Duration:3.45pm-6.30pm
Tide:ebb, low, flow
Weather:breezy but dry
Bait:fresh peeler crab, lug, squid
Rigs:single hook clip downs, pulleys
Results:Cod, whiting, pouting, poor cod.
Catch and Release:: No, Fish pie tomorrow. Small stuff went back.
Report:
Headed to De Wall for the first cod bash of the season this afternoon after having heard good reports on the mark in recent days. I arrived shortly before Paul and tackled up the Surfblaster RuffStuff and Supermag and horsed out a full peeler on a single hook clip down as far as I could into the channel. I left that set up while I tackled up my latest acquisition, the new 16' Daiwa Longbeam. Fitted an Emcast loaded with 30lb Power Pro, loaded another single hook clip down with peeler and let fly......wow....
With a minimum of fuss, 7ozs of lead and a full peeler went hammering out with a simple overhead thump. Await the review in a week or two. It hadnt been out there 2 minutes before I had a nice nod, swiftly followed by a couple more. Lifted the Longbeam and leaned into the bite, to feel the welcome dour nodding fight of my first shore codling of the 2006 winter season.
. Happy days, 16 feet of rod coupled with the Emcast made short work of winching the fish over the reef, first one of the year, a nice plump little fella of just under 2lbs or so.Paul arrived a minute or two later as I was sending out another bait, and began tackling up. I went back to the Surfblaster to check it as it had been out for quite some time and was surprised to lift into a weighty enough fish which must have been just sitting on the bait. Well, sods law isnt it, as soon as I had that fish on the move back towards me, the other rod started bouncing up and down. I had to give Paul a shout to hit into the fish for me whilst I pulled in the first one. Frenetic stuff indeed, and we go fishing to relax....
Lifted out the first one anyhow quickly and took over from Paul on my second rod. 2 more nice codling lay on the bank, 1 just over 2, the other just under 3. Things quietened down a small bit with a couple of pout and poor cod arriving to various rods before cod number 4 eventually graced me with his appearance, a nice plump fish around the 2 1/2 pound mark. A whiting and another pout or two followed before time was called before the tide run could begin making a nuisance of itself.
A pleasant little session, it was like we'd never been away to be honest, normal service resumed! For the record, frozen crab was useless as was frozen black lug and squid. Fresh peeler all the way lads I'm afraid. Some pics below, taken on phone so apologies on the quality.
...looks packed down there with all those cars 
...i hope to get down there over the next few days...no sign of raysbream 
As for the rubbish left down here it's only a matter of time before the locals are up in arms again 
(the bins are helping though) also because your fishing from the footpath it helps to be friendly to people passing it's good P.R. 
) so as much as it hurts please grin and bear it.
