tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75109721218054954672024-03-05T22:13:09.184+01:00Dr. Frankinspain Goes FishingThis Blog is dedicated to my fishing adventures in North-Western SpainDr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-44673383473347911472012-07-25T13:32:00.002+02:002012-07-25T13:34:56.053+02:00Back!<br />
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time unable to update this blog due to computer problems I finally got myself
some new electronic toys and so I’m pleased to say things should be fine from
now on. A new laptop, a new camera and a new smartphone. Of course this does
mean that the new fishing equipment I was planning on getting has to wait, I
can’t have it all! But I have enough stuff to keep me going for some time yet
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these new devices I must say my favourite is the smartphone, with which I’m
writing and posting this entry. It’s the Sony Erricsson Xperia Arc S with
Android 4.0. Elegant, well made, light and the best touch screen I’ve tried to
date. The quality of video play back is fantastic with the Bravia engine and
the 8 megapixel camera is outstanding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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always been a fan of Nokia phones and I don’t know in your respective countries
but here in Spain the software installed is giving nothing but problems. I had
a Nokia C6-001 and it I was a regular at the Nokia Centre!!!</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway, just to say thanks for all your visits and shall soon be posting fishing adventures. thanks again.</span></span></div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-41375323816057039852012-05-19T20:14:00.001+02:002012-05-19T20:14:40.087+02:00Fishing with Live Smelt – Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ok, here’s a short update on fishing with live baitfish. Though the idea is Sea Trout I wasn’t lucky and didn’t land any at all, not even a bite, nor did I see them as I did before I started this exercise and, in fact, was the reason I tried.
To jog your memory remember that I’m trying in the ports and harbour around La Coruña, Spain which has been my home for 10 years now.</span></div>
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Now, although the Sea Trout didn’t feel tempted by the smelt as I had thought See Bass were and a number were caught, though most were too small and apart from a couple that were hurt too much all were returned to whence they came.</span></div>
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morning just before sunrise Marcos and I arrived at the coast near a town
called Malpica. We had decided to take advantage of the slightly calmer weather
to do some spinning, a decision that’ll take a few weeks to forget. </span></span></div>
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the weather was slightly better than that we’d been having, and approaching in the next few days according to the weather reports. It seems winter has returned
and returned with vengeance. This coast is the “Coast of Death” because of the
treacherous seas and steep and jugged rock formations. </span></span></div>
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near as possible but this was still a good 300 feet above sea level and a mile
walk down to the rocks. We got changed, set up and set off down the cliff to
perch ourselves on our chosen fishing spots. The first hour and a half went by
fine, nothing caught except a needle fish by Marcos, fairly calm seas and
although we had a head wind we could just about cast a reasonable distance. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then as I was clambering over the rocks to find a different spot I slipped and
fell. It hurt, it hurt a lot. I slightly twisted, banged and cut my left knee
and cut my left hand. I had quickly let go of my rod and reel and luckily
didn’t damage either one. Once I could move I thought the best thing to do was
to climb back up to the car while the adrenaline was still rushing through me
allowing me to limb along. </span></span></div>
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adrenaline ran out about half way up and I had to be helped the rest of the way
by Marcos. After the car ride home when I tried to get out I could
hardly walk but managed to hobble into my flat. Later that afternoon I had no
choice but to visit the emergency ward where after some X-rays I was pleased to
be told I hadn’t broken anything but did tear a ligament and that I needed to
keep my weight of my leg for at least a couple of weeks. </span></span></div>
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I guess I’m getting old! I didn’t have the camera running at the time but I
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seems to be some kind of “Pea Crab”. The spring tides always unveil things that
for the most part are left covered up. These little crabs were all around us. I
thought you might like to see it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2Av de las Américas, 57-59, 15993 Oleiros, Spain43.340223702894079 -8.379950523376464843.338780202894078 -8.3824180233764647 43.341667202894079 -8.377483023376465tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-32676869273956988322012-04-06T18:04:00.000+02:002012-04-07T01:58:48.385+02:00Gilt Headed Bream Rig<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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other types of fish, in fact I often use this rig for Sea Bass with the only
difference being I attach a treble hook baited with sardine or bloodworm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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idea is to have a sliding sinker so the fish doesn’t pull on the sinker after
taking the bait and in turn when I give the tug to get a secure hooking I tug
directly down the line to the hook and not the sinker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I use “Breakaway
swivels” and thread the main line (shock leader) through the swivel then thread
a rubber or other type of soft bead before tying another type of swivel to
