Cold Start

[crazy fred]

We arrive yet again, at the take your brain out time of the day of 5-30am, the next bridge is not open untill 9-30. The boat looks like a polar bears playground all covered in lovely freezing cold ice crystals with the ropes welded to the cleats with ice its only -4.

We clear the entrance to find out there is a nice s-se 4-5 occ 6 breeze! , tommy seems to think bed is a far better idea!.We carry on regardless 14 knts only 16 miles to go so we will catch the last 2hrs of the flood gonna be bloody cold,shut the door heaters on and we will worry about the cold when we get there.

7-30 and were there not another boat in sight sensible buggers, the sea looks like a cup of "cappuccino" all white and frothy!not looking forward to this .So we do the normal bit acting like a mad duck to make sure of the mark but" hey" its windy like a night after a vidaloo, so near enough is good enough for today.We get tackled up to find out the squid is still in ice cube form . so the only thing to do is smash it against the top of the capstain about 6 times and break some off,must put a picture of the man from the inland revenue on it , get some pay back therapy!. Perhaps squid ice lollys will do the trick for the cod!.

So summing up the day plenty of howlers ie dogs ,pout ,whiting ,and some fine congers ,biggest landed 35 but we got chomped on 5 others ,and they felt far bigger ,but you'll have to take our word for them,they got the last laugh.

So an action filled day, felt like being in a cement mixer most of the time, but some people pay for that much exercise.We set off for home at 3-10 and the weather had dropped a tad but not good for the next few day,s , so annother trip without the elusive cod putting in an appearance, so will tommy get one this season

we will have to wait for the next eppisode

Fred+tommy

ps straight home no Guiness

[Maverick Martin]

Hi Fred

 

Yet another brilliant read good to hear some fish are still being taken, shame about the Weather and the Guiness though

 

Martin