Manic Moore Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 An interesting weekend. But not sure it was worth all the fights with the FPO! Friday excepted an invite from Paul D to try the ledge for an evening / night session. This turned into an evening session as the wind got up and made quite lumpy and Paul also wanted to get back for an early start. struggled for Macki, and a few dogs and pout off the ledge. Thanks Paul, company made up for the fishing. Saturday plan was a day out on Cushdy with a friend John Vass. Then I got swept up with the excitement of the Rips and we excepted an invitation from Kam to go on Sweet Honey. Well it all started to go T*ts up from the start, Forgot my shoes and went back Fish finder packed up 1/2 a mile from baiter Nearly shook my teeth out and John nearly drowned in the back on the way out 3 mile diversion as we followed the boat with the wrong mark targeted Struggled to get a bite, poor old Kam couldnt buy a mackeral Followed Martin to the wrong marks Short of fuel because of the rough trip out so headed home to anchor up on the slate beds Nearly tipped the boat over anchoring on a PB Dog fish KNACKERED If it wasn't for the smiling face and company of Kam and John........ Are well that's fishing. If it was easy we would call it catching and I wouldn't come back for more. Thanks Kam Regards Specimenless Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moore Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 PS I swear Kam is like a Tardiss. I reckon he bought food for all of us and when we brought our own he spent the ENTIRE trip eating. Kam you must have hollow legs Sandwichless Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 You and John were good company, spend 2 hours this afternoon cleaning the boat, all the fish guts has dried up nicely and pretty stinky too. Don't think I'm cut out for long haul tho, my shoulders hurts like buggery, not sure if it was the constant steering or retriving a 2 lb weigh from 150' down..... I think for the points comp in 2 weeks time, I'll stay inshore and burn some fuel instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moore Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Fish guts? Where did they come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 more importantly what the hell was 2lb of lead being used for? bashing them on the head????? sympathise re fish guts - I ended up using the scouring side of the sponge and will pay the price in due course by having to repolish the whole damm boat to get rid of the tiny scratches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 2 lb weigh from 150' down..... heaviest we used was 3/4lb but mostly less than that Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I read your post Kam and initially assumed you meant the anchor and wondered why you weren't using the Alderney method. Now I realise you meant your fishing tackle . I now have pictures of you steaming out the fishing tackle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moore Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Our Kam was talking about holding bottom on the slate beds but mind you I was holding my bottom after that white knuckle ride to the Rips!! Mind you Martin you had all those cod to hold your mackeral feathers down!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Fish gut: mackerals we used. I used the pressure washer, and then on hands and knees scrubbing out the deck. lead; just had a rethink, I still have all my 1 lb, 1.5lb and 2 lb lead, so I only lost all my 8oz and 12 oz. still 12oz in 150+' is a long way down (and up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Kam - that I agree. More than one comment on how much winding etc Having a reasonably fast retrieve rate on your reel helped! Funily enough though no one ever complained about having to wind a fish up that distance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 When you get relly adventurous try the Hurd deeps. There is a wreck, in the hole that they fish at anchor for congers be aware that the charts show it as 174 metres deep [just under 600ft] Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 time for a new anchor rode then............. on second thoughts I don't think my anchor locker would take 600m of warp! just straps in that wreck Charlie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Don't know where I would put 3 coils of rope on GW ether Duncan After fishing plenty of 70 metre wrecks in the west country with big weights and heavy gear to ease the strain of bait changes, I have never really fancied the work rate for fishing the deeps. I believe that there must be some very big fish out there as they are only fished rarely Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Where's Hurds Deep then? I think I might invest in one of those yankie wind up machine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 if you mean a downrigger I am not sure that (1) they come with 170m of wire and (2) whether you could anchor Sweet Honey with it anyway........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 No, I seen the yanks has electrical reel, you just press a button and it reel the fish/lead up by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shytalk Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 actually its known as the baden in 171m or 536ft accordinng to the sounder not for the faint hearted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Hi Peter Have you ever tried fishing it? it must be a pig to anchor. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shytalk Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 i dont know anyone who has we did fish the mohenge at anchor with pat a few years ago but that was in a fairly shallow 125m good fishing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 We fished a slightly shallower mark in the Hurd Deeps last year. At slack tide it was crawling with conger and ling - but after winding 2 or 3 fish in most of us sat down to have some lunch - winding 30-40lb of fish 370ft is hard work!! Kam - you wont fancy the Deeps, if you thought the Rips were a long way! They are just North of the Channel Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 If you want arms, legs in fact the whole body to ache, go to Scotland and try Common Skate fishing in 600ft of water less than 1/4 mile from shore with a 2lb lead and 200lb female skate on the end! Wearing a kidney harness and but pad is a must Good fun though Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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