alun j. Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Got out as early as I could........ but it was still after 8 before I was afloat at Mudeford....... and only just before LW. Plenty of water inside the harbour but the Run looked iffy from the quay, the swells were making breakers with no apparant way through !! Sliding out with wind and tide behind all was smooth until the hard bottom comes up quickly near the middle yellow buoy......... 0.5 m and even my little tiddler touched bottom between the waves !! A deft bit of power tilt , right up as th waves pushed the transom down, then down with the engine and a bit of power till the next wave breaks ... gulp !!.. about six goes got me through , and no damage. Around the Head and surprisingly choppy with a fresh westerly and those swells in the last of the ebb..............so change of plan...... to X-ray area.......an hour of dogs, more dogs and a few pout. Starting to calm, so up anchor and back to plan A .... edge of Dolphin Sands. All quiet for half hour..... so try the cup of coffee and something to eat trick !! Bingo!!........ cracking bite on light uptider and into something fighting well , and all the way up to the net, a nice fat little COD !!, 8 lb. 7oz. and jumping about like a bass ! Back into the sme spot and next cast a good whiting over 2 lbs. and then another! ................. and then ........ nothing and not much else , save a few doggies for the rest of the day !! I'm sure it had nothing to do with 'Pal 'o Mine' turning up and fishing close by !! No Jack...... just too late for the brief action !! Did you get any where you were , further east ?? Lovely afternoon and smooth ride back in...... but those breakers were still crashing on the Bar...... even close to HW. ! Be Careful..... those of you going out in the morning.... BEWARE THE BAR..... VERY SHALLOW>>>>>>>>>>>>> EVERYWHERE. Tight lines, Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 Excellent result, Alun. That's got our juices going again. I'm going out tomorrow, but you've got me worried about the bar. BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 we fished today of head about 3 miles caught doggies and lots of whiting up to about 2 Ib near end had nice bite from conger on three rods at different times good luck to anyone going out tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hay Bob, as I posted elsewhere - you were worrying about the bar - this is how my trip ended ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi Alun.I posted a reply earlier but it went the same way as my fish,so I will do another. Andy and I only got near two other boats yesterday,A larger craft which we assumed was a charter and a lone fisherman in what I took to be an Orkney 16 or smaller. Where you the solo-ist ?.If so I wish we had known . At that point we thought we were near the Clan McVey,having run inshore some 3 mls. from where we thought we were in the Xray area.Did you get your fish where you were at that time or elsewhere ?.[ you could e-mail me if you would rather not post it on site ]. We spent the entire day carrying out a census of the Poole Bay doggie population.We left that mark to move in to the ray mark,being the only place we have caught anything worthwhile,but we spent the rest of the day Tideless and Fishless. but in lovely warm sunshine...jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi Jack, Yes , that was me , out in my little 4 40 [metres] Orkney. The other boat, a charter ?? I presume, called Fair Lady, sidled up to me about an hour earlier , and stayed when they saw my cod, as they had only got doggies where they had been, further out. Fishimg went quiet where I had been, on the other side of them, so I moved closer to the Clan, where you saw me. You must have been almost on top of bits of the wreck?? No anchor problems ?? I was just coming over for a chat [ I have no radio yet ] and show you a cod [ in case you had forgotten what a fresh one looks like ] but you'd up and left before I got my anchor in ! Do you always move about so much ??? Nice boat to travel on.... but you can only catch if you've got a line out [ in this part of the world they don't jump in the boat like that video clip from somewhere tropical !] I'm also getting keen on using berley... and bringing fish closer. Cod for dinner last night was superb.......... and more left in the fridge!! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Removed Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Independent observers can attest to the quality of Alun's cod, cooked brilliantly and preceded by equally delicious, delicate squid. Thanks for a good night Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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