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Fished a lovely little spot last night called Fox Hole, got there around 4pm and fished till around 8.
Fishing was slow for a while and conditions were hard, a big incoming tide and quite a big swell. I was putting out big baits mostly Mackerel fillets on a single size 4/0 hook running ledger. My first bite was a big one, after a good scrap and a bit of carful manucering around the rocks I landed a Common Eel (Anguilla anguilla) (see pic). It must have been pushing 2 lbs, it was over 2 foot long and as thick as a cucumber! time passed and all was quiet. I had lost a few rigs in the rocks and weed so put on a 2 hook rotten battom rig, size 1 hooks baited with small strips of mackerel. A few casts later (just after high tide) I had another bite, it didn't seem like much at first but then it took off. I landed a Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (see pic) it was just on legal size but as it was only lightly hooked I did the honourable thing gave it a quick kiss on the head and let him go.
Fishing was slow for a while and conditions were hard, a big incoming tide and quite a big swell. I was putting out big baits mostly Mackerel fillets on a single size 4/0 hook running ledger. My first bite was a big one, after a good scrap and a bit of carful manucering around the rocks I landed a Common Eel (Anguilla anguilla) (see pic). It must have been pushing 2 lbs, it was over 2 foot long and as thick as a cucumber! time passed and all was quiet. I had lost a few rigs in the rocks and weed so put on a 2 hook rotten battom rig, size 1 hooks baited with small strips of mackerel. A few casts later (just after high tide) I had another bite, it didn't seem like much at first but then it took off. I landed a Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (see pic) it was just on legal size but as it was only lightly hooked I did the honourable thing gave it a quick kiss on the head and let him go.
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