Stingray 5.7.10 S.A.S

[northeast1]

Well after a should i, should i not all of Sunday and watching the weather not get much better, the fisherman in side me said go for it...so at 22.55pm i text Graham to say its on.

With both of us on nightshift tonight we had planned a short trip, so down the boat at 6ish, my word it was windy and i went side ways out my berth just missing a couple of other boats, not a good start.
So that panic over we headed out to a choppy but not rough sea.

So first wreck full of mackerel and coalie and the odd small codling...headed abit further off and we started hitting them well, all cod of nice size. Then i hooked up to a cracker, was pulling line off my reel (only 2nd time that has happened this year) with a firm cod head shake but it chucked the pirk and i was gutted.

But not to be out done after myself and Graham took a few 3-4lbers i hit into a 2nd nice fighter, not as big as the 1st but 1 more double figure cod at 10lb 4oz.

But that was it for the day, the wind was blowing at least 40mph and it was hard keeping your feet so the fat lady starting to sing.We headed in at 11.30am with a few fish for the table and many more put back.

Stingray catch...

15 cod/codling
20+ coalie
1 pouting
30+ mackerel

So today it was HE WHO DARE'S WINS

 

[big sid]

BIG THANK YOU to Richy (Northeast1) for another adventure onto the pond. CHEER'S Richy.

 

[codseeker]

nice fishing while it lasted

 

[oldessox]

I knowthat "gutted" feeling well Rich , some consolation with the double though

Ray

 

[Norman]

Rich, you forgot the smile ....

well done mate great catch and in difficult conditions ...

norm

 

[northeast1]

I was struggling to keep my eyes open with the gale force winds blowing in ym face

Just off to work now and i am black and blue down my legs from the chop.

 

[KeithB]

Nice fish Richy, shame about the lost one.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

...and i am black and blue down my legs from the chop.

Now that really IS a day of two halves (or would that perhaps be one half left??)

Very nice fish - well done again lads

 

[canman]

Good positioning to hit the wreck in that wind. Nice fish, at least the one you lost will gain a bit more weight for the next trip. lol

 

[mick dunn]

Did well it was blowing a hooley up here in Consett.

Mick.

 

[northeast1]

It was blowing a hooley out at sea

The drift was shocking but we plugged away and took some good fish, tried 5 wrecks and took fish of 3 of them before the call for home was made.

What a job getting the boat in/out the moorings, it is like a wind tunnal where i am.

 

[Geordie_G]

loving the catch reports you make Rich!

its almost like being there!

keep them coming! almost makes me want to start the boat sceane again!

G