Plan B
Go out today, try to get some fresh bait and work around the weather, forecasts showed dying wind but plenty of rain. [spot on for a change]
0800 just Dan and I onboard we set off to meet Dave.
he was stuggling for bait so we went West, no better so off to the spoils and anchor in
a few species landed but nothing huge, so we jumped to another spot, weather was still sloppy and the odd shower. A few more species including a Bass and nice Red gurnard.
as the tide eased so did the breeze. decided to roll the dice and head out to a wreck
That changed the day, a few more mackeral then a busy three hour session
Plenty of tope and congers in pouring rain. Let it pour we were having fun. <img src="/emoticons/default_biggrin.png" alt=":D" data-emoticon="" srcset="/emoticons/biggrin@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" /> <img src="/emoticons/default_biggrin.png" alt=":D" data-emoticon="" srcset="/emoticons/biggrin@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Out of more than 2 dozen eels several congers were around the 40lb mark and one that came close to Dans PB, taking the scales to 56lb
By the time we came in the rain had eased and the sea was calm. <img src="/emoticons/default_laugh.png" alt=":lol:" data-emoticon="" /> great run home
Great trip, nice to be congering with Dan again
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Great trip Charlie, well done you two.
Tigerfish - Plan B
It seemed like the fish were really having it on Saturday; with the team reduced to Alun and me we planned a shortish local session from slack water (for bait) fishing the flood till the forecast rain set in, we targeted bass. Things looked up when the initial pout bashing for livebait produced a bass of 5lb to ragworm! Armed with lures and pout live bait we fished a number of spots across the east of Poole Bay and caught bass at every one.
It started off bumpy but smoothed out as the wind dropped with the rain arriving just after midday, with the tide slackening and the bite rate dropping the rain prompted a return to base.
We weren't really counting properly but we caught more than 20 mostly in the 2lb to 5lb range, Alun caught the last one, a cracking fish of 8lb 6oz. Bass have been few and far between so far this year and then a day like this, you just never know with fishing! <img src="/emoticons/default_biggrin.png" alt=":D" data-emoticon="" srcset="/emoticons/biggrin@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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Well done for getting out on plan b or c. We had a fun day catching some lively conger and tope. Curtis caught a new pb after a bit of ground baiting in the swell. I lost one which was stripping line and would not get its head up before it let go but a nice one of 39lb came along soon after. Lots of fish being caught as the tide eased and a few fresh mackerel helped the fishing. It wasn't quite Cherbourg wrecking but a good day apart from the rain. Thanks to Dave for the trip a bit too wet for a doombar even, need a week to dry out all the kit now cheers
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great to hear that others also made the most of alternative plans, sounds like a good session on the bass Steve.
Good to hear that Curtis recovered from his sickness to get a PB Paul
Just managed to get everything dry and in off of the washing line.
As Paul said not quite a 2 day wrecking trip but it was fun.
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A few pictures
1lb Red Gurnard
A couple of tope
And the biggest of many eels
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