Indholdsfortegnelse for Issue 544 i Sea Angler

Occasionally, venues that have a reputation for being hard can spring a few surprises and make an average session into something rather special. This was most certainly the case when I tackled the Warren Edge section at Southbourne. Joining me for the evening sortie were Tom Bagnall, from Christchurch Angling Centre, and former England Youth International Robbie Taylor, from Dover, who was visiting Bournemouth on business for a couple of days. To be honest, I normally give this stretch of coastline a wide berth; on more than one occasion it has been described as a wilderness of barren sand because it can be a frustrating beach, to say the least. However, after hearing trustworthy reports on the local angling grapevine of some reasonable small-eyed rays being caught at night, I…

WHAT GOT ME INTO LURE fishing was my desire to catch bass, but I mostly ended up catching wrasse, typically by bumping Savage Gear sandeels along the bottom, and I found I enjoyed the experience. After reading up and watching videos on the subject, I bought the essentials for specifically targeting the species, in the form of 10g and 7g cone weights, some worm hooks in size 3/0 and various soft plastics. At first I just bought a selection of different coloured Senkos but, to be honest, I don’t think there’s a soft plastic lure that a wrasse will not hit at some stage in its career. If you feel comfortable fishing with a particular pattern or colour, I’m sure it will work for you. The best way to attach…

“I’ve never been inclined to be secretive about when, where and how I fish. I suppose, in a way, this is what makes me write about fishing” ISN’T IT STRANGE HOW ANGLERS FIND IT difficult to talk? I can be walking along a beach and come across a group of beachcasters, rods on rests, muffled up to the eyes. “Any good?” I say in a cheery voice, and, if I’m lucky, the response will be a muttered “Nothing” as they turn their backs and continue to stare at their rod tips. Of course, it’s possible that they are so cold that they are unable to speak, or not inclined to tell me anything. Not everyone has this attitude, and some anglers are very free with their information. They’ll hold forth…

1 A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING Alex has found a use for almost every inch of space of his tackle box, from storing his bait elastic to slotting baiting needles and scissors. He’s even managed to squeeze in some pairs of rubber gloves into the tight spaces in the lid of his tackle box for using with messy baits. 2 ADDITIONAL STORAGE This neat, additional tray has been added at the front of Alex’s tackle box. It stores essential items such as rig winders, spools of line and some spare packets of terminal gear. He’s carefully measured tough plastic to manufacture the slim tray, and, uniquely, added a couple of screws that slot into the groove that is intended to be used with a bait tray. 3 EVEN MORE SAVED SPACE…

WHAT IS IT? An algal bloom is caused by a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in either freshwater or seawater. Usually recognised by discoloration in the water due to its pigments, the bloom can injure animals or the ecology. Called Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), these can lead to fish mortality or areas being closed to fishing. Red Tide is the term often used to describe an HAB in marine coastal areas, but this is misleading since algal blooms can be a wide variety of colours, and the growth of algae is unrelated to the tides. The term Red Tide has now been replaced by algal bloom or HAB as the appropriate description. Peak time for these events appears to be spring and early summer, when the…

ADAM KIRBY & DAN SISSONS The Portsmouth-based duo fish ultra-light from shore and boat. They’ll provide answers on light rock fishing (LRF), the go-anywhere tactic where size of fish is secondary to the fun of catching them. PAUL FENECH Sea Angler’s features and tackle editor Paul Fenech is here to solve your shore angling problems. DAVE LEWIS Based in Newport, South Wales, our contributing editor Dave answers boat fishing questions. GARY ROBINSON Galway-based Gary gets a thrill from fishing afloat on a kayak. Send him your kayaking problems. HENRY GILBEY Angler and photojournalist Henry, based in Cornwall, will answer questions on lure angling. Q: I live a long way from the coast and regularly find it difficult to obtain bait at short notice when I decide to go fishing. What…

“Congers have incredibly strong jaws that will destroy inadequate hooklengths” STRONG LINK Use a strong swivel of 300lb breaking strain. SINKER The amount of weight is dictated by tidal strength. THE TRACE The hooklength should be 2-3ft of 200lb mono. HOOK CHOICE The sharp end should be a size 10/0 or 12/0 O’Shaughnessy. The conger eel is one of several species of marine eels found throughout the world. The genus includes some of the largest eels found, and in the case of the European conger eel, some specimens can grow as large as 10ft long. This species is found mostly in the north-east Atlantic, including the Mediterranean, although both European and American congers are sometimes caught by fishermen along the coast of north-east American. SPECIES The conger eel is so…

