Slinky Kate Saturday 20th Aug 2011

Norman

Norman

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After such good manic catches of cod this season it was well due a slump, and today (for myself on Slinky Kate) was just that sort of a day. :)
We all know and it's been said many a time that if it were easy every time then it wouldn't be called fishing but called catching ........ but that knowledge does not diminish the disapointment of standing for hours with barely a bite :) :) ..... (other than mackerel and whiting which I never count as part of the catch)

Still, it wasn't a total write off I did come back with 3 for the table, including the best a 9lb cod and also an 8lb ling.

I started with a hokkaied pirk but never ever reached the bottom with it due to blankets of mackerel stopping the drop and even at times bringing it part way up :) ... often rather small joey mackerel.
I suppose the good side was that I never lost the pirk as I soon gave up and opted for shads.

I think today was probably the best day (if there is such a thing) to have a slump in catch rate as I was out alone, had a lie in and late start with the knowledge I was returning early to listen to Newcastle beat Sunderland in the derby game.

There was a time when I gave up on shads and opted for mackerel baited muppets which instantly hit into the 9lb cod with another in quick succession with the ling on the next drift ..... I thought they had turned on ..... but no that was the flash of the day. :(

oh well it adds that bit of anticipation back in for next time and the knowledge that there's no given right to catch , only to fish .....

Pics of the day, limited I'm afraid to scenery as I was alone ..... and a bit bumpy to stand the camera on a ledge (must take small tripod on these solo occasions) :)

Day breaking at about 7.00am .. leaving marina (notice the empty background which is the river Tyne - see later pics)

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Trip along river finding the Arcadia a P&O cruise ship entering

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Beautiful Sky and Sea, just the sort to bring on the catch expectations .. :)

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Best of the day a 9lb Cod ......... :D

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Then, after getting back in and heading to the berth ... wow look at the background to the marina now . The Arcadia ..... It looks like an enormous block of luxury Holiday Flats have been built whilst I was out


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oh and it was worth being back in time to hear the game and the final score of Sunderland 0 - Newcastle United 1 :D :D :D

No worries, just bring on the next fishing trip I'm up for it already :) :) :)

cheers

norm
 
Nice one Norman, the fishing definitely seems to have all but come to a stand still. I was out two weeks ago and got one cod! Better hope for next weekend.
 
I had a similar day on Thursday Norman , biteless hours interspersed with a mad half hour that produced 6 fish which with one bigger one later on in the day was it. I could have filled the boat with mackerel or coley , but like you say , that's not what I'm out there for . It had me wondering why? The fish must still be there when 6 can be caught on 6 drifts , so why do they suddenly just switch off for the rest of the day:confused:
I think maybe they are gorged on all the small fish that are about this time of year , but who knows :confused:
One thing is certain though , it won't put me off trying to catch them :D

I've been on the Arcadia , been on quite a few cruise ships , the wife loves that kind of holiday , the first time we ever went we arrived at the port and got transferred through to board the ship , we walked through onto the dock and I stood there thinking , "where is the ship?" ......... It was ten yards in front of me , it was so big it didn't look anything like a ship , it was just this white wall rising up from the other side of the dock :red:, we were on what was then the biggest cruise ship in the world at 150 odd thousand tons , even in a force 9 it's no worse than walking round the metro centre after a couple of bevvies , it had a shopping mall down the centre with a road and a car parked at the side and flats overlooking the shops , they really are amazing things I see they now go to 225,000 tons , might have to have a go on that one :D
 
Well done Norman :)

Just goes to show how good this season has been for some when the word ' slump ' can be used on a day catching a 9 pounder :D
 
jonny_s said:
Well done Norman :)

Just goes to show how good this season has been for some when the word ' slump ' can be used on a day catching a 9 pounder :D
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:D :D :D You know jonny, your so right ...... :) a 9lbr is a cracking fish anytime :) :)
still, I wasn't deterred by the lack of number as it just makes it better the next time out :) :)
(I hear bert got into a 15lbr today ... nice one)

norm
 
well done Skip' - still a canny fish for a few hours out ;):D

Cabin Boy taking a breather this week to catch up on some personal admin' and other things - due to the fact he's been working away for the last 2 weeks and has another 4 weeks ahead :cool:

weather permitting (and of course skipper permitting :red:) I'll be back at it ASAP :D
 
Great reort and pics Norm, Well done on the 9lb'er :thumbup:, think we would all settle for one of them every trip :), how was the solo trip, it's not many times you go out alone and what was the drift like it was a bit gusty at times today .
 
Welcome to my world Norm of fishing alone. Start and finish when it suits you. The pics are a tad more difficult, but a mini tripod and some blue tac helps a lot.
Excellent report, and congrats on the 9lber. Just sitting over the bbq and heard the horn blowing from what I guessed was a cruise ship, and your report confirms it.
Was thinking of going off tomorrow, but the wind looks lighter on Monday, so might hang back till then. Retirement, decisions, decisions.:rolleyes:;):D:D
 
The Jester said:
Great reort and pics Norm, Well done on the 9lb'er :thumbup:, think we would all settle for one of them every trip :), how was the solo trip, it's not many times you go out alone and what was the drift like it was a bit gusty at times today .
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Aye chris we had wind and tide together so was a bit faster than I`d have liked ....
as for solo ... surprisingly enough and I know bert and the lads will back this up I was nearly always a solo fisherman until NESA got popular.
The early years of NESA and I mean some 12 years ago we all read about each others tales and exploits and bit by bit got to know a lot of like minded people.
As NESA became more popular invites were passed and there was and has been ever since a mix of people out on each others boats.
It's lift ya glasses time and drink to the friendships gained from NESA ... and now of coure BSA as well, and ......more importantly .... the instigator, Jaybee ..........

well done jaybee ......:thumbup:

norm
 
Wow :o, 12 years is something Norm, and you're approaching 4000 posts, i reckon that deserves a well done :);).

At times i don't mind the solo days, gives you time to think, without distractions, then when i get into fish i wish Tel was there.

What is the story behind Jaybee :question:, is he a local lad and angler, being a relative newbee it would be nice to know a bit of history behing NESA.
 
Chris, the 4000 post score is on this present board, it's been re-set several times over the years as the software has been updated. I think I can remember 4 distinctive different boards, the early ones being simply ever increasing lines of text.

Jaybe ws the initial designer of NESA and set it all up and administered it (sometimes with a rod of iron which was fun) I've had him out on Slinky Kate in the past many years ago.

Not heard from him for some time but I believe a few of the more senior (in posts) members may still be in touch.
He was/is a website genious and designed many sites we may have visited (I think veals is, or may be, one of them???)
The last I heard of Jaybee he was concentrating on Wildlife photography.
Not sure but this MAY>>> be his site, North East Wildlife | flowers | insects | mammals | countryside |birds | fungi
all the links and subject matter fit and theres an almost give away line buried in there that it could be the jaybee of old, it says ... quote

"My only restriction on use is that no direct linking is to be used to images on my server - failure to do that could lead to you facing an embarrassing situation when I change the original image to one not quite so nice."

Now that sounds like the jaybee I knew .... :) :)

A search from the top of page for "jaybee" brings back some old posts from this board going back to 2003 :) great stuff

norm
 
Nice report Norman , I bet it felt strange cleaning Slinky down eh haha.

As for Jaybee he started NESA and his creation has helped me learn and see things that if not for this site I'd never have encountered.

BUT mostly it's about the like minded people I've met and fished with and become good friends with , I know they will know who I mean , obviously you're right up there with the best of them.
 

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