knab rock 5.october

ric · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: knab rock 5.october

After failing to get my ragworm to fish oxwich for possible flounder, i decided any fishing would be better than none so went to the knab after digging some monster lug. Took some party squid to use s tipping bait too.

Set up about 8.15pm and decided to fish about 3 hours. A few were there as expected and saw a few small fish including what must have been a bass which would have weighed 4 ounces at best. Not good i thought. About 1.5 hours with just a nibble and i went into knab rock depression mode, but, low and behold, as i poured myself a coffee the inevitable happened. The rod went noddying and after fishing some seaweed i brought in a nice doggie. Blank threat over at least ! Sticking another 2 giant lug and 5 party squid which must have taken up 2 foot of the pennel pulley trace, i cast out and returned to the coffee, and a fag.
Didnt have time to have either in full as the rod went all noddy again. Same thing, fight over seaweed and another half decent doggie.
After this it went quiet and decided that i would bait up once more before quitting. Cast out, had a coffee in peace, and a fag, and had a chat with a few down from me. returned to see the rod leaning forward and backwards and thought i hit seaweed. Gave a pull and felt a bit of resistance. After a gruelling retrieve, i was amazed to see a codling about 2.5 -3lb in weight dangling ! RESULT !
Others who came running along swear it was heavier but until i get some scales i will stay conservative with my estimates.

I still think knab rock is a noddy mark ( lazy convenient mark) but it shows it can throw up a suprise now and again.

welshsteve · Occasional Joined: Dec 28, 2007 Posts: 152 Location: Barry

Good result mate well done happy

Cheers Steve

ric · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

Cheers steve.

squeaky · Member Joined: May 27, 2008 Posts: 48 Location: mumbles

well done ric,nice to hear something else coming from there not just doggies,its such lazy fishing there,but where else can you watch your rod from the comfort of your car,let me know if you deciede to go there next time will join you only live 2min from there.

kayak07 · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

nice resut on the codling big grin

shorty · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

give me a shout and ill join you as well tight lines big grin

squeaky · Member Joined: May 27, 2008 Posts: 48 Location: mumbles

sounds like a fishing trip coming up ric happy

shorty · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

sounds like it big grin

squeaky · Member Joined: May 27, 2008 Posts: 48 Location: mumbles

perhaps he,ll dig some nise fat worms 4 us shorty lol,

ric · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

Cheers guys. This weekend will be the wrong tides as the ideal time is exactly when the tide is full out. I am going out to fish friday evening and with the tide full out at 22:00 I will fish either oxwich bottom water or have another shot at aberavon. The rays will be leaving our shores soon and it may be one the last stabs at them before concentrating on the codling.

If anyone is up for it for friday night email me - ric.alex67nospam@gmail.com. Obviously leave the nospam bit out though.

( squeeky, im sure you can get a lift for a session if you cant get transport, I can come thru from gowerton easily.).

For aberavon, sandeel is the order of the day. £1.50 a pack at tacklesmart which is good eel and cheap too !

The week after i will be starting to concentrate on the cod fishing as the tides will be good for evenings.

4CodsSake · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:32 am Post subject:

Great report and well done on the Codling happy

Cheers

Craig

ric · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

cheers craig.