Norman
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well with the wind blowing a hooley yesterday and the forcast for tomorrow looking rather damp we decided to delay our fishing trip this weekend and go for a Sunday outing rather than the usual Saturday pitch.
When I say we I mean myself, Tony (cabin boy in the making) and guest for the day Keith (Keithb) unfortunately Steve had an appointment with a team of car builders at Nissan this weekend
got to say we found the forecast (XCWeather - Wind Map - Britain Observations) to be absolutly spot on today, when it said the wind would drop ..... it did , and when they said it would return from the south ... it did .. and when they said it would rain .... it did
Set out at the reasonable hour of 7.30am this morning since the tide hit bottom at about 6.45 so we missed the slack water and decided to fish the tide (what there was of the couple of metres or so lift) up and over the top.
Headed straight out for about 4 miles and stopped to pick up mackerel for bait (goodness mackerel is £6.35/kilo in the supermarkets ! ) bang bang bang , nee probs there as all three of us dug into tigers in the top 20 ft of water. Bait box full it was a short run of 1/2 a mile or so to first wreck.
I think Keith was first in with a cod on a pirk (caught in the back) that got lifted to gunwhale height before twisting itself free and headed back down to the depths ..... a fitting result considering the way it was hooked ....
Next for a big hookup was myself and on the way up called for the gaff as this was surely a PB .............. lol unfortunately it was someone elses snagged weight , tackle and 100ft of mono which I swear fought all the way to the top
Then it was Tonys turn with a call for "open the back door it`s a good un !"
Turned out to be a 9.5 lbd ling, well done tone, but not quite the double
the next couple of hours were just fish after fish after fish, lots of ling in the 2 - 3 lbd size (which were all returned), and a number of cod ranging from 3 to 6 lbd.
In an effort to sustain the ling population we returned many today , including some in the 5-6 lbd range (see the video when its released)
At this point we we contemplating splitting fish boxes as one was full, one was filling and the third was wedged under the first ..... lol signs of a good day.
Then ......................... it just stopped ! no fish, no bites.
Seems the top of the tide , as small as it was, just turned that switch off .....
hours passed with no more takes until at one point I called a "lets move to another wreck" and as keith lifted his rod , he struck into a belter.
oh to see a grown man in pain this specemin didn`t want to be caught, as fast as Keith was winding it was stripping line (almost to the point of pouring water on the reel bearings to keep em cool )
the video in it`s raw condition must have lasted 20 mins lol
Al last and with the help of the gaff it was boated , a magnificent 13.5 lbds cod, crackin Keith mate :thumbup:
well thats about it really, roundup was, ----- lots of fish , many put back, great day , thanks Tony and Keith ..................... (lets do it again next weekend )
Just a few pics for now but the video will follow in time (it does take some time to prepare )
Keiths first (retained ) cod of the day .....
Tonys big 9.5lbd ling
My first Cod of the day
and Last but by no means Least ... Keiths doubler .... 13.5lbds Cod .. superb fish
Many Thanks to my crew for the day, brilliant as ever
Thanks for reading
Video to follow
norm
When I say we I mean myself, Tony (cabin boy in the making) and guest for the day Keith (Keithb) unfortunately Steve had an appointment with a team of car builders at Nissan this weekend
got to say we found the forecast (XCWeather - Wind Map - Britain Observations) to be absolutly spot on today, when it said the wind would drop ..... it did , and when they said it would return from the south ... it did .. and when they said it would rain .... it did
Set out at the reasonable hour of 7.30am this morning since the tide hit bottom at about 6.45 so we missed the slack water and decided to fish the tide (what there was of the couple of metres or so lift) up and over the top.
Headed straight out for about 4 miles and stopped to pick up mackerel for bait (goodness mackerel is £6.35/kilo in the supermarkets ! ) bang bang bang , nee probs there as all three of us dug into tigers in the top 20 ft of water. Bait box full it was a short run of 1/2 a mile or so to first wreck.
I think Keith was first in with a cod on a pirk (caught in the back) that got lifted to gunwhale height before twisting itself free and headed back down to the depths ..... a fitting result considering the way it was hooked ....
Next for a big hookup was myself and on the way up called for the gaff as this was surely a PB ..............
lol unfortunately it was someone elses snagged weight , tackle and 100ft of mono which I swear fought all the way to the top Then it was Tonys turn with a call for "open the back door it`s a good un !"
Turned out to be a 9.5 lbd ling, well done tone, but not quite the double
the next couple of hours were just fish after fish after fish, lots of ling in the 2 - 3 lbd size (which were all returned), and a number of cod ranging from 3 to 6 lbd.
In an effort to sustain the ling population we returned many today , including some in the 5-6 lbd range (see the video when its released)
At this point we we contemplating splitting fish boxes as one was full, one was filling and the third was wedged under the first ..... lol signs of a good day.
Then ......................... it just stopped ! no fish, no bites.
Seems the top of the tide , as small as it was, just turned that switch off .....
hours passed with no more takes until at one point I called a "lets move to another wreck" and as keith lifted his rod , he struck into a belter.
oh to see a grown man in pain
this specemin didn`t want to be caught, as fast as Keith was winding it was stripping line (almost to the point of pouring water on the reel bearings to keep em cool )the video in it`s raw condition must have lasted 20 mins lol
Al last and with the help of the gaff it was boated , a magnificent 13.5 lbds cod, crackin Keith mate :thumbup:
well thats about it really, roundup was, ----- lots of fish , many put back, great day , thanks Tony and Keith ..................... (lets do it again next weekend
)Just a few pics for now but the video will follow in time (it does take some time to prepare
)Keiths first (retained
) cod of the day .....
Tonys big 9.5lbd ling
My first Cod of the day
and Last but by no means Least ... Keiths doubler .... 13.5lbds Cod .. superb fish
Many Thanks to my crew for the day, brilliant as ever
Thanks for reading
Video to follow
norm
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