Never seen anyone spin for mackeral with a grip lead before.😅😅😅. I use a heavier lure as a weight so you have a chance of a bass on that which is quite effective. Tends to sink slower so you can retrieve slowly or sit higher in the water.
Yep grip leads are great! Create more of a fizz in the water ! Alan Yates told me that in 1989. Did you watch the part in the video where I talked about using a lure as weight ? 😅😅😅
well boys fished pembrey beach on february thursday the 24th, high tide 18.40. 7.1. started fishing the tide out till low tide and fished it in, bait lug and razor clam and mackerel. using a two up rig with 4, 0 hooks, second rod small hooks 2.0 for flatty fish, 3 and a half bass on the pully rig on the second rod 3 flatty, one just under a pound the second 3 and a haif, the last on just over 2 pound plus put all fish back, so boys get down to pembrey beach because the bass are coming in and the flatty fish are to :) good luck boys
Aye it’s me again we are not far from the Clyde estuary where you can fish for sea trout,mackerel and sea bass and there’s plenty around just now and we have caught plenty kept a few for the frying pan lovely 👌👌👍🎣
tryed burry port lighthouse,spinning for mackerel no luck high tide was at 9.00pm a 8.7 ht.just as the sun was going down dead :( then tryed pwll of the point a just by the sand bank for bass and flat fish, dropped a pulley rig with sort crab and lug, high tide was at 13.09 a 5.7 on a friday a lovey sunny day not a bite :( then tryed fishing just down the side of loughor bridge on a saturday the 9th, high tide was at 14.53 a 5.6 ht. fished there with rag and lug and on the next rod sort crab for bass coming up loughor, had no bites on the lug and rag but two bites on the sort crab after that just went dead :(
Hi Matt this Seaford fishing video made me to start fishing in Seaford too. Thank you for uploading your videos. I just have some questions. So you are using Sabiki rig for Mackerel and than you switched to float using the same rod. How do you do it? Have you got your float rig ready and you just use clips to switch it on the main line with the leader line? Or you don t use leader line at all while using the float?
Great welcome! I will do a video to explain this. However its easiest to have a length of florocarbon ready with a hook that your clip on after tying the float on. However sepperate rod best especially using live mackerel as bait
Bit of a novice for a beach rod so may sound daft. Do you use a tippet length off the end of your line for a beach rod?? I do have braided line but unsure what setup I need. Have had a beach rod for some time but always end up out flyfishing, stick with what I've done for decades
Yes, called a leader.A tapered leader much better, similar advantages to your fly fishing tippet .20 ft worth though ! On occasion I fish braid of50-60lb straight through-pros and cons
Oh yes that picture in Bass on land and sea where he’s on the end of the little jetty!plus RUclips’s very own @SEAFISHINGwithCJ and his cast net ! I grew up with that book great spot thanks Ben👍Fellow John Darling fan here.
Awesome again Matt caught many from old Hastings pier, r u going 2 fish 4 garfish?really good fun on light gear not bad eating green bones put people off. Happy catching from Australia Nick
Same here in Hastings. Locals picking up rubbish in bags once they have gone. I have some footage but don't know wether to put it on youtube. All this for possibly two days a year. You will get your beach back for 11 months soon!
@@SaltwaterAngler name and shame 😁 Newhaven was jus as bad other morning too, must of been 100+ people easily crammed on the east arm, 50+ people fishing up the river and car park probs the same on the arm didn't even bother looking dwn on the big beach cos It was just as bad as seaford lol
Looks like a great place to fish unfortunately for me not had much of an opportunity to go for the macral but watching this was great to see there about. Great stuff mate tight lines 🎣🎣🎣
The main line should be thinner than the leader. For example I use for general beach fishing; 15lb (0.31mm) Main line And a tapered Leader that is 15lb where it joins the main line to 60lb where you tie the rig on.
Nice one. I managed to get out for the first time this year due to a dodgy shoulder. The mackerel came in the bay both evenings. Only kept one for bait. Good fun though. 👍
Living in sw France 100km from the sea..... Cat fish in the gironde to 65 kg... But l love mac, fishing, who doesn't... Great vlog again take care. 🐟🐟🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
Looks like it was a great day out 👍 I havent been out on the sea yet this year, so busy unfortunately. Fishing by proxi ! I need an excuse, someone to move my arse, just putting it out there !, if your ever down in the south of france, ive got some good, local marks, just need an excuse and good company 😉 Fly fishing, oooh, yeh !, where my heart is at, i know those marks, tap me up if your ever down here, would be my pleasure. Thanks for another good one Matt 👍
Had a dozen Mackerel on Friday 21st Jul from Aberystwyth just South of the harbour and Stone Breakwater. Was pretty rough sea with waves, but saw the Gulls bobbing in and some whitebait splashes so thought I would give it a go, did not stay around for long. Caught on home made rig using small luminous eels and shrimps instead of feathers, also good for Pollack off the end of Stone Jetty mentioned above.
