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05/05/2000 - Gorran Haven
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Fishing time 19:00- 01:00
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| Conditions | A warm, breezy night. Sea state was quite rough. |
| Tide |
19:00 high water - 01:00 low water Medium tide 6.8 m-0.4 m Sun rise 06:41 - Sun set 20:04 |
| Bait | Frozen commercial bait mackerel and sand eels. |
| Tackle |
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 & 4/0 blue hooks 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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Lesser Spotted Dogfish
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Big beasts hitting like trains and a tuggy big drag. They came in waves, all female, from 11-27 inches. All returned with minimum damage to fight another day.. |
| Greater Spotted Dogfish | Bigger beasts which had a gentle tug but put up a good fight with the tide. |
| Mackerel | At high tide they came, the first of the new year. (photo) |