which I attach the gamete with the hook.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">From the swivel I tie about five centimetres of line to the sinker.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The idea of this is that the sinker will probably bury into the sand or mud and this keeps the swivel above and allows the line to slide easily without any problem.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then I thread a rubber bead and after the swivel to which the gamete is tied</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The rubber bead protects the knot from abrasion</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Note: You
should not use braided line unless you add at least 15 metres of monofilament
as braided line can actually cut through the plastic of the swivel and besides
this braided line doesn’t behave well to abrasion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I said,
here I’m using a tandem hook but you can adapt this to the bait you’re using
and the fish you’re targeting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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use this set up when beach fishing (muddy seabed or at least a clean bottom).
If there’s a chance of snagging then a different way of attaching the sinker is
necessary which I’ll show you in another post.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-89104337453717617302012-04-04T20:26:00.000+02:002012-04-04T20:28:21.959+02:00Early morning hunt for Gilt headed bream<br />
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I got up bright and early to check if the Gilt headed bream (dentex) have
arrived in our beaches. It is a little early in the season and these fish
prefer hot sunny weather and warmer waters but we thought we’d try anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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some very good baits for this fish which include razor shell, green crab,
cuttlefish, clams, cockles (in fact any shellfish), and bloodworm. On this trip
we took razor shell and bloodworm. Unfortunately apart from the wind the sea
snails were out in force getting to and divulging the bait in minutes, not good
when bloodworm cost 1€ a piece! We tried for some time lifting the bait often
trying to avoid the snails but in vain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, Gonzalo
did manage to land one by casting very close to one as it took the bait within
seconds of it being cast. It’s a very small example so nothing to write home
about, but good enough to write in the blog about!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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be outdone so I decided to temp another species that also wander around this
beach and had my success within minutes. I landed (then released) a Tub
Gurnard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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technique for this fish is a kind of spinning idea. You cast the bait, in this
case razor shell but without the shell, and once the bait reaches the bottom
you retrieve really slowly along the bottom, if one is around it’ll take the
bait as this one did (soft lures can also be used. Preferable white).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The rig for
Gilt headed bream is quite simple and as we plan to return in the next couple
of days I’ll show you and explain the set up when I take my camera. Next time
we’ll try with live green crab in an attempt to avoid the snails although they
can also clean these out but it takes a little longer and as the crab is alive
it’ll defend itself and fight them off. Until then Happy Fishing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">(I’ll do the report on the species “Gilt Headed
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</span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2Av de las Américas, 1, 15993 Oleiros, Spain43.342548948515883 -8.37477922439575243.341105448515883 -8.3772467243957518 43.343992448515884 -8.3723117243957521tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-9393250546076574072012-04-04T19:46:00.004+02:002012-05-02T16:12:56.757+02:00Chelidonichthys lucerna (Tub Gurnard)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Commonly
called gurnard, and in this case a Tub Gurnard which is a reddish–bluish with a
spiny armoured head. They also have spines around the gills that can inject a poison
cuasing some pain for a couple of days (I can vouch for this personally). Of
the Triglidae family (which include Sea Robin and other commonly called scorpion
fish) they have pectoral fins that have developed into finger like legs used
for crawling along the sea bed. They also have two other butterfly like pectoral
fins of great size with a rather beautiful blue colouring. They retract these
fins when swimming but extend them while sitting on the bottom. However, they do sometimes kind of flap their fins whilst swimming almost like birds flying. It is a coastal
species, prevalent in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean from Norway to
Cape Blanc and is also found, though less common, in the Black Sea and southern
Baltic.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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mating season is quite long from May to August and all year around Africa. They
can be found in shallow water on sandy and muddy bottoms but other members of
the Triglidae family can be found on rocky bottoms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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many curious things about this fish is the croaking noise they can make when
fished. They can do this with the use of a “drumming muscle” they can beat
against their bladder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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evening I decided to go Surf Casting with Gonzalo and his brother Guillerno. As
you might be able to tell from the pictures the sea was dead calm again, not
too great for fishing, a little movement is always better especially if targeting
sea bass and sea bream, but it made for another comfortable and pleasant night.
