Slinky Kate - Spring Run 12th May 2015

[The Great Wallsendo]

Family affairs kept Team Slinky away from the fishing on the Bank Holiday Weekend...the crew was lording it up in St Anne’s in the glorious hot weather while the skipper was carrying out full engine service incl’ oil change

Anywho, the date was set and yesterday saw us meet up at a most unslinky time of 0630 and by the time we actually left the piers it was bordering on 0800

We must be getting old or actually, it was down to the time of the tides...

So off we set into a slight to moderate sea with previous days winds leaving a bit of swell on but nothing scary and it was always forecast to drop off...which of course it did. Straight to the rough ground for the bottom of the tide.

Expectations low at this point because of the state of the tide...but first trip out is always about ensuring systems are go and we, of course had the new gps/plotter to get to grips with

Boat ran smooth as you like and the new gadget is an absolute dream - sooo user friendly and the geet large screen makes it easy on the aging eyes

Back to the fishing - we picked up a few early fish on the bait but it was slow picking...as ever our eyes turn to the horizon - so it wasn’t long before we zoomed off

Shads were dropped over the first wreck and boom first drop...straight in! Fantastic we thought - everywhere is ablaze! Erm no...just a lucky drop

Never mind...pressure was already off as we had our fish suppers...so off we went again.

We travelled the usual circuit with not much else happening to we headed back to the rough ground (near that white lighthouse thingy) for the middle of the flood.

Pottering around with baited slinky grubs saw us pick up more fish...lots and lots of small stuff returned too.

We also hit a nice little purple patch - forever now known as Tonys Spot on the new plotter

And then that was it...a very successful trip and a great start to the season...long may it last!

Few pics of the day:

Thanks again Norman...until the next time

Cheers for reading


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[The Great Wallsendo]

Erm...this was just yesterday...not 3 years ago!!!




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[Kev1n]

The first codling of the season and the first Slinky report coming in, spring must be here. Thanks for the report Tony.

Don't tell Norman, but my wife serviced our engine before we went away last week. She's a keeper.

 

[codhw]

yeah seen you out there Norman great to see Slinky report lets hope this is the start of a memorable season

 

[dave craig]

Nice one lads we’ll done. Great report.

 

[lingking]

"Slinky" is back!!!!!!!! nice one lads!!!!!!

 

[canman]

Great to read a team slinky report again. Boat running and looking great, a few fish, on new shads, Tony using a fixed spool, how's that going Tony!!! A few fish, blue skies, the sun up before yous ,WHAT!!!!!!!! The season's started.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Great to read a team slinky report again. Boat running and looking great, a few fish, on new shads, Tony using a fixed spool, how's that going Tony!!! A few fish, blue skies, the sun up before yous ,WHAT!!!!!!!! The season's started.

Mixed feelings...

It’s supersized and currently underfilled on the spool...which I thought wouldn’t matter given I’m not exactly casting with it - wrong! I’m going to buy a jumbo spool of Chinese thinner diameter braid and fill it properly so that the line release is smoother.

Also couldn’t figure out initially if I preferred right/left configuration with the handle...every spinning rod/reel I’ve ever owned has been lefty but of course the technique is sooo much different

So I reverted to right handed which is of course how most multipliers are rigged...I think I’ll stick with this setup

I’ve also got one eye on a future Norway trip...the rod is a lightweight 10/20lb Fladen super skinny carbon job...which would easily double up as a heavy duty boat spinning setup

Be interesting to see what a fish above 2-3lb feels like!

 

[canman]

I was just the same, like said, spinning for mackere.l etc:, cast with your right hand, reel with the left, but when changing to. the 13ft shore rod fitted with large fixed spool reel, it felt .wrong reeling in with the right hand, so changed the handle to the left side, and all seemed right. So even in the boat, with a fixed spool, I .reel in with the left hand.
I find it easier to reel in with a low geared reel, makes all the difference.