jonnyswamp

I'm hurt 😭

Scraped a 6 with that one

It’s her birthday on weekend, (Turning 30) so she’s out with mates a few evenings this week... 
She’ll get a few reminders after weekend. No excuse then 🤣

Couldn't make our first day out of lockdown (work keeps getting in the way) so plumped for the Tuesday instead, as the forecast for the rest of the week was shite
My mate (and one of the usual crew) was out on a charter on the Monday fishing up near Clevedon (my intended area on Tues)
After the picture of his 3rd codling, I rang him and spoke for all of 5 secs before he said "got to go, got a bite"
He rang me back after 10 mins or so just after his picture message pinged on my phone showing a plump 6.5 pounder, seems like it's carpeted with them says I
"Well", says he, "I've had 4 and there's one other on the boat"
I went back to my work wondering if I should take the big cooler box, instead of the smaller one for all the cod we were going to get Tuesday
And after receiving another 2 pics showing his total for the day (6 to around 7lb) I genuinely considered the larger one
Anyway, back to our report (can you tell I'm trying to pad it out a bit)
We took the 7.30 lock and headed straight up/over to Clevedon, on a steep bank/reef which is usually a good spot
Plenty of conger, couple of dogs and a few thornies were all we had for the first 2 hrs of the flood, so opted to move a bit closer in to Ladye Bay
We found a parking spot in between the flotilla and dropped anchor, much the same here with one small (8lb ish) ray doing a very good impression of a double figure cod and really got the blood pumping
A phone call from the charter skipper that my mate had been on the day before revealed he hadn't even had a bite on his boat (he opted to go further up channel)
Another move across the channel to just inside Newport deeps resulted in more of the same, so by about 2.45 I miserably pulled the pin and trundled off down the channel to get the 3.45 lock in........Codless
Speaking to the others in the lock, there were 2 codling between 20 odd anglers, although I did hear of a few doubles that had came out (including 2 from Clevedon the previous day) and the charter we spoke to ended up with 6
Shit weather for the foreseeable, but I will return
They can't hide forever
Can they?
 

It sank on a Sunday evening,in fairness staff in Cbyc are a good bunch 👍

Bought this a couple of months ago,just been serviced and antifouled ready for the cod 

No write off, not all bad though just bought arvor 210 with insurance pay out which I love 👍👍

Yeah Cardiff bay,insurance company had surveyor out and he said transom seal failed and should have been changed with leg, had bellows changed same time as leg👍

That's Cardiff Bay Yacht Club isn't it?
Was it definitely the transom seal, or failed u joint bellows
Tragic mate either way

Tell her to get her priorities straight mate, that just wont do

That's a nice looking piece of kit
More photos

Just noticed your soft furnishings, they could be better

That's a nice looking piece of kit
More photos

I've just downloaded flckr and posted some pics up on the site
If I cam manage it, believe me, anyone can

Found these as well Luke/Ian
You probably have your own marks, but I found these on there as well
Out wide off Dale/Milford, the guy I bought the boat off took it to Milford every summer apparently for sharking
 

This is probably an insult. 

Tried the flckr route and it seems to have worked (Suzook 👍)
These are the marks if anyone wants the card, I've kept a copy for myself just in case Mrs Swamp kicks me out and i move down that way
EDIT
There is a shit load that show up when you zoom in (on the plotter, not this pic)

I'm just guessing with regards to the area, but if it's any good you're welcome to it
Can easily be copied if others want it

Apparently if your wife ever says "if anything happens to me, I want you to meet someone new...." "anything" doesn't include getting stuck in traffic.

Apparently if your wife ever says "if anything happens to me, I want you to meet someone new...." "anything" doesn't include getting stuck in traffic.

Andy,
Tides permitting I like to get the anchor down and settle to a wreck.
The obvious candidates usually get a visit to see my boat such as eels (some very big), pout (smelly but good bait), ling (tasty) and Cod (once in a blue moon).
Interstingly though I have had my biggest Bass (14lb), biggest Pollack (17.5lb), biggest Black Bream (4lb 10onz) and biggest Tope (42lb) all whilst bait fishing wrecks at anchor!
I love drifting for Pollack and Bass too so i tend to drift whilst the tide is in full run and then get the hook down for the slacker times in the tide run thereby getting the best of both worlds.
Tight lines John
 

Good plan ................. the G3 charts are not compatible with your 5 series units, I think this is to with processor speed and screen resolution...............
Look here for compatibility ............ https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/662662#devices