High Rock Malahide 08.04.2021

When: 08/04/2021
Where: High Rock Malahide
Who: Myself
Duration: 20:00-23:00
High Water: 22:50
Equipment: 13ft bass rod with 3 hook flapper with B940 size 4 hooks, and 15ft surf rod pennel pulley 3/0 and 1/0.
My Bait: Leftover rag from previous night on the small hooks, big peeler baits on the pennel.
Conditions: Cold and breezy, a little bit of surf.
Result: 1 bull huss, 1 flounder, 1 dogfish

Somebody here recommended I use peeler here after my last report, so that I did, nothing for the first hour then a little rattle on the pennel crab rod, nice chunky flounder of 26cm, my best so far this year, then just at the turn of the tide I got a good strong bite, again on the pennel crab rod, this one put up a good fight and when I saw it I thought that's a strange looking dogfish, but when I saw the nostrils I was delighted to realize it was actually a small bull huss, and my first time catching one too then just as I was about to pack up got a dogfish on the small hooks/ragworm, so another good session and another point for the species hunt

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not bad for the time of year. fair play

Nice to see the crab did the trick, another species clocked up.

Hopefully the smoothies will be showing soon along there. I hear there's a chance of a thornie too, but very cool to see the huss. Still not had one myself.

Nice to see the crab did the trick, another species clocked up.

Thanks for the tip man much appreciated

Thats a beautiful Huss. I was thinking of giving High Rock a bash since the restrictions are lifted. Great report as always, very promising