A very tough night

[Bassboyo]

Easterly wind , freezing cold not the best conditions for LRF. Arrived at my mark to be greeted with sloppy sea and a fair onshore wind. No good here so I took a short drive to plan B, still sloppy but I managed to get tucked behind a wall for a bit of shelter. Keeping contact with a small 2.3 g head was very difficult due to the swell and wind. The lad I was with managed a pout first drop then a small scorpion 30 mins later. An hour had gone and not a bite for me, was this going to be the first blank 2013 for bassboyo. I did feel a couple of tiny plucks which turned out to be a small goby that dropped off while lifting !! This just wasn't my night. Change of colour to orange another 30 mins with nothing then smack !! I was so happy that I'd connected with a fish, even more so with another species.


We were freezing so called it a night, sitting in the warm back home I've still got pins and needles feeling in my fingers!

[MickA]

Nice one mate. Had plenty rockling of varying colouration but that one is a bonny little fish

[lambtonworm]

[QUOTE=MickA;506762]Nice one mate. Had plenty rockling of varying colouration but that one is a bonny little fish[/QUOTE

its a small three beard Mick,pretty rare on our coast they are normally 5's we get ...

[Bassboyo]

[QUOTE=lambtonworm;506969]

Nice one mate. Had plenty rockling of varying colouration but that one is a bonny little fish[/QUOTE

its a small three beard Mick,pretty rare on our coast they are normally 5's we get ...

Not that rare !!

http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=502950

[Thunderpants]

There's quite a few three beards about locally. In the last twelve months or so I've caught three or four three beards but only one five beard (all in the South Shields area). I caught a big shore rockling too though that wasn't local it was on Chesil.

[Bassboyo]

There's quite a few three beards about locally. In the last twelve months or so I've caught three or four three beards but only one five beard (all in the South Shields area). I caught a big shore rockling too though that wasn't local it was on Chesil.

Shore rockling can grow to brutes!! I would say 3 beards are the most common to be caught

Edit : I may be wrong as I've just looked up the info infact this may be a shore rockling see here

http://www.lymeregissac.co.uk/Rockling%20ID.htm

[Thunderpants]

Yes I think you are right, I will change it on the Species Hunt table.

[Darnc]

A tough night but another couple for the species hunt so not a bad night

[Bassboyo]

A tough night but another couple for the species hunt so not a bad night

Thanks Darnc, am heading out tonight in the snow for something unusual , ill prob blank but am going to give it a go

[Darnc]

Don't know where you are Mate but its gale force winds where I am, good luck

[Bassboyo]

Don't know where you are Mate but its gale force winds where I am, good luck

Yeh it's the same here, am thinking of a little spot out of wind but after tea I might just feel like staying in

[thommaz]

your from northumberland my guess due to your picture, robson green has the same 1 on his show

[Bassboyo]

your from northumberland my guess due to your picture, robson green has the same 1 on his show

Your right I am from Northumberland and robson is a name I know well ;-)

[thommaz]

ha ha I love reading your catch reports as its got every 1 guessing you are really becoming a legend