Met up with SCB at about 18:15 and cast a 3 hooker out with worm and squid, not a touch not even a crab, SCBs back made him pack up about 20:00 as did ine, my damn back hates the cold!!
1st tripof 2010 and hopefully my only blank!!
On a positive note I forgot how well my BZE and 65 chrome go together and its a joy to fish with.
The Gimp got sold in the summer as it was a bit small and a bit heavy for one.
Cue a new toy the Gimp II a 9 footer needs a bit of TLC and a tidy up but hoping to have it as a project and get her in the water for the start of the spring.
Comes with a 4 HP Jonson engine too.
Boooooooooooo
Up early armed with live prawn gathered the night before, 3 bites all Cuttle I guess as all headless.
Blowing its tits off and freezing cold.
Thought I would try with plugs as I have been doing Ok.
Not a touch, may try again tomorrw with prawn.
Arrived nice and early and not a touch for about 3 hours.
Relcoacted twice and ended up where I caught the other week.
A chap and his lad came right next to me and started fishing the lad was literally on my elbow, I said I was amazed that an are the size of where I was and he and his lad stood right next to me, as I cast I nearly had his head with my hook.
He went on about plenty of room and no bother, as I cast again and my prawn whizzed past his eyes, totally thich as Fk!!!!
Anyhoo he was catching little gobies and I reeled in 4 Bass just legal size about 1.5lb but I put them all back.
Good morning really as I christend my new Rod 4 times.
Not detered by my inability to catch a lot this morning I headed for my local mark after a Bass from 18:00 – 21:00.
I had a load of prawns left over so floated them on a Star light, which was tricky tosee to say the least.
Had 1 small pollock and one small whiting, no bass.
Met Mark at 07:30 and launched from Torquay, flat calm sligt swell initially, which got worse as the day went on.
Mark had a Bass of about 2lbs and a pollock, Ijust had a small Polock.
Got a bit choppy so we landed and went to a local mark with plugs nothing doing so we gave up about 1pm.
Arrived at 07:30 with about 40 prawns broke my net handle in the process of gathering them last night, chilly northery wind and a bit of a choppy sea.
1st cast was iffy so recast and bang float went under, after a nice little scrap I landed this lovely Bass 1lb 15 oz, my PB was 2 lbs and I was determind to beat it, 2 oz better and I would havebeen a happy bunny!!
Didnt set up the pic the sun just bounced of it lovely!!
Had a couple more casts and all yielded a bite, but headless prawns = Cuttle so I am told, about the 5th cast a Pollock of about 1lb came to me.
Quite chuffed I carried on and still was getting a bite a cast, landed 2 Wrasse best about 2lb, and got grounded by 2 others which took me straight down to the rocks/kelp.
The wind almost instantly swithed to Easterly and no more bites for abut 10 casts, time to move to a more sheltered area.
Had a few casts and caught another Bass of about 1lb 6oz he swallowed the hook and bled out tried to swish him in the water but he was a gonna. One of my aims was to catch more than 1 Bass in a session, so that was now acomplished.
Had a few more casts and the float went under again, I hit it and SNAP, the tip of my rod (5 section Shimano Exage) snapped above the spigot, what felt like a brick started to move!! had a brief struggle and knew Mr Bass was having a play on the end of the line, felt a bit bigger looking to the water with my polaroids on I saw him and he looked a bit better, perhaps bigger than my 2lb target, a friendly chap netted it for me and he weighed in at 3lb 15oz.
Chuffed as F**k!!!! The best days shore fishing for me so far.
New target more than 4 in a session and one over 4lbs, will I achieve this in whats left of 2009, I’ll try!!!
Arrived at 7 with a load of Prawn, just one Schoolie and a couple of mackerel.
Chap next to me had 4 2 schoolies and 2 better of 2 & 3 lbs.
