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    JDP reacted to Odyssey in And we’re off….   
    Yep…. 
     
    Problem is not everyone can cope with it… Even on heavy gear I’ve had a lot of guys totally taken aback at the speed and power of these fish! 
     
    Starting to locate the smaller ones so if that’s the case I’ll be looking to have a popping set up on board to keep the options open for the more experienced angler 🙂 
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    JDP got a reaction from Dicky in Solid hound   
    Plan was to hit the beach tonight targeting hounds but my daughter had a quick session in the boat and managed to get a few already, one over the 20kg mark.

    So with the hound fix ticked off, this evenings beach session will be targeting bigger toothy species using wire. Personally I don't like using wire as I would rather break off sharks than stuff my back trying to deal with them, however the youngsters enjoy it!!!!!.....so hopefully a report with something bigger to follow.


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    JDP got a reaction from jonnyswamp in Solid hound   
    Plan was to hit the beach tonight targeting hounds but my daughter had a quick session in the boat and managed to get a few already, one over the 20kg mark.

    So with the hound fix ticked off, this evenings beach session will be targeting bigger toothy species using wire. Personally I don't like using wire as I would rather break off sharks than stuff my back trying to deal with them, however the youngsters enjoy it!!!!!.....so hopefully a report with something bigger to follow.


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    JDP reacted to Odyssey in And we’re off….   
    Nice day Monday…. Sunshine and fish…. 
     
    Seems we are getting a different class of fish in different areas. This lot would be perfect for popping… maybe next year I’ll get a popping set up to try… 🤔 
    @JDP I may need your advice as resident blue water expert on a set up that doesn’t break the bank! 



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    JDP reacted to suzook12 in Nicholson Trailer   
    Got a bit further with this much later than planned. The rollers (all bar one) are now fitted. I have started making the pins for the snubbers too. They are roughed out to size waiting to be finished one evening this week.
    Strangely, I feel far more confident on the lathe than the mill and setting it up, so when I found it was cutting a taper, it was quite easy to adjust to get it cutting at an allowable tolerance.

    The new rollers were 19mm bore, the old ones were 16mm, so the trailer had to be drilled out to accommodate. A 19mm blacksmiths drill from toolstation was the solution. Managed to mash my hand up in the process!! New drills are generally too sharp for hand drilling of larger sizes which often results in chipped cutting edges and drills grabbing. Impressed that my ryobi 18v brushless could spin me up. Not so impressed that when it did, it kept smashing my hand into bracketry and the like.... Hohum

    I did say ouch followed by ooo that smarts!!
    The bunks got loaded up and taken to the workshop ready for new carpet. We are getting there, Will be borrowing a staple gun to get the new carpet fitted along with glue as well. Hoping next weekend, the trailer will be ready to take the boat....
    Really busy at the moment as got 4 weeks to get at least 3 bikes ready for auction and delivered, as well as getting the boat sorted.
     
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    JDP reacted to Saintly Fish in If I were fishing for Bream....   
    They are proper bogas yeah. But it's hard to read them accurately when the short Solent chop is at play, so a digi scale gave a clearer indication. 
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    JDP reacted to Saintly Fish in If I were fishing for Bream....   
    ..... I could have caught loads. 
    But I wanted to get an early Solent unicorn. 
    That didn't happen. But a second biggest bass of 8.37lb did happen and I'll take that all day. 
    Had a couple more bream, a snake and an LSD (where have they been?). 
    Went home and filleted the bass which will provide 3 people 2 good meals each. One in the form of a fish pie, the other to be determined!! 
     

     

     

     

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    JDP got a reaction from daio web in And we’re off….   
    Was that a bit of high sticking or just a poor quality rod, bent butt rods make it hard for clients to high stick.  You would think the reels drag setting would stop any failure of the rod unless it was either of what I mention. Lucky it was an acid wrap or the line could of most likely broke where the rod had on the rough edge, which may of ended up with the fish dragging the teaser bar bar and line. 
    Are you not using circles on the sharks, or did this one get a circle hooked deep somehow. 
    Incredible to see watts on offer back there in terms of fishing.
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    JDP reacted to Odyssey in And we’re off….   
    No high sticking, I think the blank must of taken a knock at somepoint. 
     