I went out to catch a few mackeral yesterday for bait, ended up catching a specimen size mackeral of 1-8-12, weighed it in at the club im a member at as it was a good fish 😊
Had a few at Brighton marina in early June and just recently on holiday in North Devon but it always saddens 😢me to see people taking to many or under size fish when taking fish for bait size limits should still apply if we want a good season next year to
I can recall days on Brighton Marina float fishing mackerel. The float never cocked just went straight down time and time again. After about an hour had to stop for a rest. They all went back apart from the big ones. You would be lucky to see 6 these days - not fished there once so far!
Well done Matt, nice location & a lovely lot of mackerel. I haven't caught any yet this year, I usually hire a liitle boat from a chap in Devon, but the weather has been so poor this year he hasn't had many chances to let his boats out. Hopefully things will improve, for his sake and mine! Enjoyed your last couple of vids very much, particularly the cheap-vs-expensive lures, really interesting and very helpful. Top marks to you sir.
Great update Matt. Some really good sized Mackerel there. I did hear a report about 10 days ago that a big shoal of Mackerel were in here, but that's the only report I've heard this year. No idea why, but don't seem to have had much time for RUclips this year either. Stay safe & well - Dave. 🎣🎣👍👍
Love that mark. Fishing at Seaford in summer is tricky as the beach fills up with swimmers, paddle-boarders, dogs and other annoyances. Lots of fluff chuckers will turn up after this vid.. 🤣😂 I prefer catching mackerel on small metals, so much fun. You can easily get 70 yards on a 21g dennet superspratt. Thank you for the video's Matt - feeding the need that cant be physically fulfilled. 🎣🎣 Going Cornwall soon.
Tried to fish for Mackerel off Holyhead breakwater on Anglesey quite a few times with lures and small feathers these last few months and they still haven't turned up here yet.. but it's not all about catching, it is all in the art of trying and being out there giving it a go. Happy fishing and may you catch something to save a blank.. lol
Caught 3 really decent mackerel on 90mm sandeel off lancing in June when it was warm, a couple of small Bass that evening too. Has been awful weather since though
Enjoyable watch, as always. Caught a few decent size mackerel two weeks ago near Branscombe, but certainly haven’t arrived in great numbers yet. They went straight in the frying pan, delicious!
@@SaltwaterAngler Have just booked 3 separate weeks off work, to lure fish for bass at my favourite marks in East Devon, August, September and October, so hopefully should be guaranteed some decent action.
Thank you so much for sharing once again, I really like your vid's. I live on the Sunshine Coast in Australia and love fishing. I caught the bug and learnt the basics fishing in Hastings where I grew up, so your posts make me feel very nostalgic! Also some of your tips I find very useful, with the types of fishing that I do here in Oz
@@SaltwaterAngler Ha ha yes! But the fishing is pretty good too, getting into the lure fishing, especially soft plastics. Love the bass though, caught my biggest down at bulverhythe one stormy morning on an incoming tide, after digging lugworm for the bait, would have been about 8lb
Best part of summer really nice Matt 👍👍, can I ask a question ? Where did you get the rod cinnetic rextail rod ? I watch one of your video and really like the idea of that :)
I was out on my friends boat on Wednesday just off the hunterston coal terminal north ayrshire & caught my first mackerel of the year took them home straight in to the smoker tasty 😋
Approximately 30 hours worth on the channel ! Take your pick You can catch a bass on lure at any point on the Sussex coastline. The whole channel is dedicated to this exact question 👍
A moment of silence for mat, as he has now turned to the dark side of using feathers for mackerel,
Ha !only for the first few 😉
Might try the 'Dark Side ' next time out. ( I've never tried feathers from the beech 🤔🤔. ) Will let you know how I get on. 👍.tight line's both. 👍👍
@@GregPodster133 Caught Mackerel from a pier with feathers. Too easy to catch several at once
@zdwq yes. It's dead easy in summer of a boat. ( bait for Ray fishing, Beaumaris, Puffin Island 😅😅👍👍)
Never seen anyone spin for mackeral with a grip lead before.😅😅😅. I use a heavier lure as a weight so you have a chance of a bass on that which is quite effective. Tends to sink slower so you can retrieve slowly or sit higher in the water.
