Well another long day for Shiny1 showing us lesser Spearo's how it's done!
I'm fairly new to doing this properly so after meeting at our 'Social' where we were thin on the the ground (some valid excuses were tendered dancing :inlove lesson's, :martialthings etc. However it was better than failing to make any excuses :naughty
So back to todays report. Location 1, Shiny1 to check viz, lots of tide not ideal for newbie's so i'll have a plug & watch for the pick me up wave...........
Hmm I can see a tiny spec some quater mile away but it's not waving yet, eventually I get the wave & pick up. I have had a tiny pluck on the plug but that's all. Shiny had no luck if I recall correctly viz not great mark 2 here we come!
Just a small patch of sand/string weed 10 mins later i'm plugging away & there are bass & mullet showing themselfs on Shiny's spearwe are in business.......
A quick inspection of a sea cave by Shiny, I get my gear on & we head many miles west. My turn :t
Pick down, i'll go left you go right. Shiny advises 'fin quietly & keep looking hard in the weed where the sand meets, they will be just sleeping there' 'ok i'll do my best'.
Off we go I see nowt then some monster wrasse, cool. I'm finning v slowly searching every kelp frond near the sand /in gulleys, 20mins in 3 bass sleeping on the sand all look 3lb + I'll have a go at the closese/biggest! They all split, missed! Mullet cruise's by tracked & couldn't resist a shot, missed.
Unfortuantly this was to be the way of things to come:headmissed another few fish, trying to track them ending up off balance rolling over, give up tracking! moved on & was scanning a gulley & saw something?
I looked harder, I could see a large head through the kelp, what the hell was it? For a few seconds I saw what it was & had to do a double take, I didn't have my killer instinct. I was hmm, i'm right on top of it pan view, i've never shot anything a third of this size, if I do hit it i'm going to lose it. By the time that got processed I could see it no more! I would be confident it was a double figure Bass, difficult to judge but I think 12lb minimum. WowI was buzzing, it was cool to see such a fine beast. I saw many more fine fish all good size but missed, might have bounced off but it was not going well.
Shiny brings the boat over & has only seen a couple & has them in the bag. I confess to piss poor shooting & the monster bass sighting, in return I'm quizzed on my failure to shoot at the monster.................. sorry.
We worked allong the coast a bit more Shiny picks up a few more fish, I miss a nice mullet, another bass spotted under my feet but no shot. back to the boat & off to find Shiny, another fish wave from him & get in for my last chance. Saw no fish, viz was good & we were mostly over sand, I had to go home with a empty bag but it was sunny & I had great company.
Many thanks for showing me how it should be done! 'Must try harder next time!'
I had a vey enjoyable fishless day.
I took some pics of Shiny's top fish he will put them on later & was 4oz off guessing the weight of it, the monster I saw was a double!
Cheers
Hunt Shoot 'miss' :duh Fish
I'll do my best to be there next time mate promise, and i'll throw in a free dance lesson for all in attendance. Back, replace, Cha, Cha Cha!!!!!!!!!!!:t
