Winter Sea Fishing for Cod - Whitby East Pier | The Fish Locker
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Winter Sea Fishing for Cod is a favourite of so many anglers in the UK. Today I revisit my home town of Whitby and fish with my friend from Whitby's East Pier. We explain the baits, the rigs and the tactics for fishing for cod from the shore.
For more information about CART bait, here is Tom's detailed magazine feature explaining everything about the subject. hookpoint.co.u...
Here are links to some of the tackle we used in this session. I hope it helps.
AFAW 6nbait 13F - bit.ly/2XDELZh
AFAW 6nbait 14F - bit.ly/38Gg1G0
Penn Spinfisher 7500LC - bit.ly/2NfF1M6
Penn Rival 8000LC - bit.ly/3EiqqYw
C&R Specimen Xtra - bit.ly/35FHrd1
C&R Chinu - bit.ly/39oB3YE
Braid - Fireline - bit.ly/3SEC04u
Braid - Powerpro - bit.ly/3bBNfIi
Barrel Swivel - bit.ly/3oH7V5q
Bait Elastic - bit.ly/39tPta4
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Hi John, we just moved by the ocean out here in the U.S. to San Diego California. Watching your fishing channel inspired us to move close to the water. I have been watching since the pandemic. Thank you for your content and although we are beginners at fishing we are learning through your channel. Thank you, hope you and your family are well.
That’s awesome. We are hoping to visit there at some point. 😊👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker let me know I can probably direct you to some cool spots. ☺️
Good to see the family as always John. Thanks for the video!
Any time Mike. 😉👍🏻
Great video, nice to see you fishing your home turf 🎣
It was just a passing visit hence we had to make the most of the less than ideal conditions.
@@TheFishLocker Lovely breakfasts!
Amazing the weather is warmer so you can get out on a pier at night. thanks for showing.
Take care bud. 👍🏻
Your first mate is a star in the making John, Qualitay vid fella. Proper loved this, well done mate
James is a little treasure isn’t he 😊
I love this video I am visiting home from Canada in three weeks and Whitby is on my visit many happy memories of fishing of the boats and having a good old English breakfast looks amazing. I’ll hunt that place out for sure . Thanks for sharing another great memoties
The cafe was called the Endeavour Cafe, but also the Singing Kettle is a good old fashioned greasy spoon if it’s open.
Still watching John, man that English breakfast brought tears to my eyes. Stumbled across Hannah and yourself on escape to the country the other day, good job man.
John U.S.A. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Haha, cheeky little cameo for us. Have a good one mate. 😊👍🏻🎣
Love Cod! Love the sound of the breaking water! Relaxing!
Great isn’t it. 😊
Nice to see you up north. Whitby is of my favourite places on the East Coast.
It’s a lovely spot to visit isn’t it. 😊👍🏻
Great video John nice to see those little beautiful codling .thanks again tight lines
Tight lines bud.
I will not be going fishing in the UK. I live in the US…
I have watched this video for 5-10 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed it. So I have subscribed and turned on all notifications.
Thanks for taking the time to make them. Might have to look for some more and binge watch !
Rod
Thank you very much Rod, I also enjoy learning about fishing in other areas of the world. You never know when you may learn something new you can use at home. Welcome to our channel and have a great day. 😊👍🏻
Great vid John , very informative , good to see you all in Whitby 👍🏻
It was a nice visit. 😊👍🏻
Terrific mix of content just of late, really is fun to watch
Thank you very much. I like to try and share a range of stuff just to give some variety. I hope the range and depth of knowledge we share sets us aside from others who try to do what we do. 😊👍🏻
The bait presentation part definitely helps 👍 cheers for that lads
Our pleasure bud. 😊👍🏻
Hi John glad I'm not the only one you gets the rockling there well fed.
Yet to have a cod of a reasonable size of that peir.
It’s only a matter of time. 👍🏻🎣
Singing Kettle I think still does breakfast from 6am 😊. I’ll be there all next week….
I didn’t even know that place was still open mate. I’ll have to drop in next time we’re back.
fond memories of that pier with my dad, busy spot in the warmer months when the mackies are in lol
That’s the east pier. But yes, me too. Many a summers night spent on there.
Lost me with so much preparation of those baits. The breakfast looked good, really nice to come home to.
Different types of fishing requires different amounts of effort.
