Norman
Well-known member
Weather Forecasts are getting better .......
XC (as keith said) was spot on today not only on the direction and strength but on the actual hour it would all change.
Early morning start again today with a 4.30am meet up in marina carpark,
just the two of us Tony and myself today as Steve was detained elsewhere ... work ! ....
Had thought about a "guest angler" today but decided it may be a touch unfair due to the forecast and may well put a new lad off for life if the sea came up as per the forecast ....
and it did , see the pics .....
After repeated Manic days at sea over the last few trips we were well aware of the fact that "It's not always like that" and were ready to come back down to earth when catches returned to normal .
As Keith mentioned in his report , this was the day ....... although still not a bad day by ordinary measures.
Started the day at a close in wreck just outside the piers but zilch catching so moved on to a wreck that had been producing well of late ....
Mackerel for bait were there for the asking about 24 inches below the surface as they were being caught on the lower hook just as the upper hook hit the water.
All set, on target, pirks at the ready, baited muppets at the ready and shads in awaiting .......
We caught steady all day (whilst being battered by the sea and west wind) but more of a standard summertime catch and not the manic hauls of the past few weeks.
Many small codling put back along with small(ish) ling with the mid range 4ld to 6lb being kept for the pan.
We did have highlights like both into fish together on shads which was almost a signal as the start of crazy time again but this soon fizzled out, also the double header catch now and again but ...... not often enough to be called manic.
Tried a while further out at about 8 miles but the sea was enormous, the drift impossible and no fish so we came back in (rather slowly against the strengthening wind) to meet up once again with the lads on Shady and the group on JFK.
Managed the wind until about 11.30 when it (as forecast) got just too much so we made our way back in.
All in all and not counting the last few weeks it was a good haul of a dozen good cod between us but (as has already be said) in comparisson to recent trips a tad down on catch rates. Still, "That's what it's all about".
Roll on next week , what will we find ....... ?
just a few basic pics of the day .... (as ever)
6.00am .. sunrise .....
My first Cod at around the same time ........... (I was tired)
A sunshine cod for Tony
And another
And the closest I got to a double .... a double header .....
The Sea ...............
and the spray ......
And finally just the one bucket of fillets this week
Great Day out with great company .....
cheers everyone
norm
XC (as keith said) was spot on today not only on the direction and strength but on the actual hour it would all change.
Early morning start again today with a 4.30am meet up in marina carpark,
just the two of us Tony and myself today as Steve was detained elsewhere ... work ! ....
Had thought about a "guest angler" today but decided it may be a touch unfair due to the forecast and may well put a new lad off for life if the sea came up as per the forecast ....
and it did , see the pics .....
After repeated Manic days at sea over the last few trips we were well aware of the fact that "It's not always like that" and were ready to come back down to earth when catches returned to normal .
As Keith mentioned in his report , this was the day ....... although still not a bad day by ordinary measures.
Started the day at a close in wreck just outside the piers but zilch catching so moved on to a wreck that had been producing well of late ....
Mackerel for bait were there for the asking about 24 inches below the surface as they were being caught on the lower hook just as the upper hook hit the water.
All set, on target, pirks at the ready, baited muppets at the ready and shads in awaiting .......
We caught steady all day (whilst being battered by the sea and west wind) but more of a standard summertime catch and not the manic hauls of the past few weeks.
Many small codling put back along with small(ish) ling with the mid range 4ld to 6lb being kept for the pan.
We did have highlights like both into fish together on shads which was almost a signal as the start of crazy time again but this soon fizzled out, also the double header catch now and again but ...... not often enough to be called manic.
Tried a while further out at about 8 miles but the sea was enormous, the drift impossible and no fish so we came back in (rather slowly against the strengthening wind) to meet up once again with the lads on Shady and the group on JFK.
Managed the wind until about 11.30 when it (as forecast) got just too much so we made our way back in.
All in all and not counting the last few weeks it was a good haul of a dozen good cod between us but (as has already be said) in comparisson to recent trips a tad down on catch rates. Still, "That's what it's all about".
Roll on next week , what will we find ....... ?
just a few basic pics of the day .... (as ever)
6.00am .. sunrise .....
My first Cod at around the same time ........... (I was tired)
A sunshine cod for Tony
And another
And the closest I got to a double .... a double header .....
The Sea ...............
and the spray ......
And finally just the one bucket of fillets this week
Great Day out with great company .....
cheers everyone
norm
Good to see you and Tony still got into a few decent fish.
