Norman
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It's been a while ..... due to weather interruptions and work ....
Somehow for weeks now we seem to have had hot calm weather all week until the weekend when rain hail and wind descends putting paid to the once a week fishing trips ....
With that in mind and with a work colleague "Kevin" to take on his first fishing trip we watched the weather very carefully this week. Got to say once again the XC weather forecast was 100% spot on as I watched in horror for 4 days as the initially predicted soft westerly turned into a north easterly 7mph overnight Friday and into Saturday morning along with rain .... bah .....
Not to be dejected we decided that although it would not be ideal conditions and due to other circumstances then we just had to do it ....
so we did
Met up in the rain at 6.00am marina carpark and off to the piers, trying to explain to Kevin all the way that the worst part was just inside the piers, then explaining the worst part was just outside the piers then eventually explaining that in fact the worst part as it was almost low tide was actually in the mushroom outflow of a mile or so outside the piers. (got away with that one I think).
To be fair we progressed through an uncomfortable sea to about the 3 mile wrecks for mackerel and it was in fact a little better.
out came the mackerel daylights but just for one rod - Kevins' - as Tony and I looked on and explained the newest member always caught the bait and he sure did do that with string after string of mackerel coming aboard.
Stayed around but nothing else of catch to speak of so off we went a little further, well 6 mile further actually which was the pinpoint of our initial plan.
I think by this time I'd decided it wasn't going to be a long day due to the conditions (conditions of the new crew ) so thought better to just get there give it an hour and come back in early.
First into codling at out targeted wreck was kevin (which brought some colour back to his face) then it was steady away and we all ending up with fish in the box.
I think Tone was the number catcher today (other than the many mackerel caught by Kev) but best single fish was mine with a nice 12lb Cod, see the short video and explanation after the pictures.
As time wore on we decided to head on in and try a couple of wrecks on the way back but due to a slight technical problem and a fairly harsh sea we decided to push on in a little earlier than usual at about 11.00am
all in all great to be back out at sea after a few weeks off, great to have a new face aboard and well done to Kev for seeing it through without flat lining and thanks as ever to crewman Tone ....
Just a few pics of the day followed by a short video .....
Mackerel for Kev
Ling for Tony....
Codling for Kev .....
and a cod for Tony ....
The Video ....
Often when filleting Bigger fish especially Cod over the 10lb mark I have found them to be lumpy, bumpy bruised etc nowhere near as good for the plate as a nice 3,4 or 5lb fish. So was born the comment "I'm going to put back the next "double" Cod" ............ this one was carefully weighed and came in just on 12 lbs .....
watch here .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toIwPCmMfEY&feature=youtu.be
cheers folks
norm
Somehow for weeks now we seem to have had hot calm weather all week until the weekend when rain hail and wind descends putting paid to the once a week fishing trips ....
With that in mind and with a work colleague "Kevin" to take on his first fishing trip we watched the weather very carefully this week. Got to say once again the XC weather forecast was 100% spot on as I watched in horror for 4 days as the initially predicted soft westerly turned into a north easterly 7mph overnight Friday and into Saturday morning along with rain .... bah .....
Not to be dejected we decided that although it would not be ideal conditions and due to other circumstances then we just had to do it ....
so we did
Met up in the rain at 6.00am marina carpark and off to the piers, trying to explain to Kevin all the way that the worst part was just inside the piers, then explaining the worst part was just outside the piers then eventually explaining that in fact the worst part as it was almost low tide was actually in the mushroom outflow of a mile or so outside the piers.
(got away with that one I think). To be fair we progressed through an uncomfortable sea to about the 3 mile wrecks for mackerel and it was in fact a little better.
out came the mackerel daylights but just for one rod - Kevins' - as Tony and I looked on and explained the newest member always caught the bait
and he sure did do that with string after string of mackerel coming aboard.Stayed around but nothing else of catch to speak of so off we went a little further, well 6 mile further actually which was the pinpoint of our initial plan.
I think by this time I'd decided it wasn't going to be a long day due to the conditions (conditions of the new crew
) so thought better to just get there give it an hour and come back in early.First into codling at out targeted wreck was kevin (which brought some colour back to his face) then it was steady away and we all ending up with fish in the box.
I think Tone was the number catcher today (other than the many mackerel caught by Kev) but best single fish was mine with a nice 12lb Cod, see the short video and explanation after the pictures.
As time wore on we decided to head on in and try a couple of wrecks on the way back but due to a slight technical problem and a fairly harsh sea we decided to push on in a little earlier than usual at about 11.00am
all in all great to be back out at sea after a few weeks off, great to have a new face aboard and well done to Kev for seeing it through without flat lining
and thanks as ever to crewman Tone ....Just a few pics of the day followed by a short video .....
Mackerel for Kev
Ling for Tony....
Codling for Kev .....
and a cod for Tony ....
The Video ....
Often when filleting Bigger fish especially Cod over the 10lb mark I have found them to be lumpy, bumpy bruised etc nowhere near as good for the plate as a nice 3,4 or 5lb fish. So was born the comment "I'm going to put back the next "double" Cod" ............ this one was carefully weighed and came in just on 12 lbs .....
watch here .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toIwPCmMfEY&feature=youtu.be
cheers folks
norm
