Fishing: I want to start beach casting
Discussion
Does anyone do this in the UK?
I've done a fair bit of sport fishing off boats around the UK and in Europe (bass, wreck fishing etc.) but I've always wanted to go beach casting.
Is there much of a 'scene' for this in the UK? I really fancy the idea of loading up the car and spending the day on the beach chucking a few hooks out. It is also a good travel hobby that I guess can be done anywhere there is some sea
I've never done it before and don't have any of the kit but I am enthusiastic enough to get out in any weather and have a crack.
If anyone does it can you give me a steer on the best way to start?
Cheers,
Ben
I've done a fair bit of sport fishing off boats around the UK and in Europe (bass, wreck fishing etc.) but I've always wanted to go beach casting.
Is there much of a 'scene' for this in the UK? I really fancy the idea of loading up the car and spending the day on the beach chucking a few hooks out. It is also a good travel hobby that I guess can be done anywhere there is some sea
I've never done it before and don't have any of the kit but I am enthusiastic enough to get out in any weather and have a crack.
If anyone does it can you give me a steer on the best way to start?
Cheers,
Ben
I'm not sure what you mean by "scene", but yeah, there's some great shore fishing/beachcasting to be done up and down the UK.
It would really depend on what sort of shore fishing you wanted to have a go at and the geography of the beaches you are going to fish, as to what kit would be best for you, but if you're new to it you can't go too far wrong with a 12 - 13ft 4-6oz light beachcaster allied to a large fixed spool reel. You can have a go with a multiplier, but it'll be a quick way to frustrate yourself if you've never beachcast with one before.
You'll need a tripod as well and my advice would be (depending on the beach/mark) to forget fishing during the day . . . I'm fortunate that I live right on the coast and where I am, there's (amongst other species) some fantastic bass fishing. This time of the year is ideal and we try to time low tide with turning up at 7.30pm'ish. Tackle up, light a small fire (it's OK to do that where we go!), get a few beers out and start fishing about half eight or so until about 1.30am.
Quite often, we'll use light gear (3lb test curve pike rod/12lb line) to catch 2 - 3lb schoolies literally 20ft from the shoreline - you'll only manage to do that when it's dark though, never during the day!
First one or two bass get cooked on the fire and the rest are filleted on the beach. Remember the legal limits for keeping the species that you're after (minimum bass size is 41cm/16in) and only take home what you can reasonably eat - the amount of idiots I see at the tourist marks that fill huge sacks with mackerel and struggle back to their cars with them, just simply incenses me.
Give it a crack though fella - I don't get to go as often as I'd like to, but it's a bloody great way to spend a summer's evening!
It would really depend on what sort of shore fishing you wanted to have a go at and the geography of the beaches you are going to fish, as to what kit would be best for you, but if you're new to it you can't go too far wrong with a 12 - 13ft 4-6oz light beachcaster allied to a large fixed spool reel. You can have a go with a multiplier, but it'll be a quick way to frustrate yourself if you've never beachcast with one before.
You'll need a tripod as well and my advice would be (depending on the beach/mark) to forget fishing during the day . . . I'm fortunate that I live right on the coast and where I am, there's (amongst other species) some fantastic bass fishing. This time of the year is ideal and we try to time low tide with turning up at 7.30pm'ish. Tackle up, light a small fire (it's OK to do that where we go!), get a few beers out and start fishing about half eight or so until about 1.30am.
Quite often, we'll use light gear (3lb test curve pike rod/12lb line) to catch 2 - 3lb schoolies literally 20ft from the shoreline - you'll only manage to do that when it's dark though, never during the day!
First one or two bass get cooked on the fire and the rest are filleted on the beach. Remember the legal limits for keeping the species that you're after (minimum bass size is 41cm/16in) and only take home what you can reasonably eat - the amount of idiots I see at the tourist marks that fill huge sacks with mackerel and struggle back to their cars with them, just simply incenses me.
Give it a crack though fella - I don't get to go as often as I'd like to, but it's a bloody great way to spend a summer's evening!
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