WE’RE looking for the nation’s favourite charter skippers. Each issue we will throw the spotlight on a top boatman nominated by a Sea Angler reader. Use the form right (photocopies acceptable) to tell us the skipper’s name, boat, port and typical charges, along with the reasons you would recommend their services (use a separate piece of paper if you require more space). It’s your chance to tell Sea Angler’s readers why the skipper is so good and what a great service is provided. We’ll select the best entry for each issue and will reward the winning operator with a special Sea Angler plaque that the skipper can display with pride on their vessel. Alternatively, enter by email, with the subject line Top Skipper, with the details listed on the coupon…

I reviewed my first fishing boat almost 30 years ago, and I couldn’t tell you just how many different makes, models and types of craft that I have trialed for various magazines since then. Interspersed with the more usual types of boat we are all familiar with, I have looked at several packable, collapsible mini boats, which have been designed for, among other applications, angling. Typically, these have focused on being easy to stow, easy to transport, easy to launch and easy to fish from, and affordable for most. The boat I am going to introduce you to in this review is the Foldable RIB F-RIB 360, which, as the name suggests, is a 3.6m packable RIB. I confess, that while driving down to The Hamble to trial the boat,…

• REEL JAMMING: This happens if the warp is reeled on too loose, or the line catches on the handle. Clear this as soon as possible. It's the reason that the trolley is cleated with the carabiner in position before the anchor hits bottom. • ANCHOR DRAGGING: With a Bruce it will bed in again. Folding grapnels are more prone to dragging and less likely to bed in again, even when using versions that are double the weight. • BREAKOUT SNAPPING: This requires hauling the anchor to the top, attaching another link, returning and starting again. • TROLLEY COMING FREE OF CLEAT: This can turn nasty if it ends up amidships, putting the kayak side on to the flow and canting over. This is heightened if the anchor system has…

DAIWA WINDCAST 1402MFS 14FT SHORE ROD RRP: £180 When I took Daiwa’s new two-piece Windcast shore rod for an outing, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. With nine different models to choose from in the Windcast family, I opted for the 14ft, 4-8oz outfit. My reason for choosing this version was simple; it’s an ideal rod for using with either a multiplier or a fixed-spool reel…or is it? Nowadays, the once frowned upon fixed-spool reel has quickly become fashionable again among many shore anglers. When loaded with thin braid they offer the user the chance to hit once unreachable distances. Many have also cottoned on to the fact that fixed-spools actually give a far better retrieve, and, sometimes faster, with far less turns of the handle. Handy if…

HAVING ALWAYS WANTED TO catch a big bluefin tuna, I arranged a trip to Nova Scotia in Canada, where the season runs from September to November, so I booked the last two weeks in October 2016. At this time the commercial season is open and fish can be weighed, but once the quota is caught, all fish must be released – no problem for me since the rules were clear. The drive from Halifax airport was spectacular, thanks to bright sunshine and the autumnal colours of the trees. On arriving at Canso in Nova Scotia, I met the trip organiser Thomas Schmidt, who introduced me to Captain Alen Newell and his crewman Troy Delorey, who run the 42ft Smugglers Cove. A bluefin of around 500lb was being weighed when we…

FISH WAS A MYSTERY I had an unusual experience in December while night fishing for cod with large worm baits on Pennell pulley rigs at the Blackrock beach area of Brighton. I had a gentle lift bite, so I struck and all hell broke loose. I was dragged down the shingle before everything locked up. I eased the pressure, but the line came away at nowhere near its 30lb breaking strain; I lost six rigs. I reported this in the local tackle shop, where it was suggested this was a conger bite, yet the local commercial fishermen claim there are no congers in this area. I know conger eels are common along other parts of the South Coast, and there have been reports of them at Brighton Marina. I’ve now…

PENN PLUS 45TH CHESIL CHAMPIONSHIPS Burton Bradstock to Abbotsbury, Dorset, 91 anglers Ian Dancey, of Waterlooville, won the 45th Chesil Champs, hosted by West Bay SAC, with nine dogfish for 6.70kg to scoop the £250 prize. Sponsored by The Angling Centre, West Bay, the event attracted 91 anglers, with 22 catching sizeable fish. Second, worth £150, went to Rory Eastlake, with 5.744kg, with Rob Marshall finishing third with three dogfish and four plaice for 4.996kg and collecting £100. Rob also caught the biggest flatfish, a 1.673kg plaice, while fifth-placed Saul Page had the biggest roundfish, a 1.701kg smoothhound. • Result: 1 Ian Dancey, Waterlooville, 6.700kg (10pts); 2 Rory Eastlake, 5.744kg (9); 3 Rob Marshall, Taunton, 4.996kg (8); 4 Joe Arch, Llanishen, 4.508kg (7); 5 Saul Page, Deal, 4.257kg, including heaviest…

