Well I have been chasing smoothhounds all week and had managed a couple to 4lb then I was joined by my mate MCoool who caught his ‘first hound’ - @ 8 1/2 lbs an impressive fish, a cracker!
I’d managed a 5lb’er and then my rod lunged forward violently, luckily the drag was set and I played the fish a good 15 minutes as it took run after run; the power was unbelievable, it put in more runs than many of the tope I was getting from the shore last year,
I got the fish to the rocks as MCoool was trying to get me worried jesting you better watch it doesn’t come off....he was getting me worried!
I lifted the fish out the water and carefully made my way up the rocks, Gary Pye witnessed the weighing, this uncommon common smoothhound topped the scales @ just over 11 lbs, smashing the Scottish shore record to pieces, however, that will not be claimed as the fish was returned alive and well.
I am so chuffed all the effort has paid off and I was rewarded with this magnificent fish.
Well, That’s my story - Scott Vance
