Popular Post jonnyswamp Posted April 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2023 No work booked in this week due to being on a training course from Tues to Fri, so kept Mon free just in case...... Didn't make any plans, so didn't ask anyone else, just got up Mon morning and decided to go Grabbed some dirty squid from the bait freezer, bought some rag on the way down (along with some food) and got to the boat around 10am hoping to get the 10.30 lock out Had to wait a few extra minutes in the lock for another boat to join us and was out the other side not long after, ready to make the short steam to a mark wide of the Coral With only an hour or so before low slack, I decided on anchoring in a position that would sit me over a hole on the flood, expecting the fishing until the turn of the tide to be dire as this ground looked to be featureless. I decided this as, being on my own, I didn't want the faff of retrieving and resetting the anchor too many times 2 downtide rods out baited with just Squid, then 2 uptiders with Rag/squid heads on each Not expecting much yet, I put the kettle on The last uptider to be cast out starting rattling, I wound into it and pulled it in hoping it was a small codling It wasn't, it was a small strap Conger that broke the surface. So I left it in the tide while I poured my cup of tea (the effing kettle was going like a 70's factory hooter and making sauna of the cabin) then T barred it off to enjoy my cuppa and a rocky bar (chocolate type not caramel) Next to go was one of the downtiders with another strap, this one a bit better at around 12/14lb. Didn't have chance to Tbar this one, as soon as he/she saw me, it/they turned into a Tasmanian devil and snapped me off. Happily though, both my hooks were left on the swim platform Not long after I had a small Thornie on the other uptider, quickly followed by a very sizeable dog (though on reflection it may have been a Huss pup) Pretty much bang on low water the last virgin rod (2nd downtider) made a couple of nods, on bringing this in I was expecting another small strap due to the state of the tide and was pleasantly surprised to see the head of a Codling appear through coffee coloured water He went 4 and a quarter lb and put a bit of a smile on my face It also had another baited hook in it's mouth, which looked like a fairly fresh peeler crab that must have come from one of the 3 other boats that were all quite close (I was first out of the locks and everyone followed me to my mark, obviously aware that I know of the guru ghillie that is Jonc and that some of his wisdom has rubbed off on me) A celebratory cup of tea and another Rocky bar kept me busy until the tide turned and I was now over the honey hole Now I'll see some action !!! Loaded all the traces with the various baits and sent them all out and waited Retrieved, rebaited, cast out and waited Rinse and repeat x 4 And waited again until 2.45 when I reeled in the untouched baits again, pulled anchor and got the 3.15pm lock back in What an anticlimax after a good start, but as I mentioned in a previous post, we can't always expect an Aussie jon day Dicky, Josh, thejollysinker and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Good going Nick, always nice to have a solo last minute trip. And a plumb little old for tea too!! I went out solo on Monday as well, but caught nothing worth reporting really. thejollysinker, suzook12, daio web and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Great report Jonny jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: Good going Nick, always nice to have a solo last minute trip. And a plumb little old for tea too!! I went out solo on Monday as well, but caught nothing worth reporting really. I didn't really apart from the Codling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Good write up. Made me chuckle with "guru ghillie" 🤣 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 great report again jonny boy i have been working on my boat going back in tomorrow mornig hopefully last of the big tides up our club until the end of august so dont want to be stuck on the slipway until then hope to have some catch reports soon jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, daio web said: great report again jonny boy i have been working on my boat going back in tomorrow mornig hopefully last of the big tides up our club until the end of august so dont want to be stuck on the slipway until then hope to have some catch reports soon Are you up the Usk or Rhymney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Are you up the Usk or Rhymney up the usk mate jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 hours ago, daio web said: up the duff mate FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejollysinker Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Good read that was, shame it died off but at least you got something for your efforts, nice 👌 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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