Massive Landlord plus Mackie Seas the Day 28/05/16

[Jimbob]

Well, guess what, out again at 7am on a Weekend morning in a pleasant sea and light breeze.

Is it the summer or is it a dream?

Well at 4 miles we decided to try the feathers and guess what, a string of 3 for Pete.



And we both thought that was a routine that would continue. WRONG, nothing more, not a sniff.

Well, those three fresh mackerel may have just provided the magic ingredient.

We tried 6 wrecks, heading East and North East from Sunderland. Water was more and more clear with distance, especially after 5 miles.

Only 2 wrecks produced, 1 a coddie around 5lb and then we hit the sort of feeding that you dream of with around 10 fish in 10 drifts.

First up was a cod of 9.5lb then various ling and smaller cod to 5lb.



And then wait for it the landlord, rod bent double and creaking, and various expletives, as it hit a red shad tipped with the fresh Mackie and it was fought up from 50metres.



an early season ling of around 24lb






weighed at home 23lb 9oz



a real monster from the deep that tried to eat my boat!



Message is clear. Get out there and get some! Thanks for viewing...

[jonny_s]

Great report and pics. Well done on the PB. That's a fine specimen

Think its time to book myself a trip

Well done

Jonny

[EddieS]

excellent result for you lads - that's a real cracker - travelled well north of the tyne and had nothing like that. Well done and a good report

[paul.longstaff]

cracking ling norbet.well done

[Jimbob]

Wasabi (Norbert), my boat fishing mentor, sometimes uses my boat and me his (confusing, as both are converted Shetland 535s). But he wasn't out today with Pete and I (James).

[Tadpoleman]

Wow chaps well done cracking stuff

[Sharkbait]

Nice ling, well done

[canman]

Hell of a result lads, that's a fantastic fish this early in the season, and the mackie are on there way.

[Norman]

It's started then, well done lads

Norm

[Kev1n]

Wow, great fish. That sets the bar high for you so early in this season.

[Trevor]

Iye, nice to see good result. Dabbled about at the end of both the piers this afternoon in my kayak. I was hoping the odd mackerel would have made it that far inland already. But unfortunately not yet.
Really I should have know by the way there were no lager louts on the pier!

[KeithB]

Wow! cracking fish. Well done lads.

[Andy Rutherford]

nice to see you putting them scales to good use😀😀😀😀

[Jimbob]

nice to see you putting them scales to good use😀😀😀😀

Andy, i set it to KG and thought it was 1/2 as big

[allans]

lovely fish

well done that's a cracking ling,
just shows what a bit fresh maccies can do
need them to turn up properly now and the weather to behave,
we aren't asking for to much are we ???