Catch report - Porlock-Bay - 10th June 2017 (2)

Date: 10-06-2017

Time of day: Night

Location: Porlock-Bay

Mark: Left hand side of weir

Low Tide: 01:04(1.33m) 13:21(1.50m) 01:35(1.51m) 13:48(1.72m)

High Tide: 07:39(9.47m) 19:57(9.59m) 08:15(9.37m) 20:31(9.45m)

Time fished from: 23:30

Time fished to: 02:30

Weather: Cloudy with a little wind from behind.

Sea: Clear with a small swell and wave to begin with but increasing in height after low tide.

Method: Ledger (Pulley rig) | Ledger (Running ledger)

Bait: frozen large sandeel | frozen peeler crab

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

The Session: I intended to fish for 5 hours but had to cut the session short due to illness. I began by walking around 200 yards to the left of the exit of the weir path and set up and cast both rods around 70 yards. Bites were few and far between and there were some crabs eating the bait. I managed a couple of dogfish and also found numerous lead weights and hundreds of yards of line and rigs from a walk along the stones at low tide. As things were slow and I was still ill from a cold I packed up early, vowing to give it another go in a few weeks.

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

Set up 1: Rod: Daiwa Seahunter X 14ft 3 piece Fixed spool £64.07 [ > 3 years 1 months ] Reel: Daiwa Crosscast S 5000 Fixed spool £48.99 [ > 2 years 3 months ] Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m £17.99 Hook: Sakuma Manta 2/0 10 £2.35 Hooklength: Maxima Clear 15lb 100m £4.00

Set up 2: Rod: Shakespeare Omni Beachcaster 14ft 3 piece Fixed Spool £26.95 [ > 0 years 11 months ] Reel: Mitchell 667FG Fixed spool £23.90 [ > 3 years 10 months ] Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m £17.99 Hook: Unbranded Baitholder 4/0 50 £3.99 Hooklength: Maxima Clear 15lb 100m £4.00