FishAmaniac
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Hi all,
After a weekend off from fishing I was itching to get out again.
This week's chosen mark was otterspool. The cod hunt continues...
This week I was joined by Tommy again and Steve also came along to try and open his '23/24 cod account.
We met at 7 and made our way to our usual area.
Steve was 1st to catch. A plump flounder on his rod fished close in. This rod was very busy for most of the session producing plenty of flatties and whiting. Tommy was second to catch with a whiting. I was left wondering if sticking it out with big baits on both rods was a good idea...
Thankfully, I did eventually get a bite that was obviously something other than a whiting.
A couple of good nods and then some slack line. I wound up the slack and leaned into the fish. Definitely not a whiting. A couple of telltale thuds gave it away and it felt fairly heavy. But was it as big as Tommy's from a couple of weeks ago?
It kept its head down right until I got it to the wall. It was a decent fish, but clearly not as big as the one we'd had on the last session.
Still a good fish for the Mersey. 53cm and 4lb and I'm a happy chappie.
Steve and Tommy also had a strap conger each which was something different to see.
Unfortunately no more cod showed, it seems they're still thin on the ground.
Here's some pics...
After a weekend off from fishing I was itching to get out again.
This week's chosen mark was otterspool. The cod hunt continues...
This week I was joined by Tommy again and Steve also came along to try and open his '23/24 cod account.
We met at 7 and made our way to our usual area.
Steve was 1st to catch. A plump flounder on his rod fished close in. This rod was very busy for most of the session producing plenty of flatties and whiting. Tommy was second to catch with a whiting. I was left wondering if sticking it out with big baits on both rods was a good idea...
Thankfully, I did eventually get a bite that was obviously something other than a whiting.
A couple of good nods and then some slack line. I wound up the slack and leaned into the fish. Definitely not a whiting. A couple of telltale thuds gave it away and it felt fairly heavy. But was it as big as Tommy's from a couple of weeks ago?
It kept its head down right until I got it to the wall. It was a decent fish, but clearly not as big as the one we'd had on the last session.
Still a good fish for the Mersey. 53cm and 4lb and I'm a happy chappie.
Steve and Tommy also had a strap conger each which was something different to see.
Unfortunately no more cod showed, it seems they're still thin on the ground.
Here's some pics...
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