Good afternoon my fellow members.
As today was my only day off this week and "the boss" was working i simply had to get out and wet a line, so as im on a flattie species hunt this year decided on burry port. With flounder and MAINLY DABS!!! on my mind. So met up with wsf member jonesy37 (steve) and we made our way down there for 10.30am. It was quite bright with a light westerly blowing from right to left. It was a 5.6mtr tide with top water at 15.00pm. Bait for the session was peeler.
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Set up 2 rods both with my trusted "boom" flappers,
Steve was in almost immedietly with a small codling, then i landed a whiting. Then it went quiet for a good hour but it was nice getting to know and chatting with steve... then there was a cracking pull down on the rod........ shame it was steves!! (Jealousey is hell of a thing lol) so he struck and after a decent scrap he landed a lovely flounder of 16"
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A bloody lovely fish, then i noticed something on the beach and ive no idea what it is??? So take a look.
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Anyway, a few codling for us each were landed, all small averaging 4 to 7" . But still no flattie for me :-( so made myself a little fire as the wind had picked up and it got a little nippy
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Then a few more codlings were landed then i had the lightest of bites, starting then stopping, teasing me... so held the rod while waiting patiently for the tip to rattle then "bang" fish on..... so after a little fight i landed a stunning DAB!!!!!!! All 13" of him.
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Chuffed , chuffed, chuffed!! Then steve landed a doggie. A first for me????? Never seen a doggie caught there before. It was top tide now and the codling were still coming in. We must have caught 20 between us which was getting annoying as i was targeting flats. (And when do we moan about codling???) Crazy!!!! Then i had another nice bite and moments later landed my second nice dab of 11".
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Target species caught but pb not beaten but had a great day out and made a new wsf buddy 2.
Tight lines my follow wsfers.
Wrighty!
As today was my only day off this week and "the boss" was working i simply had to get out and wet a line, so as im on a flattie species hunt this year decided on burry port. With flounder and MAINLY DABS!!! on my mind. So met up with wsf member jonesy37 (steve) and we made our way down there for 10.30am. It was quite bright with a light westerly blowing from right to left. It was a 5.6mtr tide with top water at 15.00pm. Bait for the session was peeler.
Set up 2 rods both with my trusted "boom" flappers,
Steve was in almost immedietly with a small codling, then i landed a whiting. Then it went quiet for a good hour but it was nice getting to know and chatting with steve... then there was a cracking pull down on the rod........ shame it was steves!! (Jealousey is hell of a thing lol) so he struck and after a decent scrap he landed a lovely flounder of 16"
A bloody lovely fish, then i noticed something on the beach and ive no idea what it is??? So take a look.
Anyway, a few codling for us each were landed, all small averaging 4 to 7" . But still no flattie for me :-( so made myself a little fire as the wind had picked up and it got a little nippy
Then a few more codlings were landed then i had the lightest of bites, starting then stopping, teasing me... so held the rod while waiting patiently for the tip to rattle then "bang" fish on..... so after a little fight i landed a stunning DAB!!!!!!! All 13" of him.
Chuffed , chuffed, chuffed!! Then steve landed a doggie. A first for me????? Never seen a doggie caught there before. It was top tide now and the codling were still coming in. We must have caught 20 between us which was getting annoying as i was targeting flats. (And when do we moan about codling???) Crazy!!!! Then i had another nice bite and moments later landed my second nice dab of 11".
Target species caught but pb not beaten but had a great day out and made a new wsf buddy 2.
Tight lines my follow wsfers.
Wrighty!
