Popular Post mike farrants Posted October 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2022 I was at a loose end, had some leftover rag that was gifted to me while squidding on sunday, so went out last monday night to chesil - after a few days of strong winds - hoping the stir up will produce something nice - arrived at 6pm to find a bit more swell than i hoped for and a fresh breeze in the face - first cast got washed back in - so i upped the weights and decided if it held i stay, if it didnt i go somewhere else. luckily a 6oz gripper held and the wind soon died off as forecast - the swell/surf made bite detection difficult - rod tips bouncing around - especially as we got into darkness with the mind playing tricks - often the gripper would loosen and look like a slack line bite. I was fishing 2 rods - one pulley dropper with Rag and squid cocktail and one 2 hook flapper with pop ups and small hooks baited with either rag or squid strip I was treated to a spectacular sunset, around 5 shooting stars, tons of satellites and a warm clear night - amazing how clear the stars are on that beach away from the lights. shortly after dark my small rod bounced around and whatever it was i missed it - no fear, shortly after it happened again and i fought a mighty dogfish to the shore through the surf. Caught on Squid strip on a small hook. Happy not to blank I stayed until 10pm before packing up. Geoff, thejollysinker, Saintly Fish and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejollysinker Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I wimped out on my usual Sunday night yesterday, well done with the dog, shame there wasn’t a cod for you 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 well that's what I was hoping for - been plenty so far this autumn, and usually better after a stir up. think it'll be too blown out tonight so might seek shelter and Whiting instead tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Top dogfish! Well done. Beats a cod any day... 😳🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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