Adam F Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 First proper sole trip of the year last night with Jimbo on the good ship Dawn Raider. Settled in just before dark on a dropping wind and a flat sea. We had over 700 worms so it was going to be a long night! Slow to start, but a good sign really as the hoards of pesky bass and bream were no eveident, meaning longer for Mr Sole to find the bait! First blood to James and the best fish of the night at 1lb 4oz (I think?) we then had a steady run of fish for a few hours ending at two fish a piece - all peas in a pod at 1lb mark - 6 fish in total. Other species - smoothounds, doggies, bass and scad. Home asleep at 2am, so a late night but enjoyable all the same and made a nice change to skippering - cheers James. Suffering today though, up at 6.30am for work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Jeezzz, you've been getting some sessions in recently. BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 blimey, thats a serious amount of worms!!! Jim, i see you got out of doing the night feed, i gotta be more ruthless if my missus ever gets her way and has another, night fishing beats nappy changing at 2am:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Jeezzz, you've been getting some sessions in recently. Yep! Making the most of the summer - off out again Friday - Bassing from Weymouth, and then again on Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 I am curious..... 700 worms? does one seriously need 700 worms for what seems to be 5 hours fishing? That's gotta be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinbad Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Now I'm currious - where do you BUY 700 worms for 25 quid - from the bait suppliers ??? I usually dig them, at a rate of 1.5 worms per minute, but last week i bought 37 for a fiver, or 13.5 pence per worm. To dig that lot would take me nearly 7 3/4 hours, by which time I'd be underwater. On Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Jim, i see you got out of doing the night feed, i gotta be more ruthless if my missus ever gets her way and has another, night fishing beats nappy changing at 2am:D If you go night fishing there will be no chance of of another sprog ....... unless?? Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I think you'll find these are Maddies or tiny harbour rag so 700 is probably the same wieght as 100 normal worms Paul J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I use Poole rag; big, lively, juicy ........ and lots of them. Don't believe tales of having to use small baits on little hooks........ these sole are voracious at this time of year........ and wolf down big baits , easily. I fish two size 1 or 1/0 hooks, Pennel style, and Mr. sole has often swallowed both !! Adam is right about time for sole to find bait ......... probably , they don't move far or fast.......... sniffing out the bait, they sit on it and munch it down, sometimes not giving a bite. Any other fish about often get there first......... so small bream are a real sole - killer. Neap tides seam to make the bream buzz off; I hope they don't come back as the tides build again later this week .......... or you can easily get through all those worms and get little to take home [ save the odd bigger bream ]. Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted August 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 James got them from a commercial skipper friend - the were dragged poole rag, but perfect sole baits - all about 2/3" long. We used 4 hook flowing rigs with size 6 fine wire aberdeens. A small 1oz ball weight to roll around in the tide completes the set up. 700 was excessive, but when they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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