Si-fly
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Well I had to try again before the bad weather arrived.
This time another mark hopefully for smaller, bait size squid this time.
Then I'd planned a move late on, back to the spot of the monsters.
I arrived around dusk and went along next to a bait fisherman. I set up a cheap jig as for a 2nd time It was a new mark, and i wasn't sure how snaggy the bottom was.
I planned a few slow retrieves along the bottom to check for snags, but first cast I was in!.... Hey perfect start ?
Next cast I dropped a squid, so swapped to a favorite jig and had a 2nd.
As it got dark the squid kept coming, a few dropped off but plenty were landed before it died!
I wondered back to the van thinking about an early move after a coffee.
I wasn't sure so had a chat with a local lad who thought it was just the state of the tide which had killed it.
Fair enough I thought looking at the tide book, it was now slack water.
Back I went, and after a few casts back came the squid. It was however slower this time and after another 90 mins or so it died yet again!
This time I did move back to the big squid spot. It was fairly busy still and had been quiet. I set up next to some Welsh lads and chatted for a bit until they went without a sniff for me!
It was now getting late and a steady stream of Chinese lads were arriving.... Unfortunately they were armed with bright lights, blazing headlamps, and a strange ability of casting sideways over my line ?
I really don't like bright lights shining in my eyes and after the forth or fifth time of being cast over, I'd had enough of untangling jigs!
The lads were nice and friendly, just I or 2 of them couldn't cast straight for shit!
I'd still seen no squid and it was 2am and now raining so I called it a night.... Plenty of bait, but
No monsters this time.1.5lb the best.
Cheers Si.
This time another mark hopefully for smaller, bait size squid this time.
Then I'd planned a move late on, back to the spot of the monsters.
I arrived around dusk and went along next to a bait fisherman. I set up a cheap jig as for a 2nd time It was a new mark, and i wasn't sure how snaggy the bottom was.
I planned a few slow retrieves along the bottom to check for snags, but first cast I was in!.... Hey perfect start ?
Next cast I dropped a squid, so swapped to a favorite jig and had a 2nd.
As it got dark the squid kept coming, a few dropped off but plenty were landed before it died!
I wondered back to the van thinking about an early move after a coffee.
I wasn't sure so had a chat with a local lad who thought it was just the state of the tide which had killed it.
Fair enough I thought looking at the tide book, it was now slack water.
Back I went, and after a few casts back came the squid. It was however slower this time and after another 90 mins or so it died yet again!
This time I did move back to the big squid spot. It was fairly busy still and had been quiet. I set up next to some Welsh lads and chatted for a bit until they went without a sniff for me!
It was now getting late and a steady stream of Chinese lads were arriving.... Unfortunately they were armed with bright lights, blazing headlamps, and a strange ability of casting sideways over my line ?
I really don't like bright lights shining in my eyes and after the forth or fifth time of being cast over, I'd had enough of untangling jigs!
The lads were nice and friendly, just I or 2 of them couldn't cast straight for shit!
I'd still seen no squid and it was 2am and now raining so I called it a night.... Plenty of bait, but
No monsters this time.1.5lb the best. Cheers Si.
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