The wind was blowing from the north-east which generally makes the water
crystal clear and is accompanied by quite a chill factor, hence being wrapped
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fished into the night without any sign of any fish at all, but around 2 a.m. I
got the one and only hit of the night on the sardine. I was unsure what it was
as I reeled it in but very sure it wasn’t a sea bass or sea bream. Even as it
appeared on the shoreline I couldn’t make it out. If I’d been in an estuary or
a beach I was unfamiliar with I would have said it was a conger eel by the way
it wriggled on the sand although the fight was nothing like a conger nor was
the colour. I was thrilled to see it was a dogfish. It was about 60-65 cm long
and weighed under a kg. I’d never caught one before and think they are one of
the most beautiful fish in these seas. It came loose the moment I landed it but
the poor thing just didn’t have the energy to swim away. I had the picture
taken very quickly so as to be able to return it as soon as possible, which is
why I neither measured nor weighed it. It actually took a good 20 minutes to
bring it back to life by making sure the water flowed through its’ gills (being
sharks they’ll drown or suffocate if held still). I’m pleased to say it did
revive and eventually swan away with strength.</span></span></span></div>
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baiting needle (blunt, I don’t like pointed needles) to skewer the sardine and
threaded the line through the middle of the needle (the head towards the treble).
Then tied it with lycra thread to keep it secure. I sometimes use another small
hook tied behind the sardine and hook the tail to keep the sardine nicely laid
out but generally with rough seas or fillets of large sardine. On this occasion
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as Dogfish the Scyliohinus canicula are of the family Scyliohinidea and can be
found from the north Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea (see map). They can grow
to just over a metre (under 4 foot) and weigh about 2 kg (6.5 lb) they dwell
from shallow waters to somewhere around 400 mts in depth. Near the coast they
can be found on sandy beaches but also over gravely or muddy bottoms.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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fact a small shallow water shark. It has a slender body with rough skin, almost
like sandpaper to the touch. Its’ nostrils are situated on the underside of the
snout of its’ rather blunt head making it look almost like a miniature tiger
shark. The two dorsal fins are located towards the tail of the body and along
with its’ other fins are a sandy, tan colour. The overall colour is a greyish-white
underside and a greyish- brown top with darker spots. They have very small
sharp teeth and the typical five slit gills of their relatives. The male of the
species is a little larger and are equipped with slightly larger teeth and
mouth. An extremely stylish and flexible fish, in my view beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-63352904570742613872012-03-28T21:07:00.000+02:002012-03-28T21:11:02.054+02:00Thanks Mick, it was an honour.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I’d spend yesterday’s sunny afternoon fishing Mullet with my fly rod. I quickly ran into several problems. Of course the casting was one of them but the main problem was I had decided to try bread as the fly. Simple enough you might say. Well the thing was I couldn’t keep the bread on the hook. I could get it into the water ok but as soon as I lifted the line to cast again the bread would simply wash away. My casting was pretty pitiful as well. After an hour of the most frustrating fishing experience ever I heard people speaking English behind me. Two couples who had come down from the cruise ship “Ventura” were watching me, no doubt expecting to see me fish something. I said hello and got into conversation. One of the group was Mick, and Mick was a fly angler who very politely asked if he could give me some pointers. I of course said that I’d be delighted and explained I didn’t really have a clue about what I was doing, not that he needed telling as I think it was quite obvious to him. Mick then proceeded to give me a master class in fly casting and I must say he was a great teacher, patient and very clear in his explaining. It hasn’t made me an expert but I can now get 8 out of 10 casts just right and also manage to cast the whole length of the line straight and with decent accuracy.
