Catch report - Porlock Bay - 29th July 2016 (3)

Date: 29-07-2016

Time of day: Evening

Location: Porlock Bay

Mark: Weir

Low Tide: 08:44(2.99m) 21:32(3.19m)

High Tide: 15:08(8.61m) 03:50(8.77m)

Time fished from: 20:30

Time fished to: 00:00

Weather: Overcast, some spots of rain, an occasional light wind from left to right, early on, increasing slightly over the session.

Sea: Murky close in, otherwise clear. Small waves about 1-2ft

Method: Ledger (Pulley rig with rotten bottom) | Ledger (Pulley rig with rotten bottom)

Bait: whole large frozen sandeel | whole frozen peeler crab

Caught (weight): 1 Dogfish (0lbs 8oz, Guessed), 2 Dogfish (1lbs 0oz, Guessed) | 1 3 Bearded Rockling (0lbs 6oz, Guessed)

The Session: I walked about 100 yards to the left of the weir to an area where there were just a few rocks and lots of pebbles because I thought it would make it easier for me as it was my first time fishing here. I baited the first rod with a sandeel putting the hook through the tail end then again through the head with the point upwards, and cast it as far as I could, to my left a little. It was around a 70 yard cast and I kept the line high as I tightened up and set the rod in the rest just in cases there were any snags that would catch slack line. The next rod was baited with a crab, just with the shell removed and the hook pushed through the bottom of the crab at the back and then through the head with the point upwards. I cast this the same but to the right a little. On one retrieve I found the hooklength had been snipped through, about 6 inches from the swivel, on the sandeel rod. No bites came until after dark and a few re-baits and casts and both rods showed a bite at the same time. I decided to deal with the sandeel baited rod first as the bite was more lively and it was a small dogfish. By the time I unhooked it and put it back the other rod had not really shown much more activity but I reeled it in to check the bait. There turned out to be a small rockling on the hook. I put this back and waited about half an hour for the next bite. This turned out to be a dogfish to, and so did the next, 20 minutes later. It was a short session I decided to have last minute when I saw the weather would be ok for me to give porlock a go for the first time.

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

Set up 1: Rod: Daiwa Seahunter X 14ft 3 piece Fixed spool (£64.07) [ > 2 years 2 months ] Reel: Daiwa Crosscast S 5000 Fixed spool (£48.99) [ > 1 years 4 months ] Line: Maxima Hi-Viz 15lb (£12.29) 550m Hooks: Sakuma Manta size 2/0 (£2.35) 10 per pack Hooklength: Shakespeare Omni-X Connect Clear 15lb (£5.49)

Set up 2: Rod: Shakespeare Omni Beachcaster 14ft 3 piece Fixed Spool (£26.95) [ > 0 years 0 months ] Reel: Mitchell 667FG Fixed spool (£23.90) [> 2 years 11 months ] Line: Maxima Chameleon 20lb 600m (£17.99) Hooks: Sakuma Circle 440 3/0 (£9.86) 30 Other1: Maxima Clear 15lb 100m (£4.00)