Post by loopy78 on Jan 19, 2015 20:05:56 GMT
Last year my main target was to get an Undulate on the yak, it proved to be my bogey fish for the season, all around me others caught them whilst i had pretty much every other species going. The 2 that i did manage to get to the yak spat the hooks and/or had the snood break at the last moment......frustrating!!
Well, 2015 i hope to finally nail one so, today was my first attempt!
It was a balmy plus 3 degrees not factoring in the wind chill! I anchored up in one of our usual/old faithful spots and awaited my first fish of the season.....
Straight away my baits were getting hit by nuisance fish which i guessed to be diddy whiting but then something a little better picked up my squid
Then, again, it happened, a classic ray bite, nudge, nudge, wham. I lifted into it and the bugger took line straight away and it was HEAVY. I must've scrapped with it a good 5-10 minutes and then she finally surfaced, an absolute monster of an undulate ray. I was praying that this one stayed with me. I reached over, made a grab for it but it wasn't quite done and dived away again. I brought it back to the surface and it rolled over showing that it was only lightly hooked on my top pennel hook.....which straightened then snapped
I was a bit miffed.
If anyone heard foul and abusive language echoing around Sandown bay i apologise!!
To finish with i snaffled a doggy before the cold got the better of me and i paddled back in.
I didn't blank but those bloody Undulates are still defying me!!
Game on!!
Well, 2015 i hope to finally nail one so, today was my first attempt!
It was a balmy plus 3 degrees not factoring in the wind chill! I anchored up in one of our usual/old faithful spots and awaited my first fish of the season.....
Straight away my baits were getting hit by nuisance fish which i guessed to be diddy whiting but then something a little better picked up my squid
Then, again, it happened, a classic ray bite, nudge, nudge, wham. I lifted into it and the bugger took line straight away and it was HEAVY. I must've scrapped with it a good 5-10 minutes and then she finally surfaced, an absolute monster of an undulate ray. I was praying that this one stayed with me. I reached over, made a grab for it but it wasn't quite done and dived away again. I brought it back to the surface and it rolled over showing that it was only lightly hooked on my top pennel hook.....which straightened then snapped
I was a bit miffed.
If anyone heard foul and abusive language echoing around Sandown bay i apologise!!
To finish with i snaffled a doggy before the cold got the better of me and i paddled back in.
I didn't blank but those bloody Undulates are still defying me!!
Game on!!
