Stingray 2009 the year that was

[northeast1]

Well it maybe a week too soon but this is my 2009 boat fishing year report.



Trips

Trips out fishing 47

Trips cancelled due to poor weather 16

Trips out sight seeing 3



Crewing

Number of different crew 6




Doubles

Stingrays total of doubles 14

4 ling doubles

10 cod doubles

My doubles = 1 ling, 8 cod




Best fish of 2009

19lb 2oz cod for myself





Best days

Weather wise 10th of September

Personal Catch wise 12th of September with 33 ling and 1 cod

Boats best day 6th of August with over 50 cod and ling between 3 of us.





Events to forget

21st of January sucked ice into the coolant system and destroyed the impela (£165 for the fix)

29th of June picked up rope in the river and used outboard to make it back and remove.

Mate from work slipped and bruised his ribs and pride + broke the door lock (£57 to fix)

Blanks 1 in total for myself May time




Main 3 target species for 2009


My totals as cant remember everyone else’s that fished..

Ling = 227 11lb 9oz

Cod = 117 (only counted if over 2lb) 19lb 2oz

Pollack = 4 4lb



Other species landed =

Grey Gurnard
Red Gurnard
Sandeel
Coalie
Weaver
Whiting
Poor cod
Scottie
Wrasse
Mackerel
Herring
Shad
Rockling


Engine hours added

128




Air Show

A cracking day anchored just off shore watching the airshow with family onboard and 2 lines in the water, nothing better than watching the Red Arrows blast over head as your unhooking a 2lb codling 




Distances


Furthest Out = 23 miles

Furthest South = 16 miles

Furthest North = 8 miles




New tactics tried


Red gilling close in but only resulted in 2 codling

Trolling lures resulted in nothing

Line fed live sandeel resulted in a ling every drop

Anchor up uptide of an inshore wreck, resulted in loads of whiting and 1 codling


So that was the year of 2009 and my 1st full year as a private boat owner, put some hours in picked up a lot of new tricks and met a few canny lads, may have the odd try out from now until November but I think that will be all folks until April next year.

Will put a collection of my fav pics up of the year later

Richy

Stingray signing off.

[big sid]

Stingray

This is to say a BIG thank you to Richy for the invites to fish onboard Stingray over the past months. I look forward to my next invitations. I wish Richy and his family All The Best and look forward to next seasons fishing. All The Very Best Richy, I hope your dream 625 becomes a reality.

[tonynufc]

not bad going that mate, you'll have your work cut out next year trying to better that report.

thanks for taking the time to take me out and hopefully ill get out again next year.

[northeast1]

Well 1 more trip this Sat to maybe add to that then thats it

Stag party week after then wedding week after that (not mine i may add ) then its into the cold month that i dont like

[el_sid]

aye cheers ritchie av had some great days out on board stingray and somegreat catches

[codseeker]

what more can ya ask for great season i must say