“Whatsapp”ened on Friday

[Gummage]

Yes , I use WhatsApp . Over fifty names on it now, mostly non members from my other life. All folks who have said, “I might like to come with you one day”. 
At the push of a button I can invite them all and when they don’t come I can reward them with reports and pictures, sometimes almost live from the action . 
And so earlier in the week when wives, work and other worries put paid to to any of my contacts dropping the “other life” stuff at hideously short notice ,I once again had no crew for the weather opportunity which was Friday.

The good skipper of Looby IV sportingly offered to take me on for the day and plans were made.

We went with plan “c”; early trip down 7.30 bridge.

 

Every fishing trip is an adventure . I’ll always associate the Dorset countryside with a sense of excited anticipation and the scene as the dawn broke over Cranbourne Chase seemed to articulate my mood.

 

That’s why I was one minute late Jerry!

 

But not too late for the Bridge

 

The rest of the plan was simple; put the world to rights in the total absence of any political correctness whilst trying to assail the species comp leader board by scoring a bull Huss and/or a thornback dustbin lid. 
 I’ve disguised our secret chosen location by cleverly photo shopping popular local tourist destinations into the background of my trophy shots.😉

suffice to say, with only two of us aboard we didn’t go further than we needed to.

 

We anchored two hours before slack . The tidal run still had spirit for a while. We fished three well weighted ledgers an up tider and two lazy lines.

 

It was fish from the off! (I will one day use that line to head up an Endeavour3 report!)

Gurt (Wiltshire term) dustbin lids with spots on. To Jerry

 

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He was pulling another up as the ferry went by.

Jerry explained that the reason his lazy line had been out fished by mine was that a tope had eaten all his! Eventually he nearly got to interview it about its crimes as he got it up on light gear but it jumped bail and absconded. 

 

The mark produced six species,Rays(Blond or Spotted. I always get them the wrong ray round.)

bream , four or five pouting , a couple of mackerel, a couple of troublesome small eels. That’s not six is it.? But there was something else.

 

The wind got up so we went to Swanage and Jerry showed me how to read the ground there.

Productivity was down; fish wise I mean. We weren’t short of inappropriate banter.

I got far too excited over a two pound conger again  and another bream came up

 

The wind got up more. We opted to run round to shelter in the lee of old Harry.

It was a popular call and the charter skipper who ran up and anchored just stern of our starboard became the focus of J’s endearments.  I tied to calm him as the stag party aboard reached its crescendo. “Just young men having a good time. Like we were once”

 

We stuck it there for a fruitless hour. But you can always pick up tips

Like this ; the bucket in the foreground is full of fresh water . All used rigs and lines and ledgers go in there to get rinsed. 
 

The bucket in the background is allegedly full of hoodlums😕.

 

Our last hoorah was an east west drift across the Swash and quietly beyond.

I was was privileged to witness the first time Jerrys ever done that without 
Catching a single thing. 
Seems I did teach him how to do something after all!

 

Four thirty bridge

End of play

great day.

 

 All spic and span again 

Thanks Looby IV

Thanks Jerry

 

Final thought ReWhatsApp.

 

I did a WhatsApp report of little content beyond photos in very few minutes when I got in last night.. very easy and very immediate. 
This club report took longer, much longer . I struggle with the file handling etc . It’s not such an easy medium. 
If I had committed these experiences to a club WhatsApp exchange this report would not have been written in this style  . 
You judge.

 

I feel Terry Plaicemat has written the wise words on this.

MG

[Jim]

Thanks for taking the time to write this Martin.

It gives those of us with cabin fever a bit of excitement.  🙂

 

[Gummage]

I got my Blonds and spotties the wrong ray round especially for you Jim🙄.

[Greg]

Great concise report as ever Martin !!

 

Thanks

 

Greg

[jerry.shutter]

Martin, you were very welcome and made a slow day entertaining, how ever much you tried to placate me I am afraid I still think the skipper of the charter boat was a total plonker and had no manners. 
Good to see Boblin out and Kodiak surfing in some snotty stuff to get a fish or two.

 

Really lovely day out, let’s hope another weather window comes soon!

[great white]

Well done guys and great report Martin.

 

That charter is the one from the shop on the Quay.

How bloody rude.

 

Manflue stopped me being afloat, looks like I missed out.