Starting Off

Tom and Ian headed off for Blue Anchor in search of Conger on Saturday and opted for the beach itself as apposed to the wall. There would be little for Tom to gain fishing a wall and possibly having to hand line a conger up. Tom Set up for both Ian and himself and as we had 2 hours to kill before fishing started we went through some rigs. Tom was pretty much confident with what he would need to use for bait, and the rigs needed for the day. He started off with a simple 3 hook flapper on size 6 hooks and went for pin whiting.

Anyone who has read the Llangennith thread in the Shoreangler Forum regarding my boy and his heroics will have read that he is an utter novice. Following the events of that day he has decided that fishing is a pretty exciting sport, and as such is now pestering the life out of me for info, tactics and trips to the beach. It seems by my son, Tom, is Starting Off his Shore Angling and I've set him a target - Fish a match, but not just any match, the England Junior Squad Fundraiser.

The England Junior squad fundraiser is on 26th Sep. It is going to be fished by some pretty impressive anglers from the International and Regional Leagues plus some very handy local Club Anglers. It should prove to be a good experience for Tom and you can follow the progress in this feature. Please read on: