what could be doing this? (read for more info )

Stressica · 27-06-2012 6:28pm #1

So My Dad was fishing the other day and I took my dog for a walk in the same area and so was nearby him, it's a large cliff flat-ish face about 1/8 of an acre long and so various spots to fish off different depths/ heights

Anyway when he was fishing this particular spot (called the gullet) (approx 20m deep when tide is in), something kept grabbing the line near the surface ( ie when he was bringing reeling his line in)
Whatever it was had an iron grip and pulling only resulted in breaking the cat-gut) and let go go again after a few seconds of slack given,
They weren't after the baits but appeared to go for the lead weights (about 5cm x 3 cm) they weren't getting stuck in rocks or anything like that, espescially since it was near the water surface (perahps a few feet from top)

They did this for the weight for both feathers and a normal bait-lain hook.

I was there when this happened last year and at one time a huge crab (edible crab) came up but when reaching the water surface let go of the weight and dropped back into the ocean.

So Yeah Any Ideas? Could it be the crabs mistaking them for mussels or something?

BoarHunter · 27-06-2012 6:44pm

a seal ? or a big conger ...

Stressica · 27-06-2012 6:46pm

ahh i doubt it mainly because they've never been seen there and wouldnt they get caught in hooks, ie after the bait?

all he felt was that the line stopped coming in and went taught, no tugging or anything like that /:

Stressica · 27-06-2012 6:50pm

We were thinking congar because they're often caught in pots and stuff, but idk

but fairly near the top though?

I should have actcually looked at the water, i might have seen something since it was near the top :L

BoarHunter · 27-06-2012 7:01pm

weed so

Stressica · 27-06-2012 7:03pm

Naa i'm almost 100% sure it wasn't seaweed, i mean you'd pull the line out of it, if it were seaweed, the hook would get caught in to and knock off the bait /: