Home from home on the Pier

I’ve just become a member and decided last Friday would be my 1st visit under the membership scheme.
I set up under the veranda of the Café (nice bit of shelter from the rain and some strategically placed picnic tables to save my back). Didn’t start to well, cos as I was setting up I noticed that the tip ring was missing one of the rods (it had rusted through, only about 18 months old too)

Started at 6pm, and it was fish from the off, with some nice flatties at distance. The whiting soon made an appearance too ! Baits used were :- Rag (from Jokers), some salted black lug and some raw prawns I had been soaking in crab oil, the fish liked all of it.





After a couple of hours it died off for an hour or so, then the doggies came out to play, annoyingly they all decided to get caught on the rod without a tip ring !!


Anyway, I left around 11:30pm for my drive home, I was surprised by the amount of blokes fishing by then, then again I suppose the big tide mad it a popular night.


I will be back soon (it cuts off another hours drive each way for me).

Tight lines.
Ian

I and billyjoe fished in the shelter of the pub on the other side
Nice and dry but a blank : from 1800 till 1030 all sorts of bait was used we counted 40 fishing but not many fish were caught so well done on your result

was going to go myself Friday glad i didn't sounds like it was busy well done on the fish mate your first trip a success

andy copeland wrote:

welldone on the fish mate,i couldnt use a rod with its tip ring missing,get a diamite tip fitted Ian no way that will rust ....

t was a pain in the arse, but what ele do you do ?

Joe, get me one of them diamite thinggies in, Ill drop the tip section off for you next time im up

nice report ian
and yes i have an eye for you

Great report Ian.

Do you have to be a member to fish the pier at night or can you pay for a single session?

fairziff wrote:

Great report Ian.

Do you have to be a member to fish the pier at night or can you pay for a single session?

I was going to ask the same question. And does the membership rule apply to daytime fishing ?

Even members can only fish on the very end before 6pm, But after that the Pier is your Oyster !!

Maybe I should post this in general chat, but does the pier, fish much different to the North shore ?