Nice one Chris.
Shame I could not make it today, I was a bit worse for wear last night!
Any of you popping out tomorrow?
Shame I could not make it today, I was a bit worse for wear last night!
Any of you popping out tomorrow?
Nice Pig Today.
Me and the Squid headed SW today on the Ebb. Small 28ft tide, a bit of swell.
We had a few new bits and pieces to play with and the colour of the water dictated
we fish both soft and hard baits.
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Very narrow, swell bound earlier. Settled when i took the picture.
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It was near a submerged area like this that the fish I lost buried me good.
Around 30 minutes passed whilst I was shaking a Zoom trick worm on a 7g head in 20ft
of water. Bang, big fish on.. It felt really good but sadly, went to ground. Just as I was playing
with the line trying to free the jig the fish pulled another few yards of line off the reel and then
everything did go solid. Fish lost.
We carried on trying various colours, length's and styles of lure.
Then, Chris (Squid) was in...
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A great start on a new soft plastic. ( TEAM CORMORAN SLICK WORM SB-5 )
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We reckoned this fish went about 1.5lb.
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Lure closely matched the weed in contrast and colour. Little twitches give the Illusion of life.
After this fish we turned up the heat, I went for a little walk, Chris switched to a hardbait. I worked the
deep gulley with a tube bait but, no takers. Tubes are pretty good Wrasse soft plastics.
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Gary Yamamoto Tube. internal 10g head.
I was also working the crankbait today. I had various ones 1-3ft, 3-6ft, 5-8ft and a real deep digger. I was standing next
to Squid working this....
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Bomber Crankbait 5-8ft floating diver.
Cranking it down, DEEP and letting it come up at medium speed in and around the submerged
ledges. I shouted to Chris....PIG, PIG, BIG PIG...!
A decent pig had followed said crank right up from 8ft hanging a few centimeters underneath it.
Shades of Triggerfish days flashed though my mind. As it breaks surface and the pig see's it's own
reflection it'll nail it. We watched as the pig just hung, then saw me and Chris and he turned quietly away.
This is the stuff that excites me in fishing.
I said to Chris, I'll change my plug for another colour...
Seconds later....
WHOA ! I'm in..
I turned to see the Injection and Chris Steel leaning heavily into what was obviously a great fish.
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Cracking Wrasse. We weighed it. 3lb 12oz of solid ham.
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Hit the River to Sea hardbait.
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Chris was well pleased with this fish. Winter lure caught Wrasse are a bit special.
Another cracking winter lure session.
We had a few new bits and pieces to play with and the colour of the water dictated
we fish both soft and hard baits.
Very narrow, swell bound earlier. Settled when i took the picture.
It was near a submerged area like this that the fish I lost buried me good.
Around 30 minutes passed whilst I was shaking a Zoom trick worm on a 7g head in 20ft
of water. Bang, big fish on.. It felt really good but sadly, went to ground. Just as I was playing
with the line trying to free the jig the fish pulled another few yards of line off the reel and then
everything did go solid. Fish lost.
We carried on trying various colours, length's and styles of lure.
Then, Chris (Squid) was in...
A great start on a new soft plastic. ( TEAM CORMORAN SLICK WORM SB-5 )
We reckoned this fish went about 1.5lb.
Lure closely matched the weed in contrast and colour. Little twitches give the Illusion of life.
After this fish we turned up the heat, I went for a little walk, Chris switched to a hardbait. I worked the
deep gulley with a tube bait but, no takers. Tubes are pretty good Wrasse soft plastics.
Gary Yamamoto Tube. internal 10g head.
I was also working the crankbait today. I had various ones 1-3ft, 3-6ft, 5-8ft and a real deep digger. I was standing next
to Squid working this....
Bomber Crankbait 5-8ft floating diver.
Cranking it down, DEEP and letting it come up at medium speed in and around the submerged
ledges. I shouted to Chris....PIG, PIG, BIG PIG...!
A decent pig had followed said crank right up from 8ft hanging a few centimeters underneath it.
Shades of Triggerfish days flashed though my mind. As it breaks surface and the pig see's it's own
reflection it'll nail it. We watched as the pig just hung, then saw me and Chris and he turned quietly away.
This is the stuff that excites me in fishing.
I said to Chris, I'll change my plug for another colour...
Seconds later....
WHOA ! I'm in..
I turned to see the Injection and Chris Steel leaning heavily into what was obviously a great fish.
Cracking Wrasse. We weighed it. 3lb 12oz of solid ham.
Hit the River to Sea hardbait.
Chris was well pleased with this fish. Winter lure caught Wrasse are a bit special.
Another cracking winter lure session.
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Great report and pics Keith, shame you lost a good 'un though, and well done on landing that wrasse Chris,,, 
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