Catch report - Ilfracombe - 5th July 2017 (6)

Date: 05-07-2017

Time of day: Evening

Location: Ilfracombe

Mark: Capstone

Low Tide: 10:12(2.48m) 22:33(2.36m)

High Tide: 04:05(7.46m) 16:35(7.66m)

Time fished from: 19:00

Time fished to: 22:25

Weather: Sunny with a breeze from left to right.

Sea: Fairly calm and clear with just a small swell.

Method: Float | feathers

Bait: Frozen mackerel strips | 5 hook hokkai heads, hokkai heads baited with mackerel strips

Caught (weight): 1 Garfish (0lbs 6oz, Guessed), 1 Pollack (0lbs 8oz, Guessed) | 4 Dogfish (1lbs 8oz, Guessed)

The Session: I had hoped for some mackerel but they still weren't showing. I was pleased to catch a garfish on the float at at depth of around 8 foot within an hour of fishing, although generally I don't like catching them because they never stay still long enough to get them unhooked. A few hours and 2 missed bites later and I hooked a pollock at a depth of around 14 foot. I kept switching to mackerel feathers throught the session and just before dark I decided to bait them with mackerel and just leave them on the bottom. This produced 4 dogfish in about half an hour. I packed up hoping my next visit would result in some mackerel

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

Set up 1: Rod: Shakespeare Alpha X Travel 11ft telescopic Fixed Spool £20.94 Reel: Lineaffe Carp 60 Baitrunner Fixed Spool £12.00 Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m £17.99 Hook: Mustad Aberdeen 4 8 £1.99 Tackle: Maxima Clear 15lb 100m £4.00

Set up 2: Rod: Shakespeare Omni Mackerel 10ft 2 piece Fixed Spool £17.95 Reel: Abu Cardinal 176 SWi Fixed Spool £34.99 Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m £17.99 Rig: 5 Hook Hokkai heads