Used to fish from Whitby and around Lancs/Wales often. Then I moved to Texas and being 8 hours from the nearest coastline, haven't touched a rod in 9 years. Living vicariously through all your videos!
That’s a difficult pill to swallow. Hannah and I lived in the city for a while and I was always pining for the coast.
Little land fishing. That’s awesome!! Have a good one brother!
Thank you Jon, take care bud. 👍🏻🎣
Thanks for another great video. Tough fishing. At least you didn't get skunked. The sea sounded pretty angry...take it easy 🔱
Aye mate. Caught a few but just no big ones. 😊🤷🏻♂️
Continue to love your show, after 4 years I eventually made it back to from China. Your channel has been one of those things that sustained me, which is really interesting as I have been a veggie for 38 years, I am one of those ‘ANNOYING VEGGIES’, in h that I really don’t care what people eat so long as they show the animal respect. I have witnessed the respect you have shown your food . Please keep up the great work.
Thank you Stephen. I am also of that opinion and I actually have a fair few vegan/vege followers who comment as you have. Providing you fish/hunt/forage in a responsible, sustainable and respectful manner. Showing your food the proper humane respect it deserves I am ok with it.
Fresh caught fish, from your own hook, to your own pan in the kitchen 💯 😘👌
Fresh is always best. 👍🏻👌🏻
I love Whitby xx I used to go there on the bus from Bridlington xx every week to do my shopping xand go to the market xx great market x and I use to go to Goathland on a steam train 😊xx that was great fun my dad was a steam driver xx so it’s in my blood xx hope you have a good
Journey home xx
I loved the steam train at Goathland. 💙
Ah great stuff! I remember watching your videos during math class whenever I got bored xD ❤
Haha. You should have been doing your school work. 🤣
Beans for breakfast?? Learn something new every day! Love your channel it’s one of my favorite to watch 😊
Can’t have a fry up without baked beans!! 😉
Your boy is fast becoming the superstar of these videos 😂
He always has been. 🤣
A hard task fishing those Piers but least you had a couple, thanks Jon. Bet you can't wait to get back on your boat though !
Yeah mate. They’re either feast or famine on them piers.
What's the world coming to eh ? nowhere doing breakfasts before 9 am 🤔!?!? Thanks for the video John 😉👍🏴
Any time Phil.
Thanks for sharing mate. How things have changed, long time back, talking 50 years my evening catch from there, was 5 cod all over 10lb.
Such a shame to see the downfall. Good luck.
Now you’ll be lucky to see a double in a season.
@@TheFishLocker shame eh, mind you another video from there showed all the small fish being kept, so glad you just put the wee ones back.
Did you know whitby was big for tuner once over. Iam now living in nz, anything under 12lb goes back. Cheers mate.
Great to see you in the northeast John. Only because I’m from up this way also. Great video again.
Cheers bud.
I was there Monday. Snowing like hell blowing a gale. I was absolutely frozen. Fished for about 4 then went to the pub
Surprised you lasted for 4 hours mate. 🤣🥶
I might go to Whitby just for that breakfast it looks bloody lovely!...😋
Haha.
Hi John,I went out and did some cold weather mackerel fishing this past weekend off NJ coast here in the states.Setting up to watch your outing now .Thanks John for the great content.
We get some of our best Mackerel fishing here in Cornwall in the winter. 😊👍🏻🎣
@@TheFishLocker as do we! Underrated fish especially at the table as I'm a fan of the oily group and I love bluefish as well.Cheers mate.belated happy holidays although I may have wished.
@@JohnnyLaps Second that on the Mackerel and Bluefish.
@@nofotomojo Yes!!love all the rich ones.isnt this a great channel?
many a session when the scratching rod came into its own. One of the biggest bass I ever caught, 7lb2, was on tiny size 4 or 6 hooks on a flap rig. Great fun on a 20 quid rod expecting small flats. Thanks for the upload John
That scratching rod has saved many a session mate. 😉👍🏻
Recently watched these guys In Norway and it was rag on scratching rigs that caught some of the best fish whereas dead fish baits weren't producing anything even though the cod they caught were puking up whole herring. Good video I needed to see that clip down pulley rig now I know I'm doing it right lol 😆
That’s sometimes the way. 👍🏻
Awesome video again John interesting bait caught many cod & codling useing sprats & lug from old pier at Hastings in my teens at night fishing the part called the banjo remember walking home about 2 am local police stopped & gave me a lift home gave them a codling each .Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick
Haha. Them days are long gone mate. 😉🤣
That's fishing John 😁 still loved the big english breakfast 👍 keep um coming...from Oz 🤪
Fine consolation prize. 🤣
Great explanation on setting up baits and lines. You will allways get the odd day where the keepers dont show.