Yep grip leads are great! Create more of a fizz in the water ! Alan Yates told me that in 1989. Did you watch the part in the video where I talked about using a lure as weight ? 😅😅😅
Yeah I usually use a savage gear surfseeker 30g on the end
well boys fished pembrey beach on february thursday the 24th, high tide 18.40. 7.1. started fishing the tide out till low tide and fished it in, bait lug and razor clam and mackerel. using a two up rig with 4, 0 hooks, second rod small hooks 2.0 for flatty fish, 3 and a half bass on the pully rig on the second rod 3 flatty, one just under a pound the second 3 and a haif, the last on just over 2 pound plus put all fish back, so boys get down to pembrey beach because the bass are coming in and the flatty fish are to :) good luck boys
Aye it’s me again we are not far from the Clyde estuary where you can fish for sea trout,mackerel and sea bass and there’s plenty around just now and we have caught plenty kept a few for the frying pan lovely 👌👌👍🎣
Oh nice!
tryed burry port lighthouse,spinning for mackerel no luck high tide was at 9.00pm a 8.7 ht.just as the sun was going down dead :( then tryed pwll of the point a just by the sand bank for bass and flat fish, dropped a pulley rig with sort crab and lug, high tide was at 13.09 a 5.7 on a friday a lovey sunny day not a bite :( then tryed fishing just down the side of loughor bridge on a saturday the 9th, high tide was at 14.53 a 5.6 ht. fished there with rag and lug and on the next rod sort crab for bass coming up loughor, had no bites on the lug and rag but two bites on the sort crab after that just went dead :(
Good report thanks , always interesting what tides fish well
Where you was fishing was the very first place i caught a sea fish , a tiny ling . I went to school in seaford 😊
Hi Matt this Seaford fishing video made me to start fishing in Seaford too. Thank you for uploading your videos. I just have some questions. So you are using Sabiki rig for Mackerel and than you switched to float using the same rod. How do you do it? Have you got your float rig ready and you just use clips to switch it on the main line with the leader line? Or you don t use leader line at all while using the float?
Great welcome! I will do a video to explain this. However its easiest to have a length of florocarbon ready with a hook that your clip on after tying the float on. However sepperate rod best especially using live mackerel as bait
Bit of a novice for a beach rod so may sound daft.
Do you use a tippet length off the end of your line for a beach rod??
I do have braided line but unsure what setup I need.
Have had a beach rod for some time but always end up out flyfishing, stick with what I've done for decades
Yes, called a leader.A tapered leader much better, similar advantages to your fly fishing tippet .20 ft worth though ! On occasion I fish braid of50-60lb straight through-pros and cons
no mackerel belfast lough very poor last 3 years never see any sand eels or whitebait shoaling
Not good mate. Mackerel fishing poor here in 2024 too
wow nice video💝💝💝💝💝
Thanks fella all good info 👍
You probably got snagged at the start on the old pipe that goes across at an angle to the left of the concrete pier
Yep! Good spot
In a great Bass spot and your mackerel fishing 😢 a lot of John Darlings book was written there and the one along he loves that corner
Oh yes that picture in Bass on land and sea where he’s on the end of the little jetty!plus RUclips’s very own @SEAFISHINGwithCJ and his cast net !
I grew up with that book great spot thanks Ben👍Fellow John Darling fan here.
Where about in seaford ?
Any car park near by ?
Hey man come on … it’s all in the video with maps and directions 🤣
Are feathers stiff effective for macky in september-december?
Yes
ive caught 9 mackerel at seaford so far this year in two visits.
I’d take that ! Good work we don’t need 1000s to keep us happy 😃
Awesome again Matt caught many from old Hastings pier, r u going 2 fish 4 garfish?really good fun on light gear not bad eating green bones put people off. Happy catching from Australia Nick
Really enjoy all your videos Matt, plenty of tactics and top tips. Way to go with the Mackerel, hope you enjoyed them. Cu again cheers mate👏👏👏👍
Thanks for that
You said it was a continental rod what make is it and how you finding it
I love them.Longer, thinner more designed for smaller fish - they are great for bite recognition.Dont Power cast Long and Lazy
a mackerel on the fly rod would be some fight!
It really is !
It's nice to see the Mackerel within casting range just down the coast. They have moved further out in kent and are very hard to find atm😢
Its been tough good weather in a week
jus been down seaford and its like a shanty town down that end ...was probably 30+ tents pitched up .. rubbish and crap everywhere :(
Same here in Hastings. Locals picking up rubbish in bags once they have gone. I have some footage but don't know wether to put it on youtube. All this for possibly two days a year. You will get your beach back for 11 months soon!
