christening the new reel

[parker]

End up at ssp peir don't fish it very often can't even remember the last time a fished with bait there
Started round about the 44 mark athink right on low tide 11ish fished till 4 only noticed 1 bite and that came 2 Nowt
moved down 2 about 2 - 3 hundred yards up from gates seaward and up 2 high water 5ish
Still had Nowt bummer a thought first outing and the reels going 2 blank
Then rite on top water notice a knock not easy doing in the wind which was strong so baited next trace up and look up and lines slack !

The result

Canny double shot flounder and plaice

Next cast tiny dab then Nowt till last cast 20 to 7 and another plaice about same size as 1 in photo so slow start and canny end !

New reel fathom 15 impressed with can't cast as far as 525 but get impression it will have more strength time will tell and casting will probably improve

 

[parker]

All fish returned

 

[codseeker]

canny session parker

 

[fishingmark]

I saw you pull the double shot in, nice one. I was the one you spoke to before you started fishing there.

 

[parker]

Hope your gears alright sure a seen it blow over
(Nowt worse)

 

[fishingmark]

Hope your gears alright sure a seen it blow over
(Nowt worse)

Just a couple of scrapes, quite lucky really.
Got one chance to go for a pee with all the people up and down, turned my back and CRASH.
Dis you see those Indians walking along the wall with the younguns. Mad!!
They crawled beneath my rods to get past

 

[parker]

Ana
Would not of been my kids ne wonder so many incidents and accidents on the coast line just think people don't relise how dangerous the coast is
Didn't take no working out it wasent safe like

 

[lambengland]

Have you looked at adjusting the brake blocks (adding/removing) on the fathom? Might help with the distance issue

 

[RL83]

good report mate heard them fathoms are nice and smooth and built like a tank pull the plug out the ocean

 

[g-force]

I don't know if the Fathoms are the same as the 525's in that they seem to get sent out from the factory packed with about a pound of grease in them! First thing I do with any new reel is clean out the spool bearings and put a speck of oil in them to get them running the way I like, then adjust the size & number of brake blocks to suit.

Gary

 

[parker]

Have a look into the break blocks and that 2morra never give it thought really
Should b out Monday 2 use bait up if all goes 2 plan 2nd run out then hopefully

 

[Pete from shields]

Nice report mate.