That’s fishing mate. You can’t win them all. 😊🤷🏻♂️
Great vid
Ive fish whitby for years. two tips
tip one if you catch i rockling go home>
tip two on the east pier dont use grip lead up to the corner over the bridge
on the stone jetty to that corner let the lead roll into gullies.
paul
I’ve caught a few stunning fish on rockling livebaits. Including an 11lb cod.
Can’t beat Whitby piers some good fish can come from there,
Down there in a few weeks hopefully the weather will play ball ;)
Cracking video again mate
Good luck when you get there bud. 👍🏻
Safe journey back to Cornwall great video amazing what you can catch down the side
Thank you James. 👍🏻🎣
A big thumbs up from somewhere close to Fort Knox, Kentucky U.S.A.
Thank you mate.
Nice one. The fishing seemed slow but fun and I learned a new technique, thanks for that. The breakfast at the end almost brought a tear to my eye, we can't get a proper breakfast in the US. Cheers
We struggle to get a good English breakfast in England any more mate. It’s all gluten free rye and smashed avocado crap. 🤣🤦🏻♂️
@@TheFishLocker Hey mate just wanted to tell you the wife and I were watching Escape To The Country and saw your appearance there! You're a great ambassador for Cornwall and fishing. We are behind about 18 months in the US but try to watch as much UK telly as we can. Cheers from North Carolina
I love the new animated Title Card! Awesome work as always!
Thank you, a subscriber made it for me.
Thanks again John...and Tom of course. Seeing you use the scratching rig takes me back to being sat on the side of the harbour having a fishing contest with my mates. Two hooks, twice the chance, and a lot of species ticked off, right at your feet (like you said). I agree, it sure does fill in the time when waiting for that bigger bite on the other rod. Thanks for triggering all the good memories. Good luck with the Cod, hope you both catch a good'un. All the best to all. TL
Exactly that mate, it catches the fish and fills in the time brilliantly.
That breakfast looked lovely! Missing the black pudding though! I could eat a plate full of that stuff with brown sauce 🤣🤣🤣🎣🎣🎣
🤢 Black pudding. No thanks. 🤣
Nice little session John tight lines
Cheers Les.
You had better believe i hit that like button before you even spoke John 👍
💪🏻 Good man. 😉👍🏻
Great video , brought back memories of fishing Kirkcaldy harbour as a teenager and catching cat food .
Thanks Tam. 👍🏻
Interesting what you can catch on the scratching rig. Enjoyed that video 👌
It’s a winner isn’t it. 😊👍🏻
Good one John, lovely to see Hannah & James. Regards to all greetings from a sunny Cyprus! 🐟🐟🐟🐟
Thank you Jacqui and have a lovely day. 😊👍🏻
I caught a load of Codling last year on an ebb tide on The Clyde in Greenock, which is really encouraging. Size 4 scratching rig with earth worms and couldn’t keep the rod in the water. Some bite for the size of them, I’d say they were a quarter of the size of your first codling. They can and did bend a 3lb carp rod quite significantly on the bite!
Good fun and fills a days fishing. 😊👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker absolutely! Weird leathery thing, never expected them to feel the way they do. I usually fish the Mersey and they’re as rare as hens teeth these ways nowadays. Hope you’re up so early on a fishing adventure! New born is my excuse, your vids are keeping me sane
Loved this guys especially on how to prepare your bait
I hope folks find it helpful 👍🏻🎣
Knew you were from the North East, didn't realise it was Whitby!
I used to live in Nunthorpe and Guisborough. Fished Saltburn pier a good few times.
Once only me my mate and 3" of snow on the end, loads of good Whiting that night.
Also fished Sandsend from my Orkney Stikeliner a couple of times Lots of cod on black lug and a big swell.
In the lakes now but go back fairly often , it does have a nice feel to it .
Enjoy
It is a lovely place to visit isn’t it. 😊👍🏻
Another great fishlocker video before bed, cracked me up with the Cryton, not seen Red Dwarf for years.
Only folks of a certain age will get that reference. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker Yep we're getting old mate 🤣 I don't care about my age though I'm still 21 in my head, and other than grey hairs and some crows feet around my eyes I'm fitter now than I was throughout my 20's.
Can't go wrong on this carnivore diet.
Great video, thank your mate for the great cart presentation. Plenty of species, thanks John. Great looking breakfast 👍
Toms a great lad isn’t he. 👍🏻
He sounds like a serafood chef I'd pay money for!
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Great video again John fishing is tough in general atm. Looking forward to next one.
Cheers bud.
Should have gone to si nging kettle John, down ginal next to angel( weatherspoons open at 5/30 am. Missed a treat there John, look it up ongoogle great value.
I didn’t know it was even still there. It looked closed?
Sir, thank you for the great video’s during corona i was beginning with sea fishing here in Holland
your video’s have been a big help to me
keep doing this, it's great, many thanks for your time and doing this on CZcams.
It is my pleasure, I hope the videos have not only been good viewing but also helpful to you 😊🎣
Don't know for sure why these videos are so relaxing. All good! Keep them coming 😁👍
Thank you. 👍🏻
Hi,Never see fishing like this before.
Very cool and nice.
Thank You For sharing💯🔥👍😉
It is my pleasure. 😊🎣
The fishing in the north east has been very slow and patchy this year. A lot of fingers are pointing to the new Freeport dredging operations on the Tees! There has been mass die offs of crustaceans and fish washing up etc ! Hopefully it pulls round in the coming year! Another cracking video! Tight lines!
Yes mate I’ve been keeping an eye on the situation. Difficult one isn’t it.
@@TheFishLocker I've heard a few conspiracy theories , however all point to the local council/ government having to pull their fingers out! It certainly doesn't stop the angler's up here getting out!
I enjoyed this. Thanks so much.
It is my pleasure John. Glad you enjoyed the video.
One of them days. I was on East last night and had a couple to 6.5lb but the lads next to me had one at 8. Sods law :)
It’s always the way isn’t it. 🤣🤷🏻♂️
So amazing video, John.
Every single video of yours inspired me. Thanks indeed!!!!!!
I am glad to hear it.
Nice to see you local John😃. I've only ever fished Whitby west, mainly because the joining bridge was missing when I used to go.🥺
Not a bad little scratching session, 🎣🎣🎣🎣always worth a try in case the big ones don't show.🥺🥺
Thanks for bringing back some good memories.🤔🤔
Take care and stay safe.😷🙊
That’s it mate. You can only catch what’s there and the big fish just didn’t make an appearance. 🤷🏻♂️😊🎣
You can’t beat a nice plate of heart attack in the morning😂
The breakfast of champions. 💪🏻
Wish we had good cod like that down here in Portsmouth, the cod seem to be pretty quiet down here now, great video pal!
It’s been a weird year mate.
Those takeaway buckets are great I've a fair few of them 😂😂
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Thanks so much for sharing mate, I really enjoyed watching thanks!
The breakfast has made my mouth water !
Good to see you wearing the life vest even though you are on the Pier, a fine example to set Sir, well done :)
Safety first. 😊👍🏻
Can't beat a 2hook flapper all I use on the beaches. Cracking vid mate
Catches everything. 🤣
Meals, breakfast especially, tastes better after a round of fishing or just getting into the outdoors, it seems.
It always tastes better once you’ve worked up and appetite 😉👍🏻
Never thought of opening the eye on the lead and hooking it over an imp 👌🏻
😉 Every day is a school day. 👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker definitely
That's why it's called fishing and not catching, John.
If you fancy fishing the best winter venue in the uk when you are at the Nec, give me a shout, it's a F1 a chuck
I’m ok mate, but thanks for the offer. I’m not going to be able to bring my coarse gear.
@The Fish Locker no need to bring your Gear John, just jump on my box mate and fill your boots.
Are you jokin me? Look at that bfest. Lol. Keep hammering man. Thanks for the vids🌄
Haha. Breakfast of champions 😬💪🏻
Fantastic video again thanks John for tips and bait
I hope it helps folks out. 😊👍🏻
Ohh brilliant video 👍👍👍
My favourite place to fish !! Haven’t been since October but definitely in the diary. The Cod /large pollack are normally around kelpy area on that pier at this time of year - I’ve only caught billet , but have seen big fish caught there 👍
I know Ben, good luck when you get there next.