KENT, IN PARTICULAR AROUND Hythe, has generally been recognised as a place to enjoy shore fishing from the relative comfort of a shingle bank. Such venues provide good access where it’s easy to position a brolly or beach shelter, and make a base camp high above the water without having to continually move with the tide. There aren’t, however, many concrete promenades to choose from. Having said that, there is Samphire Hoe. A concrete structure that was manufactured from spoil, generated during the construction of the Channel Tunnel. It’s a venue not recommended, though, for anyone who despises losing tackle. The huge boulders and blankets of kelp found off its front regularly swallow up anglers’ end tackle, and can be a real nightmare for anyone looking to enjoy some hassle-free…

ROCK MARKS OFFER YOU THE chance to sample the wilder side of LRF in the shape of big fish, dirty fights, and all on balanced tackle. From now on, the species total really starts to increase rapidly compared to the early spring. From the mini-species to the bigger pollack, bass and codling; they are all hungrily hunting, and light lures are a great way of capitalising on them. This time of the year really brings back the childhood feeling of never knowing what species is going to hit your lure next. With big pollack back inshore and new species turning up every day, the prospects when getting out on the rocks with LRF tackle are very exciting indeed. I usually take two LRF rods with me; a solid-tipped and a…

WHERE Well, you could decide to go to a stretch of coast where other anglers have been catching fish. What you would find is that, these days, bass are landed pretty well everywhere from the Borders round the east, south and west coasts up to the rugged western shores of Scotland. There will, of course, be known hotspots, but these will not be the only ones where the fish are present. Go back to basics and choose a section of the coastline where there is mixed or rocky ground and a fair amount of water movement – the bass will probably be there. Try to pick a place where travelling time is the least, so your fishing time will be at a maximum. WHEN Having picked a place, when should…

Each month we’ll select a winning question from each of our shore/LRF, boat/kayak and lure questions. Three lucky readers will get great gear prizes from sponsors Tronixpro. The sponsors reserve the right to send an alternative prize to an equal value. • BEACH: Guerilla Beach rod and Envoy Tournament Mag reel, worth £140. • LURE: HTO Lure Game rod, Lure Game 4000 reel and Lure Game 16lb braid, worth £123. • BOAT: Guerilla 20lb-class rod, Envoy Wave reel, 20lb Axia line, beaded spreaders, triple spreader, lumo hokkai and multiplier wrap, worth £123. HOW TO ASK A QUESTION • Q&A, Sea Angler, Media House, Lynchwood Business Park, Peterborough PE2 6EA • cliff.brown@bauermedia.co.uk • www.facebook.com/ seaanglermag…

THE SMOOTHHOUND’S SLEEK , shark-like shape and a ravenous appetite make it an excellent target for any angler looking for fast and furious action. They are a warm-water fish and have often only been associated with the southern half of the country. However, this is not the case, as many Scottish anglers will tell you that they target smoothhounds on a regular basis. There are good fish to be had in these northernmost waters, but, on the whole, they tend to be smaller, often below double figures. Smoothhounds don’t have any hard and fast rules with the type of ground they feed over, so long as there is a good supply of food, especially crabs, but shallow estuaries, broken reefs and sandbanks with a good tide run are a good…

PADSTOW IS LOCATED ON THE WEST bank of the Camel Estuary about five miles from Wadebridge. Extending across the mouth of the estuary is a sandbar, which was a hazard to ships carrying cargo, often referred to as the ‘Doom Bar’. An ebb spring tide against an onshore wind causes the waves to rise up fiercely over the bar. For sailing ships trying to get up the estuary during a storm, it was a particular problem, as the height of the cliffs took the wind from their sails, and they would founder on the bar. On the opposite side of the channel to Padstow is the holiday town of Rock, and a ferry runs daily between the two. Today, you would associate Padstow with tourists and fish restaurants, particularly in…