    Totally agree on the bent butt, easier on angler too…
    The other 2 were a lot smaller so it’s amazing the different classes of fish that are running at the moment. Hopefully they hang around for the weekend…
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    JDP reacted to Odyssey in And we’re off….   
    105 inches of shiny loveliness….
    Snapped the rod after 30 mins, so the lucky angler kept going on tod and got it to the boat…
    Stand up Stubby Style 🫣🫣



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    JDP got a reaction from daio web in A midday run out in the boat   
    I was sent it to test from a manufacturer in Norway and it seems to work very well. There are three flavours, where this one caught all the fish and other fish species I didn't keep. The snapper have been very quiet to catch lately, to the point I caught more using this yesterday than my daughter has in her last three charters. Normally I don't use any of these products as I like the fact lure fishing is so clean not having to handle bait but this turned what I believe would of been a no action day into a quality catch. 

    In regards to the species, some call them red snapper, some pink snapper but really they aren't snapper at all but more part of the bream family. 
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    JDP got a reaction from daio web in A midday run out in the boat   
    Gave the boat some exercise and brought home a few meals. All soft plastic work in 65m of water.

      
     



     
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    JDP got a reaction from Auldjake in HI all, just joined, Thanks.   
    That's very good performance, about what I got from a Suzuki DF140 on a far smaller boat. I found my Suzuki engines to very quite, surprised you are finding it noisy. I sea trialled a Df 100 a few months ago and was impressed how smooth and quiet it was even at 6000rpm, however that was on a 15ft centre console, so didn't have to work very hard to push that boat along. 

    Sorry, don't know any good chandlers, there were a few on the Isle of Wight where I used to live but moved to the other side of the world now. I do have a full hydraulic steering set as a spare which came as part of a package deal with an engine I bought a few months ago but the postage would be way to much to send to the UK.
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    JDP got a reaction from Saintly Fish in Land based capture close to home   
    There's often around 50 anglers fishing that platform, all targeting game fish. Fish of around 100kg are often taken back up the cliff whole, something this size I doubt would have gone up in one piece. However it's also common for the lads to get friends with trailer boats to come around from the near by boat ramp and tow fish back to the boat ramp. Ive never fished the areas from land but do tow my boat up there. Most boat anglers are obviously aware of the people fishing from the rocks and allow enough space incase anyone has something big on and also incase they get called over by crazy waving anglers needing assistance. Personally I would put money on that fish being taken back by boat in order to get it weighed officially to make the record claim it's taken.

    There are videos of people catch and release fish from this spot. As mentioned there are often very many people fishing the spot, who work together when something is hooked like this. There are spots here where the angler will stay higher above the water while others will go lower on the platform to gaff or release fish just like bringing a fish boat side. The water is very deep from the steep ledges, ropes are used a fair amount. Fish are estimated of weight without needing to brought from the water just like on a boat and just like from a boat, some are kept to eat. 

    It's not for me, far to hectic and time consuming. Most marlin we hook in the boat are released under 15mins thanks to boat work. The guys on the rocks have already committed to catch and kill most of the time before they leave home.
     
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    JDP reacted to Saintly Fish in Land based capture close to home   
    But if you catch and land one at the base of a cliff AND beach it, how do you get it up? If you can't, surely a beast that size would squash its innerds before you could picture and release? How do they release if beach anyway?
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    JDP reacted to Auldjake in HI all, just joined, Thanks.   
    Cheers for the anode update, just saw a youtube video but never stopped to watch.
    2022 engine probably about 100 hours use coming up. Missed the second years service through lack of use.
    Getting 32knots that was a short run at wot, but cruises easy 25 I have other toys that do the speed thing.
    I have from the start thought it quite a noisy engine. Not sure if its an engine/boat combination issue. The suzuki service centre checked it out and says its running perfect but it is a bit irritating.
    Any idea who a good Chandler or source is for boat kit. Steeringbin my next purchase.
    Cheers
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    JDP got a reaction from Saintly Fish in HI all, just joined, Thanks.   
    How old is the df 100 ? make sure you regularly pay attention to the powerhead anodes as they normally need replacement around 12 months whether you have put many hours or not on the motor. The plugs also have a short life compared to other outbounds, expect to get around 100hrs from them. 

