Set off at 10.30 am, just before high water. Nice conditions and good water clarity, so set off for the 6 mile wrecks. It was strangely quiet though, with only a couple of small fish around. Either the slow tide kept them off the feed, or someone had beaten me to it, though I could only see 2 other boats working this group of wrecks. After the 5th wreck, and with a promise to have fish for dinner, I went inshore to Cresswell.
Out came the frozen prawn/black lug combo. The drift was still a bit slow, but when I saw Alan on JFK show up a little while after me my hopes rose.
The fish came on the feed when the drift rose to 1 knot, but most were small undersized fish. I switched around between jellies and daylights. I did have a nice double-shot on the baited daylights, with the larger fish weighing in around 6 and half pound. I kept 4 of the larger fish, and at least 30 smaller fish went back, including a nice-sized pout.
I headed back in at 18.30 after a nice day out
Out came the frozen prawn/black lug combo. The drift was still a bit slow, but when I saw Alan on JFK show up a little while after me my hopes rose.
The fish came on the feed when the drift rose to 1 knot, but most were small undersized fish. I switched around between jellies and daylights. I did have a nice double-shot on the baited daylights, with the larger fish weighing in around 6 and half pound. I kept 4 of the larger fish, and at least 30 smaller fish went back, including a nice-sized pout.
I headed back in at 18.30 after a nice day out
