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2 hours ago, captin slows old outlaw said:

dose it flote. you know how clumsy i am

Yes they do, I got have got 3 of therm, and 2 of those I have found floating in the estuary !

32 minutes ago, Dicky said:

Nice one, great report and vid. You're correct i have asked about the Meat boat as it's only about 10 miles from Brixham so if we ever get a decent enough forecast to make it worth the tow down we may give it a try

Yes, I think a little more than 10 miles, closer to 12.

I might be wrong, but IIRC the British record Conger came off the wreck, Vic Evans (RIP) skipper of Sea Spray caught it in 1995, 133lb

It is a 15mile steam for me from Teignmouth

On a decent day there are a group of 4 wrecks about another 5 miles out and all of those fish well. However, this area is known for its rougher than normal sea. I have been out there on my boat when the swell was 15 - 20ft, but a decent 10sec between swells.

BTW, the Commerical Pollock ban has made a huge difference to our wreck fishing this year, long may it continue 👍

29 minutes ago, JonC said:

The Meat Boat sounds like a really bad gay bar. 

Maybe,  the sort of places YOU visit 🙄

TBH, there is no clear answer as to why it is called the Meatboat

This is the verbiage from Wrecksite "The name " meatboat " was acquired due to the fact there was a quantity of sheep carcases floating in the area after the sinking. La Blanca was a refrigerated ship lost in this area"

However, I think it has been identified as the SS Styrn which was torpedoed in 1918, but that boat was known to be carrying only ballast,

1 hour ago, Andy135 said:

Lovely vid and lovely fish. 👍

My daughter Emily also watched the video and asks if you ever worry about falling in ("as the sides are so low!")?

Yes & no. 
 

RIB’ s have very little freeboard and you are always aware of that fact, however, the tubes are also very wide ( 500mm diameter). So,  much wider than the average gunnel, so you tend to fall on them rather than over them.

It is a fast boat, with a low freeboard, so the wearing of lifejackets is a given.

19 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Thanks for sharing Ian, looks like a good morning out. Nice little vid too. I must say the soft cushioning sides of a rib do look a delight to lean against as opposed to the hard gunwhales of a Grp boat! Just a shame you don't have 4 berths, a kitchen, toilet and candy strip curtains!! 

Yes, Neil, it is not so bad falling onto the tubes !

BTW you can have all of the above with a RedBay RIB, excellent sea keeping, highly regarded and made in Ireland, but you are talking £££££££££

With regard to the vid, I was using my new DJI Osmo Action 4, and TBH IMO it is streets ahead of the gopro. I was expecting to have to 'brighten up' any stills due to the position of the sun, but the actual video shot in 4k60 was fine, so I used it.

I don't know about the Solent, but here we have been plagued with a short sea, and it has been like it for 3 months now, with swell patterns of 1.7 - 3 secs, which as you well know, is mighty uncomfortable, both for travelling at speed and drifting.

But yes, it was a pleasant morning and worth taking the chance to get out 👍

34 minutes ago, ukspearo said:

The worst that can happen is that it’ll drag and I’ll pick up all my terminal tackle ! 

Hmm, the worst that can happen is that the main anchor pulls, and the boat will swing very quickly stern on to the tide, which is a bad situation to be in.

The golden rule of small pleasure boats is never anchor or tether from the stern. I break this rule when using the alderney recovery as I sometimes pull from the A frame cleat ONCE the anchor has been broken free with the buoy by pulling from the bow, but I would never use an anchor off the stern in any tide flow.

When at sea, fixing an outboard issue is pretty limited, as hanging off the stern is not a wise move, and dropping stuff in the ogin is a given. My tool kit focuses mainly on the boat and electrics.

My Mercury outboard is 5 years old this year, and main dealer serviced. Only twice has it given me cause for concern whilst at sea, the first time was a water over pressure alarm, but it had a healthy pee stream and the engine temp was correct, so I ignored it until I got back, and the issue was a faulty water pressure sensor. The second time was when I noticed the batteries were not charging, and we were down on the skerries banks. After, some quick mental arithmetic with regard to estimated current draw, and the actual indicated battery voltage  (which tells you the state of charge capacity), I decided it would be 15 hours at least, before the batteries went flat, so I didn't even bother with battery management and we carried on as normal. On this occasion the alternator had given up and was replaced under warranty.

Generally, the modern 4 stokes are pretty reliable, especially when compared to older 2 strokes and  later 2 stroke injected engines.

