Charter boat reports

[Codqueen]

Is it just me, or do anglers on this site, take a paying customer's report of a charter boats' day out more seriously than a Skipper's report?

I only ask because on NESA you read very few reports from Skipper's, but rather from anglers who have actually been out on a charter!

To me that is usually a sign of a far more balanced view of the day's events.

In fact almost all the Skippers' reports on NESA seem to be links to reports from a Whitby site. They are usually "belting" or "awesome" yet strangely appear maybe 3 times a month at best and never seem to be written by an angler!

I also find it odd that only four charter boats seem able to report on the Whitby site and are all from Skippers who support the site ie Sea Otter 2, Mistress, Libby and Trott On!

It it certainly equally strange to me that you hardly ever see a boat report from an angler on the Whitby site describing his or her day out on a charter?

Why is that I wonder?

 

[Kartonkel]

Is it just me, or do anglers on this site, take a paying customer's report of a charter boats' day out more seriously than a Skipper's report?

I only ask because on NESA you read very few reports from Skipper's, but rather from anglers who have actually been out on a charter!

To me that is usually a sign of a far more balanced view of the day's events.

In fact almost all the Skippers' reports on NESA seem to be links to reports from a Whitby site. They are usually "belting" or "awesome" yet strangely appear maybe 3 times a month at best and never seem to be written by an angler!

I also find it odd that only four charter boats seem able to report and are all from Skippers who support the site ie Sea Otter 2, Mistress, Libby and Trott On!

It it certainly equally strange to me that you hardly ever see a boat report from an angler on the Whitby site describing his or her day out on a charter?

Why is that I wonder?

Sapphire reports on here quite regularely and very honest.
Sarah JFK reports occasionally (via his dekkie Jimmy)

Whitby is not in the NORTHEAST really and has their own fishing forum. You find quite a few reports there.

in any case I agree with you that most skippers reports read like adverts...its their business and it was a bad year weather-wise

 

[ships cat]

All skippers tend to blow it out of proportion I don't think they can count the whitby boats are just touting for buisnes. Most of the anglers that go from whitby are from further down the country I think they just ripping people off

 

[Codqueen]

Sapphire reports on here quite regularely and very honest.
Sarah JFK reports occasionally (via his dekkie Jimmy)

Whitby is not in the NORTHEAST really and has their own fishing forum. You find quite a few reports there.

in any case I agree with you that most skippers reports read like adverts...its their business and it was a bad year weather-wise

My point was Norbert that you hardly ever see an angler's report on the Whitby site, just ones written by Skippers. Also I did not mean to infer the skipper's reports on NESA weren't accurate, I know they are, I have been out with all of them.

 

[kayos]

Were you on the wine again last night? What have I told you about midweek drinking when I'm not there!!

I know you are disillusioned with the Whitby boats, but this is NESA.

 

[Paul_h]

Not sure codqueen, but i think more lads report on facebook than forums these days, i am not registered on FB, but its a bit of dock talk i picked up.

Kayos are you saying the dutchess is havin a sly swally while your away.......good lass......probably a nice Shiraz or Garnacha with a few slices of double gloucester cheese to savor the moment, makes a change from the 2 litre bottle of El derado and a bag of pork scratchings.................. !!

Paul

 

[Scrubbs]

Is it just me, or do anglers on this site, take a paying customer's report of a charter boats' day out more seriously than a Skipper's report?

I only ask because on NESA you read very few reports from Skipper's, but rather from anglers who have actually been out on a charter!

To me that is usually a sign of a far more balanced view of the day's events.

In fact almost all the Skippers' reports on NESA seem to be links to reports from a Whitby site. They are usually "belting" or "awesome" yet strangely appear maybe 3 times a month at best and never seem to be written by an angler!

I also find it odd that only four charter boats seem able to report on the Whitby site and are all from Skippers who support the site ie Sea Otter 2, Mistress, Libby and Trott On!

It it certainly equally strange to me that you hardly ever see a boat report from an angler on the Whitby site describing his or her day out on a charter?

Why is that I wonder?

