Save your life and buy a floatation suite for winter sea fishing.
Winter is creeping around the corner and people are getting excited about the winter species making their way closer to our shores. Hooks are sharpened and new rigs are being carefully tied. You invest all this time and money into your fishing tackle but your safety is the most important thing.
One of the most productive times to go fishing is just after a storm. The swells are still running, the sea temperature is cold and I guess the tide will be flowing well. But what would happen if you walked to the waters edge, only to be caught out by a large swell that pulls your feet from under you. You try to hold onto your rod for a brief second until you become submerged in the water. The weight of your water proof clad jeans, wellies, 4 t-shirts, jumper and old waterproof jacket over comes you as the cold has drained all your energy. No one knows you have gone, you have no chance of swimming.
I know it’s a bleak thought, and of course it would never happen to you. But just in case, why not consider waiting a few months for that new reel, instead buy some clothing that will not only allow you to stay warm easily, but that might just save your life.
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Having just moved house (without an internet connection !) I have been in a great position where I have been able to spend time getting rid of rubbish, loads and loads of it! What has this got to do with sea fishing? Well read on.
You fish every chance you have got, you get home and pack your gear away – damp, dirty and disorganised. You look in the bottom of your tackle box and there is a red hue in the corners from rust. Your tackle has a sticky coating, salt! All in all your gear is a mess.
What you need to do is give things a damn good clean out, throw away all those rusty hooks - they just pass rust around, they have no point and are no use to you. While you are doing that check your lures, change the split rings and trebles (when I dispose of hooks I cut the point off and take them to the dump).
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I have been asked this question a few times over the past year and I have never really given it any real consideration, but it’s a very important point and one that can effect us all resulting in lost fish! Living in the UK we really do not suffer from any great extremes in temperature, however there are circumstances that unknowingly can have a negative impact on our fishing line. images thanks to LeonIngul
Surf over to this site and have a quick read of this paper . We are very focused on line wear from faulty rod rings / liners or abrasion on rocks and the sea bed. This is visual damage and can be felt on the line with your finger-tips. I mentioned it here
checking your line while beach fishing, but do we care for our lines at other times?
