A quick trip to Swanage on the front.

[mithrandir]

Well it has been a while, but today I finally managed to get out and wet a line.

We took trip down to Swanage today, with a grey and rainy start the day was not looking too good, but luckily I had grabbed the sea gear from my Lok'n'Store where it has been languishing since I moved back to Poole.

With only one rod, 5 quids worth of rag and a couple of hours free time I was determined to have a go, well the positioning was not the best, but what the hell!

I found a parking space right up the far end towards the pier, with a tiny patch of beach and some boat moorings infront of me, so between the showers I managed to set up a rod and get some tackle organised, a simple flatty rig.

First cast was a bit short, but at least it was in the water, within a few minutes I saw some strange twitching, was it a bite or something else. I reeled in and behold, one of the hook links was missing!!

I had hit spider crab central.

I cast a few more times , finally getting some range, and managed to get away from the crabs, having caught a couple large enough to come home for someone's tea.

Then I was getting tiny little twitches and the odd big knock, bait nibbled to the hook, I had found some wrasse.

This was confirmed when I finally managed to land one, considering I was on 1/0 hooks this was no mean feat





I am not sure which one it is as I have not seen one this colour before, I think it might be a ballan wrasse, but I am sure someone will tell me.

That was it for the day, not a blank, a nice couple of hours in a not too promising spot, and some crabs for the pot.

Hopefully I will get a few more more trips really soon.

[pingu]

wicked colour ballan there mike


good too see you out again

dave

[Twiddler]

Well done Mike, about time you out there fishing again...guess you gonna turn more in to a sea angler, now you got the sea on your doorstep lol

[mithrandir]

with throop 4 miles away, and a ringwood ticket that runs until christmas, I am hoping for a few evenings after work down on the river, and I still have the free lake at rockley only 3 miles away. But I do hope to do a bit more sea fishing, even looking at a 4 hour evening trip on true blue, again an after work job. Just need to find the boat rods, as they seem to have vanished.

[Catfish Virgin (Still!)]

About time too Mike!

Wrasse have got to be the best looking fish in the local sea, superb colours. You're going to be spoilt for choice down in my old home town but I guess you know that already!

Tight lines!

[Greenheart]

Nice one Mike. Weird colour Wrasse though....

[fishypaul]

good to see you back fishing mike,does you good doesn't it ?

[cuckoo]

Great stuff mike , good to see you out doing some proper fishing