Manic Moore Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Didn't get any takers for crew, I'll have to check my deoderant But I was was determined to take the new love of my life out.......Enticer! Launch at 6.30 and decided to check ot the newly installed bilge pump and live bait tank, both worked perfectlyand with a lovely anti clock wise flow Got plenty of live bait and decided to drift for a while on the ledge but got board afer half an hour, I'm all bassed out so as the weather was so nice decided to push out and try one or two wrecks. Within 5 minutes of the first bait going down and the only bite on cuttle all day, 8lb tope. Lovely scrap and so it continued so I scaled down to a 12lb class rod untill the tide turned and eventually I had to go back to the conger gear and they never showed all day. Although I have to say that it is going to take another couple of trips to get the accuracy I am used to with Adam when anchoring marks. I missed both wreck despite having a couple of goes. Final tally for the day 3 small bass 2 to 3lb and about 20 tope. I think Enticer must be a lucky boat as I left my lucky hat on Pauls boat I just love fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Nice one Gordon, must have been fun single handed- well done mate PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Hi Gordon , sounds like you had a great day out...Welldone Wish i could have been there but had prior arrangement . Maybe next time cheers Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Nice one Gordon try going west the tope tend to be a little larger Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Gordon, Would love to come out with you......... when you are tagetting something other than Tope or Conger. It's the culinary attraction for me..as well as the sport! If you're 'bassed-out', how about Triggers for a change ?? On light tackle, they out-bream the bream for fight. I was out trialing my new bait tank [ prepared ready for new boat [ soon !]] on Tues. It worked well but , as you noted, the bass were thin on the ground [ I think Adam and Tom got them all !], so I went and had an hour [at not the best time] and found two, lost a few before weather blew up against the tide. Good looking boat with smiling skipper and no whiffs downwind !! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 With reference to Gordon's first item in the thread, 'Launch at 6.30 and decided to check ot the newly installed bilge pump and live bait tank, both worked perfectlyand with a lovely anti clock wise flow'. Now I thought I had this sorted that the mackerel swim anticlockwise so the water goes clockwise. If I've got this wrong, that explains a lot. Can someone give me the difinitive answer to this please. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 I was also under this impression. However, just checked which way water flows when the plug is pulled out of the sink and it is def. anti - clockwise. Mind you I had water rotating clockwise and the mackeral all survived, maybe they got dizzy though and maybe it was the reason they weren't shoaling in the tank particularily well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Water in in my bait tank also flows clockwise and the stock stays fine all day, so I don't think it makes much difference. However, I never catch anything with them so perhaps they are too dazed to work. Gordon H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Where are you, Jimbob, when we need you? Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Well !........... mine went straight out across the top....... with the powerful push of the pump.......... and sort of swirled around with direction other than a vertical one !!. Mackeral mostly lined up at the bottom and sat there apart from a few swimmers and a few casualties . Well pleased.....just need a net to keep my arm dry! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moore Posted August 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 With reference to Gordon's first item in the thread, 'Launch at 6.30 and decided to check ot the newly installed bilge pump and live bait tank, both worked perfectlyand with a lovely anti clock wise flow'. Now I thought I had this sorted that the mackerel swim anticlockwise so the water goes clockwise. If I've got this wrong, that explains a lot. Can someone give me the difinitive answer to this please. Terry. Sorry you were right my water is going clockwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thank goodness for that! I thought I was going to have to start again. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Simon has a very interesting and successful tank installed under a bench/ seat... [i'm sure he'll post details later........], it had both thro' - flow and recirc. options. Not masses of water but flat / shallow....... lots of swimming room......... and fish stayed 'happy' all day. First............ build a tank that works, Next........ find the right size bait. We had a good mix of macky size today...... and the little 'joeys' outfished any other size Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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