just jiggin' with it!

[da_houghsta]

I also went back down to our first spot Tuesday morning just on dawn, hoping to get into some more bream. I didn't end up with a single bream however, or a tailor.

Similar morning to monday's session, however the wind picked up pretty quickly.



I was using a silver TT Switchblade, as it was still tied on from monday, and within 5 minutes of casting out, I managed to pull in a nice flounder. My 3rd now on metal blades in just weeks. I think I have only ever caught two or three previously. This was exactly 25cm - legal size, however it went back. Photo is it on its back showing its pearly belly. Both photos I took turned out blury for some reason, though this one was a little better.



I decided to switch over to a Smith blade, as I had just retrofitted an owner treble, and wanted to give it a good workout. It was the white colour with holographic sides (and I've just found out the back glows in the dark as well). Its qite good, a strong vibration, though not as quick as the ecogear and needs a bit more speed to vibrate. After a while I had another massive hit like I did on monday while casting out and doing a fast bottom bounce, 3 very quick runs pulling a lot of line off my spool very quickly desipe a rather tight drag (for 4lb at least). However unlike monday, I managed to see it before it threw the hooks as it jumped near me. It would have been about 45cm+, quite long and skinny with a big mouth. I'm thinking it may have been a jagged Mullet, but it didnt really look like one, nor a bigger Tailor. Only other fish I think it resembled was a Giant Herring, but I'm not going to claim that, as I only saw a glimpse, and could have been anything.

After that, I didn't get another hit for a while, so I switched back to the TT. Third cast and the lure came up very solid. Not much fighting, but was very hard to pull in - like a rock. When I finally got it into view I saw it was another Flounder, probably a bit over 30cm. It was hard to get in as I would say it had stuck itself to the bottom. However it got off as I lifted it out of the water. The very next cast, I again came up solid with something that felt like the flounder. But with the Flounder I could feel some movement at least, whereas I was sure this was a rock for sure. I was close, but I had managed to hook a Blue Manna! Undersize of course, and I'm sure I jagged it, but given where I hooked it, it looks like it may have actually had a go at it!



After that, nothing for a while, just a single herring, so I went home as the wind was picking up again.

[c carney]

Nice crab the tt's realy do catch every thing.

[adidaspeteman]

You've cracked the flounder code Ben!