Bells Of Hythe December 27th Competition.

If you fancy burning off a few mince pies, why not come along to our next beach competition?

Here are the details:

December Beach Competition.

It is that time of year again when we ask you to come along and fish our Christmas Beach Fishing competition.

Here are the details.

Here is the downloadable parking voucher for your free parking!! Simply click on it, then right click and save, then print.

And finally here is the sponsor:

See you there folks!!

The weather is cooling off but the fishing isn’t.

 We are currently working on two very exciting projects at the moment and this is the reason that we have not posted on our news page for quite some time. Bells Of Hythe Online is our new ecommerce website that will be released next year and we believe it will be a fantastic replacement for Bells Of Hythe . Com.

We aim to have video features and a whole host of new Sea Fishing products at very sensible prices.

We are also working on the latest version of our What Fish UK Smartphone App. The App is having a complete facelift and many new sections are being added!!

We have seen a lot of fish caught around Southampton water this week and the cooling of the weather has not affected the fishing.

First up is local angler Simon Wells with this fantastic 8lb 8oz Bass caught from Hythe on Saturday night.

The fish was caught on a two hook flapper rig with Ragworm as bait.

Simon with his 8lb 8oz Bass.

Next we see the top three anglers from the Bells Of Hythe Shore Angling Club weigh-in on Saturday.

The competition venue was Magazine Lane in Marchwood and it proved to be a great comp.

Every angler registered fish and the prize winning places were as follows.

1^st Place Mr Paull Curtice

2^nd Place Mr Olly Hopkins

3^rd Place Mr Stephen Carter

The biggest fish of the comp went to Mr Stephen Carter, his Smoothhound won him an additional £30 worth of fishing tackle sponsored by the What Fish UK Smartphone App.

Finally we see Mr Ben Whitlock with his Solent caught Cod. The fish weighing in at 12lb is Bens first Cod of the year. Fishing at West Lepe Bouy, Ben used Squid and Cuttlefish to catch this fish on board a private boat skippered by Rob Wallis.

For those of you interested in beach fishing competitions Bells Of Hythe Shore Angling Club are running the November competition on the 24^th and will be fishing Lepe Beach Deep Water section from 3pm until 10pm.

Call us at the shop for more details.

Many Thanks.

BOHSAC August Shore Open Competition.

The Bells Of Hythe Shore Angling Club August Open Competition will be on the 18th of August at Gypsy Lane, Lepe.

If you would like to take part you can contact us at the shop to book in.

http://www.bellsofhythe.com/fishingspotdetails.asp?ID=5

Sea Fishing App Google Play Release.

UK Fish ID App designed for Shore, Boat and Kayak Anglers 'What Fish UK' is now available on Google Play for the Android Market.

The App is in its second phase now with its original launch on the App Store it was only a matter of time until we produced an Android version.

Enjoy and thank you for your support.

Summer Beach Open Competition.

Bells Of Hythe Shore Angling Club is having its first beach competition this Saturday 28^th July.

The venue is set to be Calshot Beach and registration time is set at 7pm (19:00).

We will be fishing this as a measure and release competition between 8pm – 1am (20:00 – 01:00)

For further information such as rules or future competition dates, check out our Facebook group page or simply call the shop/headquarters on Tel: 02380 842065.

Our opens are 100% cash pay-out competitions with an added bonus big fish prize from our sponsor What Fish UK Smartphone App.

Remember to read the rules and the additions before you turn up; there are some very simple things you will need to bring with you on the night such as a pen and a ruler and so on…

We look forward to seeing you there and please tell your friends!

Salt Water Lure Fishing, UK – Part III.

Storm shads are a fairly new invention and the latest design in the Jig Head style of lures.

There are a few differences in the design and set up of these lures compared to the original lead heads, the most notably of defences is that you cannot change the rubber lure part of the jig. The metal head is actually moulded inside the rubber part of the lure and cannot be changed. Also these lures look fabulous in the water due to their fat flat rubber paddle at the end of the tail. This paddle shifts from left to right in the water and gives the lure a swimming like motion creating the realistic effect that it is actually alive.

People think that Storm Shads can only be used form the boat but I have been out a few times myself and seen the results these lures can have when used from the shore. The hook of a Storm Shad is positioned on top of the lure so you can actually let the lure drop to the sea bed and then bounce it along the bottom without fear of it getting tangled or snagged.

 Also you should be aware of the amount of colour and size variations that are available for these fantastic lures. Red Head and Blue Mackerel are very popular and the 4” version is great from the shore, whereas the 6” version is killer from the boat.

Last but not least we see the Yo Zuri range of lures. Much like Rapala, Yo Zuri are a high gloss hard body lure company that specialise in producing lures to suit various different depths of water.

The Yo Zuri Crystal Minnow pictured above is the most popular lure in their range and by far outsells any other. They have a reasonable price of around £10-£12 and are very well made.

Yo Zuri have just launched their classic Crystal Minnow range in Holographic colours and they look amazing! However they have been priced at £19.99 but I have seen them for sale for as much as £25 in some shops! Not cheap if you are fishing near snags.

Thanks for reading, Al.