Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Been looking forward to this trip since it was first arranged back in December. The expectations were certainly high with John Quote
Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 Saturday 9th June We arrived at Lerwick just before 6:30am on Friday morning, John was in the car park waiting for 4 of his anglers who were from Scotland (1 from Ayr and 3 from Edinburgh), we drove around looking for a caf Quote
Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 Sunday 10th June Having been told by John we would start at 9:30, we leisurely got up and had breakfast before heading for the boat. The forecast wasn Quote
Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 Monday 11th June We knew today was even worse the forecast was for wind to go upto 20mph and turn to northerly in the afternoon plus more of the same for Tuesday. We again fished the same banks and pinnacles as the days before. However we did get amongst the bigger (slightly) stuffs, more cods were in the 10-15lb range and lots more coalfish today. Coalfish to 18.5lbs and I hooked into a fish which everyone thought was a monster, it took me round the boat (even up the bow and down the other side, after about 15mins fight it came to the surface, not a monster but a cod of about 12 lbs hooked on the tail Quote
Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 Tuesday 12th June Since we had to be at the ferry by 6:00pm at the latest, the starting time was to be 6:00 in the morning and finishes at 1:30pm. The forecast was sh*t, John said he couldn Quote
Newboy Posted June 18, 2012 Author Report Posted June 18, 2012 Wednesday 13th Home at 5:45pm and 1,255miles added to the car. It was unfortunate that weather wasn't on our side, all it needed was either a different direction or a f3 wind and we would have got out to the wrecks and other marks where big, big fish was landed, nor could we go to the banks for the tirbots. I lost 3 pirks, all to the props and rudder after being brought up in a tangle, and 1 lead to the bottom. Would I do this again? Maybe, but definitely on a shorter trip 2-3 days max, four days is just too much. All in all a very very good trip, I estimated I must have caught over 200 fish in 3 days. The cost ain't bad either, 3 of us work out to be Quote
niggle Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Great report,fantastic fishing thanks for sharing Nige Quote
great white Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Sounds rather exausting But very good Add the cost of a mini bus split several ways with several drivers to spread it sounds very interesting Charlie Quote
Gas Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Great report,fantastic fishing thanks for sharing Nige Thanks Quote
Graham Nash Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 That sounds like an AWESOME trip!! Well done, it was a great read. Quote
Paul D Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Sounds like a fantastic trip Kam and quite exhausting as well. Superb write up as well. Thanks for sharing with us. Quote
Maverick Martin Posted June 18, 2012 Report Posted June 18, 2012 Kam that sounds like a superb few days Martin Quote
Jim Posted June 19, 2012 Report Posted June 19, 2012 Thanks for taking the time to tell us about it Kam. I imagine you were sh*gged after that trip. Jim Quote
great white Posted June 19, 2012 Report Posted June 19, 2012 Who else thinks we should look into this for next year? The boys and I may well be up for it. Charlie Quote
Graham Nash Posted June 19, 2012 Report Posted June 19, 2012 Who else thinks we should look into this for next year? The boys and I may well be up for it. Charlie yes Charlie. Put my name down. Quote
Newboy Posted June 19, 2012 Author Report Posted June 19, 2012 Who else thinks we should look into this for next year? The boys and I may well be up for it. Charlie There are only 2 (1 more starting this summer) charters in shetland, so number would have to be either 8 or 16. John operates out of Cullivoe, and the other is Northmavine operate out of Northmavine, it's attached to the mainland, so no other ferries other than the overnight one. http://www.northmavine-charters.shetland.co.uk/ The (approx) cost of my ferry is Quote
Maverick Martin Posted June 19, 2012 Report Posted June 19, 2012 Sounds a good idea and with that in mind I just asked the FPO for permission....I've now got sore ears Martin Quote
Peter Posted June 19, 2012 Report Posted June 19, 2012 Charlie I think the idea of a trip away is good but should we consider alternatives. Matt and I have been toying with the idea of Norway poss self drive boat but need at least 2 others to make up party. Anyone interested? Peter Quote
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