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Old 12-11-2007, 11:26 AM   #1
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Cod fishing the canal?

Just wondering if anyone has tried this?

I bumped into a guy wh osaid you catch them on the east end when the current was running east. Fling it out with enough weight to reach the bottom and let the current take it out.

I am having major fishing withdrawals this year already and its only December.
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Old 12-11-2007, 11:46 AM   #2
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Once you start talking about cod fishing from shore you're not long for this world.

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Old 12-11-2007, 12:08 PM   #3
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Here's some good reading, authored by Tim Coleman to keep you motivated!

http://www.tattoostackle.com/yestery...hedfishery.php

You wont know until you try.
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Old 12-11-2007, 01:18 PM   #4
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Here's some good reading, authored by Tim Coleman to keep you motivated!

http://www.tattoostackle.com/yestery...hedfishery.php

You wont know until you try.
Thanks for posting this.....a great read even if some what depressing.
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Old 12-11-2007, 03:50 PM   #5
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I too, suffer from periods of withdrawal. Sometimes I fish for Cod from the shore in the Boston area. The Cod, although not as numerous as years past, are there. I have caught them (<10lbs), Rocky outcroppings and 20ft< depths within casting distance of any sort will suffice. Also try any river mouth or inlet, but the try to get to the deepest water you can. I have had better luck chunking when the water is rough and colored, especially as a storm is tapering off. If you can park within sight of your rods, I suggest it, at least you will remain warm. Freezing temperatures will turn morale (and exposed limbs) from pink to purple. As far as numbers are concerned, I will not lie, catches (if any) will be few and far between, but persistance will pay off as will staying warm as long as possible. The preparation prior to pursuing school cod from the shore is an art all itself, and great care must be taken if you expect to have any reasonable chance at success. There are tons of articles courtesy of our british surfcasting counterparts about winter time shore cod fishing. Familiarize yourself with some of them. Its great way of combating the wintertime withdrawal syndrome. Not to mention, any fish you keep will taste fresher and better than anything you can purchase out of legal sea foods.
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Old 12-12-2007, 01:46 AM   #6
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That article was good reading, and I think he is right.
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