If I break down, then it will be dropping the pick and waiting for the orange and blue tug to tow me in, and yes, I have already had the conversation with the local crew, and they are fine about it. I am rarely within the 3 mile zone, usually a minimum of 6 and often 30 -40

In the last 4 years, I have towed 9 boats back to Teignmouth, and most of these were unnecessary breakdowns, that is one of the drawbacks of AIS, the CG can see you and if you are close by, then you get a call via DSC followed by a voice call. I have only ever refused twice, both times I had kids on board.

I think the most genuine I towed in was from a wreck 12 miles out and the guy's timing belt had snapped, that was a 25ft boat, but the RIB coped Ok. using a bridle from the A Frame to tow. I put him back on his mooring and the guy was insistent that he paid me, which I refused. To my pleasure, he found out where I lived and dropped off a crate of Red, which was appreciated, but unnecessary

42 minutes ago, JonC said:

So basically @GPSguru told you to turn it on and off and to blow on the card, exactly the same as a Super Nintendo cartridge?🤣

Not quite, similar but not the same.

Garmin kit sometimes fails to remember that a card is in place, and just needs a gentle reminder 😉

1 hour ago, ukspearo said:

Well, the shading has disappeared from the plotter ! Annoying and I already miss it ! But it still seems to be there on my phone (active captain app) how does that work ???

Assuming your plotter is one of the newer models, then just sync your active captain map tiles to the active captain card in the plotter.

Mine occasionally loses relief shading (2 x 95SV Plus) and that is because Garmin plotters sometimes dont read the active captain card on boot up. Easy fix, just turn off the plotter, take out the card and then put it back in to reseat it, then turn the plotter back on and normal service is resumed.

It is useful when dropping the pick on a wreck, as you can see the orientation, but that info is also available from sources like wrecksite etc.

I only use it on active captain for identifying new potential new ground.

3 hours ago, Dicky said:

I have just lost relief shading on my iPad, anyone any ideas why? I turned it off and now can’t get it back on but I still have it on my phone 

could do with it tomorrow as out from a different port 

It probably has the relief map layer turned off as it not a default setting.

Trying to remember 🤔,  I think it is the same as active captain, tap the layers icon on the top right of the screen and select relief shading

4 hours ago, Odyssey said:

I will get looking soon 🙂 

Its Emma’s GoPro but she may find it goes missing when m out on the boat… hopefully she won’t mind too many fish photos on it 😂

Actually, it is better to take a short viid of a fish and then extract a decent still from the footage.

5 hours ago, Odyssey said:

Looking for recommendations on best software to edit GoPro video footage. Not after a you tube channel but just under water shots while out snorkelling/surfing and of course a few fish too 🙂 

it’s a Hero 10. Not sure on easiest stuff to use. Any advice welcomed 🙂 

Videostudio from corel does pretty much everything. Get the trial version, and they then may send you a good offer, but it is cheap anyway. This package has been around for years and was highly regarded before corel bought it. 

Also the free version of DaVinci from Black Magic is very good, but being a professional editor it is harder to use.

I have gone away from GoPro as they are way too unreliable, with random turning off, overheating, and battery discharge issues. I now use a DJI Action 4 on the boat, and a cheap Wolfang for underwater stuff.

1 hour ago, RogB said:

Fishing from a boat is still a bit of a novelty for me, but watching youtube people slow pitch jigging and reading reports here and elsewhere it look like good fun. I only lure fish and we won't be going miles out on our little boat but I thought I would scratch together a budget set up for light SPJ up to 20m. Only lure fishing means I only have small fixed spool reels and I dont want to invest in a multiplier as I have no idea about them whatsoever. So finding a SPJ rod rung for this had been holding me back but one surfaced on the Veals website https://www.veals.co.uk/product/rapture-deep-fall-slow-pitch-spinning-100gm/. It looks OK for a fraction of the price of the more heavy duty tools.

I have some multicolour j-Braid on order.

I also bought a few jigs, and some smaller casting and or pitching jigs which arrived today from Joker who are local to me and I am hoping work on the local fish! I think they look pretty good. I did email the guy that sells them asking for advice on which ones for more inshore areas but never got a response 😒 so did a bit of guessing on colours 😕.

Anyway I don't suppose we will hit the water until June, but when we do I will update the thread if they work or not, and whether a fixed spool reel just generated wind knots! Might throw the casting ones about a bit before that though.

