famous hartlepool ?

[gypsyjabber]

me and my son joined crew of 11 on this boat on 4.7.2011. what a boat it is shame bwt everything else we paid 40 quid each and were expecting for that price to be fishing wrecks. spent first hour fishing for mackarel as you would and as me and my son did thinking that these were for the wrecks but no never fished any only drift fishing never got stuck on bottom and never lost any tackle all day .later moved to rougher ground hour before we were due to return home but was waste time as there was 15 mph se winds and was impossible to hold bottom as forecast predicted.we would not have gone but were told that if we cancelled we still would have had to pay the 80 pounds to skipper unless he had cancelled trip.think lads from durham who got soacked 2 are going to comment also as were not well pleased as not nice getting of boat soaking wet and driving new car . know all ground of hartlepool my self as have been fishing it for 25 years plus and won hartlepool small boats championships wen 1200 fished it as can see on my pics. getting new boat in few weeks and will be fishing them wrecks of skinngrove had huge catches of cod and ling to 24 pound and pollock to 15 pound from them . shame the lads didnt have a sweep as had heaviest bag of fish on the boat biggest was a 10lb ling and my largest cod was 6lb.until next time tight lines everyone.

 

[billyturbot]

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[billyturbot]

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[billyturbot]

me and my son joined crew of 11 on this boat on 4.7.2011. what a boat it is shame bwt everything else we paid 40 quid each and were expecting for that price to be fishing wrecks. spent first hour fishing for mackarel as you would and as me and my son did thinking that these were for the wrecks but no never fished any only drift fishing .there was 2 trawlers fishing close to us so thought cant be fishing rough ground and suppose was right as never lost any tackle all day .later moved to rougher ground hour before we were due to return home but was waste time as there was 15 mph se winds and was impossible to hold bottom as forecast predicted.we would not have gone but were told that if we cancelled we still would have had to pay the 80 pounds to skipper unless he had cancelled trip.think lads from durham who got soacked 2 are going to comment also as were not well pleased as not nice getting of boat soaking wet and driving new car . know all ground of hartlepool my self as have been fishing it for 25 years plus and won hartlepool small boats championships wen 1200 fished it as can see on my pics.everything now seems so commercialised getting new boat in few weeks and will be fishing them wrecks of skinngrove had huge catches of cod and ling to 24 pound and pollock to 15 pound from them .i will never be going on a charter boat ever as long as i live thanks for your time and reading this .

NICE REPORT,,,not,,,
1st of all can i just say we had lads on boat who can not wait to come back and fish on the famous
2nd,when fishing on a boat always bring your water proofs (common sense)
3rd the skipper decides where to fish (weather,tide,swell,ect)
4th when you fish a charter boat pick your place on boat and fish there all day (as all lads get fair drift,if good marks showing the skipper might do same drift twice the turn boat twice)
5th for those that know how to fish you dont put a set and a half of macky feathers on (loaded with frozen prawns when fresh macky aboard) when cod fishing as these can not be lifted safely ends up in skippers hand
6th we would never fish next to a working trawler you can tell when they are fishing they have there nets down
yes the weather was against (afternoon) us and for those that fish for cod had canny fish, the guy in the right hand corner (who had never used a shad had plenty of cod as did other lads on boat,I myself who did not fish a lot looking after the three newbies had a canny box of fish
most lads that got off boat said thank you apart from two.
Good luck with your boat and your wrecking, seems your the man
with 25 years exp
did not really want to post this but I need to put story straight

 

[gypsyjabber]

this post has nothing to do with you were you the skipper that day.plus question bwt prawns i had the heaviest bag of fish on the boat so must have been doing something right.

 

[Topfly]

The skipper knows best how to carry out the days fishing, if the drift is too fast then he will not bother too much with the wrecks because you will lose gear on every drift. ( that's if you can hit the wreck ). as you were fishing for mackerel, dont you think the skipper would have been watching the wind and tide and ready to adjust the tactics to suit the conditions. I'm sure you still had a good day Bill. Just to add most of the wrecks lie parallel to the coast, so if you get any easterly or westerly winds with any strength you cross the wrecks too quickly and lose a lot of gear.

 

[kingcod deano]

The skipper knows best how to carry out the days fishing, if the drift is too fast then he will not bother too much with the wrecks because you will lose gear on every drift. ( that's if you can hit the wreck ). as you were fishing for mackerel, dont you think the skipper would have been watching the wind and tide and ready to adjust the tactics to suit the conditions. I'm sure you still had a good day Bill. Just to add most of the wrecks lie parallel to the coast, so if you get any easterly or westerly winds with any strength you cross the wrecks too quickly and lose a lot of gear.

aye i second that no skipper will go to wrecks when there is a fast drift running as you just end up losing all of your gear and in my opinion the rough ground and inshore wreck can fish just as good if not better than offshore for example there is a charter boat that goes from sunderland and normally only fishes 2 to 3 mile out and nearly always has 100 plus fish on the boat

 

[gypsyjabber]

sea was great wen first went out as weather predicted hardly and drift at all that was time to try few wrecks before wind picked up on afternoon .where have all the biggest fish been getting caught from on this site wrecks wrecks wrecks what months is wrecking season ? didnt enjoy it at all mate .

