Went out for some local fishing today and wasn't disappointed, this silver beauty really wanted my hard bait.
This surprises me for the following reasons...
1, I was finishing off my retrieve quickly at the time the fish hit, to lift the lure over an obstruction in front of me, so the fish was willing to give chase.
2, The sea temp was probably sub 10c and the air temp was around 5c
3, Its January!
To delight me even further a few cast later I hooked a rare West Cork Sea trout of a decent size, on the drop, that put on an acrobatic display to rival the King (Tarpon) and I oh so nearly landed until it threw the debarbed Size 1/0 Gamakatsu assist hooks at my feet...
As I may be about to borrow my wife's Canon DSLR (Digital single lense reflex) camera I think I'd better get one of these waterproof cases to protect it! After getting to the top of the compact waterproof tree I do intend to buy my own DSLR but I haven't quite finished my research yet. All DSLR suggestions welcome...
Here's the fish I referred to in the "River Bass" post. The writing on the back of the photo reads Christchurch quay, 28th Aug 1980, Age 12, 1 1/2 lb Mullet which was later crossed out and replaced with Bass after an experienced angler later saw the photo and correctly identified it. As you can see the fish was caught in bright conditions and I was ledgering a small dead bait (Not sure what for) at the time. Looking at myself its hard to believe I joined the Royal Navy less than five years later...