LOWRANCE ELITE Ti FISH-FINDERS Designed for anglers looking for one unit to do almost everything, the Elite Ti is packed full of proven fish-finder and chartplotter features. With the easier-to-use touchscreen, anglers are getting more out of their fish-finders because the units are simpler to understand and use. Recent trends show that 7in and 9in displays are the current favorites ahead of 5in, and this popularity will likely grow to 12in displays in the next two years. With cutting-edge features like an easy-to-use touchscreen interface, Bluetooth and wireless connectivity, proven Lowrance navigation technology and high-performance sonar – including CHIRP, Broadband Sounder and StructureScan HD with SideScan and DownScan Imaging – the Elite Ti Series displays offer value at an affordable price. CHIRP sonar offers improved fish-target separation and screen clarity,…

I FIND THAT THERE ARE GENERALLY TWO kinds of people you meet in life – the super-organised and the laid back. Each has their own attributes, making their way through life at their own pace. When it comes to kayak fishing, I feel that to be a successful angler you do need to lean somewhat toward the organised side of the fence. So how does organisation apply to kayak fishing and make any difference to my fishing? Quite easily, as it turns out. Being organised, for me, starts at home. In the shed, to be more accurate! As an all-round anger, I like to dabble in a bit of beach casting, lure fishing, all kinds of coarse fishing, piking and fly-fishing, as well as kayaking. With a shed full of…

ZZIPLEX EVOLUTION GT PRICE: EXPECT TO PAY AROUND £400 I FIRST GOT MY HANDS ON THE Zziplex Evolution GT beach rod around 18 months ago. It wasn’t in full production at the time, and the prototype I had was still in its initial stages of development and testing. My time using it, though, was really enjoyable, so I decided to purchase one. Six months after splashing the cash, I’m pleased to say its been a real pleasure to use. I’ve caught plenty of decent fish with it, including several rays to double figures. It’s even helped me to beach large halibut, cod and ling on a visit to Bodo, in Norway. Measuring 13ft 4in, it’s a two-piece outfit that boasts a super-slim butt section of 23.5mm and is 3.5mm at…

• Paul Munday, of Kilmington, Somerset, caught this 10lb 14oz 4dr personal best small-eyed ray on sandeel and mackerel cocktail on a Pennell pulley rig during the middle of a flood tide at Seatown, Dorset. • Laura Webb caught a fine bull huss at Cei Bach, Ceredigion, while competing in a match with Cardigan Sea Anglers. There were no scales available in the measure and release event, but the fish was estimated to weigh at least 11lb. Laura, from Carmarthenshire, who only started sea angling this year, caught the fish on a three-hook rig with size 1/0 hooks baited with mackerel. • This 4lb 8oz turbot was caught by Phil Cheeseman during a Weymouth Angling Centre monthly shore match. The angler, from Weymouth, Dorset, was fishing at West Bexington and…

UNDERSIZE FISH SCANDAL I’ve been sea fishing for about four years and enjoy the sport the same as when I started coarse fishing at seven years old. Several times when fishing on the Holderness coast I’ve seen people with bin bags with 30 or more fish that are undersized, mainly whiting and bass, which is wrong. They have water bailiffs for coarse fishing checking for licences, poachers and taking of undersized fish, so why can’t we have something like that on our coasts to stop this scandal happening and to save the fish stocks? If you say anything to the culprits they just give you abuse. I do hope that other anglers who see these people breaking the rules say something or take action as it’s spoiling the sport for…

FANCY winning tackle from Shimano by catching a fish? Your target is to catch one over the weight given on our nominated species list. If you do, you automatically win a Mission Accomplished badge, as well as being in with the chance of winning a great monthly tackle prize. Each month we award a Shimano Nexave Surf 400 five-piece rod and a Speedcast XS-B fixed-spool reel, worth a total of £300, to the captor of the best shore fish, chosen on merit. The top boat angler each month, chosen on merit, gets a Beastmaster AX Boat Slim rod and a Tyrnos 20 multiplier reel, worth a total of £320. Miles Jones, Matson, Glos. Fish: 13lb 10oz thornback ray. Bait: Squid on a running leger rig. Venue: Clevedon pier, Somerset. Date:…

MAY • 6: Lincs open, Humberstone Creek, 2.45pm-6.45pm, book in 12.30pm-1.45pm at car park, measure and release, £15 entry, booking advisable, Garry Hutson, 07889 271115 or George Smith 07857 550125. • 6: Spring open, Kessingland, 4.30pm-10.30pm, £25 all-in, zoned and pegged, meet 3pm for draw at holiday park car park, NR33 7RW, Stephen 07858 307358. 7: Bognor Regis AAS 53rd Bream Festival, 7am-2pm, £11 seniors, £6 juniors, bring your own boat, book in on day an hour before start at BRAAS boat pound, Admiralty Gardens, Felpham PO22 7AD, John Small 07799 762377 (after 5pm), or entries from Littlehampton two days before event via Tony Chant 07766 078977. Reserve date is May 14 9am-5.30pm. • 7: SAMF GB Yorkshire Summer League, Hessle foreshore, 3pm-7pm, book on 1.15pm-2pm, £15 entry & optional…

