kayos
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We left Cayton Bay at 5am yesterday, a bit cloudy for a change. To be honest we were not too positive about the final trip due to the disappointments of the previous trips. We had brekkie from The Singing Kettle which reminds me of that awful Scottish husband and wife team of kids "entertainers" of the same name!
"Handle, spout, lid of mettle, what's inside the Singing Kettle!" OMG dreadful!
Anyway I digress. We arrived at the boat and were impressed with the set up. A maximum of 8 people, fish bags numbered and tied around the gunnels, so no fish boxes skiting around the deck, a rod holder and mat for each angler station, designated bin and a measurement chart. Really helpful Skipper and your catch filleted at the end of the trip as part of the cost, so paying £6 more than the top price is worth it if you want plenty of room and an organised boat. I also noticed, strangely, that even when mackerel were put in the bags they did not thrash about!?
The weather was quite a surprise when we left the piers with a roughly 4ft swell. This lasted most of the day and made fishing really tough. 6 Ling, 6 Cod and numerous Whiting and Mackerel came to the boat during the day, a lot better than a lot of boats on the day. Let's not worry about who caught what shall we!
A few pictures on the way in, as during the day it was too rough too take any.
Looking back at my reports last Summer from the North East, the weather was rotten, trips were cancelled, but I did get one trip with a few Cod. This year the weather has been amazing for 3 out of 4 trips, but the fishing has been really disappointing. Maybe we will have to go to Norway next Summer, surely there!?
Back home tomorrow and on the whole it has been a great holiday, sunny, fun times as long as I forget I was here for the fishing!!
Lynn is lapping up the fact that she gubbed me again, but a bit miffed at losing her 3rd place in the Ladies Section.
"Handle, spout, lid of mettle, what's inside the Singing Kettle!" OMG dreadful!
Anyway I digress. We arrived at the boat and were impressed with the set up. A maximum of 8 people, fish bags numbered and tied around the gunnels, so no fish boxes skiting around the deck, a rod holder and mat for each angler station, designated bin and a measurement chart. Really helpful Skipper and your catch filleted at the end of the trip as part of the cost, so paying £6 more than the top price is worth it if you want plenty of room and an organised boat. I also noticed, strangely, that even when mackerel were put in the bags they did not thrash about!?
The weather was quite a surprise when we left the piers with a roughly 4ft swell. This lasted most of the day and made fishing really tough. 6 Ling, 6 Cod and numerous Whiting and Mackerel came to the boat during the day, a lot better than a lot of boats on the day. Let's not worry about who caught what shall we!
A few pictures on the way in, as during the day it was too rough too take any.
Looking back at my reports last Summer from the North East, the weather was rotten, trips were cancelled, but I did get one trip with a few Cod. This year the weather has been amazing for 3 out of 4 trips, but the fishing has been really disappointing. Maybe we will have to go to Norway next Summer, surely there!?
Back home tomorrow and on the whole it has been a great holiday, sunny, fun times as long as I forget I was here for the fishing!!
Lynn is lapping up the fact that she gubbed me again, but a bit miffed at losing her 3rd place in the Ladies Section.
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That looks a well sorted Boat, wish more were like that. Definitely worth an extra bit Dosh.:thumbup:
