crazy fred Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 (edited) It's 7-30 and tommy lap dance is on the other end of my phone trying to convince me that i would enjoy a day out with him on the tupperware box illusion. Id allready made plans for my self to fish dancing ledge if i could get there weather permiting.So i told tommy very convincigly that i was devistated that i could not sit with him in a space big enough for two gerbils all day as id allready made plans. I decided that i would leave at ten after having morning coffee on the boat with nobby before he had to go to work god he's got a good life. After sitting there for 1/2 an hour discussing the weather and the wind was it northely or n-westerly 5ish or 6ish i told him it was time for work and i was going what ever.Steaming down the harbour it was fresh but l kept going , the swash was no worse.On turning the corner at Ballard it was definately freshening and low and behold there was tommy anchored up. Now the best way to describe this vision was rampasham radio ie tommy ten rods he was making sure he was going to catch today if he couldn't hook one he was going to tangle one up .I kept on steaming at the sedate speed of 18 knt's across swanage bay towards durlston. On passing the ledge bouy the sea had a lovely ground swell with snow on top and having washed the wheelhouse roof off twice it was time for a management decision . IT doesn't take much when your on your own,so it was spin it round and back to ballard like a scalded cat. I chucked the funny pointed thing over about 1/3 mile off only to find out the wind was bloody fresh and someone had been out with a strimmer on the sea bed all night it was as weedy as hell.so it was time to pull the little red thing round in circles and anchor up 100yds down tide of tommy ten rods .Well this proved a master stroke straight into fish up to 3lb and bucket fulls over 2lb.By 5-20 id had enough it was windy and i was worn out throwing all those fish back . Alex had phoned and asked me to bring him home a bucket full as i dont think he he could believe what he was hearing so he agreed to meet me at the dock and help me moor up as it was bloody fresh.So by 6-00 i was moored up and alex was doing the gutting bit, Id all ready made plans for wed i was going again ,you must make the best of it while the wind blows OR did it used to be while the sun shines. To sum the day up the fishing was unbelievable and the weather was crap ,It was also good to have some intelligent conversation for a change even if it was with myself so untill tomorow Crazy forgot to say large hooks big baits kept them small ones away Edited May 23, 2006 by crazy fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 beat my day hands down crazy - nice catxh I'm just hoping the 3&4th are great weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 So, if Illusion is a Tupperware box, I wonder what that makes my Alsaka 500 (Splash-Out)?? At least S.O. now has a beautiful new pedestal seat...which has given the "illusion" (s'cuse the punn ) that she has a bigger deck. I've heard told that Crazy is never lonely out there...he always seems to have a friend to talk to...trouble is, nobody's seen his friend. BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy fred Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 any one catches a bream wearing a pair of bolle vanadium2 sunglasses id like them back at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Bait for a days breaming, ten squid, scuse the pun, Bolle sunglasses to view said bream, 100 quid, seeing crazy's face when he discovers that the little bit of string supplied to keep em round your neck when looking overboard isnt attatched................Priceless Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 rofl@badger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Nice one Crazy! I know how lumpy it was. At 09:00 it was gorgeous so I took the chance to run a 8metre sports boat to Southampton and bring a Merry Fisher 925 back. Wonderful journey round with some left over swell from the last few days, but glorious and around 30 knotsish all the way. Well, the weather must have been sitting right on my chuff all the way as by the time I moored it at Universal Marina and stepped on the Merry Fisher the flags were sticking straight out and large black clouds were rushing across from Fawley direction. With no other means of transportation I had no choice but to go for it and the lad at the fuel berth in Warsash looked bemused as I headed out into the Solent. Lots of WAFI's all over the Solent all flopped over on their sides and still only doing 6 knots whilst tacking for the small amount of lee offered by Isle of Wight on the run up to Yarmouth. Even the Solent was offering up swells approaching the height of the flybridge and I decided to swing around and head back to the marina.... ...B@gger it did I! I did have to reduce speed considerably after deciding that when the whole 32 foot of boat leaving the water and burying a wave (not spray) right ontop of the flybridge probably wasn't a good idea. And so the next two and a half hours were spent at 10 knots ploughing through a 25 mile mailstrom that looked more like a complete continuation of Portland race as far as the eye could see. Taking the north route believing it would be slightly better was certainly not a good idea. Lobster pots which weren't there just 30 metres before were mysteriously appearing at the side of the boat and it was pointless trying to see out of the windscreen as I don't think it cleared of green water fully for almost all of the journey... ...not to mention that starboard screen leaked like one of my daughter's bath toys (the joys of delivering uncommissioned boats!). Finally as I reached Boscombe pier the sea was down to a short chop with lots of frothy stuff on the top and I cuold open her up again all the way along the beach towards the chain ferry. Anyone who moors in Saltern's will know that it is tighter than a badgers @rse (sorry Rich - not implying you are a skin flint or anything). So handling a 32 foot single screw into a slot which is 32 feet 6 inches with quarter of a million pound boats all around whilst a force 6 is blowing from the port quarter was interesting, but with a little feathering of the rudder she slipepd in beautifully and no damage was done. I was met by Phil the Bosun who was waiting for Tommy to return in his tupperware box, so I hung around too to see how he had done. Very well by all accounts as he had lost count of the fish he returned and proudly donated three nice fish around the 2lb mark for me to keep the FPO happy. The bream are for tonights tea, baked with a little soy sauce, ginger and spring onion. Yum! Couldn't be bothered to cook last night so it was off to see if the rumours were true. The rumour being that Crazy never actually does any work at all. Not being quite sure if I was at the right place I asked at the counter if this was "Crazy's shop" and the lovely lady said "yes, do you know him?". Kind of, I replied, I am i the same fishing club. The very nice lady explained that he was off fishing, "again". I guess the rumour is correct. Crazy doesn't actually work for a living, he just fishes. But then I suppose I don't really work for a living, I just boat! It's a hard life. Nice chish and fips Crazy! Very tasty. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 salterns is very tight u might of noticed the big sportsfishing boat called toy for the boys well i was on that when its engines [ yeah both of them] decided to stop right between the pontoons were the big huge boats were but luckily it bounced off the jetty and not the princess. sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markee_b Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I thought Princess just made giant 72ft fenders ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I thought Princess just made giant 72ft fenders ? roflmao I have no idea what you are talking about Mark... Would you care to divulge? I am sure the forum and web in general would love to hear about Princess Yachts, your latest lady friend called "Christina", incidents in Salterns, lessons learned about looking where you are going instead of trying to fix a dodgy GPS and how stainless steel pulpit rails are great for stopping you from falling over board, but bend when you use them as a battering ram... Like I said, I have no idea what you could be talking about..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markee_b Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 My GPS is still dodgy...must get on at the Arthur Daleys types who flogged it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Luvly Motor Gov'ner Genyin mileage, full service history from us. Even got one of d'em new fangled sat nav thingy's n all. Disclaimer: Deals on Wheels can not be held liable for any claims as to the age, authenticity, mileage, history and any equipment fitted to their vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 well you have lost me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) well you have lost me Sam I think you need to speak to Markee B and he may (or may not) disclose the details of how he met his new "Lady Friend", Christina. Beautiful girl, bit big for my liking (I prefer them petite), but Mark took a shining to her.... Mind you, it has absolutely nothing to do with Crazy Fred's report on Bream fishing in windy weather... ...These threads seem to go off on a tangent a little. Edited May 24, 2006 by TomBettle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markee_b Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 I think we should get back on topic Nice report and good catch Crazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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