Thanks for watching! Where abouts are you based? There are a few instructors I can recommend but they are opposite ends of the country 😂

Love that tip 👍🏼

No catch and cook unfortunately. Photo of the finished meal on my Facebook page though 👍🏼

@ secretly I just don’t know enough ways to make cod🤣

@ there is only one way isn’t there…fish n chips

Thanks, I hope you found it useful. Fingers crossed it catches the big one this season 🤞🏼

😂😂 brilliant tip that, might get a tad chilly 😂 floatation suit and thermals for the win!

Probably dead right there, I’m stingy with my tag ends so 3 would be easier 😂 definitely, the trident tackle gear is really good, I’m really liking this aero pulley over their original one. Also brilliant play on words there 👍🏼

Hi David, this was just in the mouth of The Tay heading up towards Carnoustie. In the summer we often get dolphins between Dundee and Edinburgh as they chase the mackerel inshore (as of course they do elsewhere) Sorry for not mentioning where I was, it’s tricky with fishing videos as there has been a lot of disrespect along our coast recently where people finding a spot and then ruin it by leaving rubbish and all sorts around. Hope you enjoyed the video other than this. Thanks Ben

Thanks for watching 👍🏼 I ended up 15th of 170 I think it was that entered. Was pretty happy with that!

@@CoastlineFishing yeah that’s very good mate. Well done. 👍🏻

Thank you 👍🏼 next comp will be the st serfs on 8th December so hoping for a good result in that one.

@@martinking9663 indeed. This isn’t the true dingle dangle dongle but it seems to be the variation that has become very popular in the UK for the rough ground fishing.

@CoastlineFishing it's still just a hair, you can put it on loop rigs, paternoster rigs even flappers if you wanted. The carp lads have been doing this for an eternity

@@martinking9663 I am not following your logic? The "true" dingle dangle dongle, I have always also just looked as a hair rig it is just variations to me.

Well the “original” maybe be the better word. This rig is the dongle rig that the uk seem to be using over the rough ground but I agree it’s different to the original they use in SA.

@CoastlineFishing but then I could be using a paternoster and calling in a dongle rig. It's a hair being misinterpreted for an actual rig by people from the UK. I've actually used the dingle dangle dongle rig since 2014 after my trip to SA and learning it.

@spartafishinguk yes exactly! I’m really hoping this season I can pull something out at least close to double, here’s hoping! 🤞🏼 tight lines mate.

Thank you, i appreciate your comment 👍🏼 glad you liked the videos

Too right. We certainly need it, was out last night and was 15 degrees still. Way too warm for November!!

Thanks! I was happy to have something to take back to weigh in. I stay down in St Andrews and just the same as you, we need some bigger seas and that water temp to come right down!

Thank you! It was good session, one more good fish could have made all the difference!!

Cheers for that. The bag put me in 15th place in the end.

@CoastlineFishing well in pal hope ya get a few the night

@@nefishingandtackle8557 cheers, I’ll keep you posted 👍🏼

Ahh no way! Managing the battery’s for a while session is a skill in itself 😂 how did you get on?

@@CoastlineFishing just under 11lb for 9th place

@OnTheRocks69 nice work 👍🏼 my bag ended up putting me 15th. I packed up at 8:45 as didn’t want to miss the weigh in but I left while the fish were still biting! One more fish could have bumped me up a fair few places.

@ fish come on big time at 8 I did not won’t to leave my self lol

@ indeed. 8:15 I started getting good knocks, missed one and then another was knocking away but never gave a good hit. I just keep thinking…what could those two fish have done to the bag 😂 next time I guess!

It certainly didn’t go to waste at home 😉 but yes unfortunately no catch and cook on this one. We have had a really bad summer weather wise so I havnt been able to get out much unfortunately. Thanks for watching though.

It has that look right 😂

@@118Wilson is on the east coast of Scotland, near St Andrews.

Hiya, it’s @7:21 but it’s only a brief clip of its head above the water. It was hard to film but he followed us for most of the dive.

Hi. This is one is 13ft sonic sks black. But I have since moved onto an AnyfishAnywhere 6nBait which is 14ft, cracking rod!!

