Cheers Scott mate 👍🏼

Dogfish get a bad press, but they're stunning fish in their own right! Cheers Ian!

Too right Steve, might start visiting more often 🤣

Thanks Russel! It was a good venue, its just a PITA to get to. It's closer than the holderness but mainly A roads which means its an hour longer 😔

Cheers buddy 👍🏼

Cheers Paul!

Thanks Stephen, welcome along! Yeah that's just it mate it's part swallowing the pride and part breaking the stigma. But there's certainly no stigma or egos around here pal!!

Cheers Mumtaz 👍🏼

Haha you never know mate they may star in a couple of the Anglesey vids too if they play their cards right

Really appreciate the kind words, thank you 😊

Cheers buddy!

Cheers Carl! Yeah, I've had plenty of bass on the short scratching rod so definitely easy to cast over the fish!

Cheers Graham@

Thanks Leon! I'm looking forward to the fishing too 😄

Thanks Robert. Managed to wet a line today, promising good things for the rest of the week 🤞🏼

That's just it mate! Sometimes a one hour session can be just as good for the soul as an 8hour session

@The Awful Angler Yep. And now evenings are getting longer and warmer it's even better. If you get the chance whilst over Anglesey way, call in to Aberdyfi and fish the river estuary on the flood for the Bass. Similar to Barmouth, but prettier in my opinion.

Thanks Bill

That's just it mate! Keep it simple and no need to be throwing a lead 300yds...not that I can 🤣

Thanks Nicola

Thanks mate!

Thanks Anthony

Cheers Eric!

Cheers Alex

Cheers Mark 👍🏼

Thanks Mick 👍🏼

Cheers Barry 👍🏼

Cheers buddy

I tell me about it, I thought I was in to something reasonable only for that thing to wash up 🤣

I'll swap you a bass session for a skate session any day haha! They're good sport to be fair, especially as they seem to be growing in size and numbers down here.

Cheers Rick, I might give it a go soon for the Cod too.

Same as that on or near the point can anyone remember the old lady who kept the cafe on the point car park she was a absolute star in winter she lived across the road n told us to go knock on door anytime up to 22/30 n she'd fill up the flasks with hot water or tea best money ever spent .we run over from ilkeston every other w/end then the worm beds got bad so we moved up coast to cayton bay n Jackson's happy days n what memories n I get as much a buzz watching you there as if I was there

Great to hear mate thanks! It's one of those runs that isn't bad when the traffic is OK, but hit bad traffic it's quicker to get to Scotland 😂

Cheers Kev! Yeah I was talking to a lad who said it's smut central in summer. I was planning south wales for the hounds and rays, but might venture here if I can borrow keys to the inlaelws caravan

No it was a good little session that 👍🏼

Welcome David! Sea is so much better than course 😉 just remember, do as I say not as I do! I'm the awful angler for a reason haha

Thanks Terry! Always good to get local knowledge rather than winging it (as much as I enjoy the challenge). I think we may have to discuss commandeering the inlaws caravan when they're away 😉

Cheers pal! Back down your neck of the woods soon hopefully

Bass love it shallow. Some of my best were only a few feet out, right in the breakers! But yeah I agree, so close to spawning they're not as good as later in the season. A bit like lamb and mutton if you ask me. Haha it might be a small island but the options are endless when it comes to venues 🤣 if you do find me you deserve a free beanie 😉

@@theawfulangler haha, I mostly just walk local and chuck one out these days so unlikely, there's always something to catch and I don't like following the sheep. Roughly where are you staying? I'm on east side its quite rough this morning.

We're in Penysarn pal. I've realised I've got loads of marks on the south / west coast, so it's good to be exploring new marks again.

@@theawfulangler ah yes, if you mean the one on the island I went to primary school there 🤣 Good luck👍

Thanks Keith

Loving the pun! Yeah I think there are plenty of comps over that way, but this was just a night before type of trip

Thanks buddy!

Thanks Neil

Thanks for watching Jeffrey 👍🏼

Glad you're enjoying the fury John! I'm trying to track down the power tip for mine, apparently takes it to a whole other level 🤔

@@theawfulangler let me know how that goes plz 🙏

I will! I'm also tempted to go after tope with mine while I'm on Anglesey. That might be a stretch too far though 😕

@The Awful Angler certainly a gd test just hope it don't go bang 😕

Did you get msg about fury power tip u was lookin for

I was tempted but knowing we are in Anglesey this next week, should be plenty of chance of a fish supper 😋

@@theawfulangler look forward to watching you at Anglesey, I love fishing there 😜👍

They're also good for currents. Just need to train them to sniff out the fish 😅

Cheers Mel!

It's a fair comment mate, I'll try better in the future

Cheers buddy 👍🏼

Thanks mate! Yeah a few have said this, so I think when the inlaws come back home, we will nick the keys to their van 😉 I should be fishing Anglesey right now, but currently a stones throw from Perch at Alder Hey with Jack 🙄

@@theawfulangler Oh dear! Hope it not too serious 😱

Thanks mate! Looking like a hernia and back on Thursday for an op. So maybe fish Perch after, all being well 😬

@@theawfulangler straight squid or squid and mac wrap and chuck it as far as you can! Seem to get most rays about 1.5 hours before low at the moment.

Cheers buddy! See what happens later in the week!

Thanks Carl

Thanks 👍🏼

That's my thoughts behind it, Mick. There's something like a 3mile exclusion zone around, so that's a pretty good barrier created. Let's see what happens in years to come 🤞🏼

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Thanks Simon! Always worth having a scratching rod in really close. Hoodies are £30. I have an order going in at the end of this week, then I think that will be the last one for hoodies.

Thanks Ian!

Cheers buddy! Head down to big catch tackle and park opposite there.

I always think it has to be crystal clear for lures to work. So usually that means rock marks or shingle beaches where there's little-no sand to get stirred up. Not sure I've ever been on a sandy beach in the UK that's stayed calm enough to be clear haha

@@theawfulangler that’s very true of east coast locations . Think I’m just getting desperate to lure fish again for Bass

I used to get bass on lures about 20 years ago in that area, needed to have a surf & not as coloured water as in this session, i used to fire them out clipped down on beachesters with a 4oz lead and sometimes i would use lugworm but as a lure, sounds crazy but if the bass are in you could snag quite a few, i did see a kid with a cheap £10 spinning rod catch a 9lb bass off Skegness 10 yards out on a spinner! we would shoot the lures at angles along the beach they could be in that close! Huttoft bank was good for bass too on lures! Conditions needed to be right, that was the main thing.

@@Rick356A Going over to the coast next week and definitely going to take the lure rod and if conditions look right going to give it a go . Great to hear that it has worked and so going to get “Off the fence” and give it a go 👍

Good luck, it can be tough on that bit of coast but when it is just right it can be a great day, i had my best bass day on a sunny mid October day!!!!@@chriskendall6089

You do that 👍🏼 I'm on the north side mainly this week

@@theawfulangler Enjoy tight lines I'm in Holyhead I missed you at the dock last time 🎣🎣🎣

My van is a transit connect mate! I have the SWB, so being 6ft 4 I have to open the cargo hatch and stick my feet through it 😅 I keep thinking to trade it for a LWB version which would be ideal, but mines so good I don't want to trade it for a stinker.

Thanks Anthony! Yeah I find peace in the chaos, worries me sometimes 🤣 If you're not going to keep a fish, it's got to go back ASAP, quick snap and send it on its way. If you're going to keep them dispatch as quickly as possible. I wouldn't want someone dragging me in to the water and messing about with me for minutes on end just to chuck me on the bank 🤣

23.05 I was back in the car 🤣