Dicky

Don’t think  so it’s more to do with currents I think and how they change slightly. Algae blooms are common and we have a May bloom most years. I have seen similar off West Wales and it can fuck the fishing up. It is all part of the food chain so a necessary evil.

Unlucky mate but top effort again. That Coomber fish looks great, must be a pretty rare catch. I've just spent an hour and a half mixing chum for our trip down in September. Algae should be clearing now as they have had it for a few weeks now 

Further east around Portsmouth and Weymouth they only used to net them on the neaps as the tide run is a lot stronger around there. Don't know if that's still the case though as the fish become scarce they will take more risks to fill the boat

Do they net the wrecks on all tide sizes or just the neaps down your way. Also how often do they retrieve them and do they just reset them or rotate the wrecks?

It’s the fact the spots go all the way to the edge of the wings that make me think blonde. If you check out most fish id sites that is the main way of distinguishing between a blonde. Either way still a pretty fish.

to be honest my moneys on a small blonde

Couple of cracking huss there Luke

Good effort Josh and great to hear the macky are showing.

Deffo a blonde although in the picture the spots don't look as obvious. 

That's a cracking looking Bownie. The Coln is a nice river.

Short trip yesterday just me and my brother on our boat and 1 other club boat out. No joy on our bass mark with just the usual dogs, thornbacks and eels though I did have one nice conger of 19lb 5oz. Moved further down channel to the same mark as the week before but very slow, probably in some part due to the small tide. Repositioned on to the other side of the bank for the ebb and instantly my brother had a nice blonde of 14lb 13oz. I then had a decent hound around 13lb and fishing was a lot better. I lost a better eel at the back of the boat around the 25lb mark then it was time to up anchor and get back to the beach. A decent day out in the sun in the end.

Had a club comp out of Burnham last Sunday, 8 boats with 13 seniors and 1 junior booked in. It started off flat but was grey and damp. We started off looking for a bass but fishing was slow with just rays, dogs and straps. Eventually my uncle hooked into something a bit better and after a spirited fight a hound 9lb broke the surface. Shortly after I had 2 bass in quick succession but then it went dead for a while so time for a move. A quick blast 4 miles down channel put us on another bank looking for hounds. Loads of dogs followed with a few rays a and straps but we did get another 3 hounds. Just after low the wind picked up and it became a bit uncomfortable so a move closer to home just off Hinkley Point was made. This was fairly poor with just the odd fish so that was it for the day. At the weigh in my brothe4 won the comp wi5h one of his hounds of 10lb 1oz and my uncle took second with a doggie. Unfortunately neither of my bass made the 22” minimum size.

i would say around £800 would be average for a days sharking. i would go either West Wales or cornwall for a charter

On 4/27/2022 at 10:17 PM, JonC said:

Well I think it’s a terrible idea, there’s already enough sheds on the road that scrape through as it is. 
speaking of sheds, I just found out that my defender mot run out in October, I’ve been driving it around for 6 months without an mot. It’s booked in tomorrow. 
Fairly confident that it will pass, the garage I use understand the guidelines, like Mikes second place did. Things like brake pipes- it used to be a fail for any corrosion but now it’s only if it leaks ( I think). They’re not that big a deal anyway. 

How the fuck do you not know your mot run out in October? if you had an accident and your vehicle was at fault mechanically you could be looking at a stretch lol 

Our boat is kept on the drive on a trailer and fuel costs are negatable compared to all the other costs.  We average probably less than 30 litres  of petrol a trip so a average trip now only costs about £15 more in petrol than 10 years ago. Squid has gone up more in price over that period!!

5 hours ago, thejollysinker said:

Indeed!

Triangle on the rode? that's a new one on me... can you explain further please?

thanks,

Gary

It's basically a stainless triangle with a small loop welded on one point. You attach it to your anchor rode between the buoy and the bow of the boat. It stops the buoy being pushed up under the boat and keeps it up tide where you can see it. Makes it easier to take a wide berth when retrieving using the Alderney method. I have looked online but can't find a picture of one. I have heard of people using a stick with a couple of hitches around it to keep in place.

6 hours ago, jonnyswamp said:

Sounds like a good day, I was out further up the Channel Friday and had a similar day, apart from the Bass

I may have to organise a raid over to your side and try for a few of those 😎

Stay over your side!! we already have to put up with you lot nicking our cod in the winter, leave our bass alone 🤪😁

All's well that ends well. Do you have a triangle on the rode to keep the buoy well in front of the boat?

isn't 30/70kg a bit overkill for bass, that big game gear😁