Graham B
Well-known member
First off I have got to say an enormous thank-you to Norman for his help and assistance in our move to Royal Quays. Top top bloke. Nothing is too much trouble and he has given us such a foot up the ladder for fishing from the Tyne it is unbeliveable as well as taking us out and showing us how to do it!
The day off started after about an hours sleep as I was that wound up and excited I was a jibbering wreck on Saturday night in anticipation of getting afloat. All things were running through my mind; will the weather be ok and has the sea dropped off? Will the water be manky? Will we catch anything?
Will the boat be ok?
We got to the marina and after fueling up it was off out of the piers to a lazy swell which was big at times.
The first drift over the first wreck it was Micky with the honours of the first codling ever over The Cowpen Queen's gunnels;
I duly followed up with a double shot of whiting;
After a move to another wreck to get some clear water Micky hit into the first double and first ling aboard taken on a shad;
We moved to another wreck to accompany Norman and Tony and arrived to see them into fish;
It was cracking action and I had a good scrap with this one to a twintail;
A look across to Slinky Kate saw Tony's rod hooped and what a whopper it was;
A cracking yarker followed up by Norman with this yarker;
Another species new to the Cowpen Queen blessed our gunnels and here's Micky with the boats first Pollack;
More rod bending action all the way to slack water;
Slinky Kate in full flight back en route back to port.
The last photo of The Cowpen Queen in the lock accompanied with mackeral guts, blood and other assorted gunk! What happened to the new shiney boat??????
The gleaming white was restored after a bit of a scrub down!
To sum it up a cracking day with great company where we got our first double for the boat and a load of other firsts. Darren had an absolute nightmare and spent more time losing gear than anything else but he pulled through in the end! The boat performed amazingly and so did my new rod and reel, I am over the moon with my Fin Nor, the narrow spool makes the loss of the level wind I am used to easier to take!
The only frustrating thing was not being able to open the engine up due to the running in process but two more trips and it will be full ahead and hold on tight!
Can't wait for the next weather window! I am still smiling today!!!!!!
Graham.
Graham.
The day off started after about an hours sleep as I was that wound up and excited I was a jibbering wreck on Saturday night in anticipation of getting afloat. All things were running through my mind; will the weather be ok and has the sea dropped off? Will the water be manky? Will we catch anything?
Will the boat be ok?
We got to the marina and after fueling up it was off out of the piers to a lazy swell which was big at times.
The first drift over the first wreck it was Micky with the honours of the first codling ever over The Cowpen Queen's gunnels;
I duly followed up with a double shot of whiting;
After a move to another wreck to get some clear water Micky hit into the first double and first ling aboard taken on a shad;
We moved to another wreck to accompany Norman and Tony and arrived to see them into fish;
It was cracking action and I had a good scrap with this one to a twintail;
A look across to Slinky Kate saw Tony's rod hooped and what a whopper it was;
A cracking yarker followed up by Norman with this yarker;
Another species new to the Cowpen Queen blessed our gunnels and here's Micky with the boats first Pollack;
More rod bending action all the way to slack water;
Slinky Kate in full flight back en route back to port.
The last photo of The Cowpen Queen in the lock accompanied with mackeral guts, blood and other assorted gunk! What happened to the new shiney boat??????
The gleaming white was restored after a bit of a scrub down!
To sum it up a cracking day with great company where we got our first double for the boat and a load of other firsts. Darren had an absolute nightmare and spent more time losing gear than anything else but he pulled through in the end! The boat performed amazingly and so did my new rod and reel, I am over the moon with my Fin Nor, the narrow spool makes the loss of the level wind I am used to easier to take!
The only frustrating thing was not being able to open the engine up due to the running in process but two more trips and it will be full ahead and hold on tight!
Can't wait for the next weather window! I am still smiling today!!!!!!
Graham.
Graham.
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