Been watching your videos for a long while ,but just subscribed. Keep them coming 👍

Nice one Matt. Don't often see it that calm and not the best conditions for fishing, but to bad for plaice. At least you never blanked!

Quite surprised you fished from the upper deck ?? But having said that, I know you can pull up out of snags muscle beds a lot easier. As for the beads ? Luminous or otherwise ? If not the little bit of light possibly the movement in the water/ vibration ?? As for the mill pond 😮 Had it one day out of New Haven ( boat ) it was so still it was unnervingly earie ??? Water moving, but very dull ,no fish not even a bite and not a seagull anywhere, as quiet as the grave, never had a day like it, and never had it again since. Scary stuff 😬, even the skipper was un-eased. One hell of a day. Keep them coming mate 👍. Even if I can't get out myself it's always a pleasure to see someone else catching. Cheers mate 👍 Les.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Les we fished from both decks today but as you say a bit spooky 👻

Hello! I just subscribed here. I love your fishing videos and editing as well. Keep it up! 🎉🎉🎉

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Welcome ! thanks 😊

brought the tourer to normans bay last summer and spent a morning on the pier but left slightly ssed off loosing 7 rigs to them muscle beds caught in every other cast my mate was worse than me, maybe once the beds go i may return lol tight lines

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Ohh no! Cast left or right

Always enjoy your videos Matt, so interesting & varied. Love the tips, keep em coming 😉👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Think we all learn together

Nice one thanks Matt! Some nice Plaice there for March. I've been thinking about getting a UV torch for luminous lure & the beads on rigs, but not bitten the bullet yet! The Pier seems a great place to fish. Stay safe & well - Dave. 🎣🎣👍👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Hi Dave, Thanks mate- Yep a different way of using weights for me so we will see

I agree, I sit on the fence where beads and bling are concerned. I do however think that moving and dragging the bait regularly and kicking up a bit of sand and mud is very conducive to getting takes from most species. I hardly ever see people actively fishing like that . Obviously, it doesnt suit all conditions . Thoroughly enjoyed watching . Tight lines

@KeefsCattys

3 ай бұрын

Starling footage was awesome by the way . Brilliant !

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Yep i think when they're in they're in so beads dont count. But can help us scratch out a fish maybe. Everyone one loves green and black combo for some reason

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed amazing- you could see other small flocks join the big one coming in from all angles as it got to dusk

Well that looked like a nice fish for the dihnner plate 👍🐠 I was fishing last night, 5 tings, and 1 dogfish. Weed was a nightmare at the end.

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Good update , better than a blank as we say 💪

It's the guy who caught the 36cm place in the video was great meeting you and great video might see you there again

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you. it looks like you had the best of the fish today. First of the ebb best time

@brandoncobra9584

3 ай бұрын

@SaltwaterAngler I caught a thornback ray today 4lb 12oz also a silver ell it's getting more active down there

Hi matt,thanks for posting, lovely upload, nice plaice too.kind regards Mike. Norfolk

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Hia mate, thanks again

You got another sub good vid

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Welcome 👍

Good luck bro❤

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Love the fishing video, but unless I was starving, there would all go back.

Great video mate my favourite bit was the birds flying past fantasy stuff mate great filming as always. Seemed like a really picful spot. Take care mate tight lines 🎣🎣🎣

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Yes the were awesome I thought ! As you say a peaceful spot for a pier

I just subscribed always wanted to fish that pier great camera work and rigs look spot on

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. The one thing I need to do more of is change the snood lengths on rigs depending on the current. Thanks for subscribing

After using green and black pea muscle type beads for plaice fishing I've personally found them very successful

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Good tip thanks

One plaice better than no plaice! well done mate another great vid

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Cheers still a good day still for us here on the pier

Another "pier"less video Matt - sorry but I couldnt resist the pun mate. I must get over to Eastbourne pier one day. All these years fishing and have never been on there

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

It’s actually a good spot for the youngsters too. Good place to learn - recon you could run a few sessions there

By the looks of the underside of that pier you could be swimming with the fish soon.

Great video as always when do you start the lures again ? Cheers John

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Here in Sussex once the local gulley water has been and gone in May

Looked nigh on perfect for the spotties mr saltwater 🤷 good run along beach a week or two ago as well as shed loads of dabs , no two years are the same 🤔can never put my finger on it . Can’t ever make mind up about the bling either one day it’s all Elton John ✨the next Tarzan one thing I’m sure of is the odd twitch works for sure and I dont mean the personal kind ( I’m taking tablets for that anyway) thanks for sharing 👍

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Mate you do such great comments !