 

[IANG]

famous hartlepool

famous hartlepool

With all your angling and boat handling knowledge you should be ashamed to write such a report.Hope your new boat goes well for you as i dont think many charter boat skippers will want you on board in the future.As for charging 40 quid have you bought any cod lately

 

[kingcod deano]

not all the big fish have come from wrecks mate my brother did get his cod that whent over 18lb from a inshore mark only 2 mile out and the last timei was out (last weekend) we fished a bit ground about 2 mile again and we had to come in early as the box was filled full of 6lb plus fish we all have our frustating trips on the boat but the skipper always trys to work his socks off to find the fish at the end of the day fishing is a gamble i used to have trips away and only get 2 fish and i was still happy as you cant beat being out in the open sea plus the best wreckin months are aug and sept

 

[gypsyjabber]

bought cod yes from chippy very nice it is aswell especially with some chippys .ashamed me hell no everyones allowed to voice there opinion looking forward to seeing some comments from the durham lads .

 

[simmons]

if your that good why dont you charter your boat your getting then see where you fish when the drifts far to fast im new to boating but fish rough ground and not the wrecks if the drifts a bit quick been there and a lost loads of gear i think charter boat skippers know how when and where to fish after all its there buisness posts like yours dont help them most likely you will lose them buisness well done

 

[gypsyjabber]

thats true rough ground of skinny holds **** load of fish we got over hundred codling 1 day and were only mile half of land good thing is also that there are loads wrecks there only 2 to 4 mile of aswell so get best both worlds wen fishing it .mind you ya can have some tackle loss as bottom is very snaggy but well worth it.

 

[gypsyjabber]

if your that good why dont you charter your boat your getting then see where you fish when the drifts far to fast im new to boating but fish rough ground and not the wrecks if the drifts a bit quick been there and a lost loads of gear i think charter boat skippers know how when and where to fish after all its there buisness posts like yours dont help them most likely you will lose them buisness well done

first 4 hours there was no wind and barely any drift .

 

[kingcod deano]

did any of the lads ask the skipper to fish the wrecks because in most cases you dont ask you dont get ?

 

[simmons]

first 4 hours there was no wind and barely any drift .

There might of been close in but further out it changes but you should know that with your years of boat fishing when you booked were you told were just wrecking no charter boats fish wheres best on the day after all there out most days so know where to fish its not as though you did'nt catch you said you had the biggest bag so whats the problem at least you cought what about people that might have a bad day and catch nowt the skipper got yous fish looks to me like you still had a good day

 

[Levi Sausage]

I have been out onthe Famous quite a few times, and it,s a top boat with a top skipper. Last time we were out, the ground had the fish, and the wrecks didn,t. We asked to fish the wrecks against the skippers advice, but he co-operated and was proved to be right, the fish were not playing, whilst we had cod galore off the ground

I would have no hesitation in recommending the Famous to anyone who wants to go boat fishing. The boat is a very comfortable platform, and the skipper really tries for you

Perhaps rather than posting negative comments you shoud try and sort your grievances out with the skipper in private

 

[gypsyjabber]

did any of the lads ask the skipper to fish the wrecks because in most cases you dont ask you dont get ?

think 6 peeps who were on boat had never fished before so trip will have suited them loads and they wouldnt have been able to fish a wreck .suppose its horses for courses and will make sure in future that wen book anything will make sure first that it will be wrecking etc.the party was mixed and wasnt booked as say you would book with may be 10 pals and all know each other etc never mind least got few fish for the freezer matey.

 

[teabags]

I was also on the famous that day had a canny day skipper and crew always good top class sounds to me that youre a twisty arse and would twist on 21
if i had probs would speak to the skipper quitely in private
best thing to do is if you don't like a boat is try others and find one that suits you best
I think every one had fish and a good day
Good luck with youre boat
tight lines

 

[gypsyjabber]

I have been out onthe Famous quite a few times, and it,s a top boat with a top skipper. Last time we were out, the ground had the fish, and the wrecks didn,t. We asked to fish the wrecks against the skippers advice, but he co-operated and was proved to be right, the fish were not playing, whilst we had cod galore off the ground

I would have no hesitation in recommending the Famous to anyone who wants to go boat fishing. The boat is a very comfortable platform, and the skipper really tries for you

Perhaps rather than posting negative comments you shoud try and sort your grievances out with the skipper in private

the boat is 1 of the best i have ever been on very spaceous etc but like said if had known that it was going to be full of tourists children etc we would never have gone wen booked thought it was a group of lads and we were just making numbers up as the durham lads did wen they booked on last minute as boat at whitby had let them down due to prop probs we wernt the only ones who were disapointed can give you there phone numbers if want to speak to them .