Popular Post Malc Posted July 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Early doors at the marina to meet up with my friends and off out for the marina competition. Lock was on free flow so we weren't slowed up leaving. Lots headed east to the deeper wrecks etc we went along the coast and tried for pollock on a shallow reef but nothing doing as the tide was sluggish and I think it fishes better with less water over it, they get too much time to watch your bait wriggle past. Rough ground further out was quiet as was a nearby wreck so we moved to a decent lump and I connected with a pollock of around 4lb so we drifted it a bit and picked up codling and pout until the tide and wind conspired against us. Was amusing to see two sibs whing it up to us when they saw us catching but by then the drift was 2kn 🤣 Back at the pollock reef the drift was .5kn or less so ideal for flicking sandeel lures over and through the kelp. I had another pollock a little smaller than the last one but it must have picked the lure from behind and slack lined me as after a nice tussle I found that the hook was in the throat near the heart and back out into the gills and bleeding badly so had to be killed. After another move the boats that went to the horizon returned and we moved too, to a big rough patch but the wind was picking up so the drift was fast again and without a drogue we packed up. My bigger fish got me 5th but everyone's fish was dwarfed by the winner, a 17lb coalie!!! Edited July 18, 2022 by Malc mike farrants, Dicky, JonC and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Lovely big coalie that! Well done on 5th place too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: Well done on 5th place too. Hmmm, just looked on faceache and there were 2 ling a bit bigger than mine too so although they haven't done a full set of positions it looks like I would have been 7th at best. It was quite funny seeing a couple of fish being weighed in the same size bracket and it was all smiles when someone was a couple of ounces up and then this lad turns up 😲🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Nice result @Malc. Well fished 👍 Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Apparently it's the skip that gets you on the mark that should get the praise 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Malc said: Apparently it's the skip that gets you on the mark that should get the praise 👍 It is one thing to put you on the mark, but the angler needs the skill to catch the fish 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Malc said: Apparently it's the skip that gets you on the mark that should get the praise 👍 🤣Andy wouldn't know!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.