i went but did not conquer

[baitmaster]

ok as promised i finally got out to try and do some sea fishing .
i decided to go and have a look at cromer and if i did not fancy cromer fish at a deep water mark called weybourne i aerrived down at cromer and stop at the local tackle shop to hopefully get some lugworm which after all that need not have worried as they had spare so . got a 100 ,
i all got a mackeral to use so now i had lug, mack, squid . some mussels and some dodgy frozen peeler so i felt i had myself a good array of baits for my session .
after a chat to the shop owner it was decided that fishing the pier was not really an option as it had been fishing really badly and he also reccommended that i went to weybourne .
once i arrived at weybourne i had to park in the pay and display and pay £3 for the 5 hours which i personaly thought was scandalas .
i was soon standing on the shingle bank looking out to the sea thinking where do i start so i decided to fish to my left as the beach kind of swung into a bay like area .
rods were set up and i was soon standing behind them watching for signs of activity .


an hour and a half soon went by and a few recast had been done due to the crabs taken my bait ands this was given me about 15 minutes to get a fish to get interested before the crabs were stripping it bear .
it was a funny sort of conditions with a very light north easterly breeze and a fair bit of sea mist making it a bit cold .
another hour past and no bites had been forth coming but a few rasping nibbles from the crabs certainly had been, and i was starting to think i was going to be feeding the crabs all day then suddenly a good knock on the rod and i was sure this was no crab i watch really intently and waited patiently for it to go again but no it stayed stationary so i reeled in and re-baited and recast it about 20 yards shorter as the tide was reaching the top . once again i waited and about ten minutes later the rod knocked confidently and then another knock i picked the rod up and leaned back and reeled but could not feel any thing but i was confident i had something and sure enough as it got in the breaker a little dab or flounder i do not know which .but sure one of you eaagle eyed amongst you will know.
i unhooked it got a piture for the extra half a point to go with the point for catching it for the species hunt and then released it .



i was happy now least i was not going to blank so i start to get confident that more fish would now follow as i was now up and running but the next good knock i got turned out to be a good sized eadible crab that cromer is famous for .
but alas no more fish came and as the tide ebbed so did my confidence but you know what i did enjoy it i tried a few different combinations of baits on my two hook rig set ups .
so i felt with my limited knowledge and lack of understanding of tide movements and where fish would be that at least i did not blank so i felt ok about it but you know i really would not have minded if i had .
i will be going with a mate next time on next thursday evening ,

tightlines
the sea fledgling

[james]

Well Done Baitmaster, glad you enjoyed your maiden trip , what are the chance's of weening yourself away from carping then after that little adventure???

[baitmaster]

well i will not leave carping fully james but i,m very interested in sea fishing and what i possibly would be able to catch out there but i certainly would not leave my zandering as i have big ambitions that i want to achieve .
but i,m going again next thurday and hopefully i will do better .

tightlines
sea fledgling

[james]

What are your ambitions mate? Is there a certain target weight you want to achieve?? Glad you enjoyed yourself anyway fella.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Great read mate --- we need to get you on a wrecking trip that will put hairs on your chest

[carper-chris]

well done kev, nice fish, saved the blank

[baitmaster]

yes i,ve been chasing down a big zander over 15lb but to this date i have not achieved it but i,m sure with my passion for the species and the dedication i also put in i just think its a mtter of when i,ve already bank 30 doubles to date and of which 3 have been over 14lb with my pb standing at 14lb 10 oz so i,m close .

tightlines
sea fledgling

[baitmaster]

yes it would but also i think it would be prudent for me to be able to swim as i cannot .the other thing with going on a boat i feel i,m rthe one who would be sea sick

but i would love to experience it .


tightlines
sea fledgling

[pingu]

great report and pics as ever kev
and i'm glad a fish tried to commit suicide for you


think its a dab for ya

[Rob M]

Excellent report mate and welcome to sea-fishing! Welcome to numerous blanking sessions, stinking of squid and mackerel and extortionate pier fees. You'll love it! By the way, thats a dab

Rob