Downrigging & a poor report !

[Hooky]

Once again a lunchtime start from Baiter on the Hobit :

 

Today was not so much about catching fish, just as well as we only managed one tiny whiting !

 

I have wanted to try out Downrigging for a while, I wanted to have a go at putting my favourite lure at a precise depth on a small feature, not the easiest thing to do especially with a strong tide on a windy day.

 

I also wanted to use a Downrigger because I really don't like using heavy weights, heavy rods etc so today we achived this task

 

 

 

Bought from eBay of course it was £72.00 including the all important release clip , the shaped 4 lb weight was ordered from the USA , £ 44.00 ( ouch) but it needs to be the correct shape and incorporate metal flash tape .

 

You can spend far more on these riggers but I didn't want to waste the cash if I didn't like it.

 

I have had difficult in the past finding small marks on my finder in conjunction with Navionics , they never seemed to match up with the sounder ( ipad version) .

 

It has always seemed true that fish like structure, ( species that I'm interested I'm) so today I have also been experimenting with the Bad Elf gps plug In for the ipad v my iPhone without the dedicated gps

 

( without getting technical and boring a dedicated gps is accurate to 2ft and without depending on distance from shore is around 25 ft )

 

 

 

So here ( I hope ) shows the Downrigger ball ( trailing a Fiish black minnow) on a precise mark from the ipad on a flat bottom just outside Brownsea castle it's shown as a thin blue line 1ft from the seabed

 

Spot on ! , I also did this on a very small gulley , again perfect !

 

I'm going to mess about when I have more time but I'm pleased you can present a bait even when anchored on the sweet spot !

 

Off we went to out to sea for a few drifts for Plaice using normal methods , time and tide was not in our favour so yet anchor blank ! There's always next time .

[Mal Thomas]

Nothing is ever wasted good effort.