lofty Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Watched a window and shuffled a job to get a launch to look for early black bream in Swanage Bay. Hooked up with non locals Mark, Rich, and Martin. Didn't get any bait the night before so wasn't on the water until gone 10 am with rag and sandeel Headed out to a famous navionics bream mark, but I wasn't getting a nibble, so headed out to where Mark was catching plenty of Rays on the sand. Started to catch the usual pests so changed over to big baits for Ray fishing First up and thought I was into a small eye as the rod had a good bend in it. I was surprised to see a good sized spotted Ray,bigger than I've had before, so I got the scales out and it went between 4lb 6 to 4lb 8 so calling it 4lb 7 I watched Mark catch a bream, so decided to head to Ballard to try for one. Was joined by Rich who proceeded to catch one right in front of me. I then made a rookie mistake. My anchor was stuck and I want to free it. Unfortunately it came out and I wasn't prepared and I drifted quickly into Rich who was 60 feet down tide , where my anchor line snagged both his lines and snapped him off. Sorry chum. Nothing doing for me on the bream so drifted back over the bay and dropped the pick for some Ray fishing First up a small thorny of a couple of pounds Plenty of dogs, a wrasse I didn't photograph so I won't count it in my species hunt, and towards the end of the day a good pull down and a small eyed Ray around 7ish Back on the beach we said our farewells and I was happy to only have a 30 minute drive rather than the 2-3 hours my chumrades had Cheers Jim, Hooky, Stuie and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overrun Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Wondered how you got on Lofty, unlucky with the Bream but a good selection of Rays, lovely day out there today - I'll be trying my luck tomorrow with Squid & Mack. Cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Squid and sandeel was doing the honours Worms pretty much untouched. 400 yards out from the secret Mark Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overrun Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 A boat load of Dogs and 2 Smut pups, but a nice day out all the same. Only just read your second post - I didn't fish there went to my usual haunt further out and north towards Ballard. lofty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Well done Steve. What a cracking day for it ! Jim lofty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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