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Shaun,

 

I'm a happy bunny......

 

The drive over didn't exactly go to plan, the snow started before I got 20miles from home and I was soon down to 20mph....sliding down the Lecht in 1st gear was interesting though!!! The 30min delay in roadworks at Roy Bridge didn't help either, so it was a late start.

 

One I got there though it was flat calm and a clear starry night, although a few squally showers battered past later on.

 

Fished 3-1/2 hrs at the church, had a couple of stonking runs that didn't hook up though judging by the chomped baits they were spurs. I also had a few rattles that looked like doggies but never hooked up with one. Then I connected with a much slower, more solid take and landed a 6lb 6oz thornie, a new PB so I was chuffed with that. A little later another positive take resulted in 6lb 10oz spur New shore species, job done!

 

All the dropped runs were on conventional hooks while the two I hooked were on circle hooks...mayeb a lesson learned.

 

As the tide came in I moved to the village just to explore another mark. Noticeably deeper water here so I was pretty hopeful of some more spurs. Again I got more rattly bites and another two good runs but no spurs. I did get another 3 thornies though, just about identical fish all about 2lb 0oz.

 

A long drive back, 4hrs by Perth this time to avoid the worst of the snow, but well worth it.

 

Cheers

Paul

[kentangler]

All this talk of contamination on your hands is rubbish. I used to use a tilly in the sixties, and caught lots of Cod with meths and parafin on my hands. Never even thought about in those days. Now of course, we have to find a reason for not catching fish, because most anglers just will not accept THAT THE FISH HAVE ALL GONE!

[underwaterimage]

Im very new to fishing and have only been out five times ever! First time caught a scorpion fish, next time a rockling and the next two times nothing, Bah!. So my question is, whats the longest run anyone has had at blanking?

[Zigs]

not sure about longest run but a memorable day last year springs to mind.

 

took mrs becky out fishing, started on the chesil with a load of mackerell, pollack & gar. took some mackerell for bait & went to west bay to try for the mullet in the harbour, no mullet but a mixed bag of species altogether about 40 fish.

 

becky fished along side me, using my rigs, same bait & similar rods - total blank, nothing. she lost her rag by the end of the day, reeling in and cussing, i started to pack up & reeled in a nice flounder. she didnt talk to me all the way home.