“Thornbacks and conger eels can be taken on fish baits during settled conditions” YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT a seawall with a promenade several miles long would attract much interest from those who choose to fish the Bristol Channel. Yet this is not the case, because, for whatever reason, this often-prolific stretch of Somerset coastline is largely overlooked. Although the mark in question is known as Kingston Seymour, or simply Kingston, this is actually the name of the village where the main access point is located, and this seawall, constructed as a flood defence, actually runs from Wick St Lawrence in the south all the way to Clevedon, more than three miles away. Despite this massive expanse of fishable ground, Kingston receives very little attention, so, more often than not,…

YOU MIGHT POSSESS THE BEST rods, spinning reels, and various lures around, but if you go fishing and end up wet and cold, then there is no possible way you can use this probably expensive gear to its full potential. Ultimately, that is going to mean you catch fewer fish. I would argue strongly that staying warm, dry and comfortable is as important as choosing a good rod and reel, because it means we are more likely to fish as efficiently as possible, and this translates to more fish being caught. WADERS Much of my shore-based lure fishing revolves around lightweight, breathable waders and, believe me when I tell you, I have tried to find an alternative. For simplicity, let’s just call them waders – and they are not that…

THE BEST MULTIPLIER REEL I EVER owned lasted about a month. In the hope of turning a 1969 Mitchell 602AP into a bass reel, I had shortened the frame crossbars and hacked a chunk out of the spool and spindle. Just over a thumb’s width wide, the narrow spool ran beautifully with 3oz of lead weight, retaining the original 602AP’s retrieve speed and decent drag. One hectic evening session though, I forgot what happens to plastic spools if you wind line on too tightly…bang, the spool burst through the side plates. Like most keen fishermen looking for distance, I switched from the Penns and Mitchells to an Abu 6000C, and later to Daiwa 7HT reels. I forgot about my butchered Mitchell bass reel until I worked with Penn Reels in…

ONE DAY during May last year I drove down to Dorset for a day’s charter fishing out of Weymouth with my good friend Colin Penny on his boat Flamer IV. The weather was perfect – T-shirt warm with a promise of sunshine and not a breath of wind to ripple the surface of a becalmed English Channel. In a little under two hours we had arrived at the first wreck, with the boat’s sounder showing a huge dark red and orange cloud of fish hovering above it. Clearly, we were in for an epic day’s fishing. Or so we thought! When I stepped out of the wheelhouse and looked over the side of the boat the first alarm bells started ringing in my head. I noticed the sea had a…

IF YOU find yourself shopping for a new rod and decide to open up a catalogue, magazine or look online, you’ll have your brain fried trying to figure out all the fancy technical jargon. There are hundreds of beach rods on the market and, as a result, I have witnessed more and more people taking to social media to look for advice on tackle choices. Social media is a mixed blessing. People are able to share opinions, give reviews and share their experiences with tackle. The major flaw is you don’t have a clue who is giving you this advice. You can’t decide how good an angler is by seeing their profile picture. Some people will take the word of three random people online against somebody who has used the…

I FIRST FISHED OUT OF KINSALE, County Cork, back in the early 1990s. To say I’ve seen the town change is an understatement. It has developed hugely as a tourist centre, with its marina and seafront now a major hub, and angling has played a big hand in this. A few years had passed since my last venture off Kinsale, and I was looking forward to fishing with skippers Mick Dennehy and Pedro Walsh aboard the Silver Dawn, a boat I’ve been hearing a lot about on the angling grapevine. She’s a near 42ft Rodman 1250 with a beam of 13ft 9in, built with a fly bridge and powered by twin 430hp Volvo engines. In short, she’s quick, and you’ve barely time to tackle up before you’re over the fishing…

