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    Anyone actively target turbot?

    Will be spending most of my spring chasing these and plaice, would love a turbo of 2lbs+ from the shore here in the South/Southwest. Anyone actively target them with consistent results? What features do you look for in a turbot mark etc. Find that they are very hit and miss even the smaller...
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    Kamasan pattern and Flattie hook sizes

    Going to order a box of kamasan b940, will be used mostly for worm baits targetting flatties/scratching mostly after plaice/flounder/gurnards and the occasional session on the sole. Deciding on whether to go for size 2 or 4 and whether to go for the finer wire match hook B940m or standard B940...
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    Baiting up worms for long distance fishing...

    Rethinking tactics and methods for the upcoming season and hope to get out from March onwards with plaice as the main target in mind. Was just wondering how others bait up their delicate worm baits for withstanding the longer distances which are often needed to find the plaice, whilst...
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    Most underrated bait..

    For me, razor clams after a blow can be hard to beat, but see them seldom used among other anglers on the beaches I fish. What have you found to be a very underrated bait that doesn't get used enough?
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    A reflection from fishing this year, what are your targets for the next?

    Daytime fishing. Looking back it's something I've neglected in recent years. Yes with some species daylight is favoured, bream/plaice/triggers/mackerel/wrasse etc., and this will be when I'm out chasing after them. But this year has shown me I have probably been naive in the past when...
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    Uneasiness

    Had an interesting session the other night. Fish at night a lot and was just sat watching my rod tips when I was just overwhelmed by a sense of uneasiness. Didn’t see or hear anything, just felt something was off. Packed up and left quickly. Only happened to me once before years ago, not sure...
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    Anyone still catch shore plaice in Cornwall?

    Hope all is well with everyone. Not looking for peoples specific marks but just wondering whether anyone still fishes for plaice from the shore in Cornwall? With all the inshore netting it's a species that's been hit hard, didn't know whether theres still some areas left where they're a...
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    Multiplier for estuary/light beach

    Hi everyone, hope all is well. Up to this point in fishing, I've always used egg whisks but more recently toying with the idea of converting to multipliers for some of my fishing. I was wondering which reel would suit light beach/estuary fishing, being user friendly, light, but enough guts to...
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    Flounder Tactics... That Time of Year Again

    Getting to that time of year again here on the South Coast, targetting the once humble flounder which has, in recent years, almost become a ghost figure on many south coast marks. Despite this, there's still something about spending a crisp day at a picturesque setting wrapped up warm with a...
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    Lidl reels

    Hope all is well with everyone, just went into Lidl to do a quick shop for the weekend when I had noticed they'd restocked their fishing range. Various bits and bobs, starter kits etc but found their spinning reels in a 2000, 3000, and a 5000, the 5000 size being a baitrunner. All priced £12...
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    Pushnets?

    Anyone use them? With the price of bait continually rising and fresh bait being so key for a lot of species, I'm really looking to focus on being more self-sustainable with bait. Thinking a decent pushnet will perhaps be the best option for efficiently collecting prawns/shrimp/sandeels etc. Was...
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    Prawns...

    Not talking of the shop bought prawns from abroad, but does anyone use live prawns or even frozen/fresh deads from the local shores here and if so to what success? Hear from some they're a top bait in areas, and are plentiful in the rockpools along the area I fish so collection would be easy...
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    Beefed Up Two-Hook Clipped Down Rig?

    I'm looking to target Rays in areas I haven't explored much yet or know much about. but suspect SE rays to be there. Therefore, was thinking of doubling up bait to maximise scent trail etc. and was thinking of blasting out two clipped-down sandeels to increase the odds slightly. I think it's...
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    Shimano Reel Spool Cap Replacement Ideas?

    Hi all, recently got given a shimano from a family friend who no longer goes out fishing but hasn't used this reel in years and it has very little use, seems an older model built in Japan so hoping it'll serve me well as an estuary reel for my bass rods. Only issue is, the spool cap is missing...
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    South West Slow Slow SouthWest

    Getting impatient, whilst waiting for the waters to warm and taking advantage of the fishable weather windows down here in South Cornwall. Had a great January this year, but always gets quiet for the area I fish Feb/March, feels almost dead, but better out fishing than sitting around. The plaice...
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    Up&Over or One-Hook Clipped Down?

    Hi everyone, hope all is well. Starting to tie some more traces, and was just wondering what peoples preferences were to the above rigs for presenting baits with long flowing hook lengths over clean ground for rays etc.
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    Orkney Where would you go in Scotland?

    Hi everyone, hope all is well. Travelling up to Scotland for 9-10 days in the summer as I need to head that way anyways, and was just wondering which area offers the best prospects of fishing from the shore? I'm hoping to target large pollack, and would be nice to tick off some other species we...
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    South West The Roseland

    Hi all, hope everyone is well. New member here, and was just wondering whether anyone frequently fishes the Roseland or nearby areas?
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