I shall be forever grateful to Mick and the hour and the half he dedicated to pointing me in the right direction. I didn’t catch any Mullet but I know it won’t take long. He also told me about some flies designed for Mullet, which I’m searching for, and other baits such as sand fleas that stay on the hook and are easy to get on most beaches here. I can’t wait to post my first Mullet on the fly which will be dedicated to Mick and will be posted as soon as fished. </div>
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Happy Flying</div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2Paseo Marítimo, 15001 Corunna, Spain43.368463945308591 -8.395335674285888743.367742445308593 -8.3965696742858889 43.369185445308588 -8.3941016742858885tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-61110001268049767112012-03-27T00:22:00.000+02:002012-03-27T00:26:20.033+02:00Sea Match Fishing<br />
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fish, and I like to try all styles and, not being somebody who fishes for the
plate, I target all types of fish. Today I had a little time to myself so I decided
to put my Match rod through its’ paces with some Mullet. The weather though
still windy has bettered a great deal and the sun shines and so I was able to
catch some sun as well as Mullet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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river. It’s 3 piece 4.30 metre rod with ring reel holder which enables me to
place the reel very far back almost like a fly rod. This makes it very
comfortable balance. As the rivers here are very tight because of
bushes and trees, I use tiny reels or fly reels that minimize catching
the line in bushes as I make my way along the river banks. I'll show you the set up when I get round to going freshwater fishing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Thanks to "Carbono21", one of my followers and who has one of my favourite blogs (<a href="http://pasionporelcantabrico.blogspot.com.es/">http://pasionporelcantabrico.blogspot.com.es/</a>), I can now say that the correct name of the "Smelt" below is "Argentina presbyter". It's great to have followers of this category and for a professional like him to save the day. Thank you mate.</div>
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doing a series of posts on fishing with live bait fish I also wanted to let readers
know what type of fish I’ll be using. It suddenly turned into the most
difficult post to date. Finding the correct species has been a challenge and
after several days of research I’m still not 100% sure I’ve got the right one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it down to a specific one turned into several trips to the library and
countless internet searches. I now have two possible candidates; “Argentina
sphyreana” and “Argentina silus”. In truth something between these two would be
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candidates a little of both seems to be correct but at the same time some
things about both don’t seem correct, such as habitat, location or size. I’m
about 30% in favour of “Argentina sphyreana” and 65% of me leans towards “Argentina
silus” leaving 5% open to other suggestions. It has dawned on me that there are
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</div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-53298580380852289542012-03-23T16:21:00.002+01:002012-03-23T16:21:21.643+01:00Little’un<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last night
the sea calmed, a little more than I would have like (It’s never perfect!), the
wind wasn’t as strong as the last few days and was blowing from the south which
helps to cast lures in this area of the world. I got a phone call from
Guillermo suggesting we went spinning with his mate “Fon” who has never caught a
sea bass and is keen to do so. I wasn’t too enthralled as I would miss Dr.
House on TV, but it didn’t take much persuasion to convince me to get my lures
into my rucksack and set off to the rocks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I say,
the sea was dead calm, too calm but it had been ages since I’d cast a lure into
open sea what with learning to bait cast and the idea of catching a sea trout.
