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Now that the bass have gone, we are still waiting for the cod to arrive on the shore in any numbers - but this cold weather should bring them in. I think they stick to temperatures below 5 degrees in the main, and with the sprat shoals going it's time for them to turn on to the whiting.
This winter I am keen to take a cod on a lure from the shore.
has anyone ever managed this? Or tried and blanked?
The mark I shall fish is from a pier, which I know pretty well from bassing, and am confident to cast at night from it, knowing where the snags are. It is a well known mark for cod, most taken either at range from the end of the pier past the mussel beds or to the sides on the sand.
My thoughts at the moment are to stick to sandy areas, back from the wash of the waves, and to fish a barrel weight for distance with a sluggo or jelly worm on the end and bounce it on the bottom. Alternatively a jig, again bounced on the bottom with lots of pauses. I feel it needs to be a fair sized lure, though. At night will use darker lures, though if I get a go during the day will try paler ones.
Any suggestions much appreciated!
This winter I am keen to take a cod on a lure from the shore.
has anyone ever managed this? Or tried and blanked?
The mark I shall fish is from a pier, which I know pretty well from bassing, and am confident to cast at night from it, knowing where the snags are. It is a well known mark for cod, most taken either at range from the end of the pier past the mussel beds or to the sides on the sand.
My thoughts at the moment are to stick to sandy areas, back from the wash of the waves, and to fish a barrel weight for distance with a sluggo or jelly worm on the end and bounce it on the bottom. Alternatively a jig, again bounced on the bottom with lots of pauses. I feel it needs to be a fair sized lure, though. At night will use darker lures, though if I get a go during the day will try paler ones.
Any suggestions much appreciated!