The Cod run begins - 9th & 10th November 2013

[RockHunter]

People: Me

Duration: Various

Tide: Rising

Weather:9th November: Dry and mild; 10th November: very wet and windy

Bait: Crab

Rigs: 4/0 pennel pulleys

Results:
9th November: 12 cod
10th November: 7 cod, 1 eel




Report:After the very strong winds the previous weekend I reckoned the cod would start to move inshore in greater numbers. So I placed an order for 2 dozen crabs for the weekend.

Saturday 9th
I arrived at a reliable mark just after low tide. It was a very mild evening with just a light breeze. The tide had not started to move as I was setting up two rods with 4/0 pennel pulleys baited with fresh crab. I had fished there the previous neap tides and the shore had been strewn with debris (branches, logs, seaweed, bottles etc) but the last big tide cycle had cleared it off.

Shortly after casting out I had a strong knock on one of the rods. It felt to be a strong fish and I could tell from the fight that it was a cod. After a few minutes I hauled a 4.25 lb cod out of the channel. That was a good start and it was not even dark yet (this mark normally fishes far better after dark).

It was quite for a while after that. Then after dark I had three cod in quick succession; the first was 2.25 lbs, followed by a 2.5 lb fish and then a smaller one under 1.5 lbs. A little later I had a better fish of 3.5 lbs, followed by a 3 lb cod 20 minutes later. This was shortly followed by a 2 lb fish.

There was a bit of a lull for 20-25 minutes then I had another three in the space of a few minutes, a 3 pounder, then a 2.5 lbs fish followed by another 3 lb cod.

It got quite again so after about half an hour I decided to pack up. At that stage I had caught 11 cod, 10 of those were 2 lb or above which I kept, and released the only fish under 2 lbs.

I dismantled one rod and brought some of the gear and fish to the car. However, when I got back the tip of the remaining rod was bouncing. I retrieved to find a 3.75 lb cod on the last cast.

Sunday 10th
Sunday was a wet day but I decided to return to the same mark as I had about a dozen crabs left. Just before leaving home the rain got heavier but I hoped it would ease off but it lashed down for most of the remainder of the evening. There was quite a strong SSW/SW wind too. So it was not a pleasant night to be out.

I set up at the same spot just as the tide was beginning to rise. The fishing was a lot slower for the first couple of hours this time. I did have a couple of small codling of 1-1.75 lbs which went back. It was only when the tide began to push in strongly in that the fishing picked up. The first was a 3.5 lb cod, followed by three fish in the 2-2.75 lb range. Then there was a very strong tug on one of the rods. I picked it up, the line had gone slack. I reeled in the slack, the fish was heading upstream, I connected with it and struck. This felt to be a more substantial fish and it fought very strongly all the way it putting a severe bend in the rod as I tried to stop it digging into the channel margin. Eventually I got it close and thankfully no weed was caught in the leader knot and it was with relief that I saw the shockleader wind into the reel so I could bully it the last few meters onto the shore. It was a stocky 5.5 lb cod.

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Last edited by RockHunter on Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:03 pm, edited 5 times in total.

Great fishing as usual frank crackers,and some quality fillets off that lot

Good stuff must get myself into gear

Well done frank:-) Great report

That's some pair of sessions, great results. Well done.

great fishing , lovely cod , well done

Very well done a weekend to remember


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Great fishing rockhunter...! Nice to see the cod appearing for you all. As always great read. Wonder if any double figure fish will make appearance this season?

sounds like great sport. great stuff. well done

powerful fishing Frank!!!

Nice one frank great session all you need now is a bag of spuds to go with all the fish

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Great fishing there Rockhunter, hope you have a couple of acres of spuds out the back as you're going to need a lot of chips!

That's great fishing frank!

Thanks guys,
Its been fish for dinner every day this week.

Great fishing there Rockhunter, hope you have a couple of acres of spuds out the back as you're going to need a lot of chips!

I gave away close to half the fish, mostly to some elderly neighbours who probably dont get to eat fresh fish too often.

Top man Frank! Great fishing!

Lovely fishing,nice to see

that's some great fishing frank

Very well done mate, some nice fish there and the 5.5 fish a really nice looking fish he is. Time to get down there soon I think. Great report and pictures also.

Regards Wez

savage fishing yet again lad...

Fair play, what a session!

I Live in hope, of catching one at least!!