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    Been stitched up

    in General Discussion

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    Pair of tuncs

    He's now saying it's VGC for it's age and that sort of damage should be expected

    Am I being unreasonable ?

    2020-11-26_04-03-45

     

    Here's the ad in full

    "TORIUM 16 VGC. Heavy shore, just fit a mag, or medium boat. Filled with braid with a nylon leader

    £75 ONO +P+P"

    He's from your neck of the woods isn't he

     

    Imax coast smock wanted

    in Wanted

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    6 hours ago, suzook12 said:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/1-Imax-Thermo-Smock-Small/dp/B009ZBVHXO/ref=sr_1_13?c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Men's+Fishing+Jackets&qid=1606382584&refinements=p_4%3AImax&s=sports&sr=1-13&ts_id=3939618031

    Saw that one and a couple of others, but they're all small (and I wouldn't pay £150)

    Wondered if anyones local angling shop (who aren't neccesarily on the internet) still had stock

    Imax have it up for sale at £5000, I suppose for that sort of money they'd make a one off

     

    Hello from Sussex

    in Introductions

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said:

    You're not allowed to  mention it aloud, though I did over there and got away with (I don't think the prefects heard me)

    Looks like the thread where I mentioned this place has been pulled 

    What's on your fishing bucket list?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Saintly Fish said:

    You’d better book now then!! 
    It’ll be full already no doubt seeing as this year was a wash out. 

    Yeah. Think you're right there

    My mates booked last year for next year and only got in via a cancellation. They've also booked for 2022, so if I want to go ill have to nobble one of them nearer the time

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    Clevedon cod

    in Catch reports

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    Still without a definite idea of where we intended to fish, we called up the barrage and booked a spot in the 7.30 AM lock out

    As today was the first fine and flat sea forecast, all 3 locks were full and it resembled the wacky races when we got through the other side

    Out of the 25 or so boats that went through the locks, around 20 headed west so I headed back up the channel towards Clevedon

    Got the pick down and rods out by about 8.30 and it was a full hour until anything showed an interest in any of our baits

    Soon the dogs (few) and congers (many) were seemingly suicidal, with the eels going to around 16/18lb and the dogfish going.....well dogfish size

    We were close to a charter that two friends were on and they had picked up a small codling since they had been there (7.30) and not much else, so moved a bit closer in to Ladye Bay

    We stuck it out and I was rewarded, after dropping a couple of fish, with a plump 3lb plus codling that was stuffed with prawn

    Thinking that there may be a good shoal coming through, we stayed up until high with no other cod coming over the gunnels, but plenty of the previous species

    After speaking to one of the 2 mates on the charter, we moved out to the English side of the middle grounds and dug in on a rough bit of bank

    With it being a small tide, we had to wait an hour or so for a bit of a run of tide and as soon as it started, so did the fishy interest with a constant stream of conger, just the odd dog, a couple of small whiting and a nice few thornies to about 10/12lb

    While thinking about a run down to the foreshore for the last hour, I noticed a rod give that slow pull down, then a bit of a bounce

    With a good flow of water and the rod bent over (it's only a cheap outfit that lives on the boat for mates that don't have any gear) The rod holder, ex miner, quite small, 76 and has chronic COPD, was struggling a bit and went to hand the rod over

    Knowing he'd only dropped straight down off the back and in about 30ft of water, I explained he only had about 10ft of line to reel in and to keep at it

    With the line coming up directly behind the boat and the fish trying to stay deep, it could only have been a decent cod and when it surfaced I wasn't wrong (for once)

    One knackered old fella and one fat 9lb cod on the deck (that had a small flattie in its guts) and that was pretty much the end of our day, as I wanted to get the 3.45 lock back in before the Armada started jostling for position in the dark

    Talking to the other boats in our lock and there were quite a few good doubles caught today, everywhere from Sully (and probably further west) up past Clevedon

    So they are about Luke, get them twins fired up and back to Cardiff

    Over and out

     

     

     

    Bristol channel 10th Nov

    in Catch reports

    Posted · Edited by jonnyswamp

    On 11/20/2020 at 2:59 PM, Odyssey said:

    Where you heading? 
     

    Sully woukd bd my suggestion, good chance of ray and lunker cod 🙂 

    Will decide later after hearing how the charters get on today

    But will probly turn right as there hasn't been much showing up the channel of late

    I've got a nice rough ground mark wide of Sully that threw up a 12 and and an 18lb er a couple of years ago, so may give that a few hrs up until high then head a bit further west on the ebb 

    Have a few new marks to try near Stout/Aberthaw, mussel beds apparently

    EDIT

    Do you still need photos of the wiring on my fusion radio Luke ?

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