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donthre · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:12 pm Post subject: Help with whelks & fish needed

How Do I catch them - going to the coast East - Norfolk in a week or so for a few days with the kids & boat. Very Happy

How do I catch whelks - anybody know ?

Also any advice on what fish we can have a go for off that coast, or in the Wash, would be gratefully received Confused

I am thinking a mile or two out at the most - as it's our first time with this boat & it's not really what you'd call "ocean going" Embarassed

Not actually sure we'll get much fishing done though Sad

The girls & boys (teens) - seem far more interested in boring things - like the water-skis & tow deck Rolling Eyes

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pepperami · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject:

if my part of the east coast (shotley penninsular) is anything to go by it`s crab city at the moment Mad

and if your bait is on the bottom it wont last long????

my brother is fishing patenoster style at the moment to keep his bait off the bottom.
there are a few bass (to small to keep) coming out at the moment and a few eals?? but thats about it ...
i think we need a good storm to freshen things up???

whelks... i`m not so sure of?? maybe you could set up an ambush or get your beaters to flush them out to standing guns Shocked

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Quixote · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Working_Clumber · Rural Thoughts Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Status:

I actually made a living from whelking back in the 90's.

I used strings of pots which were basically plastic tubs with 2" of concrete poured into the base with a large nail set in it. One side of the tub is cut out and net loosely stretched across the hole with a entrance hole formed in the netting.

The pot bait is positioned on the nail and the pots are then lowered to the sea bed and left for 24 hours.

Here's a picture of the pots where you can just see the netting on the green one.

Steve

donthre · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

Thanks working c = that's a lot more help than some others have been Rolling Eyes

I'll see if I can Bodge something up along those lines Cool

- Just a bit of fish for bait is it ?
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Working_Clumber · Rural Thoughts Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Status:

Yes, any old fish will do, the smellier the better. We used to use some really rank stuff at times and it still attracted the whelks.

Steve

donthre · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

Quixote · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:23 am Post subject:

Working_Clumber · Rural Thoughts Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 Status:

Different areas fish differently. Here off the Dorset coast the is plenty of good ground well within 2 miles of the coast.

I found that clean ground, not muddy, was best, so gravel or sand bottom would be OK.

Steve