munterhunter Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Sun fished the comp, went for small fishies of b'mouth pier had Dogs, wrasse, gurnards, pollack, maccy, bream. smoothounds and a 3 1/2lb bass. Mon went out for a more gentle fish out west, couldnt find maccy off swanage, found them more out. Saw a sun fish @ 4ft long which swam up to the boat! no fish other than maccy all day, was drifting near too (1/2a mile away)Tango Bravo who was also on the drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Great Colin I have never seen a sun fish, but I know that they are impressive. Shame that the drift fishing was quiet, how far did you go? and were you targeting the Tope? Can you PM me your results from Sunday as I have all but yours Nicks and Paul J's and I need to send to the BFM Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Amazing sight especially in these waters Charlie, i wasn't fishing the comp, i got a few of hours in between 1pm-4pm but i was stuck in one spot due to engine problems. caught a coule of bream about 2.1/2lb but the weed was getting bad so i decided to limp home. had fuel starvation problems when in gear so i could only get 1/2power and it was a slow ride home. I checked one of the filter screens today in the top carb which was clear but then the heavens opened so i abandoned the mission, i need to check the other one tomorrow. This happened about 6 weeks ago but that cleared itself and has been fine till now. If i find the other sreen is clear tomorrow i cant think what it might be. any ideas? Cheers Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Sun fish are not a new phenomenon in Poole Bay. We used to see them fairly regularly, together with basking shark, 30 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munterhunter Posted June 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 charlie I emailed them to your home email, when Im at work tommorrow, Ill PM them to at lunch time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueboatdriver Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 When I was a kid we saw one in the East Looe channel and my dad picked it up in the landing net; it must have been about 30lbs. We had a quick look and let it go. Strange looking creatures. I've since seen a couple more, one in the channel and one off of Cape Wrath in the north of Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Amazing sight especially in these waters Charlie, i wasn't fishing the comp, i got a few of hours in between 1pm-4pm but i was stuck in one spot due to engine problems. caught a coule of bream about 2.1/2lb but the weed was getting bad so i decided to limp home. had fuel starvation problems when in gear so i could only get 1/2power and it was a slow ride home. I checked one of the filter screens today in the top carb which was clear but then the heavens opened so i abandoned the mission, i need to check the other one tomorrow. This happened about 6 weeks ago but that cleared itself and has been fine till now. If i find the other sreen is clear tomorrow i cant think what it might be. any ideas? Cheers Paul Hi Paul Just a thought but could it be a spark plug or lead breaking down under load? Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Cheers Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fish finger Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Saw loads of sunfish in cornwall. I had a group of 5 swimming around my boat with their fins out of the water like sharks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Adam and I tried catching one in the landing net off Weymouth last year. It was sunbathing, but everytime we went near it it dived. Wonderful creatures. BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Is there a club record for sunfish yet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Did we? I dont remember??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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