Who was the big smoothie on North Star today?

[kayos]

No guys it wasn't me with my pink crocs, but Steve with this chap!





After our drive down last night it was an 8am start out with Skipper Jim on North Star. A great bunch of lads onboard today, with the chat excellent, unfortunately the fishing was not quite so good. Jim covered over 30 odd miles today looking for the fish, but they proved difficult to find.



It was great to be out on such a beautifully sunny day, which started with a wee breeze, but soon died down and the sea was calm by lunctime.



A good few species came to the deck today - the Smoothound, Whiting, Pouting, Gurnard ,a Cod and a couple of Ling...........oh and a Lobster!

Nothing keepable for Lynn and I, so we were a bit disappointed, but that's fishing! Out of South Shields tomorrow, so keeping the faith for the morning.

As always, Jim did the business and kept us all happy. North Star is a lovely big boat with a spacious wheelhouse and as Lynn said "the nicest toilet in the North East! Praise indeed Jim!!

Will be back out with Jim on Wednesday, if the weather holds.

Congrats to Steve for his smoothound and Wayne for his Cod and Lobster..........supper at your house tonight mate?

I didn't risk taking my new digital camera today, as I only got it last night and am still trying to figure out how to work it

[The Jester]

Great pics Mark , shame about the fish not playing ball, but as long as you had a good day, thats the main thing
Rob always says North Stars toilet is big enough to fit 2 in......dunno what he means by that though...

[lingking]

aye mark,ye cannot beat a good clean comfortable netty

as you say we did more miles than a gypsys dog but the fishies were not playing any where

nevertheless a great day out in good company roll on next year

[kayos]

aye mark,ye cannot beat a good clean comfortable netty

as you say we did more miles than a gypsys dog but the fishies were not playing any where

nevertheless a great day out in good company roll on next year

Indeed Duncan and thank you again for your generousity with the weights

[easyfish1]

Great pics Mark , shame about the fish not playing ball, but as long as you had a good day, thats the main thing
Rob always says North Stars toilet is big enough to fit 2 in......dunno what he means by that though...

chris

it's for the mile out club.....



couple of vids of the day..

MOV01051 - YouTube

MOV01052 - YouTube



hard work today...but if it was easy, everyone would be doing it...


thanks jim....and everyone onboard today....a good day out


passed by this boat again today.....it never seems to move......

[codhw]

Really good pics and report but excuse my ignorance where does North Star sail from

[easyfish1]

Hartlepool....

[codhw]

Hartlepool....

Cheers Easyfish its always nice to know where the reports are coming from. I think we all sometimes just assume we know where each boat is from, and sometimes some of us don't even recognise reports from boats out of the same port

[Paul_h]

Easyfish, watch that space........

Starry's were a common catch from the Pool many years ago, they are coming up the coast with catches from the shore along the Withernsea coast for a few years now.
nice fish and a pleasant surprise for the party I bet.

Glad you all had a nice day, the network was jammed with texts throughout the day....cheers.................swines............

Paul

[Norman]

Great report Mark, and as ever you dont have to catch to have a great day out ... (it helps sometimes mind )
Nice to see a smoothy on film (great stuff on the video Rob)

well done all

Rob, maybe that Phantom 1 is for sale its been left alone so long

norm

[canman]

Good report on a pleasant day out. Nice to see a smoothie in the catch report.
Hope You and Lynn have a more fruitful day out the Tyne on Sunday. Don't know why the wreck fishing drops off so noticeably by October

[northeast1]

October...you mean June this year

Yer it seems that the pool boats doing well on the ground but the wrecks are not far short of being dead

Nice report good to see a hound..with rays dogfish and that showing is it a sign of the cod numbers so low other species have a chance to fill the void or they are just moving down the coast.

[Paul_h]

Rob, maybe that Phantom 1 is for sale its been left alone so long

norm[/QUOTE]


Norman,.............. NEVER .............................. Well, not until she finds out the boat show is on when we get on holiday next week !!! dreadin that moment,........ not so much the dutchess but the kids will give me it in the kneck....
flak jacket, and gum shield is packed ready

Paul

[The Jester]

Rob, maybe that Phantom 1 is for sale its been left alone so long

norm

Norman,.............. NEVER .............................. Well, not until she finds out the boat show is on when we get on holiday next week !!! dreadin that moment,........ not so much the dutchess but the kids will give me it in the kneck....
flak jacket, and gum shield is packed ready

Paul[/QUOTE]

Paul maybe you should change the name, the dictionary definition of Phanton is.....Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality;...........

Having no physical reality could mean unused.....

[stevie-r-@hotmail.co.uk]

Thanks for putting the pics up Mark, thats another two species for my list
(smoothy, gurnard), realy enjoyed the day out and as you say a great bunch
of lads on the boat, Jim did his upmost to find the fish but they just werent
playing ball, will definatly be going out on north star again cracking boat and
cracking skipper, well done Jim.