Adam F Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Well with no reply from the Burnham guys, and a worsening comp it was with some trepidation that I readied the boat last night. Waking at 1.30am this morning to heavy claps if thunder and teaming rain I was fully prepared to cancel in the morning. 5am came and the rain persisted, and I must admit to not being 100% up for it when I pulled out of the drive wth BW in tow!! But upon reaching Pete R's house the sky was beging to brighten with the morning light and the rain stopped. At Weymouth the sky still looked grey and the wind fresh - only confirmed upon us all reaching Grove Point where a fresh breeze against a strong spring flood heaved up a big sea. Splash out, BW, Maverick and Nipper were the only boats to turn up - and we scarpered to the inner harbour to asses our options and catch bait. Come 9am the sun was poking through and the wind eased, so off east to some banks it was. On BW we had constant Bullhuss action from the off - nothing massive, but good fun and better than doggies - a reasonable bass also put in an appearance - Bonus!! After lunch the tide eased so 5 miles further south to another TS mark, and we settled in for a big ray. We didnt have to wait long and my big rod was firmly connected to what was obviously a big ray in a big tide with a big lead!! A good 30 mins to battle the brut to the boat had my arms aching and a decent blonde went into the net - a little skinny - but a new PB nonetheless - 18lb 8oz. Next drop is a decent conger pretending to be a tope and then a smatering of 'bits'. Back into the Spyglass for a swift beer and home for 7am - we made the best of what looked a poor day! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 glad it was worhwhile Adam - well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 (edited) We stayed over on Nipper and met up with everyone in the morning. Rich and Mark B got pretty bladdered and as Mark was in a bouyant mood with Reading FC drawing with Man U, he ended the evening with a spot of karioyki. Very amusing for Rich and i, only wish we had a gaff to yank him off stage We went to the shambles and got a mixed bag, i had 2 turbot one of 6lb 9oz and the other barley 2lb. Mark got a small Brill and Rich got bass, cuttle, Gurnard and trillions of mackies on Turbot baits. Love going to Weymouth with these guys! many thanks to the Nippers (Rockyand Badger) PJ Edited September 24, 2006 by Paul J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 The Turbot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Well done guys Had I have not listened to forecast I might have been there as well. Well done Paul, sorry you didn't do better on Sammy on the last trip out but maybe next time! Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Well done Paul.......... you seem to have the knack with the turbbies this year. Enjoy your catch, Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 As Adam says the hardcore (trailer boaters not pornstars) turned up in Weymouth with not much confidence of having a full day afloat. Anyway we gave it a go and although a bit bumpy we managed a full if not tiring day afloat. Mavericks tally was not that respectable but we did have loads of doggies a fair few small bullhuss and a solitary baby blonde for Dave. Well done to the crew of Nipper for beating their way out to the shambles, you guys deserve a medal. Also to the crew of Blue Warrior (aka Nipples...I'll let Adam explain ) for their superb submariner training exercises (is that allowed mr safety officer) and Splashout for just being there Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 nice one Paul - shows the fish are about if you fish for them! I remain convinced there are some big fish around that area. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 aka Nipples...I'll let Adam explain ) for their superb submariner training exercises (is that allowed mr safety officer) Coming back in with tide and wind up our chuff we had a fast exhilarating ride in down the swell and waves kicking up. Now, as all 165 owners will know they ride pretty nose high - so burying the nose is a rare event - unless the waves a BIG and you are running at full chat......which we were! Thinking we had cleared the worst of the swell I opened her up but soon saw a 'biggun' approaching - 'hold on' I told pete - of course thats not what I meant - ' take cover'more like!! - as I successfully managed to play submarines with BW! ....well it washed the deck down lovely! Well Pete and I had to strip off as we were soaked, and met with strange looks from the crew of Maverick as they approached us in the harbour as we stodd fishing without shirts on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 With plenty of Cuttle grabbing mackeral strips intended for the Flatties, I decided to cut down bait and hook size to bag a few of these. With the tide picking up every drift, the likelihood of