    Fitting hydraulic yourself isn't to hard, Ive done it and Im far from mechanical. Post some performance figures when you get out on it and take note of the max rpm the engine reaches and prop size and pitch as its a big looking boat for a small engine, so correct prop size will be very important. 
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    JDP reacted to jonnyswamp in Norway report pt 2   
    Around 40m depth, don't know about specific studies re survival rates
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    JDP got a reaction from Andy135 in A midday run out in the boat   
    I was sent it to test from a manufacturer in Norway and it seems to work very well. There are three flavours, where this one caught all the fish and other fish species I didn't keep. The snapper have been very quiet to catch lately, to the point I caught more using this yesterday than my daughter has in her last three charters. Normally I don't use any of these products as I like the fact lure fishing is so clean not having to handle bait but this turned what I believe would of been a no action day into a quality catch. 

    In regards to the species, some call them red snapper, some pink snapper but really they aren't snapper at all but more part of the bream family. 
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    JDP reacted to jonnyswamp in Norway report   
    I won't bore you with the travel details because, well they're boring
    Two flights and a ferry ride later, we arrived at Sandland Brygge at around 8pm last Wednesday 14th August 2024
    The 7 of us were met by the owners/hosts Steiner and Stina who loaded our luggage and gear into their van for the very short 2 min drive to the digs, far easier than trying to drag a weeks worth of food, drink, clothes, tackle ourselves
    We had one of the 2, 8 birth lodges which are clean, comfortable and full of all the appliances you will need
    Anyway, we unpacked and 2 of us had a safety briefing on the self drive boats (6.5m all aluminium with 150 suzuki 4 strokes which you can see towards the end of the first video, there are also a couple of 7.5m boats with 200 suzukis on the back) 
    Briefing done, it was time for supper and an early night
    Day 1, Thursday
    Luckily, a few of the lads had been here last year, so knew a few marks that we went straight out to
    This threw up some nice Cod (not massive I know, but Cod) and smaller Coalies, there must litterally be hundreds of thousand of them, as this was the scene on pretty much every mark we went to

    Despite the abundance of bait fish, it wasn't as frantic as I expected/was assured, there was no wind and a very little tide which I decided was the reason
    Not a disaster 
    Day 2, Friday
    High wind and heavy, prolonged showers
    Spent most of the day looking for shelter out of the wind (which you can always find somewhere in one of the fjords) getting wet and pulling the odd few fish up
    Did try for Plaice, but drift was all over the place and horizontal rain, though I did manage a Dab of over a 300mm
    No pictures as too wet
    Not a good day
    Day 3, Saturday
    Good weather
    Thought we would try some deeper water (150m +) very difficult to get 2 drifts the same even when starting at the exact same point (not just today, pretty much every day)
    Had fish on every mark when the lines weren't kiting too much

     

    As well as the Cod and Coalies, we also had their equivalent of dogfish, Torsk, which can be a nuisance
    A bit of a cross between a Ling, a cod and a Rockling
     
    We also picked up a few Wolf fish, they call them Catfish up there
    Ugly critters with razer teeth and a jaw like a hydraulic crusher, but nice eating apparently


    Finished the day off trying for Plaice
    I think we had between 15 and 20 between the 3 of us, with this being the best of the day
    5lb 6oz

    Had a couple of double hook ups with 3.5/4lb fish which initially I though was a double figure fish, ashamed to say I was a bit disappointed when I saw 2 fish coming up 🫣
    This was my most enjoyable day up to now
    Day 4 Sunday
    Carbon copy of Friday, blustery winds and heavy showers with much the same results
    Managed a few Plaice towards the end of the day as the wind turned and made the drift the right direction
    This was around 4lb IIRC

    Day 5 Monday
    Great forecast so we set off for the "pig farm" some reefs and drop offs around 6/7 miles off the NE of Loppa
    Very quiet for both boats all morning, though the few fish that were caught were worth the wait
    First in were the lads on the other boats, one of them (Smurf) dropped a dead bait down and as soon as it hit the bottom, his rod went bananas
    This was the result

