ping and baggie practice tackeling a bit of rough

[pingu]

last night we had to get out and fish after being blown off the beaches saturday night but where the hell to go

mate advised a place called anstey cove as would be tucked away from any southerly winds, but be warned it can be a tackle graveyard over low

well we were going to be able to fish from 1 hour after low as far up as we could

so we set of and found place( wasnt too sure on leaving car in dark carpark at night) but an easy walk down saw us on the beach about 8'15ish

and yes the ground looks a hint snaggy



but amazeingly after yesterdays swells the sea was like a millpond
as we knew was rough ground we decided to target huss or eels ( dont know if they are there but looked good for them )

we were both trying something new tonight, daves home made "I dont care if I lose them!!" type weights

being 3 spark plugs some gaffer tape and wire 3 seemed to give best weight for casting



only thing we could get were small greedy sod whiteing ( thats a 4/0 rig and main body of mackeral )



it was a lovely eve to fish and we were both well pleased with how these weights and rigs worked in the rough as we were getting everything back ( apart from 1 which I deliberately sent out as far as possible with a normal rig and weight to see if could reach clean ground( i didnt)

packed up 11.30 ish as rain came in heavy and although had caught very few fish both happy had learnt loads about
1: a new mark(always fun)
2: handling rough ground better
3: weights worked a treat
4: that easy walk down is a short sharp lung burster on way back up

roll on next saturday aswe are going to find a big fish somehere


dave

[wellyfish]

its well known as a tackle grave yard dave ,at least you had the right idea with the spark plugs and didnt loose much gear ,im suprised you didnt loose your car though

[Norfolkboy]

Hope you find the big fish somewhere guys

[Spahill]

Well done on getting out & about.
I love new venues - especialy when the only confidence you have is in not catching .
It's great being a pessimist & proving yourself wrong.

[fishypaul]

well done mate,that big fish will be waiting for you at the weekend

[Greenheart]

Nice report Dave. Looks an interesting venue. Has Baggie missed the sparkplugs from his car yet???

[pingu]

Originally Posted by wellyfish

,im suprised you didnt loose your car though

sensible mate I let bagie drive

[BaggieRich]

I did say the car was running like a dog on the way home actually..... I guess I should be thankful it was still there though eh???

A good night with a few ideas to mull over. We'll be back soon.

But Dave will be driving......

[nickthenovice]

Excellent report, top idea with the spark plugs, good luck on your next outing!

[Gremlin]

You have to be one plug short of a full set to go fishun' in January!!!

Then again, this one will give you two casts at least, eh?

The neatest V6 I ever saw ....





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