Malc

After the blank on Sunday I was focused and ready to go. Ling being caught, water clear-ish and hopeful as weather forecast was good. 
Nasty chop and a good breeze greeted us outside the piers but first drop over hard ground and two of us are in, both small keeper codling that were returned, mine after a quick picture for the species competition. Yes, it took until the 5th month of the year to catch a Cod UP HERE!!! Anyhoo I kept on with a flying collar rig as I needed a pollock and coalie too but just codling. Change to baited yellow/green muppets for a while just interested the small bait thieves. I noticed gulls wheeling and gannets diving in a couple of places, a certain sign of sandeel at this time of year, and eventually changed to a shrimp rig with a small 32gm on the point and had to cast downwind to get it down deep enough and eventually got a double hook up of lesser sandeel and a few casts later a very spirited coalie. 



Eventually we got to that point, *last hour so what do we do?*
I suggest that we try inshore over sand for flats, my friends had hit dabs but I hadn't had any flatfish at all. Fully blinged up and a half shrimp on the 1/0 hook we started the drift and I soon had a rattle, probably a dab but even leaving the line slack rather than dragging didn't get it to swallow the hook. Bait gone, rebait and back down, repeat, repeat and then I added a mackerel sliver and eventually I pulled gently and got the nod! Dab in the bag!

4 fish towards the species hunt and back home to bask in the sunshine, happy bunny. 
Nothing huge but played for and got some of the fish we were after. 

After the blank on Sunday I was focused and ready to go. Ling being caught, water clear-ish and hopeful as weather forecast was good. 
Nasty chop and a good breeze greeted us outside the piers but first drop over hard ground and two of us are in, both small keeper codling that were returned, mine after a quick picture for the species competition. Yes, it took until the 5th month of the year to catch a Cod UP HERE!!! Anyhoo I kept on with a flying collar rig as I needed a pollock and coalie too but just codling. Change to baited yellow/green muppets for a while just interested the small bait thieves. I noticed gulls wheeling and gannets diving in a couple of places, a certain sign of sandeel at this time of year, and eventually changed to a shrimp rig with a small 32gm on the point and had to cast downwind to get it down deep enough and eventually got a double hook up of lesser sandeel and a few casts later a very spirited coalie. 



Eventually we got to that point, *last hour so what do we do?*
I suggest that we try inshore over sand for flats, my friends had hit dabs but I hadn't had any flatfish at all. Fully blinged up and a half shrimp on the 1/0 hook we started the drift and I soon had a rattle, probably a dab but even leaving the line slack rather than dragging didn't get it to swallow the hook. Bait gone, rebait and back down, repeat, repeat and then I added a mackerel sliver and eventually I pulled gently and got the nod! Dab in the bag!

4 fish towards the species hunt and back home to bask in the sunshine, happy bunny. 
Nothing huge but played for and got some of the fish we were after. 

Nice one Malc. Good fishing, and a nice write up. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻

Top dangling that man! Well done for a sound plan well executed 👍

After the blank on Sunday I was focused and ready to go. Ling being caught, water clear-ish and hopeful as weather forecast was good. 
Nasty chop and a good breeze greeted us outside the piers but first drop over hard ground and two of us are in, both small keeper codling that were returned, mine after a quick picture for the species competition. Yes, it took until the 5th month of the year to catch a Cod UP HERE!!! Anyhoo I kept on with a flying collar rig as I needed a pollock and coalie too but just codling. Change to baited yellow/green muppets for a while just interested the small bait thieves. I noticed gulls wheeling and gannets diving in a couple of places, a certain sign of sandeel at this time of year, and eventually changed to a shrimp rig with a small 32gm on the point and had to cast downwind to get it down deep enough and eventually got a double hook up of lesser sandeel and a few casts later a very spirited coalie. 



Eventually we got to that point, *last hour so what do we do?*
I suggest that we try inshore over sand for flats, my friends had hit dabs but I hadn't had any flatfish at all. Fully blinged up and a half shrimp on the 1/0 hook we started the drift and I soon had a rattle, probably a dab but even leaving the line slack rather than dragging didn't get it to swallow the hook. Bait gone, rebait and back down, repeat, repeat and then I added a mackerel sliver and eventually I pulled gently and got the nod! Dab in the bag!

4 fish towards the species hunt and back home to bask in the sunshine, happy bunny. 
Nothing huge but played for and got some of the fish we were after. 

After the blank on Sunday I was focused and ready to go. Ling being caught, water clear-ish and hopeful as weather forecast was good. 
Nasty chop and a good breeze greeted us outside the piers but first drop over hard ground and two of us are in, both small keeper codling that were returned, mine after a quick picture for the species competition. Yes, it took until the 5th month of the year to catch a Cod UP HERE!!! Anyhoo I kept on with a flying collar rig as I needed a pollock and coalie too but just codling. Change to baited yellow/green muppets for a while just interested the small bait thieves. I noticed gulls wheeling and gannets diving in a couple of places, a certain sign of sandeel at this time of year, and eventually changed to a shrimp rig with a small 32gm on the point and had to cast downwind to get it down deep enough and eventually got a double hook up of lesser sandeel and a few casts later a very spirited coalie. 



