Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

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Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#1 Post by yngkmd »

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Duration: 630 - 1030pm

Tide: HW 11pm

Weather: cold and a bit windy but was completely sheltered by the cliff so it was alright.

Bait: Mack, Squid, Coalies

Rigs: Float, Conger, Jelly Worms

Results: Coalies, Pollock, Starfish

Decided it was getting to be that time again so headed to blackhead on a conger hunt, really wasnt expecting much as low tide went right down to 0.0 on the tide charts which meant there would be a strong enough rip in the tide on the way in to put them off. Left the house and stopped off at B&M on the way to pick up the "predator" rod they are selling, its cheap, its crap, its 11ft and pretty light so perfect for float fishing for pollock and coalies i thought. Landed down and got the float out first, due to the tide beinga lot lower than normally i set it a bit over depth by mistake and got a starfish on the first cast. Put out 2 conger rods to increase my chances and left them to their own devices, periodically changing their baits. To start the fishing was slow, by slow i mean no fish or bites. Passed the time spinning with firetails while watching the float, water was pretty coloured so wasnt expecting anything spinning but it was something to do while waiting for dark. Neither method produced for the first hour except for one hit on the firetail where a nice wee pollock probably around the pound mark hammered it on the surface just as i was about to lift it out of the water, fortunately no hook up but the first sign of life definitely got the spirits up. Not long after i got the first coalie on the float, blank saved :D, then another then nothing, it was about 730 by this time and didnt get another fish until about 845. Then, as seems to be the way up there the fish came on the feed and were hammering my baits, over the next hour or so i pulled out another 10 or so pollock and coalies up to 32cm, then as quickly as they appeared they disappeared again. After another half an hour of no bites i went home content. The B&M rod performed exactly as expected and am pleased with it, for £20 you get what you pay for so dont expect it to last, if i get a year out of it ill be happy, but boy do i love float fishing for wrasse pollock and coalies on cheap crap rods :D :D . didnt get a sniff on the conger rods the whole night, not even crabs, just one cheeky starfish,
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2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#2 Post by JBAXTERMANNI »

Great report is that the Blackhead outside Carrick you were at ? was thinking about heading there next week.
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Re: Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#3 Post by yngkmd »

it was, if your heading there its best fished on an incoming tide as once it turns there is a fierce rip and generally the fish disappear pretty quickly along with it
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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Re: Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#4 Post by fishy1987 »

Sounded liike a very good session overall i bet a few of the fish you cught felt like a conger on your light rod :) and hopefully a nice eel will find its way onto your bait the next time rather than a starfish :D
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Species 2011 (25) :Cod 80 , Whiting 50 , Coalfish 42 , Sea Scorpion 6(3shortspined/3longspined) , (3b)Rockling 2 , Dogfish 72 , Flounder 32 , Bass 2 , Poor Cod 16 , Dab 16 , Ballen Wrasse 2 , Turbot 1 , Tompot Blenny 3 , Smoothhound 1 , Tub Gurnard 1 , Mackeral 78 , Pollock 10 , Corkwing wrasse 2 , Black Goby 5 , Pouting 4 , Cuckoo Wrasse 1 , Ling 1 , Conger eel 6 , Silver eel 1 , ( Year End 31st October )
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Re: Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#5 Post by Ocean Roar »

Good job on the starfish :D
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Re: Blackhead, Friday 6th April 2012

#6 Post by Al and Jordan »

good to see you back out at your old haunt brian :P
you'll have to fight your way through the hoards of fluff chuckers down there soon enough man :lol: :lol: :lol:

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