13-07-2009

Well the sun was shining and i had some worms left over from yesterday, so i decided to carry on with my species hunt and see if i could manage to hook a bream. Packed my little telescopic rod (6 quid on fleabay!) and tootled off to my favouite bream mark...

Had a quick chat with a fellow angler, who had had no luck using nice fresh crabs.....jokingly i said oh just watch me i'll show you how its done.!!! i set up with a size 1 hook and a 2oz running ledger, hooked up a nice lug (thanks gloria-hayle bait and tackle shop) and cast out about 20 foot...turned around to set up my other rod, nice little 6ft spinning od (again cheers gloria - hayle bait and tackle) just as i was tying on the swivel zrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr the other rod was bobbing and line was shooting out...errrmmm i thought lol breamie on!

moved down to rod, flicked baitunner switch and gently started to reel in.......flick bait runner switch again and play the fish a while......then i just gently brought him in!!! lovely a 3lb 4oz gilthead bream.......wicked!

I was well happy now, that was species 21 of my 26 target and it was the target fish of the day. I still had woms left and it was a lovely morning so i baited up my two rods and cast out again.....

Didnt have to wait long and the rod started to bob then the line started to scream off......oh my, surely not another bream? - 2 in 20 minutes, thats not possible!!! as soon as i started to reel in i knew it was my second of the day...i looked across at my fellow angler as i reeled in, with what must have looked the smuggest grin you have ever seen.......bless him, he just put his thumbs up at me, possibly muttering under his breath something like jammy git! lol

This one was slighter bigger weighing in at 3lb 8oz



well it wasn't long, i had managed a couple of small wrasse and a large spider crab and then my rod went again, bob bob bob, zrrrrrrrrrrr the reel shot off at about 70mph...OMG this really cant be a hatrick!!!?? can it?? well it was!! I gently played the fish in and yeah they were getting bigger 3lb 14oz wicked........i was now starting to get a little embarrassed so i bagged my fish and made a slow quiet retreat before i got mugged by the fellow anglers who weren't having much luck!! oops!
Now gonna concentrate on catching my illusive garfish!!!