Eventually we got to that point, *last hour so what do we do?*
I suggest that we try inshore over sand for flats, my friends had hit dabs but I hadn't had any flatfish at all. Fully blinged up and a half shrimp on the 1/0 hook we started the drift and I soon had a rattle, probably a dab but even leaving the line slack rather than dragging didn't get it to swallow the hook. Bait gone, rebait and back down, repeat, repeat and then I added a mackerel sliver and eventually I pulled gently and got the nod! Dab in the bag!

4 fish towards the species hunt and back home to bask in the sunshine, happy bunny. 
Nothing huge but played for and got some of the fish we were after. 

After the blank on Sunday I was focused and ready to go. Ling being caught, water clear-ish and hopeful as weather forecast was good. 
Nasty chop and a good breeze greeted us outside the piers but first drop over hard ground and two of us are in, both small keeper codling that were returned, mine after a quick picture for the species competition. Yes, it took until the 5th month of the year to catch a Cod UP HERE!!! Anyhoo I kept on with a flying collar rig as I needed a pollock and coalie too but just codling. Change to baited yellow/green muppets for a while just interested the small bait thieves. I noticed gulls wheeling and gannets diving in a couple of places, a certain sign of sandeel at this time of year, and eventually changed to a shrimp rig with a small 32gm on the point and had to cast downwind to get it down deep enough and eventually got a double hook up of lesser sandeel and a few casts later a very spirited coalie. 



Eventually we got to that point, *last hour so what do we do?*
I suggest that we try inshore over sand for flats, my friends had hit dabs but I hadn't had any flatfish at all. Fully blinged up and a half shrimp on the 1/0 hook we started the drift and I soon had a rattle, probably a dab but even leaving the line slack rather than dragging didn't get it to swallow the hook. Bait gone, rebait and back down, repeat, repeat and then I added a mackerel sliver and eventually I pulled gently and got the nod! Dab in the bag!

4 fish towards the species hunt and back home to bask in the sunshine, happy bunny. 
Nothing huge but played for and got some of the fish we were after. 

Dannielle (one of the girls) had first trip out and out fished her other half, needless to say he was reminded frequently throughout the trip 🙂 
Smiling faces is a bit makes the job so good 🙂 

I thought after catching my first bass of the year a few weeks ago that things would have livened up by now, but 4 blank sessions for me on the trot in Shaldon over lows, Ness Beach over high. Luckily I broke my run of bad luck over lunchtime low today, with 3 bass, biggest 46cm. Season has started for me proper.

For me. 
My friends however got a couple to count for the species competition, both dabs along with codling and whiting. 
A few more fish being caught and hopefully we will get a few more soon. 
No pics so never happened. 

For me. 
My friends however got a couple to count for the species competition, both dabs along with codling and whiting. 
A few more fish being caught and hopefully we will get a few more soon. 
No pics so never happened. 

For me. 
My friends however got a couple to count for the species competition, both dabs along with codling and whiting. 
A few more fish being caught and hopefully we will get a few more soon. 
No pics so never happened. 

For me. 
My friends however got a couple to count for the species competition, both dabs along with codling and whiting. 
A few more fish being caught and hopefully we will get a few more soon. 
No pics so never happened. 

I got a lovely invitation to go out with my friends tomorrow as the weather is calming down and hopefully we will be using soft plastic lures for the first time this year, I might even be out Tuesday to Thursday on the kayak too, and as I am economically inactive that's classed as a weekend too.

Amazing day out of Yarmouth, an early start but well worth it. My pb 54cm !! 

I got a lovely invitation to go out with my friends tomorrow as the weather is calming down and hopefully we will be using soft plastic lures for the first time this year, I might even be out Tuesday to Thursday on the kayak too, and as I am economically inactive that's classed as a weekend too.

I got a lovely invitation to go out with my friends tomorrow as the weather is calming down and hopefully we will be using soft plastic lures for the first time this year, I might even be out Tuesday to Thursday on the kayak too, and as I am economically inactive that's classed as a weekend too.

Or the minus of a heart attack.😀

Don't forget the positives of exercise 💪 

Lovely bass there! But what was your mate thinking trying to catch bream on a Fiiish Black Minnow? 😉

Beat Mondays PB by 2 oz😉

titan fishing gear but i see what you mean 😎🐳

Just to clarify, does it say "TWAT" on the hoodie 🤔

😁

Just to clarify, does it say "TWAT" on the hoodie 🤔

😁

Looks like you got good weather as well as fish, well done guys