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19/05/2000 - Gorran Haven
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Fishing time 20:00- 06:50
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| Conditions | A sunny evening: Sea state was calm.Offshore cold wind |
| Tide |
19:00 High tide -02:00 ish low tide - Large tide 6.9 m-0.3 m Sun rise 04:41 - Sun set 21:34. bright full moon. |
| Bait | Home made "feathers", mackerel from last weekend (frozen) |
| Tackle |
A 12ft carbon carp rod for spinning Two rods, an old Daiwa Moonraker with an Abu 6000c (30 years old) and an Abu Atlantic with a Abu 6000. Main reel line 15 lb with a 30 lb shock leader. Single 2/0 blue hook on a short 8 & 12 inch trace (two rods!).The trace was 3 feet above the gripper weights (4.5 oz and 6 oz). |
| Species | |
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Mackerel
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A Single, which fell to home made feathers at high tide. |
| Pollock | Small ones, up to 10 inches falling on the feathers as the light dimmed. |
| Lesser spotted Dogfish | During the hours of darkness, tide up, tide down. |
| Pouting | Small pouts which made the reel alarm sing, on running ledger terminal tackle. |
| Conger | Mid tide run, Jamie got a small bite. One hissing, seriously ticked off strap conger! |