| #1  08-17-2011, 01:27 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Tq 16/8/11 With sole and bass the targets I opted for an easy session on town quay last night fishing from low to high. I had worm baits on the 2 beachcasters and a big mackerel bait on my boat rod straight down the side. Deanthedude popped down for a chat and as we listened to the mighty Saints tearing Ipswich a new one I had my first bite. I let it develop before bringing in one of my targets, a slip sole.  It was still not fully dark and this gave me hopes of a sole filled night. As darkness fell the breeze died to nothing and a bright moon appeared, things got very slow. Only the odd tiny rattle from very small fish. I had to wait a while before my next proper bite and it was a proper one! I'd hit one out further into the ferry channel as there was a bit of room due to people packing up. Bit of slack, which tightened up, then more slack before a pull-down which kept going. Only one thing this can be then and I was forced to give it line. There was nobody else around except a few packing up at the far end so I had to get the dropnet ready myself. I walked it up the quay a little so I had plenty of quay to climb over the railings onto. Got it in a bit closer then realised it had crossed my other line so I had to do a bit of knitting before lowering the drop-net myself. I could now see a decent hound which luckily had wrapped in the rig which made netting easier. Weighed in at smack on 11lb.  I only had a bath shark and a little pout after this so it was quiet apart from the big gummy shark and some weirdo that wandered the quay all night armed with a carrier bag like Angelos Epithemiou from shooting stars! At high the water was alive with tiny fish in the surface. Nothing was bothering them until I was packed up and heard splashing. A small shoal of mackerel had showed up and were feeding on them.     |
| #2 08-17-2011, 01:33 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: Tq 16/8/11 Well done that man ,Couple of cracking fish there ....  __________________ Mike.. Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but time Mike`s Fishing Photo Gallery |
| #3 08-17-2011, 04:43 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: Tq 16/8/11 nice one rob  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 |
| #4 08-17-2011, 04:48 PM | |||
| |||
| Re: Tq 16/8/11 nice!!! that hound ( im guessing smooth hound, new to all this ) is a lovely looking thing, would loved to have seen it in the flesh |
| #5 08-17-2011, 05:26 PM | ||||
| ||||
| Re: Tq 16/8/11 cracking hound for the quay mate and well done on the sole too TQ without weirdos would be like Fish without the chips  Matty theres a fair few fishing on Friday and i guess one of the others from here will have a drop net - were all a sharing bunch and no one will see you struggle without one ! __________________ Shore Species 2012: Dab-Flounder-Herring-L.S.Dogfish-Pouting-Shore Rockling-5 Bearded Rockling-Small Eyed Ray-Turbot-Whiting |
| #6 08-17-2011, 08:18 PM | |||
| |||
| Re: Tq 16/8/11 My fave angelus quote" angelos ur shoes on fire what did u step in " bonfire" classic !!! I'm gonna head to town quay where best to park ? And what kind of size hooks you use down there ??? |
