Juliogeordio
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Early start and got down to the pier for 6. Plenty of lads already out fishing, mainly for mackerel. Had a wander up to the end with my old man... Set up, cast out and he hits a maccy on the drop... Sod's law! I wandered off to try a set of teaser lures at the wheel, cast it out and bang... Lure rod goes over... Eventually pop three fat maccy to the surface. Not wanting to put too much strain on the gear I walked them around to the steps. Popped em all onto dry land only for te hooks to bloody drop out of two of the fish! They wiggled there way back down the steps and Into the water making good their escape!! :mad2: anyway, first maccy of the year still for the pot! Again fished seaward side close to the blocks spinning. Spent an hour or so with only a 40cm (ish) coalie to show for it and a codling on a zenith spinner! Had one hell of a take from a big fish which dove into the side of the pier snagging me up. Could feel it banging away and no matter what I did I couldn't free it. Was no doubt a PB pollock for me lost.... I wasn't having much more luck so packed up to come home. My dad had a few more maccy and is a converted lure fisherman now! Only saw one other mackerel caught in the time we were there , couple of launce and a few colies. Nice day to blast away the cobwebs... Won't bother with pics as everyone knows what a maccy looks like!
. Nice to take a few fish home anyway, shame you didn't get a pic of your mackerel as I've no idea what one looks like 
