tonynufc
Well-known member
bit of a late report, i did start typing it up yesterday but i was shattered so i sacked it.
after chomping at the bit to get out after what seemed like a very long winter my season finally started yesterday on board the jfk2, i had my mate kris and brother in law james with me.
expectations weren't high as its still early in the season, a couple of keepers would do for me.
it was to be my first trip out on the jfk2, i'd been out on the sarah jfk years ago so i fancied a trip out on the newest boat on the tyne.
what a piece of kit, very very fast, loads of room with a top skipper and looks amazing
so off we went at about 8am out the piers to be greeted with a 3-4ft swell which was was going to drop as the day went on.
once we were out the piers we headed south, most wrecks had the odd fish on them, mainly ling with the odd cod, pink hokkai's baited with squid were the most effective, though daylights baited with squid worked too.
james managed to get a ling just under 8lb
then decided he was going to kip
we must have had about 50 fish on board, my count was 3 ling, 1 codling and 1 scotchy..... then the tide turned and as if some barsteward had flicked a switch the fish had stopped feeding, nothing at all was happening, take my hat off to allan, he tried wreck after wreck after wreck trying to find the fish but it just wasn't happening, he put a lot of effort and fuel into trying to find the fish.
few more pics,
my filleting skills seriously need improving, must be the lack of practice from not catching enough fish
we had an amazing display from the gannets on the way home, diving into the water for anything that was thrown overboard.
there would have been a lot more pics but it rained most of the day so it was hard trying to use my phone.
we had a seal alongside the boat at one point, nice to see.
and can you believe that james won the sweep after spending most of the day asleep.
massive thanks to allan for finding some fish and trying his hardest to find them after they went off the feed, top bloke and top skipper and i'll be booking up again soon
after chomping at the bit to get out after what seemed like a very long winter my season finally started yesterday on board the jfk2, i had my mate kris and brother in law james with me.
expectations weren't high as its still early in the season, a couple of keepers would do for me.
it was to be my first trip out on the jfk2, i'd been out on the sarah jfk years ago so i fancied a trip out on the newest boat on the tyne.
what a piece of kit, very very fast, loads of room with a top skipper and looks amazing
so off we went at about 8am out the piers to be greeted with a 3-4ft swell which was was going to drop as the day went on.
once we were out the piers we headed south, most wrecks had the odd fish on them, mainly ling with the odd cod, pink hokkai's baited with squid were the most effective, though daylights baited with squid worked too.
james managed to get a ling just under 8lb
then decided he was going to kip
we must have had about 50 fish on board, my count was 3 ling, 1 codling and 1 scotchy..... then the tide turned and as if some barsteward had flicked a switch the fish had stopped feeding, nothing at all was happening, take my hat off to allan, he tried wreck after wreck after wreck trying to find the fish but it just wasn't happening, he put a lot of effort and fuel into trying to find the fish.
few more pics,
my filleting skills seriously need improving, must be the lack of practice from not catching enough fish
we had an amazing display from the gannets on the way home, diving into the water for anything that was thrown overboard.
there would have been a lot more pics but it rained most of the day so it was hard trying to use my phone.
we had a seal alongside the boat at one point, nice to see.
and can you believe that james won the sweep after spending most of the day asleep.
massive thanks to allan for finding some fish and trying his hardest to find them after they went off the feed, top bloke and top skipper and i'll be booking up again soon
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