21/12/09

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:03 am

I went out yesterday to a mark on the gower. Weather was nice..not too much wnd and the sun was shining. We took 1/2lb of maddies and a pack of mackerel.
Walking down the path was a bit flooed so I stayed to the side..slipped and now it looks like i'm a self harmer.lol. Nettles cut my hand and wrist.
We eventually set up and I banged mine out east into the wind and my friends went straight out & west (we shared a stand).

I baited a pennel 6/0 and 4/0 pulley with half a fillet and the other two used maddies on smaller hooks. 25-30 minutes later I thought i'd change my bait. Reeled into the tension of the weight and broke it loose but a split second later I felt resistance. Thought maybe I had hooked a weedfish but after a few turns of the handle I knew it wasn't. Whatever it was tried to turn in the tide a few times. Didn't want to loose it in the surf that was there so kept the pressure on and this was beached a few seconds later

Am I right in saying this is a turbot?

One of my mates caught a tiny one on a 1/0 shortly afterwards. I managed to pull out a whiting just over a 1lb before we left aswell. Overall not a bad day! happy

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:28 pm

Yes, that is indeed a Turbot

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:12 am

Hi Mate,

A nice fish there from the shore..... what bait did you get it on...??

Rgds

Mac

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:17 am

Thanks. Fell to half a mackerel fillet