FLORIDA IS PROBABLY THE MOST popular long-haul destination visited by British sea anglers. The fishing throughout ‘The Sunshine State’ is excellent, with the area around Islamorada in the Middle Keys known as being the ‘sport fishing capital of the world’. Many anglers visit Florida for a family holiday, during which they hope to squeeze in a day or two fishing. Others visit The Keys for a whole week or more of incredible, action-packed sport fishing. KEY SPECIES When fishing in The Keys, you have two options. The first is to fish the generally shallow waters and extensive systems of flats and mangroves to the north within Florida Bay, known as the Back Country. Popular target species here include tarpon, bonefish, permit, redfish and snook, along with many different species of…

CLASSICALLY, THE TIME TO CATCH bass on lures is during the summer as seawater warms on its way to an autumnal peak. Should this always be the case, though? The fact is, bass are just as catchable on a lure today as they will be in late October. I would argue that the only difference between chucking lures now and in the winter or spring is that you are probably hunting fewer fish, and you should be considering the lure method that you are fishing. It is very much game on, as bass are just as readily caught on lures outside the summer, and it’s perfectly legal to do so, as long as you return all fish caught between January 1 and June 30. If you are up for the…

“Anchoring carries risks, so practise before doing things for real, and not just in sheltered water at slack tide” THE GOAL OF ANCHORING WHEN kayak fishing is staying static to pin baits on the seabed where fish hold or pass through. This means static in a current that makes drift fishing unproductive or impossible, or in wind that moves you too fast over the seabed or to effectively fish structure. Of course, anchoring carries risks, so practise before doing things for real, and not just in sheltered water at slack tide, because you need some flow for things to work. For the areas and conditions that I fish – typically three knots of flow, 40ft of water and wind to Force 4 – I've been using a simple technique since…

SEIGLER SMALL GAME NARROW MULTIPLIER RRP: £299.99 Truth reels have undergone a name change and are now branded as Seigler, with its first launch under the new title being this little gem. The lever-drag outfit boasts an asymmetric design to allow a better fit into the palm of the user’s hand, while also saving a huge amount of weight – 10.9oz from 12.8oz. Although it’s a small outfit, it packs a huge amount of power and drag capabilities beyond 30lb due to a larger pressure plate. Cranking power is immense, with a pacey 6.1:1 retrieve, while the aluminium spool may look small, but will, in fact, easily swallow 375yds of 30lb braid. Available in colours red, blue or silver and all models come with a life time warranty. • For…

IT’S A FAIR QUESTION TO ASK WHEN YOU pay your annual membership or initial joining fee and, like any financial decision, there has to be a good enough reason (or reasons) to part with the ‘hard earned’ to justify the outlay. As with many things in life, the satisfaction level of the perceived value can be extremely subjective, however. The two main reasons that members often give for first joining BASS are to learn how to catch more bass by communicating with other bass anglers, and to support BASS in its campaigning work for ‘more and bigger bass’. BASS tries to ensure that both of these objectives are met, which at times is not an easy task. On the learning and communication side of the equation, we have an active…

Sunline, the largest Japanese producer of fishing lines, strives to develop the thinnest and strongest lines. Our winner gets a selection from the range: • Sunline Super PE 150m (4 strand): Low stretch for sensitivity and extra-tight braiding for durability. • Sunline Super PE8 150m (8 strand): Resistant to abrasive structures. Sensitive, low-stretch design to capture delicate bites. • Sunline Momentum 4x4 150m (8 strand): High-grade polyethylene and high specific gravity ester mono with amazing specific gravity of 1.05.. • Sunline Cast Away 150m (8 strand): Premium IGFA-rated pearl blue line. Hybrid technology balances stiffness and strength, maximising casting distance. • Sunline Small Game FC 150m: Fluorocarbon mainline with saltwater-resistant coating. • Sunline Siglon FC 50m: Fluorocarbon leader with a saltwater-resistant coating. Prizes courtesy of Nice Fish! Exclusive Distributor for…

• Freddie Hancock fished aboard David Hancock's Haven Boat Charters out of Milford Haven, Pembs, to catch this superb blonde ray weighing 10lb. The 15-year-old used whole squid mounted to a Pennell rig. • Max Gee used a whole squid on a size 6/0 hook on a running leger rig to catch this cod. The 12-year-old was fishing out of Whitby, North Yorkshire, aboard Sea Otter 2, which is skippered by Paul Kilpatrick. A shore session at Reculver, in Kent, yielded this fantastic thornback ray for nine-year-old Harry Griffith, from Canterbury. The 11lb 2oz beauty fell to a pulley rig that he baited with Bluey and herring. • Samuel Stinton bagged himself this fine 2lb 4oz black bream. It was the 12-year-old’s first ever boat trip aboard Colin Baker’s Sally…