It was back to Malin head area to see what could be caught.
It was a great morning and I was mad keen to get out. So with a speedy loading the kayak was ready for launch.
I had the usual monster fish gear 2 heavy rod set ups. Along with 2 light rod set ups for some fun while I wait.
On the usual marks.
Again it was great to be out and you never know what's going to pop up here.
I think that's part of the draw here for me, oh and the possibility of anything from fish well over 100lb to multiple species.
All from the one spot surrounded by excellent scenery,
Some general bottom fishing.
I have scrapped the idea of carrying a camera rod now, which was a reel loaded with 80lb braid and a very heavy wind on leader. As it ruins the fishing and takes up a rod holder and adds to clutter.
So I have upped the line on one of the rods to 50lb braid and a 150lb leader so it is fishable with the camera.
On the way out it was a bait searching session with not a lot of mackerel to show for it.
But I did hit some nice Pollock on the white euro champs on the way out and I managed these 3 in one drop.
So with that it was general bottom he fishing with the camera down as well. A shark rod out in the distance and a skate rod off to one side while the light rod with the camera got a session on the bottom.
The bottom fishing was just ok, with lots of scad, gurnard and small ling.
I had this grey on the silver eurochamp as well, a fine grey for this area.
There where lots of scad about and when I changed to squid to get away from the doggies I started getting a good few more as the doggies where not as fond of the squid as they where the mackerel baits.
The general bottom fishing was keeping me busy when the rod with the camera got a long slow pull that was quiet strong and as it took off it straightened the fine wire hook.
And for once the one that got away was on camera, its about half way trough you'll se it.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Soon after that that the skate rod got a pick up and the line began to peel off.
So the light rods where reeled up very quickly and I lifted the skate rod and it was still there and taking some line. It didn't feel as it was on right as when I lifted there was a poor connection. Sure enough 5 seconds into the lift it was gone.
I let it settle and gave it 15mins with no return so I reeled it in too check it out.
I had a coalie and a scad on lip hooked and the coalie was gone and the scad had to very interesting tooth marks in it. They where 2large single tooth holes about 1.5" apart. It wasn't a skate or tope that done it so maybe a pogie not sure really, it may have been he grabbed the 2 at once and that's the reason for the wide gap in the tooth marks. Didn't get that lad on camera unfortunately.
Another hour of small stuff and doggies.
It was good craic at the scad and gurnards and not a lot else to be honest.
But thankfully after an hour the skate rod started to go again.
ZZZZZZ the reel went and I reeled down and sank the hook into him.
Oh he didn't like that and he took off he gave a great scrap. shooting all over the place.
Its a special feeling when you have a 50lb class rod bent like a banana when fishing from a kayak.
It really is brilliant fun.
So after a good scrap wondering what sort of size it would a modest 60lber common skate came up.
I was quiet surprised, I was expecting bigger but I take a better scrap of size any day.
Get in here the bugger lol.
This brought an end to a couple days of great fun afloat.
It's not all about big fish, it's the fun of getting out catching what's there and having what's there frustrate you trying to catch it.
Well tight lines for now make the most of this month, it's lining up for a tough winter.
The video is below of the action, plus some other interesting under water stuff.
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Next week there will be some epic new stuff coming to the angling world from Fish Dynamix.
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