Time :18:00 - 20:30
Tide : Incoming, 3.6m , high tide approx 22.30
Wind: very light westerly, almost calm
Weather, dry, cloudy. Very pleasant
Sea: Calm, with very small breakers close in
Weed situation: No Weed
Rigs: 4/0 Pully Pennels on larger rod, Size 1 Flappers on light rod
Baits: Black lug, crab on pulley. Mackerel and razor strips on flapper
Results: 2 Dogfish
First session after the succession of storms that we had the previous week. Set up my newly acquired multiplier rod with a pennel rig baited with black lug.
Seeing as this was the first time using my multiplier reel in the dark, and could not see when the lead hit the water, you all know what happened next . . .
Once I had the birdsnest cleared up, I recast and got setting up the second rod.
This one I baited a flapper rig with size 1 hooks with razor strips and mackerel. Normally I would go squid strips and mackerel but went for razor because I reckoned there could be a lot of damaged or broken razors around after the storm that might be easy food. Lobbed this rod out about 30 or 40 yards.
All quiet for a while when the flapper rod did the familiar nod nod and then not much. Reeled in the first dog of the evening. Took mackerel
The large rod had seen no action on lug so switched over to crab. This was not long out before I got a good series of strong rattles, definitely not the gentle nod of the dog. Reeled in - bait pretty much gone, no fish.
Was just about to start reeling in what turned out to be another dog on the light rod when again I got the big rattling bite on the larger rod. I left down the dog to see what what was on the other rod. Same story bait chewed up but no hook up. I checked that my hook points were sharp and exposed -they were.
The second dog I reeled in had swallowed the bait and was very tough to unhook - I really need to get a disgorger.
That was it for the night. Truth be told disappointing enough, I had high hopes of landing a cod or at least a few whiting. But not a blank at least!