Geoff

⬆️⬆️Suppose you have to hail from the USA to get this one?? 

Went wreckin again to Littlehampton on Sunday - best a few ounces under 15lbs 

If anyone can catch them on lures it'll be me... 🐶

Judging by the current forecast I look to be in danger of actually doing some fishing this weekend 😱
Pretty sure I can remember what to do...
1. Bait hook
2. Drop down
3. Wind in dogfish that I didn't know was on.
4. Repeat.

A decent weather window today, so I made the effort to go out, as due to the weather the boat hasn't moved for 3 months.
A solo trip and launched at 07:00 into a very flat sea. First stop was a bunch of 3  wrecks off berry head which in the past were always netted, but in view of the pollock ban, I assumed correctly that the nets would be gone. Well, I was right, but there are a significant amount of crab pots on the wrecks. A couple of drifts on each produced nothing, so I headed inshore to the Orestone.
several drifts on the Orestone produced a few Mackerel and one Herring. As I brought it up I couldn't decide between a large sardine or small herring, but with the dorsal fin well past the half way mark, it had the be a herring.
Having had a good shakedown the boat is running well, and I came back in at lunchtime.
So 27nm and rewarded with a few bait fish, so not too bad for mid April.
 
 
 
 
 
 

I’m instructing a Powerboat level 2 course this weekend, fishing next weekend 😁😁😁😁

Don't want to give @Geoff any more excuses not to finish his boat.

For now at least, I know you need the free time to finish your boat so haven;t mentioned it, don't want lord 135 to start commissioning work of his estate 😁

Zook, you and I are the only two people who will know what you are on about on this forum!!! Geoff.

Zook, you and I are the only two people who will know what you are on about on this forum!!! Geoff.

I currently have 2 bikes MOT and tax exempt. Both have been getting a thorough going over, making sure everything is as it should be or better.
Am tempted to take the indicators off, as not a legal requirement before 1986. Have my black and white reg plates too....... And the baffles are ermmm somewhat lacking, especially on the harley......

Hopefully by the 20th?? 😬

Not seen them? Geoff has already modelled them in miniature complete with all the fish, the boat, the van the lot....
 

Zook, you should remember that Pete and I have our boats as garden ornaments, although I suppose that it is possible that Pete may use an outboard as a recirculating pump for his fish pond! Geoff.🙂

managed 2 days this week, Tuesday weather looked good, I still havnt grasped the idea of letting the sea a few days to settle down, couldn't get out of the Haven but managed to fish the entrance, where we found plenty of pollack seemingly feeding midwater on herring, it was a fish a chuck, though my daughter was getting more than the lions share, bloody pheromones! 1🤣
as the sea state worsened we headed inwards to shelter only to find dog city.
Thursday morning was looking good in the sheltered waters if the Haven, I did try to venture to where we found the pollack in abundance Tuesday but the swells were huge for my little boat so backed up to more sheltered waters. Tried several areas in search of rays but was again plagued by dogfish until last knockings I managed a golden grey mullet on size 16 sabikis tipped with bits of ragworm. 
weather horrendous for sometime but looking forward to getting out again soon, enjoying the learning curve that i0s the Pembrokeshire coast and beyond 🙂
 

Sure that would end up as an overgrown blender!! 🤣

Zook, you should remember that Pete and I have our boats as garden ornaments, although I suppose that it is possible that Pete may use an outboard as a recirculating pump for his fish pond! Geoff.🙂

Have you changed your name and turned into a scaffolder?

Too true Pete - not a a ginger hair in sight. Geoff.😉

Not bad for you Luke. 

Hellova grim yesterday 

Truthfully it's a bit drizzly ATM but we have coddies 🎣

thank you. 
i have had a fault on the van, tried all sorts to finde the  root of it . no spark
my frend over the road  a engernear said had i tried the eath wire ,i had allready taken the battery to earth lead off cleaned ect. but had forgot the engin to frame lead, so ifitted a new one and i have a spark.so i am having a good day

after Storm Nelson on Thursday/Friday there was a very slight break in the weather forecast for Saturday which had us up at the crack of sparrows - for a 6.45am meet at the boat. 
I had the inlaws staying for Easter and my Birthday so Phil joined me and Tim on Tim's boat. 
we tried for mackerel first but failed miserably - so soon headed out to the 'Hot spot' as i'm now calling it - 5miles off, 80ft water, mixed ground - throws up all sorts. 
We fished small baits for bream and were not disappointed - 28 to the boat before we lost count - big ones, small ones, must be feeding up for spawning as they were fat with roe.

we also had pout, whiting, and scad in the mix. 
as the tide slackened off we went with big baits for the scavengers - Phil had his 1st ever Bull huss - Tim had some too - going to 12Lb - also found one pregnant mum - so put her back swiftly. 


Tim also had a Smoothie, and i had congers and thorny instead of a huss.


we of course had dogs - but not too many to spoil the day. 
there was a lot of left over swell making it rather lumpy and making me queasy for most of the day - as the afternoon got on the wind veered to the SE to ruin it for everyone - so we were back in the marina before 4pm. pub for 5pm.
Not sure when we will get out next!