mon 10th Oct

[keana]

Took my son Mike in the boat with me. He`s been fishing a few times but caught very little apart from a bass and a whiting from Barry. The last two times he has been out with me on the boat we both blanked.
Got the 1.30 lock and headed for Sully Island. Light S Easterly (10mph) low tide at 3.45.(12.8 m). Dropped anchor and Mike was straight into a whiting followed by a strap conger. The congers continued for the next 2 hours or so. Then I lifted into a bite and thought I was snagged until I realised it a coming in. It started stripping line off my reel at will. When it surfaced,it was the biggest conger I had caught by a long way. Its head looked like a well polished rock with eyes that wanted to kill. Mike took the photo`s.http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...1/CIMG0612.JPG. I reached to grab the trace so I could weigh it. As I did, the thing went into reverse. I felt the line tighten on my glove and it starightened my 4.O Kamasan hook like it was made of playdough.http://www.seafishingonline.com/copp...1/CIMG0615.JPG.
Next we went to St Marys Well Bay to see if the cod had arived there. First drop was a small codling (I got that one right) then back into the strappers. Left then for the Rannie Bay. Dropped anchor about 300 yds from shore in hardly any current. Pouting started to show along with more small conger. Decided on a last cast now that the rag had gone. I had some rag on my hook from the previous cast and added a squid head hooked through the eyes. After about 10 mins my rod took a dive. After lifting into it and clearing the bottom, it started to go under the boat. I had a feeling this wasnt another conger. I was right. It was the biggest Bass I have seen. It must have been in double figures. By the time Mike got the net it seemed to arch it back and made a beeline for the murkey depths.....without my hook. Another tale of the one that got away???....ask Mike, he saw it too.
Finally got the 7.15 lock. What a day. about 15 Congers, Whiting, pout, and codling. And a massive conger and Bass that didnt quite make the boat.

[pingu]

sounds a great trip out there well done

[tommy a]

Well done mate sounds like a great days fishing - looked like simular congers to ours in the summer - 20 - 30 pounds !

Any chance you could send me a PM with some idea / areas for fishing out of Penarth Marina - boat going in there next week for the first time - thanks.

[Charter Skipper]

Good day out Andy......gotta be 20 lb plus that eel.......good job he was lipped or you might never have seen him....

[Kaptin Kod]

Nice eel mate, shame about the Bass as well, looks like there are some big eels to be had at the moment, although much prefer the Cod, were off out tomorrow and Friday evening so hopefully we will find your lost Bass

Haven't seen many reports from the boats recently, which I assume is due the the poor weather over the last few weeks. Looking forward to those cold, crisp winter days now.

[fishypaul]

well done mate

[keana]

[quote=Charter Skipper]...good job he was lipped or you might never have seen him....

[quote]
What do you mean Mike? Do you mean it would probably have gone straight through my line?

How come you can get pictures up there and all I get is the link??

[Charter Skipper]

They tend to bite thro mono really easy,even 50lb mono in several seconds ,and if the dont bite thro the frantic twisting on the surface snaps the line,its the lipped ones that come to the boat...

You need to insert the link into the insert image box in the posting window.......4th one in from the right on the bottom row...

[Fisherdan]

this realy confuses me... when you catch a fish and its hooked nicely... where does the bait go? it usually just seems disapeared. not enless its been nibbling for ages... anyway, nice fish by the looks of it!

[plugger]

great report and pics andy getting all excited for the weekend now,perhaps we will see you out there.were you only using rag and squid baits?

plugger




c,mon u cod