british open - bridlington 2008 1st &2nd march

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#1 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:45 pm

People:me, mark rainey, willy cowan and jonah jones (CBARSAC on tour lol)

Duration: sat 9am - 3pm sun 9am - 3pm

Tide:falling

Weather:alsorts

Bait:black lug, yellow tail lug, squid and peeler crab

Rigs: pennel pulleys and flappers

Results:cod, flounder, whiting

Report: travelled over on the 28th and on the friday we looked at the beaches for easy access and other little features that might hold fish.

sat - EASINGTON BEACH

fishing was slow to say the least and the tide pushed us up to higher ground when the tide started to fall the fish started but nothing great. the best fish was a codling of 1lb 9oz a tiddler to the locals lol. i managed a flounder of 28cm and am still baffled to how it managed a 4/0 down its gob. willy managed a whiting of 33cm under size. the size limit for whiting is 35cm over there.

sun - WAXHOMLE BEACH

all four of us blanked but there was fish on the beach a bass of 6lb and several cod of 6lb - 7lb too all fell to lug and squid at 60 yards

sat session was won with a cod of 16lb's which snapped up a whiting as the fellow was reeling it in...2 for the price of 1 you could say lol....there was loads more codling of between 8 and 10lb land and also a 9lb bass and some thornies too at around the 8lb mark. sunday the best fish was a 7lb codling from the guy that was to the left of me and the overall winner was the guy with the 16lber he land 2 more fish on the sunday of 6lb each...good weekend and we are already planning next years trip which is on the 7th and 8th of march....maybe i'll get that big 1 next year lol oh and forgot to mention on the friday there was a casting class running and it was being taken by none other than Danny Mosktop and Rodger Mortimer of TSF both guy give me some good solid advice too and very dead on

#2 Post by **roger de dodger** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:56 pm

fair play to ya for giving it a lash total dedication 8)

#3 Post by **alannelson** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:52 pm

Always worth a try to get in to the prizes but locals have the advantage as its on there patch. Always good crack to get away with the lads least u didn't blank the whole weekend gilly :lol:

#4 Post by **pete** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:35 pm

Jonny, sounds like a good few days. Did you meet up with any of the Donegal lads? Haven't spoke to any since they got back.

#5 Post by **jonny gilbert** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:45 pm

didn't know anyone was headin over. aye was good laugh the whole weekend and next year we know the pattern the cod follow over there so hopefully we'll do better :)

#6 Post by **GrahamHill** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:46 pm

jonny gilbert wrote:didn't know anyone was headin over. aye was good laugh the whole weekend and next year we know the pattern the cod follow over there so hopefully we'll do better :)

went last year,,but all i can say as a yorkie living in ireland ,,well done mick wright ,the best shore cod angler i have ever had the pleasure of fishing with over many many years in our hornsea days,,if any one man deserved the win it,it was mick,,a gentleman,,and mick if you read this ,i have got the white insulation tape ready for the chug bug for you to pummel the irish bass like you did last year,,
jonny i think you got your initial report incorrect,, :D mick won by a few ozs over the aggergate of the two days and yer man with the big fish on sat blanked sun

Respect

Graham Hill

#7 Post by **GrahamHill** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:48 pm

jonny gilbert wrote:didn't know anyone was headin over. aye was good laugh the whole weekend and next year we know the pattern the cod follow over there so hopefully we'll do better :)

went last year,,but all i can say as a yorkie living in ireland ,,well done mick wright ,the best shore cod angler i have ever had the pleasure of fishing with over many many years in our hornsea days,,if any one deserved the win it was mick,,a gentleman,,and mick if you read this ,i have got the white insulation tape ready for the chug bug for you to pummel the irish bass like you did last year,,

Respect

Graham Hill