmao:
unlucky lads , how long did you fish the tide back in ?, because when we were there it only picked up on the incomming tide
i would have loved to see a vid of jase gettin stuck in the mud though lol , theres some sloppy patches out there
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cuberd
unlucky lads , how long did you fish the tide back in ?, because when we were there it only picked up on the incomming tide
i would have loved to see a vid of jase gettin stuck in the mud though lol , theres some sloppy patches out there
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cuberd
couldn't get me camera out quick enough for laughing Dave :roll1: :roll1:
managed just under 2 hours of the flood matey was pumping fresh worm and that was the only bite we had ,
made rigs especially for there more bling than Ali G ,size 2 hooks and 2 to 3 oz leads so cant understand it will try again but i think the weather played a part ???
it never stopped raining
i know jase , i have to work my fishing around mi shifts , i was planning on going to knottend sunday morning , but with being on nights and finishing work sat morn , a couple of pints sat night , well i only got up at 9 am lol,
got a couple of weeks off starting saturday so may be we can have a meet somewhere eh
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cuberd
yes nice pics . it does look a bit muddy. , 30 secs and up to your ankles, and it does take it out of your legs :yucky: try lumping a 8 year old lad on ya shoulders. not good the day after. good to here bass are in, never caught bass on the shore. any good tips out there.
How far from the end of mussel bed, along the channel, going out to sea, should you fish to get into the plaice mark and is it a cast as far as you can job or cast short. I have never been out on the sands off knot End but I would like a go, is it best to walk out along side the mussel bed or walk out further away from the bed.
willy , you will have to walk to your right and stay on the solid sand , walk out in a big ark around to the bay formed past the mussle beds and no you dont have to chuck very far once the tide starts to come in , 50 yds should be enough,
theres a little sand bank that just about appears at low water , put yer bait on that or just the other side of it
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cuberd
How far from the end of mussel bed, along the channel, going out to sea, should you fish to get into the plaice mark and is it a cast as far as you can job or cast short. I have never been out on the sands off knot End but I would like a go, is it best to walk out along side the mussel bed or walk out further away from the bed.
in my honest opinion of the place matey its best to head out in a curve ,following the mussel bed doesnt seem a good idea as jay found out and not one to do on your own either matey especially if you don't no the place ,
that mud was bad and i fish low at fairhaven and its nothing compared to this place even though it rained all day when we got back to mine i had to hang the stuff on the washing line and hose the lot off
someones bound to be going out there in the next couple of weeks see if you can tag along
How far from the end of mussel bed, along the channel, going out to sea, should you fish to get into the plaice mark and is it a cast as far as you can job or cast short. I have never been out on the sands off knot End but I would like a go, is it best to walk out along side the mussel bed or walk out further away from the bed.
Hi Willy, as it has been said don't walk over the mussel bed keep to the right. When you come to the end of the mussel bed on your left, there is a small inlet. We fished about 100yds further up the channel, keeping the inlet to your left. I judge the length of my cast by the hight of the tide, if you are going this weekend the hight of the tide is 25-26ft, so it won't go out as far, so you may have to put a cast of 60-80yds from waters edge at low and a little farther 1hr before low, [if that makes sense]. To give you a mark look for two little stumps sticking out of the ground. When tide starts to come in fish it back to these stumps, then its time to walk back.
Many thanks to cuberd, fyshermen and connorhope for the above information, all very much appreciated and noted.
Looking forward to getting out there, I was concerned about safety aspect so what you have explained has made things a bit clearer.
Thanks
Willy :thumbs:
' A wise man, is wise enough to know there are men wiser than himself '
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