Have you posted this question on the whitby site to ask?

what did they say?

 

[kayos]

She can't, as she had the temerity to have a different opinion to that of a post from the owner and strangely can no longer log in!

Serves her right I say!

 

[kayos]

Not sure codqueen, but i think more lads report on facebook than forums these days, i am not registered on FB, but its a bit of dock talk i picked up.

Kayos are you saying the dutchess is havin a sly swally while your away.......good lass......probably a nice Shiraz or Garnacha with a few slices of double gloucester cheese to savor the moment, makes a change from the 2 litre bottle of El derado and a bag of pork scratchings.................. !!

Paul

I think a swally is exactly what she was having Paul. Especially as she is at school today feeling slightly below par! A very bad example to her students I'd say. Just as well she only teaches singing one to one and doesn't have a whole class.

I'm going looking for the four crown bottle now. Which she will probably brain me with when she reads my replies!

 

[lingking]

She can't, as she had the temerity to have a different opinion to that of a post from the owner and strangely can no longer log in!

Serves her right I say!

lol shes not the first to find herself in that situation lol

 

[Codqueen]

Yes, yes, all highly amusing gentlemen. I had 2 glasses of Rioja, not El Dorado or Four Crown thank you very much!!

Not my finest post, as it has nothing to do with NESA................. Ah well c'est la vie!!

 

[Kartonkel]

look at the Whitby uptiding festival...

they are clowning around for almost two weeks and the entire fleet, despite throwing thousands of ££ of quality baits overboard, are yet to catch a double figure cod, whilst the guys on the shore reel them in. I think on Monday someone "won" the daily price with ahuge one pounder!!

Also quite remarkable when the fish actually get weighed by somebody (sort of) neutral, the average weight seems to drop significantly...

Since easter this year I carry a top market digital fishing scale on my boat and we repeatedly get surprised and disappointed when we see the numbers...

how often do we get excited and call a fish a 10 pounder only to see an 8 on the scale...we realised that a 10lb cod is actually very big!

 

[big cod]

Is it just me, or do anglers on this site, take a paying customer's report of a charter boats' day out more seriously than a Skipper's report?

I only ask because on NESA you read very few reports from Skipper's, but rather from anglers who have actually been out on a charter!

To me that is usually a sign of a far more balanced view of the day's events.

In fact almost all the Skippers' reports on NESA seem to be links to reports from a Whitby site. They are usually "belting" or "awesome" yet strangely appear maybe 3 times a month at best and never seem to be written by an angler!

I also find it odd that only four charter boats seem able to report on the Whitby site and are all from Skippers who support the site ie Sea Otter 2, Mistress, Libby and Trott On!

It it certainly equally strange to me that you hardly ever see a boat report from an angler on the Whitby site describing his or her day out on a charter?

Why is that I wonder?

Just to clarify anyboat in whitby or anywhere for that matter can post up on the whitby forum if they wish to if they cant be arsed then thats upto them .
Nobody likes going home on night and spending hours loading pictures onto the PC then righting reports espcially if you are booked more or less 7 days a week which you only get by sheer hard work and being consitance with your catches.

paul.

 

[big cod]

look at the Whitby uptiding festival...

they are clowning around for almost two weeks and the entire fleet, despite throwing thousands of ££ of quality baits overboard, are yet to catch a double figure cod, whilst the guys on the shore reel them in. I think on Monday someone "won" the daily price with ahuge one pounder!!

Also quite remarkable when the fish actually get weighed by somebody (sort of) neutral, the average weight seems to drop significantly...

Since easter this year I carry a top market digital fishing scale on my boat and we repeatedly get surprised and disappointed when we see the numbers...

how often do we get excited and call a fish a 10 pounder only to see an 8 on the scale...we realised that a 10lb cod is actually very big!

