bananas
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Like @Mr Fish I had a chat with @Tatunka joe and he mentioned a mark that I might be in with a chance of a cod or codling, ( hope he dont start charging for this info service!! ) but said it was best over low. Low was just past midday, after bit of a rush getting there, I hit the beach just as the tide turned, got the rods in the water and then a quick pic of the very quiet beach. Now I knew it wasn't best conditions, very light breeze, calm sea, but it was suppose to be a grey cloudy day, well that was till I got there and the bloody sun came out and shone like it had never shone before!, it was like a summers day fishing, not great Cod weather.
I brought the first casts in and a small Whiting had hung himself on the 1/0 hook, good start, not a blank session, lets hope this a sign of a busy day, nope! first cast fish syndrome clicked in and didnt get a bite for the next 3 hours!!. Baits was being chewed but nothing was registering on the rods'
Just as dusk came I got a small rattle and another tiny Whiting came in. wahoo!! Tat was on the phone saying wait till it was dark and it should kick off, which it slowly did with a few slightly better fish coming up the shingle.
When it was fully dark, I did get a cracking bite and this finally had a bit of weight behind it, stayed heavyish on the way in, hoping it was a unicorn as it came through the surf, bugger not a cod but a whopper of a Whiting, a tap on the nut, a pic, a weigh and in the bag for tea.
Sorry Mr fish, I top trumped your pair of nice fish with a 1.13lb one, was well happy with him. Next cast gave another good bite and again was heavyish on the way in but this time it felt like a few nice head shakes, could it be , could it be, no it couldn't, a double shot of Pouting, both around 3/4lb, buggers.
After this excitement
it was back to smaller fish and a small doggy thrown in to the mix as well, he was the only fish to try the big bait that I kept putting out.
Got to high tide, and the bites and fish had eased off a lot, plus after 6 and a bit hours I was getting knackered and knew there was the hill back to carpark to attempt, so packed it in and head back up the hill. Till net time.
I brought the first casts in and a small Whiting had hung himself on the 1/0 hook, good start, not a blank session, lets hope this a sign of a busy day, nope! first cast fish syndrome clicked in and didnt get a bite for the next 3 hours!!. Baits was being chewed but nothing was registering on the rods'
Just as dusk came I got a small rattle and another tiny Whiting came in. wahoo!! Tat was on the phone saying wait till it was dark and it should kick off, which it slowly did with a few slightly better fish coming up the shingle.
When it was fully dark, I did get a cracking bite and this finally had a bit of weight behind it, stayed heavyish on the way in, hoping it was a unicorn as it came through the surf, bugger not a cod but a whopper of a Whiting, a tap on the nut, a pic, a weigh and in the bag for tea.
Sorry Mr fish, I top trumped your pair of nice fish with a 1.13lb one, was well happy with him. Next cast gave another good bite and again was heavyish on the way in but this time it felt like a few nice head shakes, could it be , could it be, no it couldn't, a double shot of Pouting, both around 3/4lb, buggers.
After this excitement
it was back to smaller fish and a small doggy thrown in to the mix as well, he was the only fish to try the big bait that I kept putting out.Got to high tide, and the bites and fish had eased off a lot, plus after 6 and a bit hours I was getting knackered and knew there was the hill back to carpark to attempt, so packed it in and head back up the hill. Till net time.
