mike farrants Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 In laws were down so i took thurs and friday off to go fishing with Phil. Thursday saw us out on pugwash - first for bait in portlands entrances - the mackies were hard to come by and after over an hour we only had 5 having tried 2 entrances - we said what we really need is double that amount - just a couple more each and suddenly bang - i pull in 3 phil brings in 2 - doubled our catch and bait for the day sorted! I also had a lovely red gurnard on the feathers. we anchored at a spot i know turns up a great variety of fish and we weren't disappointed. I had a couple of decent sized thornies, gurnards, and dogs and phil was on conger duty! All day we were getting rattling bites on our big baits - so i chucked down a small hook rig - but try as i might i didnt find out what it was - either small bream or gurnard. I also had a monster spider crab that dropped off 1ft below the surface. and we saw the dolphin again! fishing was steady in a strong ebb tide - but the 2 big fish came at slack - a 10lb thornie for me and big conger for Phil that must have been close to 15lb lovely day out - and some fantastic fish! thejollysinker, suzook12, Andy135 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Well done Mike and not a glove in sight, I’m so proud of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 What sort of depth are you getting the roker in? We always get them in shallow (30’) water I wonder if they put a better effort in in the deeper stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, JonC said: Well done Mike and not a glove in sight, I’m so proud of you. thanks - and that's the fist time Phil has fingered a conger..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, JonC said: What sort of depth are you getting the roker in? We always get them in shallow (30’) water I wonder if they put a better effort in in the deeper stuff? 70-80ft - my 10lber was stuck fast on the bottom as it was slack water and put in a few head shakes and a couple of runs - the tide runs hard here and that usually lifts them - its hard work with them kiting in the tide. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Well done Mike. Some lovely fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: 70-80ft - my 10lber was stuck fast on the bottom as it was slack water and put in a few head shakes and a couple of runs - the tide runs hard here and that usually lifts them - its hard work with them kiting in the tide. When we get them they usually stick to the bottom for a minute then kite up in the tide giving very little fight. mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 similar here then - a few headshakes from the bigger ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Cracking session! Well done the pair of you. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Nice session! Love the colour of the Gurnard, and I'm not envious of those slime monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 47 minutes ago, Malc said: I'm not envious of those slime monsters. That's no way to talk about @mike farrants and Phil! 😲 Malc and mike farrants 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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