Fenit Pier Kerry 20th May 2009

People: Myself and me Father

Duration:10pm - 1:30am

Tide: Low, coming in

Weather:Lovely night, slight breeze and chop towards the end of the night

Bait:Mackerel

Rigs: Two hook Flapper, Feathers

Results:Dogfish Mackerel,Herring, Pollock, Ahem.....Bass,Thornback....Well nearly....




Report: I can honestly say last night was the strangest night fishing i have ever seen. Arrived at the pier at about quter to ten and had the first rod inthe water at ten which was a set of feathers flowing in the tide while we set up other rigs on the other rods. The rod was no sooner in the water and BANG it nearly flew off the Pier. A mackerel. Happy days. Fresh Bait. We put the feathers down again cast out the other rods. The feathers were hopping with herring bites and small pollock under the bridge.
The long cast rods picked up some doggies and also a beautiful thornback that when surfaced managed to unhook and sailed away into the depths again...........I nearly cried!

The strangest thing though happed when things got quite on the distance rods we did a bit of jigging of the feathers for macks. There was a huge band on one of the rods. I thought here we go and started reeling in think i had a full string of Macks. To my Shock It was a Bass, I didn't know they went for feathers!!!!! I made sure to release him as quickly and with as little stress as possible.(Nearly slipped and killed meself in the process).

All in all a strange night but great.
But that describes Fenit in my experience, it is the strangest place i have ever fished.

Steve

nice session mate a good haul of fish there. unluckey with the ray and it news to me that bass go 4 feathers. just woundering were thay baited.fair play on takeing so much care on the release

no the feathers were plain normal packet bought feathers with no bait on them
I thought i had struck some good mackerel when the rod started going!!!
Steve

see i told ya there are thornies there...! now ya just need to land him.
i need to take my own advice though as i aint got one yet... i wish fenit was my side of the country

You were right
So close
I can tell ya the air was fairly blue around me with the few choice words i spoke when he slipped the hook

Steve

frustrating to loose any fish, especially your first of a species but as I'm sure you already realise it only serves to make you more resolute to landing on, and soon, I'll bet your next few fishing sessions will all be at marks that could offer thornbacks

WELL DONE NICE SESSION THERE..........

what a session man, lost ray, multiple macks and a bass on feathers!!! you'll not forget that session in a hurry

Im not giving up,

All going well by the end of the summer that thornback will be a distant memory and i'll have managed to land one by then

I hope!!!!

Steve