Popular Post mike farrants Posted February 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2023 Another weekend another trip out - on Tims boat seadog. Met at the marina at 7am, loaded up and off out under the bridge. tried for mackerel in all the usual spots but only found 2 - compared to last weeks 40...... (turns out they were on the wreck of the Hood - bit of a steam in the wrong direction for us) never mind we had plenty of frozen bait with us and the 2 we had were decent size. We decided to try a new mark, 80ft of water, in the middle of the bay around 5miles out - the areas of ground looked interesting so we dropped the hook. wind over tide made for a lively day - with the WNW fresher than forecast - lively but bearable Tim went small rigs on both rods and was straight into the whiting I went one big one small. Not long into the session i get a faint bite on the big rod (fresh mackerel fillet) and sure enough fish on - however it got heavy, it got light, it took line it went slack - it didn't really fight and soon enough a big conger surfaces - easily +20lb - but with a strange but very distinctive pink scar on its head. Quick pic and he's T barred off at the side. fresh bait and back down the other mackerel fillet - within a few minutes i get another bite - very similar soft bite but heavy weight - up comes another big conger.... THE SAME CONGER!!! with the same pink scar on its head - what are the chances - of catching the same fish twice? i understand in a pond - but in the sea at anchor in 80ft of water? anyway down goes the mackerel head this time...... another bite..... and you guessed it - Mr Conger again - the same one! I caught the same conger 3 times in a row. what are the chances...... I must be putting my bait right at his front door - he had all 3 bits of the same mackerel too! We both got bored of that so luckily he or we moved on! Next up was a couple of spotted rays followed by a couple of thornies. I had a steady run of Whiting on the small rod but Tim had whiting and plenty of small Bream too - only one bream of size, and not the usual stamp of whiting. the wind took control of the tide as we approached low water and we started drifting back over our anchor warp so we upped anchor a bit earlier than usual at 2.30. A cracking day and a story to tell that no one but Tim will truly believe! Malc, Dicky, mick and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejollysinker Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Incredible 🎣 poor eel must’ve thought his time was up. I bet he’s scrubbed mackerel from the menu in future 😅 mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Well done Mike, fancy knocking down his front door! Now go back next week and catch him again, then I'll be impressed! mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Well done Mike, fancy knocking down his front door! Now go back next week and catch him again, then I'll be impressed! I know where he lives, and what he likes for breakfast! Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I can well believe it as I had a similar experience with a pollock. It had a couple of seal marks on it and I took pity on it and returned it. Couple of drifts later I hooked it again on the same lure and this time I kept it as it seemed to want to jack it all in. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I know a bloke that gets the same 10 mackerel out every trip for a photo. mike farrants, Andy135 and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 nice one mike great report again 🐳 mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Nice one Mike, I've done similar off the wrecks a few years ago Brought up a Cod with my own bright orange sidewinder in it's chops, the very one I'd lost the drift before (Hit into a fish and snagged the wreck at the same time, the weight slid free and I had the fish and my lure back) Can't say It comes close to catching the same fish thrice though 👍 mike farrants and Malc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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