Advice needed

[will i am]

Hello

Getting back into the sea fishing after a long spell in the coarse arena. Looking to get into the matches on the tyne and wear? any advice on clubs & opens?

next to tackle, ive always used a 4-8oz rod but now question do i really need to sling 6oz of lead to hold bottom?

venues i plan to fish are the r. wear sand point/glass centre/town bridge & r.tyne business park / hebburn / walkway  .... would a bass rod do with 4oz grippa?

cheers
nick :fish:

[WolfyDave]

I always use a 6oz gripper when fishing the wear opposite the glass centre.IMHO i would rather have a rod capable of casting the heavier weights as well as the light ones.My beachcaster is 4-8oz so it gives you more scope than a rod that will just cast a 4oz lead.

[codho]

Few of the lad's on hear fish Ryehope club comps they're probably the best ones to talk to as for the rod choice I would still fish most of those marks with a 5 oz sinker  other people will have there own preferences.

[will i am]

cheers lads all thoughts welcome

[WolfyDave]

Nick. if you are local to me you can have a bash at chucking my old shaky 4-8oz if ya want.Its light and a bit soft at the tip so you get good bite detection.

[codho]

Sure one of the club Lad's will get onto you later mate :up22:

[jon s]

i fished tyne/wear match circuit in mid 90s  found i cud cover 90 percent ov marks usin acentury bass nearest equivalent is l/d tornado   capable ov pendulum 4 oz 200  yrds but more important  cud b used  at golden lion with 1 0z ball.   the match scene has changed a lot  since then tho,  a lot ov matchesin summer target under sized fish (catch n release) so maybe a lighter rod wud b better 4 wear

[jon s]

when fishin the wear 4 flatties u shud rarely  use more than 4 0z i used 2 cut grips dwn 2an inch   so it was easy to twitch bait,    flatties r  predators and vry inquisitive  moving yr sinker 6 inches stirrs silt  , fish move in  often resultin in bite same tactics can work with yts

[guest14]

4oz weight adequate for the wear and as john says lads use a lot less when fishing the upper reaches,the tyne i would not use anything less than a 5 oz as the tide pull is a lot greater,probably pay to take an assortment of leads with you so you can change to adapt to the tide and weather conditions,if you need to put a bait out seventy eighty yards and the wind is in your face then a six/seven oz lead is going to help with the distance,just all depends on what rod your using

[jon s]

u r rite bro but always  remember 2 keep yr bait  movin  the more grnd covered the more fsh caught !!!!!!

[will i am]

aye this all rings true with my previous exp. of flounder bashing, maybe i need to bite the bullet and buy a flattie/bass rod and a beachcaster.

Thanks for the offer of lending the rod mate but i have dug out me old shakey turboflex from me dads garage having sold up a few yrs ago its the only rod i didnt get rid!! the century tt, g1 & conoflex flattie fanatic went.... i loved them all.thinking about it, i reckon that ff would have done a 5oz lead - it had a bit of backbone!

Nick :fish: