Popular Post jonnyswamp Posted January 6 Popular Post Share Posted January 6 Picked up some rag on Thursday and decided that if when I got up Friday morning I felt ok, I would wet a line for a few hrs In bed by 11pm on Thursday night, couldn't sleep due to being bunged up (nasally) so got up at 2am Got my gear together and got to the boat about 3.45, just in time for the 4am lock out Dark is an understatement, the lock gates opened and I gingerly made my way out into the inky blackness, with the outer perimeter walls barely visible it all felt a bit surreal I really should've wore my glasses Decided that I would fish the Coral as this is only a 10 min steam from the locks in the light, took me over 30 The bright lights of Penarth seafront very visable, as was the lights all over Lavernock point caravan park Neither were any use to me Got to my mark and breathed a sigh of relief when the anchor went down and dug in A very small (sub 10m) tide, but quite a strong rip for approx 1.5 hrs before low water and very little wind Dropped a whole squid on both down tide rods straight off the back and cast out an uptider either side with a few rag and a small squid on each It was now 5am and time for a cuppa I was just getting the stove out and noticed the first rod do a bit of a bounce, with one long stride I had it in my hand poised to strike No need for a strike as the fish had quite obviously realised it had hooked itself and was none to pleased Felt a few tell tale head shakes on the way up and with the fish staying tight into the boat, I was sure it was a Cod It's head broke the surface and I could see it wasn't a bad one either With the net out of reach I had to hand ball it over the gunwhales and was happy to see it land on the deck A fat little bugger that went just shy of 6.5 lbs Sent another squid straight back out, made a cup of tea, ate a Viennese whirl and waited And waited Had a good pull down on the other downtide rod about 20 mins later that didn't amount to anything Then had a small strap on the port side uptider That was pretty much it for the last of the ebb Slopped about a bit on slack water then swung into the tide fairly quickly to start the flood All that happened here for 3 hrs or so, was another 4 Congers that were T barred off at the side until the tide just stopped and the slight N Westerly swung me a full 360 Wrapped up the uptiders and just used the downtiders with the baits just bobbing along the bottom as the boat swung about Looking about and the 12 or so boats that were around me were all doing the same sort of thing and one by one they were moving about looking to find a bit of tide It was now 10.45 so I packed in, pulled anchor and caught the 11.15 inbound lock No a red letter day by any means, but got me off to a start for 2024 Malc, mick, GPSguru and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Nice way to start the new year. Good cod. Well done. Not jealous at all. Much. Lucky sod. Saintly Fish and jonnyswamp 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 You found a cod…. Most people are struggling to do that so hats off for bagging one 🙂 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 great write up budd well jell not many about this year mate especialy up my neck of the woods 🐳 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 24 minutes ago, Odyssey said: You found a cod…. Most people are struggling to do that so hats off for bagging one 🙂 Luck of the draw I think luke, they're not about in any numbers yet, but the ones that are coming out are a decent stamp There's been a few doubles out this weekend though 🤞 daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Nick thats amazing, you have fished the 5th December 2024 already and made it all the way back to January safely. Good work 👍🏻💪🏻 jonnyswamp, Andy135, daio web and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 13 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Nick thats amazing, you have fished the 5th December 2024 already and made it all the way back to January safely. Good work 👍🏻💪🏻 Well, I do drive a delorean 😉 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 1 hour ago, jonnyswamp said: Well, I do drive a delorean 😉 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 2 hours ago, jonnyswamp said: Well, I do drive a delorean 😉 not a time waster then jonnyswamp and Malc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 11 hours ago, jonnyswamp said: Well, I do drive a delorean 😉 GREAT SCOTT! 😮😮 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 good report and cracking fish! nice one! jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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