Hi Mike so nice to hear from you again always a pleasure!!!! Pulpit rock a stunning place we will definitely be there again in the summer!!! Your continued support is truly appreciated cheers ian
Sometimes it's nice to just get out to a nice, peaceful mark and relax and catch whatever comes.🎣🎣 You can just kick back and enjoy your surroundings and admire perfection in miniature.😃 Thanks for sharing.👍 Take care and stay safe.😷🙊
Hi Ian lovely to hear from you again! It was l great spot to spend a few hours at a time of year I find difficult to catch much of any significance. I know it’s a cliche but catching didn’t really matter on that trip!!! Cheers ian
Hi Mike definitely not mate!!! There was a bit of swell on the rising tide as we fished…. Not to be trifled with at all there plus very slippery rocks too! Thanks as always for watching cheers ian
Cheers guys ... Nice relaxing way to fish and good fun, ballan wrasse put up such a great fight and the colours ... Thanks lan/Chris take care guys 👍🎣🎣
Hi Stephen yes it definitely was great fun which is what it’s all about!!! Shame we didn’t get a bigger fish but we had a thoroughly enjoyable day! As always I appreciate your taking the time to comment!! Cheers ian
Great to see pulpit rock one of the south coasts great tackle grave yards .a diver came out of the water with 2 lobsters and 2 bass he asked me if I wanted some leads as he had a bag of them ! Me and 3 friends had over 200 fish one long weekend from there .... about 20 wrass and the rest where hand size Pollock ! Never had so many before or since must have been a shoal
Hi yeah it’s certainly a tackle graveyard for sure!!! But what a beautiful spot to fish!! We will definitely be going back in the summer months!! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Hi Paul yes that whole coastline is just a mass of rocks and kelp and just screams wrasse!! Next time I’m taking spark plugs for weights as it was tackle hungry ground for sure!!😂 cheers ian
Yes it definitely looks very fishy and I’m sure it will fish better then plus other species should be about too! Glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching cheers ian
Very kind of you!! Lovely spot to visit we will give it another go in the summer hopefully with better results!!! It definitely has potential I think…. As always I appreciate you taking the time to comment and thanks for watching!!! Cheers ian
Only time I fished for wrasse off the rocks I used soft crab. Had loads of wrasse on floated crab but they wouldn't touch limpets! Mind you that was on a hot Summer's day.
That was something different again,you’re full of surprises !! I remember a friend of mine who used to boat fish nearby and used 6/0 hooks and massive velvet swimmers for bait,they used to get them up to 7lb 😲🐟🎣
Wow!!! If we had been able to get crab I think we would have increased our chances of a big one!!! Unfortunately we could only get ragworm ☹️ Still it was a lovely day in a great spot which we both thoroughly enjoyed 👍🎣 thanks as always for watching!!! Cheers ian
I dont know how you kept your cool, with those kayakers not giving you space. Fair play to you, and perhaps some bigger wrasse from that mark in the summer.
Hi mate obviously we would have bagged up if the kayakers weren’t there….. not!😂😂😂 A lovely spot and we will definitely return in warmer weather for sure! Back to the big beach in a couple of weeks I think after some flatties but this made a nice change! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment cheers ian
Hi mick yes they weren’t an issue to me or Chris…. A couple capsized in the swell and the guide was most apologetic!!! I wasn’t upset…. Everyone has a right to the sea!!! Thanks for watching cheers ian
Hi Mark nice to hear from you glad you enjoy the videos!! I just used my old carp reel…. Like a big pit reel sorry I can’t remember exactly it’s a shimano of some sort!!! Cheers ian
Assorted dramas, at the mighty pulpit rock. Would love to fish it... But where are those 4lb ..5 lb wrasse?? Maybe wrong time of year ....hopefully not taken out!!!
Hi yes definitely the wrong time of year we hope to return this summer!! Is a very beautiful place if a little scary at times… not in a big swell that’s for sure!!! Cheers ian
I have been down at Southborne, Studland, Baiter, Sandbanks, Hurst Shingle, Hengistbury Head and Portland and never had a fisherman come and interfere or crowd us, not once. The number of times walkers have "pretended" not to see the lines and fake walked into them, let their dog eat your bait or food and laugh, allow dogs to run riot and fail to keep them under control, had people swim right in front of me, have children let loose to roam come and mess about with my gear, and yes I have had kayakers hang about right in front of me. They had the whole of Weymouth Bay or Chesil Beach, why would anyone want to hang around the rough sea and rocks. A word of caution to anyone going down to Portland rocks, even a light mist or damp conditions can make the rocks deadly, what seems easy getting down can be deadly when damp and make getting back up almost impossible. I have fished there and it can be good, I always try and make sure its a good day, I am older now and take less risks, things take so much longer to mend, thanks for sharing.
Totally agree with all you say! Especially the slippery nature of the rock ledges on Portland that are treacherous. Even on a relatively calm day like we had we occasionally had a rogue wave sweep up the rock face so vigilance is a must!! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment much appreciated cheers ian
As a kayaker and a fisherman I would say that taking inexperienced kayakers that close to the rocks with that swell was dangerous. Maybe it’s the fisherman in me but my wife laughed at me when I got nearer the tv to see if I could see your float and look for bites. Us fisherman are really a strange lot.
Ha ha I’m always watching rod tips etc when viewing other RU-vid videos too!! You are not alone!! The kayaker’s got into a bit of trouble but had an experienced guide i think so didn’t look in danger! Thanks again for watching much appreciated cheers ian
Hi mate yes I gave Chris 3 cans of red bull and his retrieving speeded up considerably!😂😂😂 Nice spot to fish but probably early March not the best time to catch?? Hope you are well and catching more than us!!! Cheers ian
