Popular Post jonnyswamp Posted March 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2021 A small tide meant a trip over the other side to a mark near the Clevedon buoy which on a bigger tide can be unfishable So an uneventful trip through the 7am lock, saw us skirt past the dredger on the wrach channel and with the bow pointed East, away we went Nice smooth ride across a glass like sea, it doesn't happen very often so I had to take a photo Anyway, anchor down by 7.45 and all rods out before 8 A gentle tap turned into a solid nod on Marks rod and his first cast produced what was to be the best fish of the day, at 5lb 2oz As soon as the excitement died down and his fresh bait cast back out, one of his other rods started dancing This resulted in another Codling, slightly smaller than the first, at around 4lb Fish number 3 also fell to one of marks rods, around the same size as his 2nd All 3 fish were caught within the first hour or so, with the remainder of the rods sat motionless I may have seen a twitch on mine, but I put it down as another mirage With no tide we upped anchor and repositioned ready for the ebb, top water was 10.45 and we didn't get any rip for the best part of an hour Strap congers started to become a pest, but they disappeared as the tide run grew stronger, which coincided with the rays getting hungry A steady stream of Thornbacks up to around 10lb gave some good sport in what was becoming a strong tide for it's height This was the biggest Ray of the day No more Codling, but a good day nonetheless We all wanted to get back for the rugby so opted for the 2.15 lock back Anchor up and hammer down saw us make the lock in plenty of time with us being the first in and tied up An Arvor 18 or 20 came in behind us and as he was approaching to tie up, he gave it full forward throttle (instead of reverse to pull his stern in) and nearly lost one of his crew off the bow Luckily, not too much damage to his boat, just a knackered bow roller He said his throttle stuck, it didn't, he did what all of us has done at some point, he fucked up So no Cod for me today, but we're back out Tuesday or Wednesday (will check weather tomorrow and decide) to give a wreck a try that isn't marked on any chart I very much doubt it's an unknown wreck, but it may hold a few fish 🤞 And the less said about the rugby, the better 😭 mike farrants, GPSguru, JonC and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Top report Nick! That's a session to be pleased with - plenty of fish and smooth sailing. Well done! 👍👍 Nice photos too 😉 jonnyswamp and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Didn't like to mention the rugby but seeing as you raised it... yep, quite a shame for the Welsh. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Along with the cricket - but in that case for every year!!! Geoff. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Good work, sounds like a good day out was had jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Stone Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 a good day , it looks like 😃 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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