Ssp 45mark 21 june 2013

[lumpsucker]

Had half a dozen crab to use up so I headed up to the 40s for low water.
Had bites every cast on half crabs on size 1 flappers. Missed more than I hit. Ended up with 2 codling best 30cm 2 plaice 36cm and 39 and a 39cm pollock which came as a fair suprise. Thought it was a coalie til it came over the wall. Couple of fish came off on the retreive too, which im putting down to my poor bait presentation.

Lost the best fish I hooked last cast, got about 30 yards on it and It stayed low all the way, line singing in the breeze until it went solid. Tried giving it slack line a few times and it was still banging away so I hoped I would just bend out the other hook or snap it and I decided to pull by hand but I lost the lot. Gutted. Might have been a much better plaice or decent codling. Should have been more patient and tried letting it swim out a few more times.

rotten bottoms everywhere on the pier for me from now on. Dont mind losing lead but dont want to lose decent fish

 

[toonboymc]

Still a good session Stevie but unlucky on the mystery lost fish

 

[Pete from shields]

Unlucky with the lost fish mate, could of been the hook sizes too small. I had a decent codling about 2lb last week drop off my hook, size 1 flappers fishing for plaice, as I lifted it out water it dropped off and rolled down pier wall back into sea, I blamed the hook size anyway lol, still a canny session though mate.

 

[lumpsucker]

Unlucky with the lost fish mate, could of been the hook sizes too small. I had a decent codling about 2lb last week drop off my hook, size 1 flappers fishing for plaice, as I lifted it out water it dropped off and rolled down pier wall back into sea, I blamed the hook size anyway lol, still a canny session though mate.

Good point about the hook size. Will try 1-0s next time. Might have a better hook up rate

 

[nrgjim]

looks like you did better than some other anglers who where saying they had nowt nice one m8