Date: 24-08-2016
Time of day: Evening
Location: Ilfracombe
Mark: Capstone
Low Tide: 04:32(1.41m) 16:51(1.79m)
High Tide: 10:54(8.49m) 23:23(8.36m)
Time fished from: 18:00
Time fished to: 22:00
Weather: Sunny, some clouds and a small amount of wind.
Sea: Fairly flat, clear and a little choppy
Method: Float | feathering
Bait: Frozen mackerel strips | 5 hook purple hokkai | frozen mackerel head, frozen squid pieces, frozen lugworm, frozen peeler crab
Caught (weight): 2 Pollack (0lbs 6oz, Guessed), 1 Pollack (0lbs 9oz, Guessed)
The Session: I began with the mackerel feathers but didn't have much hope of catching as another angler informed me he had been trying for a while but had nothing. I also threw out the prawn trap filled with various bait. It wasn't long before I switched to the float rod and set the depth to about 8ft and cast it about 20 yards out. It was slow going on teh float rod too but I was confident at least one fish would show up. It had just got dark when I began to get bites and I could barely see the float. I ended up with 3 pollock with the thrord fish taken as I changed depth to about 15ft and dropped it in very close to the rocks, risking getting snagged. It was a quiet session but at least the pollock proved their reliability in this area.
Tackle used (price) [ time since first used ]:
Set up 1: Rod: Shakespeare Alpha X Travel 11ft telescopic Fixed spool (£16.99) [ > 3 years 0 months ] Reel: Lineaffe Carp 60 Baitrunner Fixed Spool £12.00 [ first use ] Mainline: Free with reel Hooks: Sakuma Circle 440 size 2 30 per pack (£5.55) Hooklength: Shakespeare Omni-X Connect Clear 15lb (£5.49) Other1: Fladen Pencil Float 210mm (£2.00)
Set up 2: Rod: Shakespeare Omni Mackerel 10ft 2 piece Fixed spool (£16.95) [ > 2 years 5 months ] Reel: Abu Cardinal 176 SWi Fixed Spool (£34.99) [ > 1 years 8 months ] Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb (£17.99) 600m
Set up 3: Other1: Prawn Trap Other2: 50m cord
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