| #1  05-22-2009, 03:50 AM | ||||
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| thursday @ lee on.... well the smoothound are definately in, i had a half harted thought about targeting the smuts again for a common or hopefully a pb. i've not been feeling to chipper lately but when the fish are there its time to go. hence i headed for lee on solent again, but not my usual patch at monks. further east at the arcade where most people fish. bait supplies were lashed together with a mackerel and a box of squid + a hand ful of raw prawn al as stand by & not in the best of condition so i stopped off on the way to collect a few crab for prime bait as the tide had already covered the worm beds. i made a start at 7pm with the tide still in its last hour or so of flood it was a bright sunny evening with a stiff breeze from the s/w the sea was coloured , a little choppy but no real surf. ( there rarely is at lee on..............) i'd be fishing from the shingle beach which drops onto a sandy sea bed with about 12-14ft of water on tonights tide there were a few anglers already fishing at the arcade section about a dozen or so either side of me well spacecd out along the beach. after i'd cast my rods i thought i'd get a picture of the beach here & test my camera. have camera?------------ yep. have batterys?................yep. batterys charged?............yep take photo,......................oh fk it , mem card at home in card reader, well thats bolxd that then bound to catch something of interest now i can't record it as the light faded i stepped up a gear as now was the time , the tide was about to start the ebb and yestys reports from hill head reconed it all kicked off just after dark at 10pm. at about 1/2 10pm i had the 1st bite of the night , took me by surprise & snaffled my softy crab from the 3/0 hook on my pulley rig,missed that one a swift re bait & cast , 15 mins later another knock, i was ready for it this time struck the 2nd pull and game on after a testing little scrap which was hampered a little by weed on the line i'd beached the beast. i'd got my common smoothound , no pb but a fun sized 5-6lber ,( didn't weigh it just did a photo call on my phone & released) i fished on till 1am but nothing doing, gave up as the tide and weed increased & my bait ran out. i'll post the piccy when i can work out how to transfer file from phone to pc.   __________________ beer so many venues, so little time.     |
| #2 05-22-2009, 04:17 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... well done gord,target achieved,can't ask for any more then that |
| #3 05-22-2009, 04:29 AM | ||||
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 Re: thursday @ lee on....   Nice one mate. I'm hoping to get us a few more points down Chesil tomorrow too..... __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
| #4 05-22-2009, 04:33 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... well done GJ  . Nice to get something that pulls back. __________________ Spahill <:--- --- --- --- It was this big --- --- --- ---:> |
| #5 05-22-2009, 06:06 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... Well done Gord .... __________________ SUPPORT THE RNLI - click : www.rnli.org.uk ... every little helps ! PLEASE REMEMBER & GIVE A LITTLE .... http://www.poppy.org.uk/ |
| #6 05-22-2009, 06:16 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... Nice one Gord __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #7 05-22-2009, 06:24 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... Nice report ...... I got a question . As someone who has never going fishing for smoothies but only lives round the corner , what tide and state of would u suggest please i think i may have a crack at it. I thought hill head was suppoosed to be the smoothie place round here but i really have no clue . Ty in advance |
| #8 05-22-2009, 08:34 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... kenny- i'd fishover a high tide that occurs between dusk & 1am the smoothys could turn up just about anywhere but some places tend to increase your chances because there is either a concentration of food there or the lie of the land tends to concentrate the fish together as they move from one area to another with the tide. often its the turn of the tide that triggers things . when it comes to neaps & springs its very venue dependant. unfortunately solent smoothys and weed seem to go together its a matter of trying to balence how much wed & tide your happy to put up with at any venue, remember this will change with the tide cycle ive got no rule of thumb figures other than gilkicker gets the strongest tides and a 4.1 m or over is likely to be too big here i'm told. also think about weather or not there has ben a recent storm as this will increase the amount of floating weed. not that i know much , but thats my tuppence worth  __________________ beer so many venues, so little time. |
| #9 05-22-2009, 08:42 AM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... Quote:
 good luck m8 __________________ beer so many venues, so little time. |
| #10 05-22-2009, 07:15 PM | ||||
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| Re: thursday @ lee on.... Nice one Gord, good fish to start with...... We'll be after one Monday night I reckon.... __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
