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  • 23/04/2011 Fishing Report by Robert Hewitt on Anglo Dawn III (Teignmouth, Devon)

    23 Apr 2011 by Robert Hewitt

    Report on-board Anglo Dawn III

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    With the Spring run of Plaice well under way on the Skerries Bank in Dartmouth, caught Eight 2 weeks ago with a boat total of 79, but relitively small fish.
    so took advantage of the Bank holiday and booked myself on a Boat out of Salcombe (a couple of miles from Dartmouth )
    this was a good move after leaving Swansea at 3.30am I arrived in Salcombe at 6.30am
    I was First on the Boat, Chris the Skipper saying that only 4 more to come brilliant bags of room, less risk of tangling as todays method was drift fishing for Plaice. everybody on , we head for the Skerries
    20 minutes and we are on the mark. tactics were to fish as light as possible, so used my new purchase from Mainwarings, Diawa Kenzaki 6/12 Braid special with Abu 6500 loaded with 14lbs Braid. Rig is 8ft of 10lbs Amnesia running ledger, with an 1/0 Aberdeen fine Wire on the end with 6-10 beads and a flyer hook 2/3rd of the way up again same hook and beads, 3oz watch lead. Bait Rag & Squid with Peeler and Prawn to mix it up.
    5 minutes into the First drift I connect to the first fish of the day nice Plaice around 1lbs 1/2. Next drift again a similar size fish. Chris has put us right on the fish, with fish coming in its a great start to the day and the skipper gets a brew on
    It went quiet at high water with everybody having caught Plaice except for Gary, who was now getting frustrated watching us having fun. finally he connected and the pressure was off! and I commented "you going for Quality not Quantity" Gary! 10 minutes later and he only brings in a beauty! we reckon between 3 1/2 to 4 lbs a proper fish. A great day was had by all with my final tally being 11 Plaice (kept 4 returned the rest) and a boat total of 52 fish
    A top skipper Chris Roberts of Anglo Dawn III , Back down there again next Sunday 30th for another bash at

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