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5 fathom bank
The entire Five Fathom Bank looks very good on a sounder, but it is difficult to determine exactly where to fish.
Best way of finding the spot is to drift. Best spot to start is to generally concentrate on the ocean side drop off and try and drift up/down this drop off.
Complete another drift once you leave the main drop off, other wise you will be drifting in the shallow water on top (approx. 10m) which is loaded with rig snagging kelp and wrasse, or the sandy flat on the ocean side which only has whiting.
Try to drift slowly, with the aid of a reasonably sized sea anchor, because unless you have a north or south drift, you will have passed the ground before you've even dropped your lines. As a rule of thumb a sea anchor about 1/3 the length of your boat in diameter works best - don't believe the recommended sizes of most sea anchors.
The quality fish on Five Fathom Bank tend to be localised so once you come across some activity and land some fish, mark the spot on your GPS or preferably drop a marker buoy.
A marker buoy seems to work better because you can line your drift up better as you have a visual landmark to orientate yourself with. Now having this spot marked, you can either keep working that bit of ground by drifting if the drift is not too fast, or more easily anchor up, using your marker, right over the top of the fish.
Do not berley in this situation as you will only encourage wrasse and rubbish fish like rays to the area. The action should then steadily increase as the fish in the area investigate the activity in their area. The really good fish (like Jewies) may take some time to persuade, but eventually they will be tempted. As a rule of thumb, the presence of red coloured fish usually indicates a good patch.
Once the action shuts down, return to drifting and try to find another location.
Unfortunately, unlike most deepwater spots, an area that holds heaps of fish one day can be totally barren the next, so working GPS marks that you have caught fish on in the past is no guarantee to success.
Also snags can be a real issue, have plenty of spare rigs and tackle
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