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With a little too much swell coming in at the moment and a northerly wind blowing straight in to any of the sheltered bays, tonight was going to be tough - and it was. I only went out for about an hour, but the wind made presenting any bait that was likely to catch very difficult.
High tide was at 8.45 - not a particularly high one either but I headed for one of the best high tide marks around here. To be honest, had there been more fish around I think I would have caught, but it wasn't to be. The wind really was the biggest problem. The swell was manageable, just. It was probably perfect in fact, had the wind been different.
Anyway, the main aim was to chuck some bigger lures in to the wind with the Daiwa Tournament Spinning rod I bought after Nantes. This is exactly what what it was designed for, and I love it even more now than I did on previous trips. It casts a miiiiiile and the action is perfect. After smashing lures to 30g out in to the wind, it actually had a decent amount of feel on a 5g jighead and an Xlayer as well. Super impressed. I didn't think it'd go that light, but the tip is definitely softer than my Shukan was, but it still has more power lower down. Ideal.
Anyway, may have to see what the swell does for the rest of this week now. The Northerly winds are set to continue, so I may have to head south later in the week i think.
High tide was at 8.45 - not a particularly high one either but I headed for one of the best high tide marks around here. To be honest, had there been more fish around I think I would have caught, but it wasn't to be. The wind really was the biggest problem. The swell was manageable, just. It was probably perfect in fact, had the wind been different.
Anyway, the main aim was to chuck some bigger lures in to the wind with the Daiwa Tournament Spinning rod I bought after Nantes. This is exactly what what it was designed for, and I love it even more now than I did on previous trips. It casts a miiiiiile and the action is perfect. After smashing lures to 30g out in to the wind, it actually had a decent amount of feel on a 5g jighead and an Xlayer as well. Super impressed. I didn't think it'd go that light, but the tip is definitely softer than my Shukan was, but it still has more power lower down. Ideal.
Anyway, may have to see what the swell does for the rest of this week now. The Northerly winds are set to continue, so I may have to head south later in the week i think.