Kayaker Smith relieved that conger got away
Wednesday 21st January 2009, 2:29PM GMT.
Esther Hatton with her 13-7-10 bass from the Boue Blondel. (0705762)
ALDERNEY anglers Mark Harding and Dick Smith enjoyed a bumper catch when they fished from their kayaks a few hundred yards off Platte Saline beach.
Between them they had more than 150 black bream with fish up to 3-0-0 and four Couch’s sea bream, all taken on squid or mackerel bait.
The top two Couch’s sea bream weighed 3-7-0 and 3-5-0, which would have broken the British record if they had been shore-caught.
The majority of the catch were returned alive, after all there is a limit to how many fish you can store in a kayak.
Smith also landed a conger well in excess of 30-0-0. He got it up alongside his kayak, but to his relief it shook the size one Aberdeen hook and escaped.
After all, the thought of sharing a kayak with 30-0-0 to 40-0-0 of angry conger was not very appealing.
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This is in reference to the 13-7 bass from the Boue Blondel (see picture).
Talk about shooting the bass fishery in the foot – taking breeding bass is idiotic given the high mortality and slow growth rates of bass.
That mark should be closed and policed properly not fished intensively when the shoals are trying to breed.
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