Big Flounder

[The Plum]

I remeber as a kid playing below the pub at Boulmer (me home at the time), and we had made a raft out of a big long railway sleeper type log. The tide was flooding up the gulley that runs about 50 yards from the high water mark and we launched 'SeaWolf' (loved Airwolf at the time). We had a paddle we'd found when we'd been beachcombing, and as we set off (myself and my 2 cousins and my older sister) like the hawaians at the start of Hawaii 5-0 we looked down into about 2-3 foot of water and here was this tail like I had never seen before in amongst the kelp. It must have been easily 8 inches across. Nowing it was a flattie, I grabbed my oar and pushed down quickly onto what I though was it's head and told my sister to pick it up ( I was too scared that this leviathan would eat me). She got her finger under it's gills and lifted up this turbot that must have been close if not over the double figure mark, and as it thrashed around, I could see her panic stricken face and inevitably she dropped it and off it sped to freedom.

I was gutted as I had been off with Bill Wood (a local cobleman) a few days earlier off Seaton Point to his salmon nets and as a reward for not getting under his feet, he gave me a turbot that had been doomd to the pots. My mother had made it for my tea and it was bloody lovely. I think we would have needed a bigger frying pan though!

yes taste loverly turbots ,,, if i remember rightly a few year back a 20 pound turbot was caught from roker pier i read it in the papers anyone remember?

[billynobaits]

yes taste loverly turbots ,,, if i remember rightly a few year back a 20 pound turbot was caught from roker pier i read it in the papers anyone remember?

Oh aye,remember it well,and i also remember reading the Anglers Mail sea section a fortnight later,when a certain local journo' stated,"turbot to twenty pounds being taken from Roker pier",as if it was lifting with them.The place was soon swamped with "Turbot specialists".

[big g]

looks like your having a dig at a certain person on here thats two posts iv read and your slating him

[codseeker]

yes taste loverly turbots ,,, if i remember rightly a few year back a 20 pound turbot was caught from roker pier i read it in the papers anyone remember?

i remember that turbot 20lb from the round head the guy thought he was reeling in a black bag or sommit

[g.ordon]

The estuary at berwick used to hoy up some monsters (lids). I aint fished it for ages so don't know whether it still does

[billynobaits]

looks like your having a dig at a certain person on here thats two posts iv read and your slating him

First of all it's obvious you have no idea to whom i am referring,because as far as i'm aware he is'nt on this site,and secondly,i am not in any way slating him as
i said the same thing to him on the phone just after i read it.Incidentally,we both laughed about it because it was a light hearted dig.When trying to make a point,it helps if you use facts,instead of just using guesswork.