Back to Rockingham 24-10-14

For my first sea trip of the Cod season,

I decided to pop down to my favorite

spot.

Rockingham.

High water was at 08.12 and 12.9mtrs.

I arrived at 06.00.

Setting up my usual 4/0 - 3/0 pennel pulley rig

loaded with whole Squid,

and 1/0 wishbone rig

loaded with Rag worm.

Immediately I started getting bites,

good rattles and then had 

a good pull down and drop back on the 

pennel rig.

Unfortunately what ever it was

did not catch on the hooks.

So a fresh whole squid was cast back out.

The first Codling to be banked

came in 10 minutes later.

It took the Squid rig and weighed in

2lb 4oz.

There then followed a number rattles which

resulted in two more Codling on the

wishbone rig which were under sized.

I then set up my specimen rod 

for a bit of in close work.

This used a flowing trace rig with Rag worm.

This immediately produced a small Whiting, 

and then a Flounder.

 As can be seen from these two photos

the weather great, the forecasted rain

did not arrive until after I had packed up.

Around the top of the tide the bites stopped

only starting again about an hour

later.

Well nine fish were caught a Flounder, a Whiting

and seven Codling was the final count.

I packed up at 09.30.