Paul D Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I have often thought that the line between success and failure is exremely small and one fish can make all the difference. Friday proved to be the case. Launched out of Wick spotting Mad Mike and Terry comoing back in and also Les on Manatee. It was like a Christchurch section club meeting out there ! Beautiful evening and flat calm sea. We started plugging for bass and no joy for me but my crew for the day, Phil Vivien, caught a bass of a couple of pounds on a plug while the sea around us was boiling with baitfish. Then headed for some mackeral before the sun set. Plenty of mackeral over Christchurch way. Had enough for the planned ray and eel fishing so headed over to XRay where we met up withg Stargaser who had been catching doggies. Joined in on the doggy action and no rays making an appearance today. After dark we steamed over to the ledge to join Stargazer ( who had left 30 mins earlier ) again. This time we were targeting the conger. Had a good bite on my Conolon rod but reeled in to find just the head of my mackeral left. Rebaited and got a call from Gordon seeing how we were doing. As I am on the phone my other rod starts going. Terminated call and next thing I know I am attached to an eel which is heading westwards. This eel felt quite big and after some 10-15 mins of battling it made an appearance by the side of the boat. It looked huge and then decided it didnt like the light form the boat so headed back to the depths. Got the eel back up again and after a couple of attempts we netted him and Phil lifted him onboard. A couple of photos taken ( Call me a chicken but I wasn't going to hold this one up as when we pulled the hook out it was not very happy - but calmer than the 20lb one I had with Dan ) Weighed the eel using my 20lb spring scales and needed something bigger. I could christen my new 50lb scales These were also nearly not big enough.4 weights taken and ranged from 42lb ( when we realised I had not lifted the eel off the floor ) to 49lb. Smallest reading of 47lb was taken. Well happy but also realised afterwards that if it had gone another pound I could have caught up with Septs biggest specimen so far - oh well. Photos to come - ( on Phil's camera ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 thats they way mate. Cracking fish. I'l be out after them tonight, hoping to repeat your sucsess. I'm positive we will get a few tonight as the conditions will be spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 nice fish m8 we were starting to lose hope on stargazer untill you got yours,15mins later i got 1 but due to my cack knot tieing it got off full rig the lot sick as fkin dog .no one caught any thing so we headed home about halfhour after you left. hopefully ill bag myself 1 as big as yours next trip FISH ON!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Nice one Paul! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMBOB Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Well done Paul, lovely eel ,I miss the eel action out there. I haven't been this year You might have wet my appetite to have a crack at Charlies club record again!. I'm more than sure there are a few monsters patrolling the ledge James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 This will probably wet your appetite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Quote.... but due to my cack knot tieing it got off full rig the lot sick as fkin dog It's no good blaming your granny Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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