Nice one mate. All the best from GRIMSBY

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! You too!

Nice day for it lol 😂 not fished there for years but had some good species when we did 😎😎😎

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Yes it was- yep Big Dover sole too

Do those luminous weights make a .difference? Great video as usual. Is there a lot of walking to fish on the pier as I am disabled keep up the good work Barry ,

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Hi Barry / I think they will make a difference in certain conditions but more catch reports needed because that’s the first time I’ve needed them. It’s a 100m trip to the pier end plus some steps down to the lower platform. Would help to be dropped at the pier entrance as parking could be another few hundred m away at busier times

One episode of Dad's army was filmed on the lower deck. Cricket ball, and the mine one l think... 🏏🤔🇫🇷 The deck at 12.mlns 🇫🇷❤️

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Ahh yes I remember looking that up

@albertcross4275

3 ай бұрын

I used to know, John le mez. He was a real gentleman.... 😊🇫🇷🇫🇷♥️

Hi there new to watching you just wondering where to fish near hastings sea side for places 😊

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

The pier for east fishing. If it’s open! But anywhere on the main beach is fine if they are in

From that mark cockles are a killer bait

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Nice tip thanks -

Awesome again Matt nice plaice I used a square piece of canvas when fishing lower deck old Hastings pier to rest weight on when casting did u watch John Locker catching whiting thay looked like thay were on steroids. Happy catching from Australia Nick

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Good tip thanks and I’ll check johns vid out 💪

Always watch with interest your videos . Maybe you could show us how to make your rigs . I’m very new but your channel is great

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Great suggestion! There are some older rig making videos on the channel though

@robertcornelius8056

3 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler ok I will go through your videos . Thanks

mill pond is popper time , tight lines :)

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Had an interesting conversation about that with Henry Gilbey - He favours more rough water for the surface lures at least.Here in Sussex we will take anything we can get though!

@driftwood7655

3 ай бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Portland harbour seems to fish well in mill pond type weather. tight lines :)

Good video as always. 😊 oh I so miss fishing on the pier, especially if your allowed to fish on the bottom right handside ? Finally. Would love to fish it alot more. But it's too expensive to become a member and pay every time. So sad it's to expensive now such a shame 😢😢😢 Keep up the good work. I'd like to fish at the mouth of the cuckmere in summer if you fancied it?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Ahh now I got special fuming permission’s to fish that lower but! Maybe it will be open in summer it’s awaiting a health and safety thingy! Thanks I’ve fished the mouth of cuckmere before fly fishing for bass and had a schoolie - 30 years ago

Who was the unlucky bugger that had to wheel the table down the pier ;) I used to get the same flat water down babbacombe pier , was very quiet and spooky, esp at night! Still recouperating amd sorting out getting back to work then im off out with my tackle box :)

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Hi Mark hope you get out soon

Looks like Yr about 300ft above sea level

A very disappointing day fishing wise but you always live in hope. I can never understand why people cast out so far when fishing from a pier. Our farm was only about 6 miles from Eastbourne and in the early 1950s I used to fish a lot from the pier but just with handline. Used to catch a lot of flatties, bass and mackrell in season. Maybe things have changed in the last 70 years, or I'm looking back through rose tinted glasses!

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Thanks as always tony. Casting here is a good option to both keep baits away from other anglers and utilise that tide run. With bass in summer it’s well worth casting under a pier! A big recent conger here came at distance too. Some happy memories for you there. I look through rose tinted glasses too but actually it’s more good and bad years I find. There’s days where I’d of had 10 plaice here and some other anglers who fished the first of flood had 5 fat plaice plus dabs too.

Was it packed, and also how long did it take you to travel

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Not busy it’s easy parking and travel out of season

How many rods are you fishing

How do I go about getting one of your stickers please

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

We’ve run out ! I’ll update the website and let you know we.saltwaterangler.co.uk/shop

Go For A Ray

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

Err did you not watch the whole Video Captain Les ?

Any tope?

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

It would of been in the thumbnail if I’d had one ! Do you know what- I think tope are a real Possibility later in the year. I’m guilty of it but people just don’t fish for them…. You never know

@jamesdoyle3885

3 ай бұрын

Reason I ask, I once saw a guy catch one off Blackpool pier which really suprised me! I wish you the best of luck in your pursuit, tight lines... 🎣

@SaltwaterAngler

3 ай бұрын

I’m now thinking about trying for tope !

@jamesdoyle3885

3 ай бұрын

​@@SaltwaterAngler😂 good luck! 🤞