The night was quite warm which made it very pleasant to be on the rocks in the
dark night that is was without being cold or worrying about dangerous seas even
if you can never let your guard down in this area of the Atlantic coast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There didn’t
seem to be much action at all with a good hour gone by without a single hit,
but just as we were talking about leaving, because Fon had managed to get an
all mighty tangle in his reel, this little bass decided that the Shimano lure
looked good enough to eat. The hit came not two metres from the rocks that at
first made me think I snagged on sea weed as the tide was extremely low, but in
a tenth of a second it started its’ run trying to avoid being landed. I wasn’t
about to waste the opportunity of having my picture taken with the star of this
blog, and so it was. A quick picture and then released without harm as it was
hooked nicely on the lip and was no hassle to unhook.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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evening and nice surprise for a rather early start in the season for me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is the first part on live bait fish fishing. The idea is simple enough you use
a small live fish to catch a big fish. In this entry I show you how I prepare
sardine for both fishing the bait fish (and Mullet) and also to use on the
beach for sea bass and flat fish. I also go out to test the water as it were.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I went out
today to buy sardine but unfortunately it’s a little early in the year to get
fresh sardine so I bought baby sardines here called “Parrocha”. These are just
a little smaller than the sardines found in tins but don’t be tempted to use
canned sardines as they’re not very effective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First fill
a pan (or something) with sea water, if you can’t get sea water us bottled
water but not tap water as this generally has fluoride, chlorine and heavens knows
what else and the fish are much more sensitive to these chemicals than people
give them credit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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then begin adding salt stirring well to dissolve until the potato floats. This
will be just the right amount of salt. If using bottled water it’ll take quite
a lot of salt to make the potato float.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div>
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add a fair amount of sugar. Here I added three good table spoons worth. This
creates a kind of sealant keeping all the goodness in the sardine, at least for
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Keep
the sardines in the water for at least an hour before taking out and allowing
them to dry. If you go to fish on the beach this is probably the best bait for
large sea bass and flat fish.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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to use the live bait fish for fishing sea trout (it is also extremely effective
with sea bass). Sea trout hang around the ports at the mouths of estuaries at
this time of year feeding as often as possible to build up strength whilst
waiting for the right moment to start their journey up river. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Spain it’s illegal to kill them while they’re still in the sea, something I
agree with, but if released no action is taken against the angler.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This “port
and harbour fishing” is a great way to introduce children to fishing. Mullet
aren’t easy prey and it teaches kids the feel of very delicate bites and the
skill to hook a fish. Mullet are also good fighters and can weigh a fair amount
giving the angler a great rush of adrenaline. Mullet are also pretty robust
fish that survive well after being released. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you take
your kids, or try it for yourself, never leave the rod unattended, especially
with the bait in the water. I’ve seen several people losing their rods to the
depths while taking a pee and it was at this precise moment that the mullet
decided to hit. Also never leave the hook baited even out of the water as
seagulls will come in very quickly if the rod is left unattended with similar
consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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going out in the next few days in search of the sea trout. I stand little to no
chance of catching one but as the strong winds persist, and I hate heavy lures,
I might as well try and even if I don’t catch a sea trout there is a good
chance of catching some good sea bass using the same technique that I’ll show
you in the next entry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-39291654857324942372012-03-18T01:48:00.000+01:002012-03-18T01:54:55.561+01:00Back Online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After computer problems that could only be solved with the purchase of a new laptop I can finally update this blog. However, unfortunately the weather wasn’t on the angler’s side with 10 metre waves and strong wind. The only small window we had here in north-western Spain came when I was busy and couldn’t find the time to wet my lures. So not much to update but just to let you all know I’m still here I’ll post a couple of things.</span></div>
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I’ll tell you about a night, a very, very cold night spent Surf Casting with Gonzalo.
