24-09-2007, 04:20 AM
sunday 23 sept, around 1-2am
started with a pizza in the carpark and put the handreel and jig in the pocket of my ski jacket. it wasnt absurdly cold, but i'm still fighting off the flu and wanted to be really comfortable.
walked 2/3 the length to the lower platforms. 2 guys on each side, little to show for their time. soon enough 3 of them left and i was dropping in a jig 'just in case' <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
i'd nearly had enough in the dark still water when i looked out under the light halfway down the pier. i saw a few blue gleams from the eyes and picked up 3 medium/small in just a few minutes.
the last of the fishos came past and saw them on the pier with a shock. he could only report a small plate of garfish, so he pulled his jig out and we tried to tempt the small group we could see. not much luck for half hour, so he left.
I'm glad i stayed, i pulled 5 more almost medium sized but very shy squid on a 2.5 pink at that light half way up the pier (other nearby lights were out)
home to clean them all by 3am. enjoyed the smaller ones while relaxing in front of the tv.
put the rest on for a late dinner with my parents sunday night. a little salt, a little wholemeal flour and some lemon.
started with a pizza in the carpark and put the handreel and jig in the pocket of my ski jacket. it wasnt absurdly cold, but i'm still fighting off the flu and wanted to be really comfortable.
walked 2/3 the length to the lower platforms. 2 guys on each side, little to show for their time. soon enough 3 of them left and i was dropping in a jig 'just in case' <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
i'd nearly had enough in the dark still water when i looked out under the light halfway down the pier. i saw a few blue gleams from the eyes and picked up 3 medium/small in just a few minutes.
the last of the fishos came past and saw them on the pier with a shock. he could only report a small plate of garfish, so he pulled his jig out and we tried to tempt the small group we could see. not much luck for half hour, so he left.
I'm glad i stayed, i pulled 5 more almost medium sized but very shy squid on a 2.5 pink at that light half way up the pier (other nearby lights were out)
home to clean them all by 3am. enjoyed the smaller ones while relaxing in front of the tv.
put the rest on for a late dinner with my parents sunday night. a little salt, a little wholemeal flour and some lemon.
Never happier than on a quiet pier, on a cold, dark, wet night, with a bucket to sit on, pole in hand and a fully charged iPod.