When: 08/05/2020
Where: North end of Portrane beach
Duration: 22:00-02:00
High Water: 01:25
Bait: Ragworm tipped with squid/mackerel AND sandeel wrapped in squid
Rigs: 12ft rod and 14ft rod, both with 2 hook flappers with beads and attractors, 5oz grip leads.
Result: 2 spotted dogfish
So finally I can report a catch! 2 spotted dogfish and I'm delighted! Caught the first one on a sandeel wrapped in squid on a 2 hook flapper with beads and attractors (was hoping for flounder or bass) and that was on the first cast. After the first fish it went fairly quiet, until one of my rods bent over like crazy, I jumped up grabbed the rod and slammed it back but I think it dropped off or I tried setting the hook too soon, I'd say it was something big enough though. Then last cast with the last of my ragworm caught another smaller dogfish. Both fish went back safely after a quick photo!
There was 3 other people fishing here, one of the guys caught 2 flounder. All in all a good nights fishing
What I learned: The bites weren't as easy to detect as I thought they would be, might try using lighter line as my main was 30lb mono, might drop that down to 15-20lb mono with 50lb shock leader.
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