Portnoo 2 days

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anthony2carr
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Portnoo 2 days

#1 Post by anthony2carr »

Kayaks: Heritage.

Tides : outgoing/low.

Rigs hokai

Bait: Rag

Results: Wrasse, wrasse and more wrasse.

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Day 1
Started of a nice day and I fished the kelp beds as much as I could, But to no avail,
When the tide cleared out I had all but given up hope.
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Tied myself up to a buouy not too far from the shore 'cause the wind was picking up.
After 5 mins a nice little pull came with the tell tale wrasse dive. As fish came closer to the boat I could see it was my first cuckoo wrasse, which promptly came off the hook at the side of the boat,

Fished on, but It took another while before I got a byte. But thank god at last a ballen came to the boat
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After that, the fishing was frantic. Wrasse after wrasse . Didn't take pictures of the rest 'cause they were all the same size and I don't like keeping them out of the water too long.

I did catch one wrasse that I thought might be a different species, he had little green spots on his body

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Anyone know if this is a ballan or another species?
Will get a few more days out before the weekend is over.


Day 2:
Swell had died down today, but the south easterlies were pushing onshore at about 35mph and stiring up the calm water
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Fished anchored up and on the drift with drogue (didn't slow me down much) to no avail.

Eventually wind picked up so much that I was getting soaked from spray.
Picked up a 2lb'er from the shore
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Stay tuned for day 3 and 4. Weather permitting!!!
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Re: Portnoo 28/05

#2 Post by last cast lad »

that whole headland is magical, I can't wait to do some exploring along that coast, a box of lures, float & fresh lively rag will be awsome :D
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Re: Portnoo 28/05

#3 Post by dunner »

what kind of clothing does one wear, when on a kayak?

Dry cell neoprene? Waders?
Kinda mulling the whole kayak thing over in me head.........
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Re: Portnoo 28/05

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That was a full wetsuit with booties I was wearing above.

Wetsuit; 85 yo yos
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Re: Portnoo 28/05

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Drysuit for me, thermal undersuit for cold weather action, neoprene gloves and shoes.
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Re: Portnoo 2 days

#6 Post by round_ourway »

im seriously considering getting a kayak soon enough. I love the idea of getting out and exploring the coastline.
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