@@SaltwaterAngler name and shame 😁 Newhaven was jus as bad other morning too, must of been 100+ people easily crammed on the east arm, 50+ people fishing up the river and car park probs the same on the arm didn't even bother looking dwn on the big beach cos It was just as bad as seaford lol
were your standing on your right is 20 ft of broke-off sewage pipe I'm sure you know Only 6 8 yards from jetty
Yes indeed- Thats what the snag was in the Video-Straight in to it!
just a thought There was always a couple of B big wrasse there Realy good size Good luck friend @@SaltwaterAngler
Looks like a great place to fish unfortunately for me not had much of an opportunity to go for the macral but watching this was great to see there about. Great stuff mate tight lines 🎣🎣🎣
Should your main line be thinner or thicker than the leader line? Can somebody advise please.
The main line should be thinner than the leader. For example I use for general beach fishing;
15lb (0.31mm) Main line
And a tapered Leader that is 15lb where it joins the main line to 60lb where you tie the rig on.
@@SaltwaterAngler thank you very much
A lovely spot Matt. Fished it a few times since the 80's. It used to be good for catching bait.
Hello, yes indeed one of my first ever fishing spots here
I can’t believe I watched a video about mackerel 😀. And enjoyed it. Nice 👌 Matt I have had some childhood magic days on that point
Yea love the mackerel !
Nice one. I managed to get out for the first time this year due to a dodgy shoulder. The mackerel came in the bay both evenings. Only kept one for bait. Good fun though. 👍
Ahh yea the dodgy shoulder injury can play havoc can’t it . Glad your out at last then
@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks. Happy fishing. 👍
Living in sw France 100km from the sea..... Cat fish in the gironde to 65 kg... But l love mac, fishing, who doesn't... Great vlog again take care. 🐟🐟🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
Many thanks !
Yes. Caught mackerel off shingle beach in Norfolk. Mostly under North Sea minimum size. (30cm). Also off fishing boat out of Wells next the Sea.
Interesting ! Good one
Looks like it was a great day out 👍
I havent been out on the sea yet this year, so busy unfortunately.
Fishing by proxi !
I need an excuse, someone to move my arse, just putting it out there !, if your ever down in the south of france, ive got some good, local marks, just need an excuse and good company 😉
Fly fishing, oooh, yeh !, where my heart is at, i know those marks, tap me up if your ever down here, would be my pleasure.
Thanks for another good one Matt 👍
Sorry you haven’t been able to get out, Enjoyed reading your comment thanks 😊
A nice days fishing mackerel well done
😊 thanks
Had a dozen Mackerel on Friday 21st Jul from Aberystwyth just South of the harbour and Stone Breakwater. Was pretty rough sea with waves, but saw the Gulls bobbing in and some whitebait splashes so thought I would give it a go, did not stay around for long. Caught on home made rig using small luminous eels and shrimps instead of feathers, also good for Pollack off the end of Stone Jetty mentioned above.
Good comments there thanks 😊
I went out to catch a few mackeral yesterday for bait, ended up catching a specimen size mackeral of 1-8-12, weighed it in at the club im a member at as it was a good fish 😊
Nice, you don’t see many big mackerel nowadays
Had a few at Brighton marina in early June and just recently on holiday in North Devon but it always saddens 😢me to see people taking to many or under size fish when taking fish for bait size limits should still apply if we want a good season next year to
Yep, Wise words and as you say not everyone realised there is a minimum take size for mackerel .
I can recall days on Brighton Marina float fishing mackerel. The float never cocked just went straight down time and time again. After about an hour had to stop for a rest. They all went back apart from the big ones.
You would be lucky to see 6 these days - not fished there once so far!
Happy days gone by!
Thanks for posting, always a good watch, and informative. Kind regards Mike. Norfolk.
Thanks again Mike 👍
Well done Matt, nice location & a lovely lot of mackerel. I haven't caught any yet this year, I usually hire a liitle boat from a chap in Devon, but the weather has been so poor this year he hasn't had many chances to let his boats out. Hopefully things will improve, for his sake and mine! Enjoyed your last couple of vids very much, particularly the cheap-vs-expensive lures, really interesting and very helpful. Top marks to you sir.
