Fished a couple of hours last night without much to show for it (Just one fish) but I enjoyed it. The sea state ranged from flat as a mill pond to a 6 inch wave, the tide was a neap high, the water crystal clear with a bit of lettuce weed in places. I opted to stick with first lure pattern I tried all evening Hawg Wild 6" rigged either weightless or with a Gamakatsu Worm EWG Weighted Spring Lock 4/0 3.5g Hook which is unusual for me but I felt it suited the conditions and the style in which I wanted to fish perfectly. I enjoyed using the cover of darkness to fish different angles in the areas I know so well from my daytime fishing. I also enjoyed working the soft plastic in 10 or more different ways, a nice contrast to the casting and winding of late with the bigger minnow patterns we've been using for our night fishing. So not much of a result for my efforts but by mixing it up I kept it interesting for myself. At the moment, although the reverse can be the case, my confidence in my own fishing is high - my confidence in the fishery is low. Can't wait to see what the next gentle S or SW brings...
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Just working...
Fished a couple of hours last night without much to show for it (Just one fish) but I enjoyed it. The sea state ranged from flat as a mill pond to a 6 inch wave, the tide was a neap high, the water crystal clear with a bit of lettuce weed in places. I opted to stick with first lure pattern I tried all evening Hawg Wild 6" rigged either weightless or with a Gamakatsu Worm EWG Weighted Spring Lock 4/0 3.5g Hook which is unusual for me but I felt it suited the conditions and the style in which I wanted to fish perfectly. I enjoyed using the cover of darkness to fish different angles in the areas I know so well from my daytime fishing. I also enjoyed working the soft plastic in 10 or more different ways, a nice contrast to the casting and winding of late with the bigger minnow patterns we've been using for our night fishing. So not much of a result for my efforts but by mixing it up I kept it interesting for myself. At the moment, although the reverse can be the case, my confidence in my own fishing is high - my confidence in the fishery is low. Can't wait to see what the next gentle S or SW brings...