The hardest part about fishing for cod is how to find the fish, cod marks have to be fished at the right time.
A lot of the best places to find cod are fairly well known but there are a lot of considerations to take into account for instance the time of year, tide and weather.
Forget following venues after hearing rumors of cod in a particular area, by the time you get there, more than likely the cod will be gone.
Wait until the weather conditions and tide return to what they were when the fish appeared and then target that area again.
Always check the tide times and the reported weather and judge your cod fishing at the most suitable time.
Cod of course are very consistent in their behavior and are a shoal species, they always move with the weather and tide feeding as they go and always take what the sea provides.
The best time to fish for cod has to be night time and especially a high tide will always bring the cod closer inshore.
In the daytime you will have to travel further out to sea looking for very deep water.
Often if the sea is very rough and a strong inshore wind is blowing, cod will often move closer inshore in daylight hours simply looking for any marine life that may have been killed or disturbed by the rough sea.
If you are fishing a rough sea and windy conditions a good beach casting tackle is required, when fishing for cod, use fishing tackle capable of casting 6 to 8oz.
A heavy weight like this will be easier to cast further in such rough conditions.
A good quality line of breaking strain up to 35lb, depending on conditions, less if the conditions are not so bad or use a braided line if the venue is rocky.
Baits used in cod fishing should be large and fragrant or use multiple baits but smaller, remember you may need to cast quite a long way out and the bait will be subjected to high speed so make sure you fix the bait on securely.
Cod have very large mouths so don't be worried about putting large size bait on a hook.
Large baits work great if the fish are closer inshore.
When feeding, a cod will quite naturally eat anything in its swim and will often take large fish with no problem at all.
The cod is quite a lazy fish and will not often chase fish, they prefer a more leisurely approach to feeding they like to stay in the bottom of the water and swim slowly feeding as the go.
Try to put your bait close on the bottom and move it up and down slowly a few times, you can even leave the bait on the bottom for a little while moving it a little bit at a time, making the bait appear more natural.
A cod is not a big fighter, once it has been hooked, you will only usually only lose the fish if it has not been hooked securely.
A lot of the best places to find cod are fairly well known but there are a lot of considerations to take into account for instance the time of year, tide and weather.
Forget following venues after hearing rumors of cod in a particular area, by the time you get there, more than likely the cod will be gone.
Wait until the weather conditions and tide return to what they were when the fish appeared and then target that area again.
Always check the tide times and the reported weather and judge your cod fishing at the most suitable time.
Cod of course are very consistent in their behavior and are a shoal species, they always move with the weather and tide feeding as they go and always take what the sea provides.
The best time to fish for cod has to be night time and especially a high tide will always bring the cod closer inshore.
In the daytime you will have to travel further out to sea looking for very deep water.
Often if the sea is very rough and a strong inshore wind is blowing, cod will often move closer inshore in daylight hours simply looking for any marine life that may have been killed or disturbed by the rough sea.
If you are fishing a rough sea and windy conditions a good beach casting tackle is required, when fishing for cod, use fishing tackle capable of casting 6 to 8oz.
A heavy weight like this will be easier to cast further in such rough conditions.
A good quality line of breaking strain up to 35lb, depending on conditions, less if the conditions are not so bad or use a braided line if the venue is rocky.
Baits used in cod fishing should be large and fragrant or use multiple baits but smaller, remember you may need to cast quite a long way out and the bait will be subjected to high speed so make sure you fix the bait on securely.
Cod have very large mouths so don't be worried about putting large size bait on a hook.
Large baits work great if the fish are closer inshore.
When feeding, a cod will quite naturally eat anything in its swim and will often take large fish with no problem at all.
The cod is quite a lazy fish and will not often chase fish, they prefer a more leisurely approach to feeding they like to stay in the bottom of the water and swim slowly feeding as the go.
Try to put your bait close on the bottom and move it up and down slowly a few times, you can even leave the bait on the bottom for a little while moving it a little bit at a time, making the bait appear more natural.
A cod is not a big fighter, once it has been hooked, you will only usually only lose the fish if it has not been hooked securely.
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