Anybody else try SPJ in shallower water?

Cheers

Roger

 

Joker lures is Matt Forrester, who skippers Silver Halo out of Torquay. Matt used to launch his worrier 175 from Polly Steps before he got his commercial ticket. 

Him and I have both been fishing SPJ since about 2016. If you ever get the chance, take a trip out to the wrecks with him, you will learn a lot.

TBH spj with a mangle is not ideal, much better with a palm sized multi.

I was hoping to get out tomorrow but it is a short sea, so mega uncomfortable, but I might get out Saturday.
 

1 hour ago, JonC said:

Has the size increased? I thought it was 42cm last year?

Yes , you are correct, I guess it is because we only keep 45 - 50.

42 is about 2.75lb ish

2 hours ago, captin slows old outlaw said:

i must have missed it what are the new rouls on bass this year, 1 or 2 fish above what size ? 

and i dont mean dog fish eather

45cm, 2 fish per day, and no keepers during February and March.

8 hours ago, Malc said:

Quick look online across other forums suggests that the reason it could be off vertical it could be the aux engine making list to port and/or backing too far into the water. 

Any other ideas please?

Is it a self aligning swing beam trailer (do the roller beams swing ?) and it probably only has 2 keel rollers toward the front of the trailer, and the roller sets on the beams support the weight of the boat

You should be able to adjust the lateral position of the roller sets (usually 4 or 6 pairs), the rears should sit about half way along the dead rise.

With a self aligning roller coaster trailer you can winch the boat on with the trailer wheels at the waters edge, but it is hard work, tough on the winch eye, and you need a good depth on the stern for when the bow rises.

Generally I reverse in the water, so the water is about level/ just below the hubs. This works best for me and I launch and recover the 5.85m (19ft) RIbcraft solo (it weighs a little over 1T, 1.6T all up weight on the trailer).

You can also sink the trailer and drive / float the boat on, but not easy to get right if you are in a tide flow.

I would be surprised if the aux was the issue, as you are only talking probably less than 40kg (my tackle box weigh more than that)

If it is a trailer with keel rollers and roller bunks, then the rollers sit 1/3 to 1/2 up the hull. The trailer should be in the water to at least hub depth, and the boat pulled onto the first keel roller using the painter, and then steady winch pressure applied. More care is needed with a bunked trailer as slipping off the keel rollers makes a mess of the gel coat 🙄

3 hours ago, jonnyswamp said:

I've got a windlass which constantly jams the rope when retrieving unless someone is up front pulling the rope into the anchor locker

I've had this bit of stainless tacked on to the "thing" that is supposed to stop rope jam, I will cut it to suit so that there is virtually no gap between it and the gypsy when I next go down

This will hopefully stop the rope staying on the gypsy and getting stuck between it and the "thing"

Was told by a yachtie the other day that octoplait would be a better option than the 3 strand I've currently got

What do you all use and do you have similar problems

I use alderney, but with a RIB it is quite a bit more complex than a hard boat as pulling from the bow roller mounted on the bow tube has limited strength. That means I need the lightest anchor (3.75kg bruce) and then 8m of 6m chain to just counter balance the pick. Even then, we often pull from the stern A frame, as I have a load more buoyancy than a hard boat. So even simple is still not without its issues, just like gypsy.

Yes octoplait would be better, but it is a huge amount more expensive  than welding on a lump of stainless ! Also, the rag and stick brigade tend to anchor in shallow water, whereas I often anchor in 200ft and have 200m of 12mm 3 strand warp out.

I would stick with what you have, and carefully refine the mod until you get it perfect.

43 minutes ago, Malc said:

Looking good all round the country for fishing this weekend, tight lines if you get out 👍

Unfortunately we are away this weekend, but I might be able to fish the estuary, but a bit early for the bass, which is prolific in the autumn.

However, might be able to get out Thursday morning on the boat, but limited the half a day (school run).

1 minute ago, Malc said:

It does look a bit thin though

Thats why I thought it was a big sardine at first 👍

1 hour ago, Malc said:

I love herring and would have eaten it 😋

23 minutes ago, Andy135 said:

Bad luck with the Disco. After my D2 I swore never again... 

yes, right now I can understand that.

The disco sport only has 36k on it, so the pump should never have failed.

I think I will go back to Volvo once the disco is fixed, maybe a V60, as the V90 is way too big.