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Fishing is finally firing here at the moment, catching in all manner of locations and all methods, no monsters to report yet but the 5 lb+ fish of this evening was a sight for sore eyes. Lets hope things continue to get better over the next few weeks, conditions look ideal for the next couple of days before a mean looking low pressure system moves in.....
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Jim Hendrick and I are standing shoulder to shoulder the in pitch darkness.
The moon obscured by clouds, water is waist deep and we are following a now well-oiled routine.
"Cast over there" lure is retrieved, weed removed,
"Cast at that rock" lure is retrieved, weed removed,
Cast at that rock" lure is retrieved, "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ?!?!?
We both take a step back in the darkness as a head appears next to us bobbing around enquiringly as it is looks around for the "fish" that mysteriously disapeared into thin air.
"Its an Otter"!! "No its too Big" "Its a seal" !! "No its too small"!!
"Seal pup"? "It must be"
"Shoo Shoo" "Wait let me get my camera" flash! flash! flash! the head turns and slips below the surface never to be seen again, we resume our routine
"Cast over there" lure is retrieved, FISH ON" !! .....................................
Jim Hendrick can be contacted via probassfisher.com
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Was out fishing an estuary last night and had a follow by a big old flounder, almost the size of a dinner plate which chased the lure towards me as I retrieved through crystal clear water, almost to my feet. A few casts later I hooked what had to be the same fish! Maybe something to try in the winter? The session went on to produce three different species with a few Pollock and couple of decent Bass to 5 Lbs all on these
miniature soft plastic worms. I love this light style of fishing which has coined the phrase of "Finesse fishing" or even "Light Rock Fishing" (
LRF) where the sport is being pushed to new
boundaries in places like Jersey.
Rod - 7'
Sakura ShukanReel -
Diawa Certate 3000
Braid -
Varvas Avani 8 Strand PE 15lb / 6.8kg
Leader -
Varivas 365
Flourocarbon 15lb / 6.8kg
Jig Head - Zipper 1/40z / 7g
Plastic - 5" Gary
Yamamoto Senko Pro
(Pattern - Light green pumpkin with light green and purple fleck)
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Just back form Wexford after a fabulous few days with Jim Hendrick. Despite a cooling NE wind wreaking havoc with the normal patterns of fish behavior Jim located the Bass, the action was fast and furious at times with plenty of fish caught and many on the surface. We worked hard and packed in an average weeks fishing time into three days and the whole experience was hugely educational and enjoyable. I am already looking forward to going back to do it all again.
Jim can be contacted via probassfisher.com