Thanks john
Any time John.
I don't normally eat fish, but fresh cod, I've heard is SO delicious!
Fish is best eaten fresh and Cod is especially good. 😊👌🏻
Fresh fish no matter what kind Kylie is the key.If it smells of fish,and the eyes are cloudy it's passed it's time.Give it a try,maybe fish and chips to start or a nice piece of Flounder as it's mild.
There I was thinking that your content couldn't' get any better...and then you go and drop a Red Dwarf reference!!! 🍌< this is a female aardvark for anyone who doesn't know 🤣
Haha. Only folks of a certain age will get that reference. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker Being only 29 I doubt I qualify as that certain age, but luckily my dad has great taste in TV/film and passed that on 😂
nice to SEA you back Hi
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New opening logo thingy? . . . Very slick! 😎
A subscriber made it. Just trying it out. 😉
Welcome home lad
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Enjoyed it and learnt from it as always.
Cheers John!
Glad to hear it Glen. 😊👍🏻
Very interesting John but as you indicated, not the most productive. At least you were not the only ones to miss out. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
I caught fish when others didn’t. You can’t get upset about that. 👍🏻🎣
Nice to see the pier in use. Have seen a few people fish the other pier, on the lower deck, but I assume that's something for the summer months. Skippers cafe used to open early in Whitby, behind the Ship Inn.
That cafe has long gone mate.
@@TheFishLocker Another business lost. 😢
Dedicated fisherman, must have been pretty bracing out there at night! Well you gotta be in it to win it😉
Haha. It wasn’t shorts and t-shirt weather that’s for sure. 🥶
@@TheFishLocker put hairs on your chest!
Consistent with brilliant content 👏
Hit that like button for you, see you on the next adventure, until then stay blessed mate 🙏
Thank you very much. Best wishes and have a great week. 😉👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker cheers pal, likewise 👍
This is very interesting, I'm not sure I've ever heard of folks on the US side building a bait out of different things like this
It’s called a cocktail bait. 😉👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker can bet I’ll give it a shot next time I’m on the coast!
I still believe I should get a lifetime discount from Hook Line and Sinker after my last escapade on the East pier - nearly had to remortgage my house to replace the gear I lost - still, box was about 2 stone lighter walking back so...every cloud and all that.
Cracking video as always! Thanks for posting
Haha. Yes mate. Always a silver lining. 🤣
Nice one John. For once it looks warmer there than down here!
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Outstanding upload as always John, informative as always, nice location. Kind regards Mike, Norfolk 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video Mike. 😊👍🏻
Did yous fish all night John? Plenty fish once you changed tactics, shame they were juveniles, but hey, at least it kept you busy. Excellent in formative video on baiting up with mixture of baits and presentation. Big breakfast.....best bite of the day.
Fished the flooding tide mate. Left after 4 or 5 hours I think. You can’t catch big ones every day. 🤣🤷🏻♂️
Where did all the big fish go John !! Least the rod tips got a bit off a shaking . That looked a dirty dirty breakfast mate😂,clean plate I’m sure😎appreciate your efforts bud 👍🏼👍🏼
I don’t know mate but they weren’t where we were. 🤣🤷🏻♂️
Great way to dress the baits using the bbq skewer... I'm giving that a go....👍
Plus I like the way young James opted for the all day CHIPS with CHIPS😉....can't go wrong!!!!
Can’t beat chips on chips. 😉🤣
It's a winner every time!!!🤣
I bet that brought back some memories John.
I don’t remember it being so cold. 🥶
@@TheFishLocker its been cold in north Yorkshire I was in stokesley yesterday and once that sun went down it was brass monkey's
Hi john you ok pal, you can"'t beat the good old flapper rig when fishing slow. All the bezt fron GRIMSBY.
Catches everything doesn’t it.
Nice to see you fishing at old stomping grounds again. Makes me want to go back and fish the trot on again with Paul but doubt I will get another 19lb cod off the boat but he definitely knows how to put people on the fish!
I think Paul has retired and his lad is taking the boat now. 👍🏻