Thurs....

[alun j.]

Gordon joined on my tiddler 440 for a trip after whiting, with the remote possibility of a cod .......... but we weren't in the comp.

 

Freezing cold start at 8.30 ish ; the slip at Mudeford was frozen and launching was ice-breaking to get in......... a slow start as my little Yamaha doesn't like the cold!

 

Flat sea so we ventured out to Clan Mcvey area , hoping to emulate last Sat.'s success; sea temp had plummeted another 2 C [ now around 6 C]

 

Sport was steady all day ......... plenty of whiting but lots and lots of smaller fish, afew good ones in the 2 - 2 1/2lb. class ; not too many doggies was also appreciated. One good fish, taking line with good thumping runs seemed cod - like right to the surface ............. but not today; this was a big eel, at least 30 lb. ..... but it wasn't coming aboard !! ; lip - hooked, it was easy to unhook at the side after avery good show [ but I don't like these things much !!]

 

As the tide eased, the wind shifted and freshened im the SE. The sky grew dark and threatening in the South.......... and we left for home soon after Bliss 2 pulled up nearby from less succesful cod - hunting further East.

 

Best of action before this change of weather.

 

Happy New Year all !!

 

Alun.

[Manic Moore]

Thanks for the day out Alan. Got a bit cold towards the evening but a good day whiting fishing. Learn't a few tips.

 

 

Thanks again

 

 

Gordon

[duncan]

those damm eels get everywhere don't they Alun -

 

can't remember what it weighed but I am sure you do!

 

[alun j.]

Thanks Duncan,

 

That eel went 32 ish on your scales , on a moving deck. My eel last Thurs. with Gordon was a fair bit bigger, esp. in girth; it had wider 'shoulders' and bigger mouth. As it was lip - hooked and my new digital scales only go to 30 lb. , that slimy devil wasn't coming aboard [ with two up, there's not much deckspace on my little boat!]........... so estimated at a very conservative 35LB. [+].

 

Congrats. on putting your super boat on a fish for the comp.; must be your turn next to pull up the prize winner for a change , rather than your able crew [ Well done Paul ...... what a bonus birthday pressie !!!]

 

Were you getting some decent whiting ? Where we fished, we had fish all day, all sizes mixed together [ but lots of small ones ] ; several coughed up slighty digested sprats ......... perhaps these fish are about and affecting cod - fishing [but not whiting] ??

 

Best Wishes for the New Year,

 

Alun.

[Paul J]

Alun,

 

We didn't have a whiting all day and only a few doggies and pout,

The most frequent bites were from conger. i think we had 5 or so in the end.

Incidently, my Cod had absolutley nothing in it's stomach which suprised me, not even a squid, small crab, nothing,

 

Usually they are stuffed with crab, squid or pout.

 

Paul J

[duncan]

must be why it chose the big bait over the tasty one then Paul?