We went to Santa Cristina beach again because of the weather and this beach is
one of the only ones in this “Coast of Death” that’ll allow some comfortable
and safe fishing.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
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arrived at about 4:30 am with high tide. This time the only catch was this
small Pagellus acarne (Sparidae family which include Sea bream or Porgies)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"> and this time it was Gonzalo who caught it to
even the (pitiful) score.</span></span></span></div>
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as the day broke with the tide half way down just as we were about to pack up
and leave I noticed something very unusual. It ended up being a Scallop! We
started looking and found several so the night wasn’t wasted. We collected many
more than I’m willing to show as although we didn’t go digging for them, even
if you find them by chance it’s against the law to collect, but what the hell.
How many times do you stumble across scallops sitting at the water’s edge. After
making a phone call to find out if they would be safe to eat we collected a
good meals worth and quickly left the area before the authorities caught on to
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</div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-10387061181679167522012-03-18T01:20:00.001+01:002012-03-18T01:24:13.848+01:00Home Made Jigs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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mentioned I make my own squid jigs and unlike my lures I’m very good at making
them. I make two types each in three different sizes. The shrimp style and the bait
fish style. Today I’ll show you some pics and a video on the fish type.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Notice how the bait fish swimming around are
attracted to the jig. I myself was unaware of this until I saw the videos (I
have several videos). In all of them the bait fish suddenly appear and follow
the jig around. I had never noticed this until I got the Go Pro as you can’t
actually see this activity from the surface.</span></span><br />
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</div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-77277764085991829762012-03-04T22:05:00.001+01:002012-03-04T22:07:29.365+01:00Home Made Lures UpdateHere is a short post on my slim type lure. As you can see I painted it bright yellow with a white belly. It was painted with a brush and the result is just about ok.<br />
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With very rough seas it was far too dangerous to go out spinning in search of Sea bass so Gonzalo, Mirelle and myself decided to do a little surf casting. The beach is called "Santa Cristina" and is 10 mins away from home. Having breakers and being the mouth of an estuary it's calm waters makes it very popular in summer for families but at this time of year we practically had the place to ourselves. No wind and very mild weather gave for a very easy and relaxed afternoon.</div>
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We took one rod each and had some catching up to do as Gonzalo and Mirelle live in Vigo, which is in the south of the region bordering with Portugal, and it had been some time since I'd seen them.</div>
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A couple of beers and snacks with more than a few laughs. The only catch of the evening was a small Sea-bream caught by yours truly, of course, that was returned to it's friends unharmed. The beach has some excellent Gilt headed bream in summer and the occasional mega sea bass. A couple of years ago an 11 kg example was caught with blood worm but on this particular occasion it wasn't to be.</div>
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</div>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-21624876241862121362012-02-28T13:20:00.000+01:002012-02-28T13:20:13.546+01:00A Blog is Born<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As with so
many others, like Dave from “David’s Bass Fishing Blog”, I’m really interested
in fly fishing. We have some pretty good rivers and lakes here in Galicia, and
even better in Asturias which is the neighbouring region in northern Spain, so
seeing that a new blog has been created by “Mrkinfisher3” I just had to add it
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“Salmon Fishing Ireland”. As a complete novice I shall keep my eye on this blog
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starts at the end of next month so I’ll be getting some practice in with Mullet
at the port here in La Coruña. The rivers here are quite narrow with lots of vegetation
and fast moving water making it very important to have one’s technique finely
tuned. I did try last year in lakes where messy casts are forgiven but in the
river they’ll be no mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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This one is a "Slim" 14 cm Sinking (20 gr). It will have a bib which I've been practising making out of CD covers. I glue 2 bits together for strength and give the front a concave shape with my Dremel. The angle, width and length is something I'm still testing to see the difference in swimming action produced.</div>
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This time I'll be painting it bright yellow with a white belly ready for the coming season.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">After splitting in half I added 25 grs of sinkers and the red bits are actually freaky cigarette filters added for </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">buoyancy</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> (leaving an empty cavity won't work as it will fill with the wood filler I use to stick back together).</span><br />
