crazy fred Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Well the alarm sounds at 3-45am and it's dark i only thought 3-30 was a time in the afternoon when it was light strange people us fishermen.The phone rings and it's alex on the other end sounding like a frog with an englishman in his throat sounds rough what ever way you say it ,he's reporting in sick so it's down to three of us now diesel dave the infamous polluter lee the fireman and myself it must be the pollocks lucky day were short handed. We load the gear on the boat and head for the fuel barge it's now 4-30.As we come along side lee jumps across and takes the ropes and we ban dave from every aspect of fueling up as we think the reflective pinkish tinge he likes to give the harbour is not a good thing, and not only that diesel is now 45p a ltr and to expensive to waste on his artistic tendencies. Heading off leaving the safe haven of the harbour we reach are first mark after steaming 40 miles time is now 6-45.Were there for the last hour of the ebb perfect timing.So after fishing for 2 hrs the tide is now flooding at 3.7knts and we are fish less and looking for answers.We decide that this mark is like talking to the wife about the reproductive organs of a giant squid"the lights are on but nobody is at home" and loosing interest fast.So we decide to go on a foray of french waters trying all the bits of shipping that adolf and his mates had blown to bits most of which lay the wrong way across the tide,inconsiderate those germans. So off we go tring severall wrecks in enemy waters so to speek realising any thing we catch is going to be specimen size as according to brussells the french only land undersized fish But yet again fruitless so we huddle up and have a team players meeting and decide north is a good way to go .The legs wrecks are now 15miles north so on with the auto pilot and time for some scram and a cup of coffee.As we approach we can see silver spray fishing one of the wrecks so we fish the other but same old storey,serge blanko, so it's off to the rips.Yet another wreck on the way we stop, but then carry on interest is falling fast.As we approach the rips mark, off to the port side i can see a large overfall very disconcerting not seen this one before.So we set up for the drift stern first me thinks as an early shower for dave in the stern quarter would make good story but as we approach the overfall dave runs up the deck "coward" i shout mind you im in the wheelhouse. After 20 mins of playing in the surf we decide home is a nice place to be so best we return and ignore all the magnetic bits of crap on the way home no matter how big or good they are. Not to be out done by these cunning pollock just one last drift on the jbsub so we can rattle our weights all down the side but to no avail.So we head for home in sunshine listening to some of daves stories which tells my brain its time for a sleep because if i don't stop him soon were going to need a shovel to dig our way through the bullshit to get out of the wheelhouse. arrival time at the dock is 2-10 time for a quick wash down and go through the 2-30 bridge .As i steam through the bridge i can sense weasels looking at me from the control room. A summary of the day fine weather to start with but the wind came up with the flood but decreased at 12-30 and ended with sunshine and all agreed it was a good day and the pollock won the day by a considerable margin .Total milage 98.7 departed 4-30am back at 2-10pm Crazy , dave and lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yet another entertaining story Fred, shame the pollock ddn't come out to play. Thanks for brightening up my otherwise boring browny point gaining sunday Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 great story Fred, shame about the fish......... this is of course why many don't like wrecking - always seems so hit and miss! right now the pollack seem as absent as the winter cod - anyone want to bet on the bream actually turning up at all this spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy fred Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 well we gave it our best shot on some very productive marks the only thing we could think causing no fish was the colour of the water very poor vis 3-5ft max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi Fred Mate you are even nuttier than me! Almost 100 miles and no fish. Even if the fishing is sole destroying it is still nice to be on the water. I was turning my mooring ropes into a noose and chucking it over the radar tower when we did 65 miles for one fish! I would take my hat off to you sir, but it was eaten last time I guaranteed someone a good days fishing. Well done for trying Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hard luck Fred, there's always a next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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