seven heads 23-11-07

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#1 Post by **lumpy** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:53 pm

People:me

Duration:1300-1730

Tide:hw @ 1608

Weather:qclear sky, brisk NE breeze, cold (dont think it got above freezing all day)

Bait:lug, party squid, mackeral

Rigs:pulleys

Results:3 ballan wrasse, 1lb, 2 1/2 lb, 3 1/2 lb approx

Catch and Release:: Yes

Report:

havnt fished this rockmark since april this year and having never fished it this time of the year decidede to use up the lug i had left from wednesday night. this mark has always screamed cod to me with very deep water 10 yards out , a good tide run and lovely kelpy bottom,.. oh and also the fact a 30lber was gill netted 200 yards off shore from here. first cast out with a big lug bait on a 3/0 pennell resulted in a savage bite which gave me a heart attack as i was sure it was a codling.after alot of head banging a double shot of wrasse was landed, one on each of the pennell hooks.

things then went quite for about an hour and a half when i got a similar bite which after a good fight resulted in a better wrasse of about 3 1/2lbs give or take.again i had a quite spell of about half an hour when i got a slightly different bite. this was a good tap then a small slackliner before the tip began to slowly purposefully pull over. i wound down and struck but what ever it was had gone to ground. very frustrating as i could feel the fish banging his head but no amount of slack line could release it. eventually i had to pull for a break.

#2 Post by **pete** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:34 pm

Near freezing weather and there are still wrasse around!

#3 Post by **lumpy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:59 pm

ya i was amazed. now i was fishing off the end of the headland and casting 100+yds into about 40ft + of water so maby they hold around in the deeper water

#4 Post by **round_ourway** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:56 pm

some really nice wrasse there lumpy well done fella. amazed that there is still wrasse about in this weather also

#5 Post by **lumpy** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:37 pm

fished this mark again last nite. had my first blank since january :evil:

. lost one very good fish which managed to go through my 25lb hook length.managed to put a serious bend in the sidewinder. felt like a very goodfish, possibly wrasse. also lost 2 more fish which took my bait on the drop on 2 seperate occasions. there was a big swell running which was dragging my rigs into snags every cast, even with 7 oz grippers...will definately be heading back.