    Took the treble deep, so wouldn't go back, went 66lb when weighed some 6 hrs later
    Was very probably 70lb when caught, he was over the moon, could hear the cheers (from his boat and one close by) a mile away
    Smurfs mate will copied his tactics and was rewarded with it's smaller sibling 20 mins or so later
    Will's (on right) went 34lb, looks like a minnow next to the monster
    Will also caught the only Red fish of the trip
    Our boat wasn't faring so well, until Paul also dropped a deadbait down and was rewarded with the best Halibut of the trip
    Scales were bouncing between 38 and 42lb, so we generously gave him 39lb 😁
    Will also picked up a halibut earlier on in the week of around 20lb
    To be continued on next post
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    JDP reacted to jonnyswamp in Norway report pt 2   
    The owner of the resort also has a 12m cat he charters out to the better, further away marks where the small, self drive boats aren't allowed to go
    Its around 30 miles and apparently you aren't insured that far out, so charter is the only way and was highly recommended
    A late start at 12.30 due to offshore winds early on and after a near 2 hr steam, we're dropping onto a huge reef system that can be drifted for a few hrs at a time with the right winds
    A couple of winds up on my first drop produced this 
    Deck hand Dave estimated at low 20's, who am I to argue
    This was the stamp of fish that we were all catching on pretty much every drop, fair play they go like a train when they take the lure
    After half a dozen of these, I sent a dead bait down, hoping for a big Cod or a Halibut
    After about an hour and 3 bait changes, all I had caught was a Torsk (bastard fish) because that's what you call them when you see they're not a Cod or Coalie, had a few decent tugs, but couldn't connect and watching the rest of the boys pulling in fish in the mid 20's I was getting a bit tetchy, so went back to lures
    In the mean time, Will had hooked and landed a Cod of 52lb, which unfortunately didn't go back, but would be given to some locals as is the case if they're too damaged and not wanted by the angler
    I haven't got a pic of him holding it, so this will have to do
     
    I had a couple of high teens and early 20lb Cod on a 9" lead headed lure (similar to a Sidewinder in design) so thought I'd try the biggest in the box and just target Cod
    This was what the Norway veterans called "cut baits" mine was an imitation Puffin around a foot long !!!
    Sent it down and they were hitting it as soon as it hit the bottom, plenty of the same size as earlier (huge for over here, just run of the mill over there)
    I was hit by another 20lb + (or so I thought) and when the lunges became a bit more severe and line was being stripped off my reel, I was hoping this was something a bit better
    It was, it was a 50 +
    56lb 6oz and my PB ( a never to be beaten PB unless I go back out in 2026)
    Because all fish are pulled up slowly and allowed to expel air as soon as you can see them (farting them) about 5/10 meters down, the majority go back unharmed like torpedos, 
    This one also went back, seemingly none the worse for seeing my ugly mug, which is nearly as satisfying as catching it
    Though, when I saw the size of it under the water, my arse was twitching a bit thinking that at any second i was going to loose it
    2 drops later using the same method, I was hit by something bigger/stronger that I got up off the bottom by a few meters, only to watch my reel release a few more
    Played tug of war for a few minutes and started gaining, then watched my reel give out more line than I had initially reeled in
    So started the battle again and managed to get it, probably, 30m up after another 10 mins or so
    Then I just went light and the expletives were ringing out
    Whatever it was ( Cod or Halibut) was certainly a good fish
    Got the lure to the surface and could see that my line had wrapped around the gape of the hook, probably disgorging the fish it fought
    Ah well, there's always next time......
    A pic of the lures we were using, with a 6" sidewinder for scale
    I also caught a small, 5/6 lber on the Puffin lure, greedy buggers
    A few other photos from the charter day and earlier
    Had this view from our lodge a few mornings
    To sum up my view, not as busy as I was told it would be, high water temps probably didn't help, the charter boat is a must if you go out there
    But still very good fishing compared to what we have here
    I will probably go back in 2026, 2025 fully booked 
     
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    JDP got a reaction from Andy135 in A midday run out in the boat   
    Gave the boat some exercise and brought home a few meals. All soft plastic work in 65m of water.

      
     



     
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    JDP got a reaction from Saintly Fish in A midday run out in the boat   
    Gave the boat some exercise and brought home a few meals. All soft plastic work in 65m of water.

      
     



     
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    JDP reacted to suzook12 in Yamaha 55 recommission   
    So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
    Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....
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    JDP reacted to suzook12 in Yamaha 55 recommission   
    I will get round to ordering the parts this week, so can get moving on this........
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