Popular Post GPSguru Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) A really small weather window of 3 hours this morning was worth a shot .............. however, this type of window is not without its risks, as the wind was set to gust to F5 at roughly 11:00am and the sea was also forecast to change at the same time, together with heavy rain ................. I would have preferred the weather yesterday afternoon, but that also coincided with low tide at the wrong time to make launching an impossibility on the slip I use, there is another slip 5 mins away that is all states of the tide, but parking is difficult .............. Launched at 1st light (07:45) this morning with Brother in law James as crew (very experienced and has a 36ft yacht), and the plan was to get out to a 9 mile wreck. The wind was stronger than forecast and the sea a little confused, but a steady 26knts soon had us on the wreck. This was more of a 'look see' exercise to see if the Bass had left the wreck, and had the winter Pollock taken up residence ? .................. well, point 1 is that the Bass were gone, and point 2 is the Pollock have not yet arrived in any numbers ................ the wreck was Pout city and between us, we had 9 Pout, all of about 2lb a piece, but they are still bloody Pout ! At about 11:00am the weather began to change as forecast, but it happened very quickly, and, as many of you know, once you are more than 5 or 6 miles from the shore the wind is more severe as you have lost the lee of the land ...................... we quickly packed up, and as we were getting thrown around a bit, I knocked it into gear and let the boat idle into the waves ....... The journey back was not actually too bad, Bluefin was happy at 18 - 20 knts into a very rough head sea, and I lowered the bow by using the Mercury Active Trim profiles to cut through the short waves .......... the active GPS controlled trim is an impressive bit of kit and I could see it altering the trim every now and again to keep the bow down. So, all in all, a pretty uneventful day, but nice to be back out on the water with a round trip of 22.5 Nm................. at the next opportunity I want to try a line of 20 mile wrecks that have held good cod in the past Edited December 2, 2020 by GPSguru Andy135, Geoff, Saintly Fish and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Kudos for taking a chance on a narrow weather window, and it's a shame the pollack weren't there yet. Still, decent-sized pout make good eating, so not all bad 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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