Popular Post mike farrants Posted May 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2022 Me and Tim took seadog out on Saturday for a trip to the adamant - via the red band mark to try for them again and see if there were any mackerel about. A lovely calm day with just enough breeze for a slow drift over the red band mark with sabikis (we each had 2 types - fish skin and small tinsly ones) I managed a small pout, and Tim had his first ever red band fish and 2 mackerel - after an hour of trying i gave up - plenty of time to bag mine! we headed off to the adamant to anchor on the top where we have had good success before I got an early Thornie which felt massive in the tide, we both go pretty dogged out, Tim had a couple of baby tope, and then a much bigger one (probably double figures) which put up a great fight in the boat! they are angry...... gorgeous weather meant we didn't mind the dog fest so much on the way back in we returned to the red band mark - and i managed to find a grey gurnard in the fish skin sabikis - but little else. thoroughly good day out and much needed after the week i'd had (i'd of been happy blanking - it was glorious out there!!) Geoff, Saintly Fish, mick and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Well done @mike farrants. Id love to get a red band fish, they look pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Well done @mike farrants. Id love to get a red band fish, they look pretty cool. Mind you, a gurnard would be nice too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 both very common here - we get plenty of gurnard and i love them! good that they're showing again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Great session and a good write up! Agree, the weather makes all the difference - blanking is ok if it's sunny & flat, but it's even better when there are fish on the deck. Feisty-looking tope that 😬👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Some nice fish there Mike, and yes, it was a lovely flat day out there, we could do with more like that. Red Band fish - Best to drag the tinsels along the bottom with a little bit of line out, The fish live in mud burrows and will stick their heads out to catch small prey. I have found snowbiki's on size 6 hooks (tindsels) to be really effective. When I get 5 mins to spare, I will shove some in the post to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 yes we were dragging the sabikis along the mud, but held vertically so as you say, with a bit of line out would bring the top hooks closer to the bottom. interestingly 1st time the red bands were caught on the middle sabikis not the bottom one. mine might be too big - i had size 4 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 9 hours ago, mike farrants said: yes we were dragging the sabikis along the mud, but held vertically so as you say, with a bit of line out would bring the top hooks closer to the bottom. interestingly 1st time the red bands were caught on the middle sabikis not the bottom one. mine might be too big - i had size 4 In the post to DT4 😉👍 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 this @JonCguy 👆 is an absolute legend - thanks Ian! Andy135, Geoff, JonC and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 hours ago, mike farrants said: this guy 👆 is an absolute legend - thanks Ian! Yeah, he's alright, despite what @JonC says about him 👍 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Yeah, he's alright, despite what @JonC says about him 👍 I have only ever said great things about him #wherethefuckismyfreestuff🤣 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 1 hour ago, JonC said: I have only ever said great things about him #wherethefuckismyfreestuff🤣 🖕 #Idontdopinkrods 🙄😇 Saintly Fish, Andy135, mick and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 12 hours ago, mike farrants said: this guy 👆 is an absolute legend - thanks Ian! He’s a top bloke 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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