People: Myself and my father
Duration: About an hour and a half
Tide: flowing
Weather: Calm
Bait:Savage gear sandeels, Fish black minnow
Rigs: 8ft Surecatch Salty powerbraid with Shimano Aernos ,
Results: Wrasse, Pollock, Cod
Report:
Having never been out with my father on his new boat, we decided to take her for a trip west and have a cast on the way back. As soon as we arrived at the mark the Wrasse were hitting the black minnows hard which provided great sport on the spinning gear. The pollock started showing as the light faded. They were small (2-3lb) but again gave a great show on the lure rods.
I clipped on a green savage gear sandeel and within a few minutes had an unmerciful wollop with my little aernos screaming as the fish ran. After 10 minutes or so of some big dives and runs, a beautiful Cod well into double figures was at the surface. The subsequent death rolls would have made any crocodile proud ! My Father went to lift the fish aboard.....At the risk of opening wounds, I'll just say I should have brought a net... Despite the fish breaking free at the gunwale, I can safely say that it was some of the best sport I have had on a lure rod. The Salty proved more than capable of vertical lure fishing for big Cod and all for €55. Cheers to Razor2 And JimC for the recommendation on that one Great to get some good fish on the lure gear in December. Anyone looking to buy 30lb class boat gear ???
Worth noting here that the fiiish black minnow do not stand up well to wrasse teeth ! I'll be saving them for the sandier Bass marks in future