Hello People

Hi folks,
I have checked the place out many times over the last few years. I thought I may as well finally join and say hello as it's always seemed friendly on this forum.
I have a feeling I may have met Notbad once on Llandudno pier and he was telling me about the method he used to catch an 8 lb bass off there. It could have been the day that ferry turned up but it might not and may have been another time if it was indeed Notbad.
I have met a lad called Wormy as well who told me his mate set this forum up. I've met him once at the wall at llandudno then a few times subsequently buying lug off him and then a few years after, totally randomly, when he drove his car up the walk way to cod corner and parked up to fish lol
I've met Degs off here a few times over the last few years and I met Dyl at Gimlet rock this summer for the first time.
I've exchanged some replies with other members such as Headwyn on the World Sea Fishing forum over the years too.
Bit of a strange time to join I guess but never late than never

Welcome to the site Tim no doubt I’ll bump into you again this year I’ll be putting a bit more effort in this year at the usual. Plus I’ve got my eye on another mark around Pwll
Keep up the great fishing mate

Dyl wrote:

Welcome to the site Tim   no doubt I’ll bump into you again this year  I’ll be putting a bit more effort in this year at the usual. Plus I’ve got my eye on another mark around Pwll
Keep up the great fishing mate

Cheers Dyl, you too and Happy New Year!

Welcome Tim,as you have probably noticed it's gone very quiet on here with the lockdown.
I have no doubts it will get busy again when it's over.

All the best

Welcome Tim. You may already have met more forum members here than I have

Welcome Tim. Time for a you obviously have enough mates on here to have one.

Hi Timbc2,

thanks for joining and for saying hello its much appreciated.

I used to fish Llandudno Pier ( been quite a while) and sometimes "the wall"
though I can't recall catching a Bass off there, I do recall our founder Fairziff catching a Bass off North Shore that was probably at least 8lb one night at a former TSF forum meet a few years ago.

8lb is about my PB Bass though ( one off the boat you see in my avatar and another same weight  off Splashpoint at night.)

When all this is over a forum meet would be good.

Hopefully fewer fishing might mean more 8lbrs  

Hi Tim welcome to the forum. a boat fisherman myself.

VALVEBOUNCE wrote:

Welcome Tim,as you have probably noticed it's gone very quiet on here with the lockdown.
I have no doubts it will get busy again when it's over.

                All the best

Cheers for the welcome. Yes it's a bugger as I am landlocked unfortunately so stuffed on the sea angling front at the moment.

MusselMan wrote:

Welcome Tim. You may already have met more forum members here than I have

 Cheers

Was that 29 lb tope of yours off the beach or a boat?

Kirky's Dad wrote:

Welcome Tim. Time for a you obviously have enough mates on here to have one.

Cheers KD, am visiting the fridge as we speak

Notbad wrote:

Hi Timbc2,

thanks for joining and for saying hello its much appreciated.

I used to fish Llandudno Pier ( been quite a while) and sometimes "the wall"
though I can't recall catching a Bass off there, I do recall our founder Fairziff catching a Bass off North Shore that was probably at least 8lb one night at a former TSF forum meet a few years ago.

8lb is about my PB Bass though ( one off the boat you see in my avatar and another same weight  off Splashpoint at night.)

When all this is over a forum meet would be good.

Hopefully fewer fishing might mean more 8lbrs  

Ah it must have been someone else then, It's just I remember them wearing a red coat. Never mind. Thanks for the welcome Notbad.

Blade7 wrote:

Hi Tim welcome to the forum. a boat fisherman myself.  

Cheers Blade, I'm a shore fisherman but I like to keep in touch with what the boat guys are catching as sometimes they can be an early indicator of things turning up. Like if Gethyn Owen starts catching smoothies then it's worth a trip over to Anglesey for a go off the shore.

My first sea fishing experiences were off the wooden boat my dad built. It was based on the design of a whaler, named Moby Fabulous  and painted green. We used to fish around Holyhead Bay in it. Used to catch some good codling and pollack near Nimrod rocks and the german grain ship wreck, which I think, but could be wrong is called the Azmund or Azimuth or something like that.

Thanks for the welcome.

Timbc2 wrote:

Was that 29 lb tope of yours off the beach or a boat?

Boat but really close to the shore. Just outside Rhyl harbour at low, daylight and in just a few feet of water.

Timbc2 wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Hi Timbc2,

thanks for joining and for saying hello its much appreciated.

I used to fish Llandudno Pier ( been quite a while) and sometimes "the wall"
though I can't recall catching a Bass off there, I do recall our founder Fairziff catching a Bass off North Shore that was probably at least 8lb one night at a former TSF forum meet a few years ago.

8lb is about my PB Bass though ( one off the boat you see in my avatar and another same weight  off Splashpoint at night.)

When all this is over a forum meet would be good.

Hopefully fewer fishing might mean more 8lbrs  

Ah it must have been someone else then, It's just I remember them wearing a red coat. Never mind. Thanks for the welcome Notbad.

Maybe just confusion over the Bass, I've been using that red Fladen  jacket for at least 12 years - the wear is starting to show but they are very tough  it is still perfectly useable and does the job well. I always like seeing Fladen jackets in use in harsh situations like commercial fishing documentaries. I also have a ( quite rare?) camouflage Fladen Floatie bought off Fleabay with Piking in mind.  Some say camo will catch on but for safety  when fishing out on the sand banks I just can't see it myself...

Hello Tim

headwyn wrote:

Hello Tim

Hiya Hedwyn

Hi there Tim, I might as well add my half penny worth as there is not much to report on the fishing front, I live in New Zealand and have been here nearly 50 years. I used to fish around the N. Wales coast 50 years ago, started at Rhyl when I was still in Mold Grammar school ( my dad worked in Rhyl, hence my interest in Sunny Rhyl). I mainly fished the estuary there for flounder. When I was old enough for a motor scooter I started fishing around Bangor, staying at the Youth hostel there.
At present I have a broken leg, and so though we have no restrictions here apart from no foreign travel, I am stuck at home for a while. The international fishing reports are mostly mine. I am an outside member courtesy of the forum moderators. I fished with a couple of members a few years ago when i was in N wales.
So, welcome Tim.

rodbuilder wrote:

Hi Folks,
Bear with me as I explain myself - I was a tackle dealer in Manchester for 35 years, many of those (15 years) supplying black lug and sea baits to the sea anglers in the Manchester area - my question is that I used to deal with a great bait digger/pumper called Derek Andrews and would like to know what happened to him, as I lost touch when my business changed direction to carp fishing in the 90's.
Ironically, I have re-found a new lease of life with sea angling after a holiday in Rhosneigr this year, rooting-out my old ZZiplex 2500, Abu 7000c, etc and look forward to some shore fishing this/next year - any help appreciated.
RodBuilder

Hi there!
thanks for joining and saying hello

Notbad - I have moved rodbuilder's post from here to his own thread.

MusselMan wrote:

Notbad - I have moved rodbuilder's post from here to his own thread.

I thought that is what must have been in progress
On the ball as always!