Afishionado Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 First time for a few weeks Mark and I had time and a nice weather slot for a trip out on Sunday. The only problems being he had his two kids staying and I had one grandchild staying. So we stoically accepted our fate as tour guides for the day, loaded up with ragworm and took the kid out on the boat. We met Nick Nack on the way out and he told us that Brownsea Roads was full of little bream and not much else, so we thought we would try drifting the patches. Having got there we were fortunate to find plenty of 8oz to 1lb bream so the kids had a great time. Mark also tried his luck but was constantly bombarded with "Daaaaddy, is this a bite" from his 12 year old daughter and after a couple of hours he was feeling a bit ragged. I decided enough was enough and told them 'up lines' and whizzed over to Shell bay, dropped the mini hook and prodded the kids into 3 ft of water to have a play. Mark and I figured that after freezing their whatevers off for 30 min they would be tired enough to take home. But oh no! Thouroughly recharged they wanted to try fishing again; I found a nice bouy just round from the Castle switched off and relaxed. 30 seconds after her weight touched bottom Laura shouted that she had a bite. Rubbish her dad and I said, you've hooked bottom......Straining all of her 12 year old body back against the bend in the rod she was insistant that she had a fish. No no that's the bottom we adults patronised, but slowly 'bottom' moved off uptide stripping line off the reel. A joint BL00DY HELL as we both shouted 'Hang on Laura!' and dived for the landing net. Like a vetran the little bu..Angel brought up the biggest wrass I have seen for a long time. When weighed it went 6lb 8oz + (bouncy boat). All the kids then said 'Thank you for the fishing, can we go home?' so Mark and I hardly wet a line all day Any way is a 6lb 8oz+ Wrass big enough for your book Charlie? Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) Bless their little cotton socks. You've gotta laugh. That's the second big wrasse from the harbour, and one hell of a wrasse. Shame she wasn't a club member. The British record is 7lb, I think. BF Edited August 28, 2006 by Bob F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Wow- she'll be hooked for life then? PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Wow- she'll be hooked for life then? PJ Strange that you should say that. Both the boys were only averagely interested in fishing, she was the one that was really keen. Mad Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 see us kids always catch the biggins watched you come back in from me office wasnt jealous one bit sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 cracking fish....well done.............. Sam, u seem to see all the club boats comming in........i think they must have u working to hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afishionado Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 see us kids always catch the biggins watched you come back in from me office wasnt jealous one bit sam Where were we when you saw us Sam? In the quay area? Mad mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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