Have a look at this news article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7467410.stm 2 boats were capsized during a memorial sea fishing comp. It show that just because the conditions are good to start with the sea is a dangerouse place and you need to keep your wits about you at all times.

There are hundreds of new products available to the modern sea angler, from clothing to tackle bags, lures to attracting scents, but what piece of equipment do you want the most? If you are new to sea fishing it may be a brand new beach casting set up or maybe you are looking to upgrade that [...]

Hard backed crabs, a popular smoothound bait can prove a little tricky to hook and present well. There are two simple solutions for you as follows Hooking Crab No 1 I am not as keen on this method as crabs have feelings! But you remove a leg and thread the crab on, making sure the hook point [...]

Sadly, the sea fishing forum is being heavily spammed and i am struggling to keep on top of it. Firstly if you are a spammer, do not waste your time as your links will be removed and secondly if you would like to moderate a section of the fishing blog forum to help me reduce spam etc [...]

My old 2 piece boat rod, is now a one piece, because it fused together and will not part. Do you have a problem like this with any of your rods? There seems to be no easy fix for this problem. Over time the joint becomes a perfect fit and combine that with some water and [...]

Well it seems from the latest poll results that most of are are interested in catching what ever we can when we are on a mark. This type of sea fishing is generally called scratching. But how do you scratch? How to catch what is there That title above is really all that scratching is. It most [...]

Do you use a variety of hook colours? Did you even know that you can get different colour hooks? I have explained hook sizes in the past, but never mentioned colors. Some people match their hook colours with their bait. For example, using red hooks with rag worm and silver hooks for sand eel and fish [...]

When I read the angling press and look at the adverts all I see is more and more bearings being added to fixed spool reels, but do they make any difference to the angler? Quality fixed spool reels The most important factor when choosing a fixed spool reel is the line lay. Line lay is the way [...]

The summer is almost here and holidays will soon be upon us and it’s time to buy your kayak. So if you are one of the lucky ones thinking of buying a fishing kayak you should firstly make sure you have read the following posts. Popular kayaks of 2008 RTM Disco video tour Ocean Malibu two semi rigged Big [...]

HEY - thank you all very much for voting. We had 254 votes regarding which species you fish for. The results are as follows. Sea fishing poll results What species do you fish for? Bass - 79 votes  - 31% Cod - 23 votes - 9% Ray - 2 votes - 1% Pollock - 5 votes - 2% Conger - 2 votes [...]

It’s dead simple really. This blog is becomming really popular. The readership for an online magazine / fishing web site is huge. The fishing-blog is number 1 on google for a huge amount of sea fishing terms and a few game fishing terms as well as a few carp fishing hints. The kayak side is [...]

Can you help Steve out. He sent the fishing blog the following e-mail and we are happy to help find buddies. Its a great safety net going out with a buddy on your Kayak and should be considered by everyone Hi. just bought a malibu pro fish&dive tandem,have got a nice 2002 small camper with lock up [...]

Just a very quick post…. Do any of you fancy a Kayak fishing trip to the Manacles? I have fished it a few times by my self ( here is one link to sea fishing the Manacles on a kayak) but some company would be great. Get in touch by commenting on this post or [...]

Calling all you saltwater Fly fishing enthusiasts, let us know what gear you use and why. Include the species you target and the platform you fish from; i.e. Kayak, Boat, wading or pure Shore. Sea fishing in the UK can be a lot more sporting than you would imagine! Mullet, Garr, Mackerel, Pollock, Flounder, Wrasse and Bass can [...]

Well fellow sea anglers, guess the species is really hotting up. I am not going to give any clues yet because we need more people to guess. Come on there are 400 of you a day looking at this picture, so join in and have a go, or are you to shy???? If you are new or old [...]