Si-fly
Well-known member
Hi all.
Went out Thursday to a spot with a loooong walk!
My intention was to mainly look for a few leads on the big spring low, and then have an hour or two fishing the flood before heading home.
I arrived in good time to set the gear up just as the water was hopefully about to uncover some nice rock gullies the visiting anglers love to leave leads and tackle in ?
The tide was a bit small, but I was hopeful of finding a few.
It then dawned on me that I hadn't emptied out my tackle box, and still had spare reels, 2 scales, 3 torches, plenty of spare lead etc..... ?. I'm getting old and it was a long walk.... A bit silly leaving all that stuff in there!... ?
Anyway off I went with the bucket.
When I came back an hour or so later I put my booty on the scales..... 22lb of leads ?.... And some stretched arms!
Fook.... Getting back was going to be nasty.
Time for a rest and some coffee..... Yep took a flask of that as well!
Time for a cast now, out with sole rigs again..... I will get one!
Off went the drag, and in came a lively little bass around 1.75lb
A quick rebait. Then the other rod was twitching...... Wound down and felt that heavy dragging fish feel ?.... Only one thing that could be!
A channel flat Rat..... Aka. Sole bait stealer ?
Can't grumble really, I knew this spot can hold lots of rats at times.
Out with a fresh bait, and another coffee.... Yep as always off went the ratchet..... Was this my sole?.... Little rattles not too much weight..... Strap maybe?
TThen it started to kite about and became bass no2... A better fish of 3.5lb ish.
A nice bass, but still not that sole.
Another coffee before I leave (reducing the weight ?). And off goes the last rod out.... A heavy slow fish to finish Rat no2 ?
All packed, all fish returned and off I headed..... It nearly killed me getting back the 1.5 miles over boulders etc
Was sweating buckets. Weighed the box back at the van, 59lb it went + my heavy rod holdall..... Too much for an overweight maturing lad!! ???
Time to go home.... Sole-less again ?
It was so nice out though, shame to waste the conditions. A quick call to the misses, and I was doing high.
Another 1/2 mile walk later (with an almost empty box) I was on mk2.
Out went the baits again, and I sat down and watched the sunset.
it was a cracking sky.
The fishing was however shite.... I should have gone home earlier!
Weed was a nightmare come the productive time.... Weed lifting tripod back leg off the ground a couple minutes after casting!
Did get a tiny yting, but that was it. I gave in and went home!
Cheers Si.
Went out Thursday to a spot with a loooong walk!
My intention was to mainly look for a few leads on the big spring low, and then have an hour or two fishing the flood before heading home.
I arrived in good time to set the gear up just as the water was hopefully about to uncover some nice rock gullies the visiting anglers love to leave leads and tackle in ?
The tide was a bit small, but I was hopeful of finding a few.
It then dawned on me that I hadn't emptied out my tackle box, and still had spare reels, 2 scales, 3 torches, plenty of spare lead etc..... ?. I'm getting old and it was a long walk.... A bit silly leaving all that stuff in there!... ?
Anyway off I went with the bucket.
When I came back an hour or so later I put my booty on the scales..... 22lb of leads ?.... And some stretched arms!
Fook.... Getting back was going to be nasty.
Time for a rest and some coffee..... Yep took a flask of that as well!
Time for a cast now, out with sole rigs again..... I will get one!
Off went the drag, and in came a lively little bass around 1.75lb
A quick rebait. Then the other rod was twitching...... Wound down and felt that heavy dragging fish feel ?.... Only one thing that could be!
A channel flat Rat..... Aka. Sole bait stealer ?Can't grumble really, I knew this spot can hold lots of rats at times.
Out with a fresh bait, and another coffee.... Yep as always off went the ratchet..... Was this my sole?.... Little rattles not too much weight..... Strap maybe?
TThen it started to kite about and became bass no2... A better fish of 3.5lb ish.
A nice bass, but still not that sole.Another coffee before I leave (reducing the weight ?). And off goes the last rod out.... A heavy slow fish to finish Rat no2 ?
All packed, all fish returned and off I headed..... It nearly killed me getting back the 1.5 miles over boulders etc
Was sweating buckets. Weighed the box back at the van, 59lb it went + my heavy rod holdall..... Too much for an overweight maturing lad!! ???
Time to go home.... Sole-less again ?
It was so nice out though, shame to waste the conditions. A quick call to the misses, and I was doing high.
Another 1/2 mile walk later (with an almost empty box) I was on mk2.
Out went the baits again, and I sat down and watched the sunset.
it was a cracking sky.The fishing was however shite.... I should have gone home earlier!
Weed was a nightmare come the productive time.... Weed lifting tripod back leg off the ground a couple minutes after casting!
Did get a tiny yting, but that was it. I gave in and went home!
Cheers Si.
