Andy135

Amazing photos Jon! Thanks for sharing. Are the fish tame or what? 😲 Clearly not concerned by your presence.

Good write-up. As Neil says, a shame the tope weren't home. If there's lots of bait around perhaps they can afford to be picky?

Well done everyone! Good angling and top skippering Luke 👍. Sounds like tough conditions to catch in but glad they caught!

Yuppie lager?? I'm in!! 🤣

Lovely write up. Well done for hosting what sounds like a great dive trip. 👍

Good suggestion. 👍

True, but his yak will shed water better than a boat hull.

I seem to remember that they have very low freeboard, possibly designed for use on enclosed waters? Not sure when they stopped making them but even the youngest must be over 20 years old by now, so all the usual issues would need checking carefully (spongy deck, rotten transom, condition of hull GRP, is the trailer sound etc) At that size they can be solo launched - I solo launched my previous boat, a 16.5ft fast fisher, on shingle so I'd say you'd have no trouble. They don't weight much (less than 500kgs I believe), so towing would be possible with any vehicle, but launching down a slippery slipway may require a vehicle with decent levels of grip. Are you thinking of coming over to the dark side and investing in a boat then?

Unfortunately there is some legislation preventing the sale of petrol in portable containers in quantities greater than 30l. Something to do with needing to notify a Petrol Authority if stored in quantities greater than this. But I'm not sure she's right about not allowing you back once you've decanted them. I seem to recall the limit is 30l per transaction. In fact a quick Google shows that Tesco's own rules don't prevent repeat transactions. https://www.tesco.com/help/pages/tesco-petrol-filling-station-faqs/general-information/guidelines-for-filling-up-portable-containers-with-fuel If she challenges you again just tell her that you're not storing it, you're simply filling a vehicle, and that as Tesco allow vehicles to be filled with more than 30l at a time there cannot therefore be any issue with you filling yours in multiple transactions.

Good work! I wonder if the fish were spooked by the seal. I've known shore marks that turn right off once a seal shows up. Might explain the lack of pollack to your lures?

What's the height of the top of your garage door? A boat on a trailer is higher/taller than you'd think, and if you go for a boat with a cuddy and radar arch you may find you run out of headroom. A rib or open boat may still fit. As for size of boat, I started off with a 4.4m cuddy boat, then quickly went up to a 5m cuddy, then 8m wheelhouse. Bigger is usually better when it comes to boats - more stable, better sea-keeping, can take more weather etc. Go for the biggest you can afford and you'll likely get more enjoyment out of it, so you'll want to keep it longer. You'll also have an easier time selling a mid-sized boat than a small one in my view as there's more of a market for them. By mid-sized I mean 16.5ft/5m trailer boats such as a Warrior 165. As for location, a boat (vs a yak) gives you the range and speed to fish new marks and marks further away. Also means you can stay out longer and you'll be less tired without the paddling. It'll also give you a wider range of weather conditions you can comfortably fish in. So logically I'd argue that a boat should see you catch more fish simply because it gives you more fishing time compared to a kayak. As for trailering to the Skerries, there aren't any decent slips nearby (that I know of). The one at Torcross lets onto shingle so you'll need a tractor or serious 4x4 to get the boat wet. Hallsands/Beesands are beach launches too. The public slip by the Higher Ferry at Dartmouth is probably your best bet, but the parking is nightmarish, and parking with a trailer nigh on impossible.

Do you need my recognition then?

I swear I've seen that Gurnard pic before... 🤔🤣 Well dangled anyway 👍

Nice catches! Well done to the captors 👍

Top dangling! Again! 🤣

Guess it still counts as a boat report too... just! 🤣

Great result! Very well done indeed. 👍👍

Welcome @RogB. We have a couple of kayak anglers on here - @Malc and @Davemc who I'm sure can give you a view on the question of yak vs boat. We also have @GPSguru and @thejollysinker who are boat owners in your area and I'm sure would be happy to help. Questions welcome, so go ahead and start a thread and we'll do our best to help. 👍

Good session for Aaron! Well dangled 👍. For you... not so much 🤣 Well done for getting out though. Beats my effort this week (aka not a sausage!) so fair play to you both 👍.

Top dangling! That mullet is a proper result. Good job someone had a camera handy too, otherwise we wouldn't have believed you! 😉

Good post @Malc. Thanks for sharing. Your point about lure weight and maybe needing a lead instead of a lure got me thinking about whether a large (200g+) slow jig could work in place of a lead. They fish best vertically, flash and vibrate on the drop and on the jig (obviously) and catch better than a 200g lead weight.

Good report Jon. Well dangled the both of you. Sounds like your boat is running well too! 🚤

Your statement above appears to suggest that you're taking responsibility for the inadequacies of others. Glad you've acknowledged that everything is in fact your fault. 😝

It's in my freezer right now. Due on a plate on Thursday.