killiney rock mark

People:just me

Duration:8-10pm

Tide:full in

Weather:flat calm

Bait:rag

Rigs:addapted feathers (i know what the f..k)

Results: 11 ballen wrasse to 45cm, 3 corkwing wrasse, 1 small pollock and 1 lost and confused whiting




Report: originally went down with the inttentions of hammering a few mackerel, sadly after an hour spent on sorrento point and nothing to show for my efforts i decided a move and change of tactics was in order. after finding a few rag on the rocks i set off and pondered with the intentions of fishing an old spot i hadnt been too in years near hawk cliff. after a short walk and a bit of rock hopping i found a lovely gulley about 15foot deep judging by my shockleader. of cource my main problem was that i had no rigs or hooks, or a scissors for that matter. so after a bit of thinking and pure genius, i rubbed the feather off the hook so i could thread a worm on. the power of abbrassion! next step was closing up the rediculous gape, so after a bit of firm pressure the gape closed up to a respectable size.
first drop down lead to a tentitive bite, not really wrassy. sure enough a bloody whiting popped up, a confused 'ok' came to mind? next drop a small crokwing, and after a few more small wrasse the bigger fish came on to the feed. a couple of nice wrasse around 2lbs put up a great scrap heading down into the kelp, soon i got hit by a steam train, he went to ground after striping about 5 yards of line. a bit of firm pulling later lead to a beautifully mark fish measuring 45cm on the rule, didnt have a scales but i'd say about 3 and a quarter, maybe 4lbs at a push. getting him up the rocks and releasing him was a fight in its own a few more fish follwed and finally a small mini pollock on my last cast ended the trip nicely. it nice went when spontaneous decisions come to plan. doesn't happen often mind you!

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well done eric,nice looking wrasse,i like your style of fishing,i like to see what people modify and try and then land fish,cant beat using your head

nice on eric gotta love the mc guiver and A team tactics just goes to show what you can achieve when your willing to change tactics and adapt to the conditions at hand. well done man

it is nice when a spontaneous decision works out but it is also nice when the mackeral turn up!

Fair play Eric.

What about the Bass you caught? Where's the picture of that??

alby has it

good stuff eric , didnt know rag grew on rocks though

Fair play Eric, adapt and over come!

Nice one Eric, its always good when these kind of impromptu change in tactics work out. I must pick your brain one of these days about your local marks.