Catch report - Chesil Beach - 27th June 2017 (2)

Date: 27-06-2017

Time of day: Afternoon - evening

Location: Chesil Beach

Mark: Abbotsbury

Low Tide: 03:15(0.47m) 15:28(0.68m)

High Tide: 10:16(3.74m) 22:26(3.93m)

Time fished from: 16:00

Time fished to: 22:00

Weather: Overcast, low clouds with showers and a gentle wind

Sea: Clear and virtually flat.

Method: Ledger (Homemade pulley rig) | Ledger (Homemade pulley rig)

Bait: Large frozen sandeel | whole frozen loligo squid

Caught (weight): 1 Red Gurnard (0lbs 8oz, Guessed)

The Session: Another attempt to get some nice fish at Abbotsbury but it was pretty much uneventful. I was trying out a new rod and my weights kept moving in the tow and from weed. The gurnard took sandeel and I hardly noticed the bite due to the tip moving so much from other forces. Once I put this back I spent the next few hours with nothing at all so I decided to pack up.

Tackle used (price) [ time since first used ]:

Set up 1: Rod: Daiwa Seahunter X 14ft 3 piece Fixed spool £64.07 [ > 3 years 3 months ] Reel: Shakespeare Agility Surf 70FD Fixed Spool £39.99 [ > 3 years 3 months ] Line: Maxima Hi-Viz 15lb 550m £12.29 Line: Maxima Hi-Viz 20lb 550m £15.42 Hook: Sakuma Manta 2/0 10 £2.35 Tackle: Maxima Clear 15lb 100m £4.00

Set up 2: Rod: Daiwa Seahunter Z 13ft 2 Piece Fixed Spool £44.95 [ > 0 years 2 months ] Reel: Daiwa Crosscast S 5000 Fixed spool £48.99 [ > 2 years 5 months ] Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m £17.99 Hook: Unbranded Baitholder 4/0 50 £3.99 Tackle: Ultima Memorex 40lb 50m £5.95