alun j. Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Nice day for fishing...... just needed a bit more tide / flow. Loads of fish about ............ if you like dogfish !! I took a box full ........ to use in school ...... yes , we still dissect them ........ but don't use formalin any more. Kept expecting a few whiting ......... but only managed a single solitary one between dog after dog after dog !!!!!! .... hundreds ....... my shoulder's aching ....... every 30 secs. ..... another lump to pull up ...... there must be millions down there !! I tried four different locations ....... between X-ray , the Excelsior and the Ledge ......; all the same. If I had a bigger boat, I might have joined those others out past the Needles; my neighbour was out there and got loads of whiting ........ perhaps they'll come back in a couple of miles as the tides build ?? Came back to favoured spot close to the Ledge for the last hour or so , as the tide started to flood........ and it didn't let me down ........ ONE...screaming reel bite .... and definitely not dog........ the rush to the surface and pull on the drag as it went sidesways said bass........ and a nice fat four pounder saved the day. Cheers, Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuart Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hi Alun Next report in the style of Hemingway please Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted November 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Could this be Mr. Twiss ??? Come on Stuart........ get fishing ....... and you could also hide under pseudonym [has your boat got a name ??]. Hemmingway ?????? as in 'old man'.....'of the sea' ..... or any other cave man references?????? Hunt the fish ........ grow the veg. .......... cook both to share ........ and put work into a different league [second !]. How are your commitments?? Phone if you fancy a trip out. Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinbad Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Alun I see you have achieved 'Cod Hauler' status, a worthy promotion from 'Dogfish specialist' - congratulations.. though judging from your repo, maybe 'Dog Hauler' could be an intermediate rank. same as any promotion, you just end up doing the same as you used to... or am I being cynical. Was becalmed inland on Sunday -meant to be sailing a competition, but all I could think about was fishing..... especially as one of the lake boat fishermen trolling gently up and down, hooked a sizable pike, then his friend struggled to put the landing net together whilst the fish fought a battle at the side of the boat on a short line - Bl"%$y amateurs, I thought. Been there, done that, and lost the fish! Roll on the weekend, I'll do my best for a begged brownie point, and see if I cant get the boat in the water (I'll make up some story about the antifouling drying out too much).. we can venture out a bit further if the swell allows, and may catch something decent to cook later! Cheers. Sinbad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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