Boblin Cod Comp

[biggcol]

What a great day to be out. Pete and I set off just after 0800 and headed to my chosen spot passing Serenity on his way to the Needles. As we approached the mark Fugazi and Marine Boy were already anchored up in the same area. We went over a lumpy bit so decided to drop the hook and give it a go. We had bites from the off needless to say dogs were the main culprits, we had big pout and whiting and a dragonett. As the tide turned we were ready to reanchor if the bites stopped, but they didn't. More dogs, pout and whiting but still no target cod. The weather was fantstic and Pete was regretting having all his thermals on.

 

Fugazi and Marine Boy headed back in to Christchurch and PJ said we should sit it out for another hour which was exactly our plan. It worked I had a gentle bite lifted into nothing another gentle pluck lift nothing and yet another soft pull and this time I connected. Bu**er it's a conger I said to Pete it gave a steady fight on my 6lb ugly stick. Pete and I were convinced it was a conger, Pete was stood at the side with the Tbar ready then as it came into sight he shouted it's a F***ing great big cod, Tbar was thrown down and my nice new net put into the water behind the cod. Pete got it into the net and it swam straight out again. My heart was in my mouth now as this was the first cod on Boblin and it looked like it would be a PB for me. Second attempt and it was safely netted and dumped onto the deck.

 

 

22LB Fantastic.

 

 

Pete then followed me up with a nice fish of 8lb 5oz

 

 

We had a few more bites but no more cod so we headed home after having a brilliant day.

 

 

Colin

 

 

 

PS yes a PB dead chuffed

[large fries]

Well done Colin,what a fantastic fish to have as a first aboard the boat.Got to have a chance of top spot with a beauty like that.

Rup

[niggle]

Well Done Colin,cracking PB

Nige

[Graham Nash]

Excellent Colin ..... we were just uptide of you and left around 3. Fantastic day to be out and to catch a whopper like that is the icing on the cake.

[Maverick Martin]

Well done Colin, cracking fish

 

Martin

[great white]

Well done Colin

 

Great first cod on the boat, a good specimen and a PB

 

Could not do better than that

 

Charlie

[pirky]

EXCELLENT.... Amazing how one fish can completely change the complection of a day.

 

Wonderful first cod on Boblin2 and a PB too......well done !!

 

Dave

[Gas]

Excellent Colin

[Jim]

As you reeled the Cod to the surface, you saw the cod and thought " what a monster ! "

 

And the Cod looked at you and thought " what a monster ! "

 

well done Big Col.

 

jim

[biggcol]

 

Got one at last

 

 

 

Too big for the bucket great eh?

 

 

 

 

 

I had to keep the crew happy too

 

 

Colin

[Rob]

 

Oh - what a big ugly one..................

[Jim]

Oh - what a big ugly one..................

[Stuie]

Very nice fish Col, so near but yet so far.

Stuart

PS - buy a bigger bucket.

[biggcol]

Rob thats not fair to speak of Pete like that

 

 

 

[biggcol]

Stuie you know me it's not the winning it's the taking part that counts................WHAT A LOAD OF BOLLOX

Edited December 7, 2010 by biggcol