| #1  04-11-2010, 06:54 PM | ||||
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| Milford 14/4/10 Hit the shingle bank last night after rays. Had my girlfreind Jules in tow she was happy to spend the evening wrapped up in the beach buddy reading heat magazine with my spare headlight (I know how to show a girl a good time). We arrived to a beautiful calm clear evening, lovely sunset and the smell of BBQ's from a club comp that was setting up. All was quiet right through sunset and high water, darkness fell and the ebb began, still nothing. Couple of hours passed and I was beginning to think of excuses for another bad session when my fish bait rod showed interest. Few little rattles, then a load of slackline. What ever it was carried on heading to shore and didn't turn until it was about 10 yards out. I then realised it was a half decent fish and it turned out to be a pollock in the 1.5 to 2lb bracket. Should've weighed it really as it is a PB for me but after a couple of photos i put it back as it was lightly hooked to keep jules happy! Fell to double sandeel on a pulley pennel.  As I was rebaiting this rod the other rod (baited with ragworm) showed a cracking bite and carried on nodding. Hit into it and immediately felt a very good fish on, some strong runs and headshaking. Got it within a few yards of the beach and the fighting stopped, it's headshakes had worked and it was off! Felt like a very decent bass but you never know what it was, that's what keeps me coming back! All went quiet for a bit then a similar bite on the fish bait rod resulted in a 14oz pollock. Sizeable and deep hooked this one is now joining some frozen whiting as thai fishcakes for dinner!  An insize pout followed on the rag baited rod then anoter quiet spell. the last bit of action was another deent bite on the fishbait. i said to Jules 'bet this is a dog' and sure enough my first dogfish of the year was soon on the bank, quite a big one too.  No rays but an enjoyable 5 hour session on the bank witha PB and 'a one that got away' thrown in, fish that pull back are finally about and 2010's fishing is underway for me!     |
| #2 04-11-2010, 11:46 PM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 nice one rob, was that on the bank or from the carparks/whitehouse? __________________ beer so many venues, so little time. |
| #3 04-12-2010, 04:43 AM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 well done rob |
| #4 04-12-2010, 05:33 AM | |||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 Sounds like a great evening , well done mate . good to know there's some biguns coming in . |
| #5 04-12-2010, 09:31 AM | ||||
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| #7 04-12-2010, 01:51 PM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 nice one well done  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 |
| #8 04-12-2010, 08:23 PM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 Well done Rob. Shame about the big 'un, but still a few fish eh? __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
| #9 04-12-2010, 08:31 PM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 Nice fishing mate..you even managed to catch them all on Wednesday coming !! ??  __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #10 04-13-2010, 09:18 AM | ||||
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| Re: Milford 14/4/10 Quote:
Oops! Was supposed to say the 10th, can't find an edit option! |
