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  • Eleda 8th August

    Had a run out off Amble again today , with the last two trips out being poor I was worried I'd lost my way with finding the fish , first wreck (yes I'm still addicted to them ) I arrived at the same time as one of the charter boats , I just sat and watched while 12 or so lads caught nowt but mackerel , so I dropped a mackerel rig over and caught a few myself before leaving for the next wreck. The charter boat set off in a different direction and the wreck I went to had fish on it
    I dropped a shad over the side and let it hit bottom , slowly winding up 4 ,5 , 6, turns of the reel and bang , a nice cod of maybe 5lb , a few more drifts produced a few more fish including yet another 9lb 15oz cod , I'm saying it was 9.15 , my scales are digital and go up and down with the swell until they find an average but this was taking too long for my liking and registering anywhere between 9.12 and 10. 8 , so I'll settle for just under a double. Tried a pirk for a few drifts , it produced fish , but they were smaller than the shad was taking and the shad is much more fun to fish , so it the pirk soon went back in the box.
    Even though there were still fish on this wreck I decided to have a look on another a bit further south , all the way there I could see a boat in the distance and expected it to be fishing the wreck I was heading for , fortunately it was fishing one about a half mile further on and the one I stopped at had fish on it
    First drop down with my fred flintstone shad produced another cod about the same size as the "9.15" , I didn't weigh it. Decided to see if there were any ling about and dropped a mackerel baited hook down , I took 4 ling in 4 drops all about 6lb and packed in fishing for them , I'll keep trying a drop every now and then for them till the big girls arrive and have a proper go for them then.
    The sea was picking up a bit by now with a bit of an easterly so I headed nearer home and eventually back in .
    Really enjoyed my day

    Ray
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    Excellent Ray, nice to see the lucky hat is back out of retirement......

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    • #3
      Nice plump cod, was a nice day to be at sea and still 9 weeks left of the season i would say :0)
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      P.B
      SKATE 204lb
      COD 51lb
      LING 32lb
      TOPE 40lb
      CONGER 25lb
      HADDOCK 10lb
      HALIBUT 37lb
      COALIE 16lb
      BLUE SHARK 55lb

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      • #4
        Super Ray, cracking quality fish. The land looks awfuly close in the second photo so I asume you took the photo on the way in or it's a wreck I have missed! Just passing Timor now with a load of volcanoes in the backdrop and aquamarine seas full of flying fish! Two more weekends of exile to go!

        Graham

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        • #5
          Nice fish ray good going with the shads must give it ago myself well done
          Ivan

          Fishing is eternal optimism!!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Graham B View Post
            Super Ray, cracking quality fish. The land looks awfuly close in the second photo so I asume you took the photo on the way in or it's a wreck I have missed! Just passing Timor now with a load of volcanoes in the backdrop and aquamarine seas full of flying fish! Two more weekends of exile to go!

            Graham
            The fish were taken on a wreck six or seven miles out Graham , the picture was taken just outside the piers , I motor back to the bay north of the piers and fillet the fish there when it's a bit choppy , don't want to lose a finger filleting .
            I've watched those flying fish in the caribbean, it's amazing how far they can travel before they go back in the water , have you not had chance to do a bit of fishing yet? I love spinning in tropical waters , you never know what you are going to catch and often enough when you catch something you still don't know what you've caught Don't worry about the North sea mate , it'll still be here when you get back , enjoy where you are


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            • #7
              fish

              nice day out ray,nice fish.you did well to put your pirk back in the box,not many of mine live that long
              AUDENTES FORTUNA JUVAT

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                • #9
                  Nice fish Ray - very controlled of you not to call the double when a lot of peeps may have
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by The Great Wallsendo View Post
                    Nice fish Ray - very controlled of you not to call the double when a lot of peeps may have
                    I'm not really that fussed about doubles (what a liar ) , no really , there's no point adding a few ounces on a fish to make it a double just to tell folk lies , my scales like I said are digital and apparently are suitable for competition use so they are accurate , what I've noticed about them though , is when i switch them on they read 14lb 3oz (I think ) which was the weight of the double I caught last year, if and when I catch one that beats that , I hope they read the new pb weight when I switch them on after that , if you know what I mean , otherwise I'll happily catch 9.15's till the cows come home

                    Ray
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                    • #11
                      Excellent report and so relaxed. Couple of good fish to top a good trip out. nice one
                      P.B. Cod 30lb-11ozs Balcary.

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