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. You are dead right, mackerel put up such a good fight for their size. Have you ever tried fishing for them on a light fly rod? That is also brilliant sport! Your description there is literally a perfect evening 🎣 🍺

@@CoastlineFishing I would have loved to try fishing for mackerel with a fly rod but unfortunately I sold all of my fly fishing gear a few years ago. I'm beginning to regret it as they are such a sporting fish that give you a real fight on light tackle.

@@petebony3093 if you ever come across rod again then give it a bash, great fun. Even so, a nice lrf or spinning rod is still great sport. I’ll hopefully be having a few soon to stock the freezer for the winter cod season (oh and some for the bbq!)

Thank you for the comment but that isn’t correct. There was a new rule passed in May that prevent the landing of any buried (egg carrying) lobster or brown crab. Also new controls over boats that are more than 12m in length and have landed more than 200 tones of lobster/crab in a 12 month period. However, for freediving we are still able to forage lobster/crab (as long as they aren’t buried.

@@CoastlineFishing "Never catch crabs or lobster by means of skin-diving, which includes using apparatus of any kind which enables a person to breathe under water. " i just copied that off the SFPA website

@@VeritySnatch thank you for this but you are referring rules from a different area. I have checked with marine Scotland and there are no restrictions on the amount you can land as long as they aren’t under or over the size limits and are not carrying eggs.

@@CoastlineFishing ok good to know as a fellow free diver

@@VeritySnatch it’s good to question it, it can be confusing as each area has its own rules. For example the east coast of Scotland has a 87mm minimum landing size, the west cost is 90mm, always good to check the rules, happy diving 👍🏼

I used to course fish a lot when I was younger and still have a go every now and then. However, the sea fishing is brilliant, often amazing scenery and as you say the fish are definitely less finicky with the tackle 😂 thanks for watching and glad it helped you. Thanks

So good isn’t it! Great tasty comfort food!

No Problem at all, I’m glad it’s helped you ☺️

Thanks for watching. I’m not 100% sure I’m afraid as mine didnt come with this. So if it helps in any way I don’t place anything in mine. I can only imagine it’s designed to keep the heating element exposed so you don’t close the lid when it’s still hot after use. Thanks Ben.

@@CoastlineFishing Thank you. Mine also did not have a replacement cutter. Working on that one. Edited to say that I am still reading the manual and cannot work out what they mean by putting kitchen towel round or in the bag. Any ideas?

@bernadettec6386 it sounds like you might have a slightly different model as mine doesn’t have the inbuilt cutter. Putting the kitchen towel in the bag wouldn’t make sense to me as it would just go soggy if you have any moisture in the food. Thanks Ben.

@@CoastlineFishing - yes that was my thinking as well. Not sure at times who writes these manuals!!

@bernadettec6386 obviously just used a generic manual or a bad text translation 😳

No problem, I’m glad it helped. It’s a great bit of kit!

Hi there. I’m doing good thank you. I hope you are as well. I don’t have any plans to head down there this year, maybe another time I’ll make it.

Hi So yes, apparently, there have been a lot of complaints about the fact that that fishing show was only for carp fishing, I went 3 years ago I think, it was awful, 90% of the stands and presentation was for carp fishing, This year's will be different 🎉 Finally

Haha can you imagine!

It certainly was cool. Was lucky to have a good pals boat to use 😉

The summer is better but mostly as the sea is calmer and warmer:) my wetsuit is 7mm and that means I can dive in temperature down to 5degrees. Generally in the winter the lobster tend to move offshore so they don’t get damaged in the rougher sea. I hope this helps.

Annoying I didn’t have scales but it’s length would put it about 30-40lbs. Considering my only other was 10lbs I was happy :)

I had one last night from the shore with a size 4 hook pulley rig 😂but no scales ...5.5ft length and 8.5 inch thick behind the head

@beserkermode6698 nice one! Good work landing that on a size 4, lucky it didn’t bend it out! 👍🏼

No problem at all. I recon at a squeezeyou could probably fit both sets of fins in the back pocket as there is still space in mine. Then wetsuit, gloves, booties etc in the front pocket 👍🏼 I hope that helps. Cheers Ben.

@@CoastlineFishing I don’t need to pack any of the other items you mentioned so it looks like I could fit the smaller fans in the front pocket. Thank you so much for your response!

No problem at all 👍🏼

Foraging is brilliant as you need virtually nothing. Just a foraging hook, bucket, waders and a life jacket. If your heading out at night then a good head torch as well. But I wound recommended heading out on some spring tides during the day to get familiar with it before going out at night. Make sure you let someone know where your heading to and how long you’ll be…just basic safety stuff 👍🏼

@@CoastlineFishing looking forward to it, I put 2 lobster pots out last night and going to check them tonight… where did you get your stick with hook on and the net

@@krismorrin7082 oh nice, I hope you get one for a cook up! The one I use was made by my dad but if you have a look on google for Startpoint Spearfishing they sell a really nice foraging hook. The net is just a normal prawn/ shrimping net.

You can do it all year round but the spring tides are by far the best as it exposes all the holes. Generally the warmer months are also better as once the colder rougher seas arrive the crustaceans move off shore so they don’t get battered against the rocks in the swells.

You are welcome! Thank you for watching. Winter cod season is about to start so stay tuned for more videos coming soon 👍🏼

Hi I hope you are ok, I wanted to ask you what power of beachcasting rod you use 100 to 250gr?

@becukramerfrederic7101 all is well here thank you, I hope the same with you. For the winter fishing I use a 14ft 175g (or 5-7oz) rod. For the summer spinning I use a 7ft 30-60g rod. I hope this helps. Thanks Ben.

Thank you Ben, For the spinning, I use a Westin W6 spin, with a daiwa BG magsealed 4500, That rod is a master piece a bit long as it's a 10ft but really a fantastic rod where you can easily fight any sort of fish For the beach casting colmic and daiwa both up to 9oz, what weight will you use basically?120gr?

@@becukramerfrederic7101 very nice, that sounds like a nice bit of kit! Having a good all round rod never goes a miss. For the winter fishing over here I use a 170g (6oz) weight on a pulley pennel rig. It works well for the cod. Cheers Ben.

Hi, Epsealon use a Jako neoprene in their suits. I have used this 7mm suit for 2+hrs in 5 degree Scottish seas and have been fine. It certainly keeps you warm!

It really was! Got to love fresh cod caught by hand! Ahh what a shame yours packed up, but it sounds like it had a very good innings! Can’t beat some of the Aldi/Lidl special buys! I hope you manage to get another soon so you can continue sealing fresh food :-) thanks for watching, Ben

Is your Bonsen still working? It’s on sale for $19.99 right now, but I’m not sure if I’m just throwing money away by buying this machine🤷🏻‍♀️

@@suew4609 I did not buy the Bonsen machine. I bought a really cheap, very basic vacuum sealer to tide me over until Lidl reintroduced their SilverCrest sealer. I used the temporary, cheap sealer for several months, and then Lidl started selling their SilverCrest model again, and still at the same price, £19.99 which I thought was amazing. I've been using the SilverCrest for several months and it works superbly. The temporary sealer, which cost only around £13, has been put into long-term storage in case it's needed again.

@@suew4609 By the way, the Bonsen vacuum sealer looks very similar to the SilverCrest, but is £10 dearer.

@swew4609 the Bonsen is still going strong and I use it multiple times a week 👍🏼

As a general rule you can’t take a female lobster that has eggs. Some females also have V notches and you can’t take those either. Landing size varies depending on location but normally it is around 87mm carapace so I would check the local laws first. The bigger lobster generally don’t taste as nice so personally I would stick around the 90cm carapace size to be above the limit/best taste 👍🏼

Oh really? That’s a shame, could fill a bucket in an hour up here on most nights 😳 hopefully you get on them soon 🎣

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Ah cheers! Typically I had about 10 once the camera was off, I thought it would be to dark to film but watching the footage it wasn’t! But yes, buzzing to get the winter kit out!

Thank you! I’m itching to get the winter season going 🎣

PB stands for Personal Best, so this what my personal best conger eel 👍🏼

Congrats mate!

@@CoastlineFishing new sub

Thank you, we a great fish, thanks for the sub as well 👍🏼 I’m working on new videos at the moment but the weather isn’t being kind too us for fishing conditions!

That’s awesome! Now you can stock up with lots of fresh fish 😉