Thanks again, great comments as usual.I always think that we can still catch the Mack’s right in to November nowadays .Finger’s crossed
Great update Matt. Some really good sized Mackerel there. I did hear a report about 10 days ago that a big shoal of Mackerel were in here, but that's the only report I've heard this year. No idea why, but don't seem to have had much time for RUclips this year either. Stay safe & well - Dave. 🎣🎣👍👍
Thanks for catching up Dave , thought I hadn’t heard from you in a while
Had quite a few good size mackerel (30cm min) on lures around South Pembrokeshire this year, starting mid-March.
Good info thanks. Beautiful stretch of Coastline 👍
Love that mark. Fishing at Seaford in summer is tricky as the beach fills up with swimmers, paddle-boarders, dogs and other annoyances. Lots of fluff chuckers will turn up after this vid.. 🤣😂 I prefer catching mackerel on small metals, so much fun. You can easily get 70 yards on a 21g dennet superspratt. Thank you for the video's Matt - feeding the need that cant be physically fulfilled. 🎣🎣 Going Cornwall soon.
Looking forward to the Cornwall report
Tried to fish for Mackerel off Holyhead breakwater on Anglesey quite a few times with lures and small feathers these last few months and they still haven't turned up here yet.. but it's not all about catching, it is all in the art of trying and being out there giving it a go. Happy fishing and may you catch something to save a blank.. lol
That’s a good comment thanks
Caught 11 on metals today in cornwall, first Macky of the year for me
Way to go !
If you' re catch and return for mackerel dont use trebles - they're a nightmare 😲😲😲
For sure
Great video. I thought the breakwater was blocked off.
It is !
Nice vid Matt love your perseverance in catching mackerel despite such poor conditions!
It’s been hard 😊
Caught 3 really decent mackerel on 90mm sandeel off lancing in June when it was warm, a couple of small Bass that evening too. Has been awful weather since though
Yes 🙌 September could be awesome though
@@SaltwaterAngler hope so Matt!
Can u go to Ramsgate next time
Nice one Matt 👍 tight lines buddy 🎣👊💪
Cheers!
Enjoyable watch, as always.
Caught a few decent size mackerel two weeks ago near Branscombe, but certainly haven’t arrived in great numbers yet.
They went straight in the frying pan, delicious!
Nice, best tasting fish for me 😊
@@SaltwaterAngler
Have just booked 3 separate weeks off work, to lure fish for bass at my favourite marks in East Devon, August, September and October, so hopefully should be guaranteed some decent action.
Well done Matt another good video can l ask you what green continental rod' using as after that color, like cobra but expensive.
I’ve put a link in the video description from the blog
Cheers Matt
Thank you so much for sharing once again, I really like your vid's. I live on the Sunshine Coast in Australia and love fishing. I caught the bug and learnt the basics fishing in Hastings where I grew up, so your posts make me feel very nostalgic! Also some of your tips I find very useful, with the types of fishing that I do here in Oz
So interesting I have fished a few places up the East Coast but it was more girls and surfing when I was there 😊
@@SaltwaterAngler Ha ha yes! But the fishing is pretty good too, getting into the lure fishing, especially soft plastics. Love the bass though, caught my biggest down at bulverhythe one stormy morning on an incoming tide, after digging lugworm for the bait, would have been about 8lb
Location
Hmm I’m going to go with…. Seaford !
Littrealy says seaford many time throught the video 😅
Nice video 👍
Thanks for watching
Best part of summer really nice Matt 👍👍, can I ask a question ? Where did you get the rod cinnetic rextail rod ? I watch one of your video and really like the idea of that :)
Tony’s tackle= not sure he does them but a good place to check
I was out on my friends boat on Wednesday just off the hunterston coal terminal north ayrshire & caught my first mackerel of the year took them home straight in to the smoker tasty 😋
Now that’s a win
Good stuff Matt 🎉
Cheers again Leon I wasn’t going to upload this one but thought I’d just do it as an update
@@SaltwaterAngler glad you did mate I look forward to your videos love that format 🤙
Caught mackerel in portrush rocks northern ireland on feathers also landed 6 Pollock and a sand eel
Great stuff
I was there yesterday checking out the fishing. Rough seas. I use to fish here as a kid a 83.
Great stuff
That's Not Fishing Thats Turd Burgling
😊Don’t you knock the magnificent Mackerel Captain Les! Great to eat and put up a fight….. Next stop whiting
Thanks Matt. Great vid 👌 👍 👏
Thanks you for watching
Cool😎
Yea!
Any hints or tips were i could lure fish for bass in the south east?
Approximately 30 hours worth on the channel ! Take your pick You can catch a bass on lure at any point on the Sussex coastline. The whole channel is dedicated to this exact question 👍