hurds bank yes or no?

fin · May 25, 2006, 21:10:51 CET

Has anyone got an info for night or day fishing off this bank? I am very interested in trying it out for whatever fish roam around that area? I hear rumours that off the bank at night there are swordfish by the plenty, how true is this?

Well this year it is definitely going to be part of the agenda, so fingers crossed for whatever bites!

Feed back anyone?

YOURS FIN

Simon G · June 06, 2006, 17:59:05 CET

hi Fin
we had trolled allong hurds bank in december during the day and caught lampuki, bonito and skipjack
i know some people who go out for sword fish there (long lines) and have good catches. i will do some research and let you know
best regards
Simon G

The Angler · June 15, 2006, 15:56:41 CET

I have been to hurds bank 3 times. Twice we were on the spot at around 3.30 in the morning and did bottom fishing for 5 hours. I was not impressed. The first time we were fishing in about 60m and caught some nice weevers and the usual combers. The second time we went we caught about 6, 40 cm catsharks, but on that same day I had about 3 snaps while reeling up. that must have been the silver scabbardfish (xabla) cause i heard that they are very popular out there.

I am saying that i wasn't impressed because I had much better catches 3 miles out of the coast.

sergio · June 15, 2006, 16:27:36 CET

hey guys, where exatly is this hurds bank ? on saturday we're taking out the boat on her maiden voyage so it might be nice to go there if it's such a good place for fishing !!

fin · July 10, 2006, 15:05:25 CET

12 nm bearing 095 from m'scala?

If you have a fishfinder you will see the sea bed shallowing out to around 30m when u arrive.

FIN

skip · July 10, 2006, 15:08:35 CET

That and the bloody great tankers anchored out there!

Simon G · July 10, 2006, 19:04:24 CET

Thats not a bad thing
alot of fish shelter under the tankers for example in lampuki season all we do is troll around the tankers
just think of them as big very very big fads

fin · February 11, 2008, 13:50:13 CET

Has anyone had a sucessful hurds bank 2007 season?

If yes please share times of the year and day?

And what other too?

FIN

Simon G · February 29, 2008, 22:58:53 CET

they are catching amberjack and dentex from hurds bank in 40 mt region fish are quite nice 4-5kg