Kayak Fishing for Tope in South Wales

Kayak fishing for Tope and other species in South Wales. Numerous species including Smoothounds, Gurnard, Cod, Mackerel and the main target Tope.

[@eglwysfawr4076]

Good chanel, subbed from Neath 👍

[@hprobe23]

Thank you, will be getting some more up soon 😀

[@SaltwaterAngler]

wow ! love it when you see the fish for the first time, well done with the fish handling that looked very tricky

[@hprobe23]

Thank you for your comment. Yeah same here it is always great seeing colour and then getting it on board. They are certainly tough critters but I've always found the smaller ones more feisty for some reason.

[@BRISTOLDNB]

Awesome. Any tips for anchoring in a fairly strong tide like you are there! Great video

[@hprobe23]

If you've not anchored before I would highly recommend you start in either a lake or somewhere where there is very little or no tide flow to begin with. I learnt at a practice day with South Wales kayak anglers. The idea is to have your anchor with at least 1m of chain attached to it and then to you anchor line. Always run it through your head before you do it so you know what to do when you do anchor up. Always make sure you have enough line to let out especially on deep water or strong tides. I paddle up tide of where I want to drop the pick then once it's on the sea bed, I let out atleast 3 times the depth if no more to allow the anchor to grip and hold you tight. Next time I'm out in deep water I will do a video of how I anchor up.

[@Fishwish]

Thats your reel ****ed but so worth it! Well played. What sort of depth of water are you in? I've thought the same thing - why Tope fish on a kayak? Looks fun - is there risk of them biting you when you're handling them?

[@davewalker3873]

Yes, I've been biten a few times by hounds. Not had a tope on my kayak but imagine the risk is the same.

[@hprobe23]

Well funnily enough that okuma trio reel is still going ok. I'm not the best at looking after my kit but I have serviced it every year and still going well. We are on a ledge that rises to 20 to 30 ft from around 60 70 ft. I've never had one bit me but it's a case of just keeping their head away from your body as much as possible after unhooking. The smaller ones I've found to be more feisty on board.

[@JaymzMX]

Awesome videos guys. Where abouts are you in South Wales here? Im fairly close to the Gower (Neath) so i want to start targeting tope and hounds off my new kayak

[@hprobe23]

Thanks for your message, This is down Tenby. We launched at South beach and drifted with the tide towards Lydstep. You can target Tope from Oxwich Bay although I would strongly recommend going out with a fishing buddy. Check out South Kayak Anglers on the web as they are a great club with regular kayak fishing outings. Plus you will learn loads of tips on fishing and safety. Tight lines fella, might even see you out there one day.

[@troywales983]

hi what would be a good stable kayak for me to buy to fish from ,

[@hprobe23]

My first one was the yellow ocean kayak t13. There are loads out there from various makes that's would do well. Do you know what you want to target and what type of fishing you will mainly be doing? Drift fishing, anchoring up etc?