Stingray 27.06.10 Frasers boat comp

[northeast1]

Well as many will know i am not a fan of comps and today drove home the reason why, i find it hard to chill and have fun and feel under pressure to catch and find fish for my mates on board.....any whhhooooo

Crew Graham as always and Jason

We left the marina at 6.30am with the plan of traveling along way out and fishing a wreck, got the timing spot on and hit the wreck we had planned at 7.52am...just the right time to get the drift right for the 1st drop.

Things were slow, with the drift speed a shocking 1.6k again today, Myself and Jason managed to pull out 2 small codling about 3-4lb in the first couple fo drifts, followed by a couple of ling for Jason and Graham.

It was going to be one of them days for me and i never caught anymore fish from about 8.30am until 11.30am and lost a new record 17 sets of gear but Jason and Graham plugged away taken pollack, ling, codling.

After a few moves around we hit on a couple of marks that held fish, Jason picked the right time to break his duck and land his first double figure cod a nice 10lb 3oz.
Graham also landed a couple of nice ling the best being about 8lb 6oz and at last i started catching with a few small ling upto 5lb, a nice 7lb+ pollack and a couple of cod.

So off we went back home with about 35 cod,pollack and ling keepers between us (lots returned)

So in the under 20ft class comp WE DID A CLEAN SWEEP.

Stingray....

1st Jason with his 10lb 3oz cod

2nd Graham with his 8lb 6oz ling

3rd Me with a 7lb 7oz pollack

So a rod each and a pocket full of cash to end the day

Pics to follow from Graham

 

[KeithB]

Well done lads cracking result!!

Congratulations for the doubler Jason, like you said, you picked a great time to land one

 

[01kayak]

well done lads good dya out prizes /money /fish better than watching that rubbish today
how did the kayak lads do
would of been there today but wife needed picking up from hospital after a short stay in there (why couldnt she get the bus) jeff

 

[jonny_s]

Congratulations on the Win. I can't say I am suprised though I think you practically live out to sea these days

You certainly didnt miss any football


Well done

Jonny

 

[The Jester]

Bet you are chilled out now though Richie . The best comps to win are the ones where you dont think you have a chance. Well Done Lads.....

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Well done Richie ...great stuff mate.

 

[Codfather]

Well done lads, bet Jason was chuffed.

 

[ToonBay]

Well done richie you deserve it, I know you say you don't like the comps but think you deserve it the hours you put in, as one of the local kayak guys i was going to fish it but Footy put paid to that, wish I had gone fishing!
Well done all that fished , anyone know how Tim done who I know was fishing from his yak

 

[canman]

Well done Rich and crew. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, that'll take some beating in the future.
I decided not to fish, something to do with some overpaid, over-hyped, thing on the telly, wish the hell i'd gone fishing.

 

[northeast1]

Cheers lads.

Jason and Graham get the well dones for the fishing today thou, i will take them for finding scouting a few and finding the fish in the end.

If the weather hold hoping to be out Thursday if i can get time off work.

 

[oldessox]

Congratulations Rich and team , told you , you had a knack of finding the better fish .

Ray

 

[big sid]

Stingray (Richy) Northeast1

Stingray (Richy) Northeast1

Once Again Many Thanks To Richy For Yet Another Brilliant Days Boat Fishing THANK YOU. Look Forward To My Next Invite To Fish Onboard Stingray And The Next Competition (Or Maybe Not).
CHEER'S RICHY.
PLUS A 1st 2nd 3rd PRIZE TAKERS Yahooooooooo

 

[Graham B]

Super Doopa! Well done on the Clean sweep!

Graham

 

[jason]

rich

thanks for a great day - some times it was a bit fustrating but it came good in the end. The clean sweep, a couple of PB's including my FIRST ever double cod after 30 years of trying and a good crack to boot.

thanks again.

Graham
great to meet you and it was a fab day.

all the best
J

 

[lingking]

frazers comp

frazers comp

well done rich crackin day

 

[Norman]

Aye, well done lads, and great to do the double jason, (was it the fish distractor that done it? )

norm

 

[northeast1]

Funny you mention that Norman, i pulled out some strange looking thing i got in a pack from Fish Tec as a trial and the "fish distractor" convo came up on Sunday

I will beat him too it, good old half side mackerel did it for him

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Congrats on the double Jason - it's close to 10 as well which means it'll be easier to get a better one (that's what i tell myself anyway )

Clean sweep eh?...nice one lads!

For someone who doesn't like comps you don't do too in 'em bad Rich (remember your nigh on 30lb Ling??)

 

[wildcard]

A very well done lads. Not easy to fish a wreck with 1.7kn of drift. Nicely done Jason on your new pb cod.

Alan

 

[northeast1]

Your not wrong, i hate aything over a 0.8 drift, even with shads and pirks it is hard going at that speed.

I think my swear words are still echoing across the sea now after i lost a belting fish and then dropped down to get snagged before i got a jig

Mid-week off now so weekend now for me.