As you may know from reading previous posts I have joined a species hunt this year and I'm banking on my LRF to keep me in the running as shore fishing is not really a strength of mine. I have now signed my boy up to this as well.
I picked up his card a little while back but had not been able to get out fishing with him until this weekend, Kieran is a very competent light lure angler when it comes to Perch so I felt that now I could spend a bit of time teaching him a few different rigs and some watercraft to help him find a few fish in the sea.
We started off in a little corner that I know is an absolute haven for Shanny, I showed him how to set up a nice little split shot rig and off he went searching out every little gap in the wall, now normally what happens when I go fishing with Kieran is it takes me 2 hours to get set up as he catches fish after fish whist I'm tying up my rigs. This time though I set my rod up at home and came out ready to rock!
Fish number 1 to me and another species to add to my list for the species hunt, I know I said we were out to teach Kieran but its still a competition and I'm extremely competitive even when it comes to my kids, I am trying to instill the same level of wanting to be the best in them as I have.
It didn't take him long at all to get one of his own and I did nothing to help him, he fished perfectly, from seeing the fish, presenting the rig on its nose, setting the hook and swinging it to his hand. I could not have been more proud of him!
Right so with him up and running on the hunt I was very happy with him when I gave him the option to keep fishing here or to move on in search of something different, he decided he wanted to see if he could get a few Wrasse species in a spot I fish for them all the time.
Whilst on the way to the Wrasse spot we decided to stop off at a spot we call Goby City to see if anyone was home.
Second put in he managed an awesome little Rock Goby and he was loving the fishing. He had a couple more looks all around the spot but there was nothing else there that wanted to take a lure.
Once at the area to try target a few Wrasse I helped him change his set up over to a light drop shot rig, I have notice here that 90% of the time there are no bites on any rig other than the drop shot, so now I don't bother with any other rig there.
I managed the first fish and was made up to have a second new species in this trip, this cool little Corkwing absolutely nailed my lure which was a small piece of Squid flavored worm.
Once again Kieran was not far behind me and had one of his own in his hands, now he grabbed it before I could warm him about how sharp they can be but he made no fuss at all and got the fish ready for a picture.
Honestly I could not have been happier with how he was fishing and dealing with the fish as well, he was extremely careful with them on returning them and they all went back swimming which is always a bonus!
I finished up the session with the smallest Corkwing I think I have ever seen but that just makes it a lot cooler!
Thanks again for reading and once again I really hope you enjoyed the post.
Species so far:
ME: 6
Shore Rockling
Plaice
Rock Goby
Ballan Wrasse
Shanny
Corkwing Wrasse
KIERAN: 3
Shanny
Rock Goby
Corkwing Wrasse
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