Jensen Sea Angling Charters

TACKLE

MAXIMUM 30 LB CLASS ROD, ABU 7000 SIZE MULTIPLIER, ( NOT FIXED SPOOL ) 20-25 LB BRAID / MONO, GOOD QUALITY 6/0 TO 8/0 BRONZE HOOK ( EG. MUSTAD 90721BR ) APPROX 6'-8' 150 LB MONO TRACE, LEAD WEIGHT TO SUIT ROD ( EG. 8 OZ FIXED WIRE FOR UPTIDING 8 OZ TO12 OZ FOR DOWN TIDE ) I USED TO TAG QUITE A FEW TOPE AT ONE TIME, AT FIRST FOR GLASGOW MUSEUMS WHO REQUESTED CERTAIN SEX AND THEN CERTAIN SIZES THEN I TAGGED FOR A SHORT WHILE FOR SHARK 2000, I HAD MY DOUBTS THAT TAGGING WAS DISRUPTING MY CATCHES

COMMENT

I USED TO TAG QUITE A FEW TOPE AT ONE TIME, AT FIRST FOR GLASGOW MUSEUMS WHO REQUESTED CERTAIN SEX AND THEN CERTAIN SIZES THEN I TAGGED FOR A SHORT WHILE FOR SHARK 2000, I HAD MY DOUBTS THAT TAGGING WAS DISRUPTING MY CATCHES, THIS WAS CONFIRMED DURING 2002 WHEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MARINE BIOLOGY STUDENT FROM SCOTLAND WE DID SOME TESTING AND FOUND THAT ON DAYS WHEN WE DIDN'T TAG FISH OUR CATCH RATE WAS A LOT HIGHER, WE CEASED TAGGING AT THE END OF THE 2002 TOPE SEASON AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF FISH. A LIST OF TAGGED TOPE CAN BE SEEN BELOW, I'VE KEPT THIS AS A RECORD TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM TURN UP LOCALLY AGAIN, AS OF YET I'VE NOT SEEN ONE

BAIT

Mackerel and herring are number one for Rhyl Tope, although Squid, Sand eel, Dab, Silver eel and Crab will also catch fish

ALL TOPE CAUGHT ABOARD ANY OF OUR BOATS ARE WEIGHED, PHOTOGRAPHED ( IF REQUESTED ) AND RELEASED, NO TOPE ARE KILLED

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		Best time:
		Late May until mid July
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		Best tide:
		Springs from 28' upwards, Liverpool tides
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		Methods:
		Uptiding on shallow inshore marks, downtiding in deeper water