BigMac Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Saturday Set out 7.30 from Christchurch, with Cam as crew, heading for the banks south of the island to sort out the blonde rays. There was a vicious easterly blowing and 8 hours fishing on four different marks produces 1 blonde ray of 19lb, 3 dogfish and one missed bite. The sea was very dark and a horrible dead algae was building up on the line on every drop and it was tough to pick it off the line. May black water!! Spoke to Rupert on the way in and decide to have a go at the solent smuts and the ledge bream tomorrow based on todays result and he and wife and 2 small Morrals are plundering the stocks of hardback on Mudeford quay as I come in through the run at 5.30. Sunday Myself, Rupert and 10 yr old Aaron leave the mooring at 7.30, exit the run and head for the mid solent, with a large bucket of hardbacks, on an oily flat sea at 30mph against the tide. God I love this boat For some reson the plotter loses its fix not long after we go past Hurst castle and then only works inter... intermitt.... inter..... now and again!! We get to our mark and chuck out crabs in various forms and sit back for the action to start. Rupert gets the first bite after half an hour, strikes and thrusts the bucking rod into Aarons hands and he lands a beautiful little starry about 3lbs, another 2 almost identical size follow in the hour and then things go dead. Still a bit early for here yet, another 2 or 3 weeks and they'll be crawling up the rods We use slack water to travel back to the ledge to target bream for the afternoon. A quick feathering stop on route produces 2 garfish and 8 mackerel. Drop the pick on the ledge at 1.30 and put out a bit of groundbait as soon as we settle on the rope with the trusted bag and lead method. (We've got one of those "The Edge" droppers but they are nigh on impossible to wind up after use!!) Within minutes, Rupert has the first bream bite and strikes into a turbo charged male that after a tremendous scrap goes 4lb 2oz and a new pb Just the start of a couple great hours fishing that produced 15 fish that were all over 2lb with 6 over 3lb, including a new pb of 3lb 14oz to me and the 4lber for Rupe. Kept 6 males between us and returned all others. Three happy crew after a smashing day out and back on the mooring at 6.00pm Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hi Allan Wonderful bream mate. Everyone has been reporting tiddlers of sub 2lb and you spank a stack off like that! Well done. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Ruperts first go for bream, he always rated bream as an acceptable bass bait if small enough or a shark bait if its too big for bass I think we have a convertee, he aint stopped talking about his 4lber!!! Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 sounds brilliant i can't wait to get out- PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 oi PJ - you have had enough for a year. Leave them for someone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Allan, any chance of you telling me where about on the ledge? PM me with the number if you have them please..... pretty please.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Newboy, you have a pm Enjoy Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Allan Sent you a pm earlier... Any chance of some help too? Thanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Newboy, sorry meant 50 not 51, Allan Tom, pm Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Great Allan, cheers. Hope to return the favour one day. Was going tomorrow, but now have to wait and see, fell arkwardly training for tai kwan do and my right angle isn't too great. If the swelling goes down I'll go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 tai kwan do Kam is that how you catch them? id like to see that PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Kam Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markee_b Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 my right angle isn't too great Am now wondering whther Kams surname is Pythagoras ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Don't care about the surname...... what's important is whether I can go fishing. Ankle swelled up like a ballon this morning, been to the doctor, he reckens it's only badly sprained and bruised, nothing broken. It should settle down in a week. A week? I'm due to fly to Norway next Wednesday...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 bl00dy ankles.......mines still broken, out of plaster 2 soon i think and i can hardley walk..........a new name for me........Lottery ankles..........as they keep rolling over.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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