| #1  09-05-2008, 05:50 AM | ||||
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| sept 4th well the forcast was dire last night but the sun shone as i left home for the coast and a little bait gathering. [IMG]  [/IMG]by the time i got there it was well overcast and an odd spot of drizzle was starting to fall, undaunted i set about digging a bit of rag and spent an enjoyable hour and a half playing in the mud which yealded a decent ammount of rag to go with the box of squid i'd bought. after sorting the worm and cleaning myself off i felt knackered,and was quite happy to chill after a good bait digging sesh, with low water all around and the sky darkening i wern't so keen on fishing after all that, but i had to do something with the bucket of rag. i left to take a gander at the mark i'd chosen originally-pennington , and walked across the marsh , it looked like hours b4 the tide was fishable and for some reason just didn't fancy it. it just didn't feel right. might have had something to do with the rain clouds and the long walk back n too with my kit so i went for an aimless drive and ended up at avon beach , steamer end of the firtrees. by now it was dark . there was lots of weed on the beach and a little in the surf when i started, blank avoidance achieved on my 1st cast with this little pout [IMG]  [/IMG]the wind was quite strong from the southwest, throwing a moderate surf and coloured water. rigs- 2 and 3 hook flappers and a fixed pennel. sporadic pout turned up with some being bigger than others [IMG]  [/IMG] in amongst them at some point a wee schoolie snaffled a bunch of head hooked small worm. [IMG]  [/IMG] the next retrieve found my rig twisted and slimed, ah.. missed an eel i reconed , got him next cast no piccy due to the usual disentangle rig and unhook job. it was at this point i started with the pennel and the larger hooks to try and avoid the snottys on one rod at least. i didn't catch another though. the pennel i had set up was on a d-vice, trial run and first time out with this tool, i was suitably impressed, they seem to work well, and it accounted for a random unexpected ray which other than another couple of pout was it for the morning as the ebb tide brought lots of weed with it by 4am so i quit. [IMG]  [/IMG]no specie points  , but not a bad trip dodgeing the torrential showers. __________________ beer so many venues, so little time.     |
| #2 09-05-2008, 06:15 AM | ||||
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| Re: sept 4th nice one gordon, pretty ray  dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #3 09-05-2008, 06:36 AM | ||||
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 Re: sept 4th At least you had a bit of variety there Gord. Nice raymond too.... Well done mate. __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
| #4 09-05-2008, 09:01 AM | ||||
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| Re: sept 4th nice one mate __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #5 09-05-2008, 03:20 PM | ||||
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| Re: sept 4th Lovely ray mate, well done. __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #6 09-05-2008, 03:39 PM | ||||
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| Re: sept 4th Great report gord , lovely little painted ray as well  __________________ If Everyday things are getting you down & stressing you out, Think like a Dog, If it cant be Eaten or Humped, Piss on it and walk away.. |
