Catch Report - Ilfracombe - 15th September 2020 (8)

Date From: 15/09/2020 17:30:00

Date To: 15/09/2020 20:45:00

Time of day: Afternoon - evening

Location: Ilfracombe

Mark: The pier

Low Tide:

Moon Phase:

Weather: Cloudy and variable wind

Sunrise/Sunset:

Sea: Fairly murky and choppy with a swell of up to 4 feet.

Method: Float | LRF

Bait: frozen mackerel strips | artificial ragworm

Caught:

The Session:

This session was a short LRF session to try and catch small species. I arrived later than I had hoped and there was already plenty of people fishing so I set up in the last available spot. I set up my rod using the line that came with the reel tied to a 2-3 foot length of 6lb line the same way I tie a shock leader to my main line. It doesn't have to be tidy and I don't bother trimming the line. I then put on a hook by passing the line twice through the eye. The hook was a size 18 (barbless) so it took a while to get it through twice but it meant it was less likely to slip due to the friction. I pulled that up the line around 6 inches and then clipped on a 7g dropshot weight. I then put on a tiny piece of extyra large white iSome worm.

Between the wooden struts I dropped the weight and let it sink to the bottom. once I could tell the weight was at the bottom I reeled in the little bit of slack line and lifted the rod just enough for the tip to bend slightly. It wasn't long before I felt a tiny vibration from fish trying to take the worm and I lifted the rod to feel a fish on and I was pleased to see it was a small Poorcod. Two more followed as I tried some red iSome worm aswell and over the next half an hour I had a couple of pouting and a pollock too. The bites stopped soon after though and I had no more before I decided to pack up and try again with some real ragworm in a few days time.

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