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[Baramundi Bob]

Can you remember catching your first cod ??

Mine was from the bottom corner of the wooden extension on the east pier fishing with Phil Mead when we were teenagers (a long time ago), I remember it to be about a pound - I was hooked immediately. The next night we went on Whitby west and had 4 each from a score of lugworm bought from Whitby angling supplies off Norman. 2 clueless young lads catching 8 fish between them, there must have been some codlings about back then.

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[P Mac]

my 1st cod was from hartlepool huegh nov the 5th ,61/2lbs .1st cast fish with my mate graham ,he sea fished and i freshwater fished. i just went to try sea fishing out.
though it was dead easy to catch cod ,that was in 1976 .only caught 2 bigger than that now,
so its not as easy as i though.
ps
i froze only had denim gear on and yellow works wet suit

[Acko]

Mine was caught from the Banjo pier in Hpool (Red light) I think we call it now? I was 11 and Id only ever caught Billet. I was chuffed to bits It weighed about 2lbs. My mates mam filleted it and battered it and made us some chips, It was great eating my first ever cod.
It was like one of those ceremonies Amazonians have "Becoming A Man" lol
About a year later I became a man again The next doors babysitter seen to that But thats a different story... lol
I still prefer fishing.

[Lobbers]

my first cod was off saltburn pier, a 3.5 pound monster, i got on the pier and the end was choka so i just fished off the side, all the blokes on the end were arguing about casting over each other and stuff, when one bloke called deka shouted that none of them deserved to catch cod, and if anyone deserved to catch it was me(pointing at me), because i kept out of their road, then i caught my first cod, i did't ask anyone to help me land it i was shaking an panicking too much i dead lifted it up on my fixed spool real a swung it in, YEEHAAAA my first cod. funny what deka had said aswell, cos i quickly followed it up with one 2.5lb, and i was the only one to catch two codling that night ::)

[Dav]

My first cod was caught from the heugh in hartlepool when i was about 13, all i remember was it was a lovely cloudless day , and the pier was chocker , yet the fish were swarming off the end ,literally a fish a cast .....was buzzing

[Ringer]

caught my 1st codling off the wall at the cod & lobster pub in staithes when i was 12.the local fishermen used to dump their empty mussell shells from baiting lines over the wall,which must have worked like groundbait as we had many great nights fishing there catching mainly billets and codlings.i used to use an old fibreglass 6' boat rod and fixed spool reel in those days fishing off the wall.that xmas all i wanted was a beachcaster and multiplier.santa brought me a daiwa moonraker and garcia mitchell multiplier with white sideplates which i've still got lol.

[mww]

Remember it well - fishing with Simon Barker & his dad, we were probably 9 or 10 years old - fishing in Burniston at the back of Sandy Gulley. Pulled in one time to find a codling probably 12" attached.

Remember my gear as being a Modern Arms "Dover" 9ft white solid glass rod & reel was probably a Penn Sea Boy.

Remember my 2nd cod equally as well - probably the following year - at Primary School, we got the day off one November (I think) for Princess Anne's Wedding to Mark Phillips - went with Simon , his brother Mick & probably Mick Chadwick down Burniston - got a 6lber first cast in Sanantonio.

Mart

[Impact Sheila]

My first cod was from Sandsend Car park.  Went for a chuck with my boyfriend who had invested in a new reel for me "so i could keep up with him and fish some better marks"!  I had only ever used my light gear until that point, and was feeling a bit nervous in the car park full of "big blokkies who fish loads more than me"!!  Oh yeah, forgot that I didnt have a decent beach caster so decided to borrow one of his century rods ( I think the model type is a "big heavy too stiff rod that you shouldnt use if your a girl Mark II" or summat  ). As my casting skills are so superb, I launched a bait that was about 40 times bigger than I had ever used before, a massive 40 yards and almost ripped my shoulder out of joint doing so.  I just sat down to rest, winge and make tea when my rod went over.  After much struggling and thinking "this is a bit bigger than those pesky 6 inch coley's that haunt me" and my boyfriend asking me a million questions about "how much weight was on" "was it diggin" "was it a cod bite" (to which my reply was, I dont know, yes and how would I know), I lifted my first cod over the wall and slapped it at my feet. Sorted!! it was just under 2 pounds and I think it was the biggest I have caught........................YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stu]

My first COD was on saltburn pier about 2 pound i was over the moon as i had only ever caught whiting flatties, etc now i love cod fishing and very rarely go for anything else now unless theres a slim chance of getting them and go scratching to try and win a match which has worked a few times