Looking at the whitby festival some very nice fish being caught the 9lb 10oz fortunatly caught on sea-otter 2 as for the day when only boat went because all the other boats cancelled the boat in question was only out for very short period of time and returned to harbour so thats why a very small cod was weighed in that day but for the rest of festival some cracking cod here at whitby and remember £4000 in cash to grab and for fiver excellent value here is just a few off sea -otter 2 from monday a corker of a day with over 100 cod caught in the 8 hour match and just a stone throw from the shore and best bag of 47lb for local lad rob taylor all these fish weighed and recored by the weigh master in the £4000 cash competition.

9lb 10oz cod caught in 40ft of water leading the £1000 1st prize



This one went 9lb 1 oz to go 3rd overall caught in 40ft of water.



The other biggist of the day was 7lb 1 oz amoung many of his other fish .



And local lad rob taylor with his 47lb bag weighed and recored by the weigh master .



A lot of very happy anglers in the uptiding festival who keep coming back time and time again .



paul.

 

[Kartonkel]

Looking at the whitby festival some very nice fish being caught the 9lb 10oz fortunatly caught on sea-otter 2 as for the day when only boat went because all the other boats cancelled the boat in question was only out for very short period of time and returned to harbour so thats why a very small cod was weighed in that day but for the rest of festival some cracking cod here at whitby and remember £4000 in cash to grab and for fiver excellent value
paul.

Last time I was uptiding on a charter in Whitby at the festival, I paid the skipper 50£ plus 5£ for the competition plus ££ for bait plus ££ for petrol

So fishing 500 yards of the cliff and burning less than a pint of fuel is only good value for money for the skipper...

However...I dont want to be caught in a situation where I criticise the Whitby skippers...I dont. Sea Otter, Mistress, ShyTorque, Trot on etc...all excellent boats and excellent skippers.

as Paul says, he is always booked out and has loads of happy customers. Nobody has ever been forced onto a charter. The festivals are good ideas and the competitive character adds to the fun

 

[Codqueen]

Last time I was uptiding on a charter in Whitby at the festival, I paid the skipper 50£ plus 5£ for the competition plus ££ for bait plus ££ for petrol

So fishing 500 yards of the cliff and burning less than a pint of fuel is only good value for money for the skipper...

However...I dont want to be caught in a situation where I criticise the Whitby skippers...I dont. Sea Otter, Mistress, ShyTorque, Trot on etc...all excellent boats and excellent skippers.

as Paul says, he is always booked out and has loads of happy customers. Nobody has ever been forced onto a charter. The festivals are good ideas and the competitive character adds to the fun

Crikey Norbert if you back peddle much more you will find yourself back in South Africa!

 

[sapph33]

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sapph33

I myself was criticise about for allowing under size fish to be kept the photo above of a happy angler with his catch there seams to be a lot of small codling on that pic that could of went back just goes to show what the skipper is letting anglers keep and I don"t see any body criticise"n there catch ?

 

[lingking]

I myself was criticise about for allowing under size fish to be kept the photo above of a happy angler with his catch there seams to be a lot of small codling on that pic that could of went back just goes to show what the skipper is letting anglers keep and I don"t see any body criticise"n there catch ?

anglers choice,in theory all fish could go back:exclam::exclam::exclam:

however if it 35cm or over its legal:exclam::exclam:


theres no way a professional skipper whitby or anywhere else,would risk his reputation,his boat or a fine,just cos someone wanted to keep undersize fish

 

[Kartonkel]

I myself was criticise about for allowing under size fish to be kept the photo above of a happy angler with his catch there seams to be a lot of small codling on that pic that could of went back just goes to show what the skipper is letting anglers keep and I don"t see any body criticise"n there catch ?

Its the nature of those festivals...they keep most fish to compete in the so-called "Heaviest Bag" competition

 

[sapph33]

sapph33

sapph33

I agree with you lingking same for the rest of the skippers none of us keep them, But when I read on here of other boats from Hartlepool a while back a skipper there got slag off cause some of his catch looked under size I got slag off the other week for the same reason my point meaning nobody seams to comment on here when they look under size from Whitby or is it they do not want to upset the Whitby skippers just the rest of us so called some thing to talk about let the rest of us get a bad name so the kings of Whitby are walking tall, There is one or two on that pic that do look under,