Andy135

Depends on water temp. The received wisdom is that sub 10°C you won't get bass on lures. But they're around all year as you can catch them on bait if you're lucky.

Well done Swampy and Jon. The more awareness of the site the better 👍

8 hours ago, jonnyswamp said:

Did what you said and all seems good

U da man 

Cheers zook

Well done Swampy and well done Zook 👍

Is this our first fix of the new forum site then?

Yep, exactly the same. Same speed, same lures. OTT in darkness is awesome fun. You hear and feel the hit instead of seeing it. Certainly wakes you up when it happens!

Was drifting with lures, so no 🐶🐟 today

When I was focused on lure fishing, 90% of my sessions were at night. I prefer it to daytime in many respects. Fish seem to come closer in, they seem bolder at night. More willing to feed? Maybe.

50 minutes ago, PompeyDave said:

Yep. Gotta be better than today. Blanked for the first time.

You're not the only one Dave. I blanked too... again... 😖

Good report swampy, even if the fishing was a bit thin on the ground 👍

20 minutes ago, JonC said:

He promised us the world, but dropped us like a bad habit. Well and truly gone missing since his new boat turned up. Has he told you about his new boat? 

🤣🤣🤣🖕

4 minutes ago, Geoff said:

Is that the shire where all the berks live? Geoff.☺️

Indeed it is Geoff! They only let us out with special permission. 😉

Top work 👍

Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly tomorrow and you gain 5kts to boot 🤞

Hey Geoff! Glad you could make it!

What would we do without Fisty and Jon eh?!?!? 🤣

Here's what I did on my Saturday afternoon... 😁

#smuglittleginge

25 minutes ago, captin slows old outlaw said:

but why

I like their tippy action. I like the quality the rings and fittings and I like the price 👍

How does it compare to J Braid?

Mmmm, home grown potatoes, mmmm.

They always taste better fresh from the soil.

Another vote for the Ugly Stik GX2's 👍

Taking the lad to footie practice tomorrow morning, then the little one out tomorrow afternoon, then hoping to be out on the water again on Sunday. Should be good weather for it too.

9 hours ago, JonC said:

There have been a lot of lies told all around. 
80% of our fish gets sold to Europe, so those boats catching it will possibly get smashed by import duty thus making it non viable. 

Sadly I suspect you'll be proved right. It would be typical of Macron to put the knife in and twist it if he doesn't get his way for French commercials.

Well Bones, you can see that no one pulls their punches on here! But all joking and banter aside, we're all good mates really...

.... aren't we...??😳

13 hours ago, Bones said:

I love to keep things cheap so spending 30 odd quid on string almost broke my heart. But this stuff has proven to change my fishing for the better more than any other bit of kit...

I use some of their 4 strand Kairiki on a large uptiding fixed spool. Not a bad braid at all. What's the 8 strand like? Does it feel noticeably smoother? Abrasion resistance ok?

To be fair, she needed it! She didn't seem impressed with all the rocking and rolling we were doing.

What you didn't see after you left is that no sooner had we got onto the gang way up to the exit than she let go the world's biggest shit right in front of two yachties wheeling a trolley full of gear! I could have died with embarrassment! Luckily I had a poo bag with me so avoided being brow-beaten as well as being embarrassed 😳😳🤣

30 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Andy, great to meet up again, many thanks for the invite to share in your special moment. 
I could tell you were a bit nervous when we left the safety of the fork lift, but you soon settled into her . 
A good afternoon out with some giggles , and proper belly laughs (at Jons expense). 
Here’s a couple more shots from today..

 

Some great pics there! Top work.

Yes, I was just a tad nervous! But I needn't have been looking back. She's a very forgiving boat and of course it helped hugely having a more experienced hand on board - many thanks 👍👍

No fish. Already has a stainless prop, and agree, we needed WOT. Will try again on Sunday. Mirror calm conditions forecast but... I've just put another 150 litres in the tanks so she won't be making 40kts I don't reckon!

20 minutes ago, Odyssey said:

Where the report? 🤔

https://www.offshoreoutlaws.co.uk/topic/94-jy177s-shakedown-trip/