Popular Post Plaicehunter Posted January 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 Whiting don't seem to like floodwater, at least I couldn't find any when I returned in 'Piranha' to a favourite Tamar mark off Torpoint today. I was greeted by filthy water and a small tide; this mark seems to fish best when the ebb is really pushing through. On one uptider I alternated whole calamari and whole joey mackerel, caught yesterday on the float from West Hoe pier. On the second uptider was a two-hook flapper baited with bits of squid and mackerel. The downtider sent down a live pout on a 6/0. It soon became obvious that the whiting were absent, with only pout bothering the smaller baits. An ambitious strap conger of a pound tackled a squid on a pulley pennell with two 6/0s. I was beginning to wonder if nothing bigger was biting when the big rod dropped yards of slack and I wound into a good eel which gave me a great scrap, including much surface thrashing, spinning and powerful dives. I guesstimated 20lb-plus and T-barred it off. It took the mackerel, but two subsequent smaller eels took squid. All four eels were lip-hooked and went back unscathed. Despite the lack of whiting- and cod - I felt I'd had a pretty good day in unpromising conditions. PH Josh, Andy135, Saintly Fish and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Top dangling as usual PH - thanks for the report 👍 You must pat yourself on the back every time you go out for living local and being able to fish! I'm chomping at the bit to get back out there. Fingers crossed this light at the end of the tunnel that we keep hearing about comes quickly enough that we're allowed out safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaicehunter Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: Top dangling as usual PH - thanks for the report 👍 You must pat yourself on the back every time you go out for living local and being able to fish! I'm chomping at the bit to get back out there. Fingers crossed this light at the end of the tunnel that we keep hearing about comes quickly enough that we're allowed out safely. I'm very lucky - especially as I can catch my own bait by walking to West Hoe pier. Mackerel are still about, and catching a few on light float gear is fun in itself. I feel very sorry for people who can't fish due to travel restrictions. My posts are not intended as a taunt! PH Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, Plaicehunter said: My posts are not intended as a taunt! And they're not taken as such. It's good to read your reports, even if I do turn bit green in the reading of them 🤣👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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