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Slinky Kate and guest this with week with Keith tagging along sees a standard alarm call at pre dawn
Up and out the piers we were met by a lovely flat sea and gentle winds…dropped off at a couple of marks close in but with nothing showing we headed north to the rough ground
T’was a bit chillier up there and it wasn't long before all three of us were putting on our jackets and complaining of cold hands!
I bring a litre flask of tea with me these days and usually waste half of it – not this week as it was my constant source of warm up juice! 
Anywho the fishing was steady – we started to pick up fish almost immediately in the small to medium bracket mainly so it was a case of working our way through the tiddlers and picking out the odd better one
The fish were falling to all sorts to begin with but it soon became clear that the stand out tactic today was crab bait…not only was this “guaranteeing” a bite but it was generally picking out the better fish…big thanks to Keith for his bucket of crustys!
Crab bait even accounted for another species…an Octopus!
We pottered around the Can all morning and didn’t even bother venturing off shore…hopefully if we get a settled spell of weather we might gain the confidence to try next week (it’s flipping June already!!!)
Called it a day mid morning with a box full between us and headed back to the RQ for the filleting, clean up and post match beer
Few pics:
A fairly feeble sunrise…but a sunrise nonetheless!
Little’uns from the get go…
The odd better one showed up…
OMG!
Keith managed a small Pollack too!
And the traditional box of fillets
Bit of vid as well…
Bagpuss
Cheers as ever Norm. good to have you on board Keith
Until next time
Tony
Up and out the piers we were met by a lovely flat sea and gentle winds…dropped off at a couple of marks close in but with nothing showing we headed north to the rough ground
T’was a bit chillier up there and it wasn't long before all three of us were putting on our jackets and complaining of cold hands!
I bring a litre flask of tea with me these days and usually waste half of it – not this week as it was my constant source of warm up juice! Anywho the fishing was steady – we started to pick up fish almost immediately in the small to medium bracket mainly so it was a case of working our way through the tiddlers and picking out the odd better one
The fish were falling to all sorts to begin with but it soon became clear that the stand out tactic today was crab bait…not only was this “guaranteeing” a bite but it was generally picking out the better fish…big thanks to Keith for his bucket of crustys!
Crab bait even accounted for another species…an Octopus!
We pottered around the Can all morning and didn’t even bother venturing off shore…hopefully if we get a settled spell of weather we might gain the confidence to try next week (it’s flipping June already!!!)
Called it a day mid morning with a box full between us and headed back to the RQ for the filleting, clean up and post match beer
Few pics:
A fairly feeble sunrise…but a sunrise nonetheless!
Little’uns from the get go…
The odd better one showed up…
OMG!
Keith managed a small Pollack too!
And the traditional box of fillets
Bit of vid as well…
Bagpuss
Cheers as ever Norm. good to have you on board Keith
Until next time
Tony
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