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After sealing the wood to make it water proof I painted it (with a brush which isn't the best option) and put on some cheap trebles. If it works out I'll buy myself an air-brush for better finishes and attach some good hooks. I'll keep you posted!</div>
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call this one the scoop because the nose is shaped like a scoop to make it dive
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</span></span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-18784668313151406642012-02-02T18:37:00.001+01:002012-02-02T18:41:18.727+01:00Jed has a good point<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I refer you to Jed's blog <a href="http://cloudninetackle.blogspot.com/">http://cloudninetackle.blogspot.com/</a> where his makes a very good observation. As the headline says "why don't European anglers wear lifevests?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sure he has a shop and you can think all he wants to do is sell, but the man has a point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You are absolutely right Jed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Take his advice, it could save your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Frank</span>Dr. Frankinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16287951004646693151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510972121805495467.post-58778896065369161902012-01-30T22:58:00.001+01:002012-02-02T14:53:56.088+01:00Lucky Craft GunFish Top Water Lure<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I’ve
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to bottom: Aurora Black / Aurora Black Zebra / Ghost Minnow Zebra / Sunfish
Zebra</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I use
this lure mainly in estuaries or in very calm seas with great success. Walking
the dog with this lure is a piece of cake.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">Top water lures are very effective, especially
in summer, and very exciting as the hit is clearly visible and you can often
see the fish approaching before the attack. You sometimes find that a Sea Bass
will actually whack it with the tail and the best thing to do is nothing. Stop
retrieving and wait a few seconds, if the bass hasn’t realised the lure is plastic it will spin round and bite. Imagine a bait fish and how it would be
stunned by a tail whack, and this is what you should try to mimic. If the fish
doesn’t return start retrieving very slowly as if the “bait fish” is slowly
recovering and this can provoke the strike.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The video was filmed last summer on my mobile
phone so the quality isn’t the best. I hope to film a hit this coming summer
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then try to buy the salt water version. Apart fon the packaging it’s easy to
indentify because the salt water versions don’t have feathers on the back
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This morning
bright and early I set off to catch my first sea bass with my Bait Casting reel
and rod. I tried with several lures and when I lost a soft lure (Savage Gear
sandeel with a Berkley 10 gr Jig head) because of backlash, I also lost hope
and was freezing anyway. The sandeel snagged while I was desperately trying to
sort out the birds nest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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decided to film three of my favourite lures underwater and thought I had, but
when I got home and watched the footage I realised I hadn’t pressed record on
the camera. Not a good morning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However all
was not lost. I ran into a couple of friends who were practising float fishing
for a championship coming up in a couple of weeks and though the mullet weren’t
up to being caught mackerel were hitting. I waited until they finished and then
took advantage that the water had been baited to cast one of my Duo Tide Minnow
75 CD. I opted for the sardine colour and started to get some hits. In the area
there are about 50 ferrell cats and thought I would feed them some of the
catches. I also ran into my cat’s vet who was there to try and give the cats
some medicine. So in the end I gave the cats 5 mackerel and released another 5.
Both the vet and myself took a chance as it’s prohibited to feed the cats and
this area is always under survailance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the
video you can see the technique which is to allow the lure to sink about 50 –
60 cm and then retrieve fast with lots of tugs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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fooled by the sunshine. I assure you it was very, very cold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Warning: In the video I kill one of the
mackerel. The best method is to put you forefinger in the mouth and your thumb
just behind the head then pull the head back and snap the neck. You may think
it’s cruel but it puts the fish out of its misery very quickly. If you catch
mackerel for the plate it’s also the best method so that the mackerel doesn’t
bruise from thrashing about before it finally dies.</span></div>
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remember to press the record button!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Until then, Happy Fishing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first is how I'm getting used to casting with far more strength. I'm using a Shimano Calcutta 201B Bait Casting reel with 4 of the centrifugal brakes activated. A 25 lb (0.40 mm) monofilament and a Shimano Antares 7'.00" MH one piece Black Bass rod.
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