17-4-09 wickla strands

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17-4-09 wickla strands

#1 Post by roger de dodger »

People: me and deric lad

Duration:first strand 1.5 hours second 4 hours

Tide:2 hours rise and 3.5 of drop

Weather:damp and misty but not really raining nice surf :wink:

Bait:big lug ,razor,rag and cockles(and eric had some frozen sandeel hid in his waders)

Rigs:lots

Results:eric got 3 bass some likle flounder and a sandeel :shock: my got a rockling and four bass




Report:erics mark was fishless :shock: suprise suprise :lol: so we packed up and gave my choice a bash things were very quiet with eric getting a few small flounder and a sandeel :shock: yes sandeel at 8 pm my belly was making some very loud grumbles so we both agreed to give it 15 more minutes and then go for grub and sure enough on came the bass :mrgreen: funny how you forget your cold and hungry once a bar of silver comes out of the surf :roll: eric even used big hooks 8) :lol: most where between 25 and 35 cm except one of erics ,both of us were unsure if it should get a wollop or go back as we both started drooling at it ,imagining those firm white fillets sizzling in the frying pan ,we could nearly smell the aroma :) we decided to toss a coin ,well a shell really dark side up and the fish swam light side up and he sizzled who won? I,l let eric tell ya :lol: :lol: seen as it was his fish :mrgreen: eric has more pics to follow :arrow:
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Re: 17-4-09 wickla strands

#2 Post by roger de dodger »

eric isnt looking at this post he,s too depressed after the weekend :mrgreen: come on eric remember you did catch on friday :lol:
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#3 Post by seanie35 »

tis a fine sandeel :P
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#4 Post by barry murphy »

yeah toughts of heading home or food is forgotten for one more cast :lol: :lol: :lol: when the fishing is good how bad can eat any time good fishing lads.
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#5 Post by round_ourway »

Dont know how many times I have forgotten to eat during a fishing sess to only feel the rumbles on the way home.

did you take the sandeel home for the fish tank?
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#6 Post by MAC »

Nice result Roger, Well done, Were the bass also caught during daylight?

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#7 Post by Al and Jordan »

well done on the bass lads 8) 8) we'll have to get some ourselves soon :D
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#8 Post by roger de dodger »

no kev they only came on the feed once it got dark they are still a bit shy dont think theirs enough sandeel to have em on the rampage in daylight yet :xerics not posting pic so i,ll tell ya he put back the bass as it won the toss :) he,s getting all c&reeee bet his mammy battered him never mind any bass :mrgreen:
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#9 Post by eric »

havent had time rodger, twas 45cm anywho, will pst pic later
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