a Turbot or Brill grew more remote, as my double hit of Bass on the single drift showed, show the cuttle were targetted. The bites were very similar to bream, and the best way I found of getting them in, was a slow steady retrieve. If they dropped off the bait on or just sub surface, the bait was droppped near to the cruising cuttle, and their huge eyes soon spotted the bait, which was almost immediately grabbed. One tip..........dont put your cuttle in the fish box along with your Turbot, , PJ, takes longer to clean!!!! Will deep fry them tonight using Kams post on the recipes page, hope BB enjoyed his for supper. Plenty of sport aboard the boat, shame I dropped the monster of all Garfish at the side of the boat, made my PB of 2lb 4oz look a mere worm!!!! All fish returned including PJ's smaller Turbot, Marks Brill, 2 Bass, Gurnard, Scad, mackeral et al. All in all, a good trail, despite the No Show of the Burnham Boys. As soon as the squid hit the harbour, I'm out for them!!! Might try another trip sometime this week to bag a few cuttles for the Cod season. Any takers?? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Y Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Glad you all had some fish (and cephalopods) - well deserved for the commitment of going out in yesterday's weather. Should be out next weekend - hoping for a big blonde or two. Then out for bass in the Race the next weekend if the weather holds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 yep if the weather plays ball I hope to get out on the banks for some rays too this coming weekend. however it's looking far from settled approaching the weekend so anything is possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Nice turbot Paul. What speed of drift did you end up with on the Shambles ? In the Solent we were drifting along at 4.5 knots at one stage on Sunday. Did you have to drag a lead ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Paul, i didn't clock the speed, Mark or Rich may have. It didn't seem fast at all to me and at some parts it was too slow. Different parts of the bank had different speeds and directions, the current has some strange patterns on the shambles PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Paul, when I checked, the drift was about 1.5 knts, we took all the flatfish early in the day, although it didnt seem to get really fast drifting the edge of the banks. I guess the magic 2knts must have been reached for the Bass to feed, but we didnt have the split screen on the chart so we could see a bigger section of the banks more clearly. Just a shame it doesnt show the footy! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 We used 6-8oz all day and no dragging of chains PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Bizzare!! We were up to 2lb of lead at 3pm, and this was flying in the tide unless you trotted back - when we up anchored to come home we had nearly 3 knots of drift - and we wernt that far from you guys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 some huge tidal flow differences being indicated here - interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 After rounding the Bill, the tide tends to go in a circular motion, creating an interesting fishing ground, so you can find areas which are easier to fish. The farther east you go, you get back into the main tidal flow, so good use of tidal flow makes sense. Some of the bigger boats were actually steaming into the main flow, whre the overfalls were too big for us, so it made good sense to stay just out of these. Still good fishing though. My guide was watching Flamer, as Colin, I would imagine, didnt want to use excess fuel steaming in bigger tides, so we basically were doing the same-ish drifts, although he joined us later, and didnt bag a flat. All in all, I think we made the right choice, netting our Weymouth Slam, albeit not to one rod!!! Just goes to show they are still out there. I thouroughly enjoyed the day, and thanks to the other guys who trailed, it made it interesting seeing different ideas and plans netting different species, which basically was what the day was about. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Rich, the squids are in, Dave from Lady Godiva bagged 17 yesterday, not giant one, about size of a hand. I think he caught 12 in an hour before he went after the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob F Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 On Splash-Out we did a spot of wreck hunting. Found 3 new wrecks (new for me) and duely recorded the sonar soundings so I could browse them back home. We anchored one wreck for a couple of hours which was showing some fish to one side of it, but suspected they were just Pout. They turned out to be some nice Bream. Then moved over to the banks with Maverick and BW, and had the same run of small Bullhuss. Jas was feeling a bit fragile, so we didn't venture out further with the lads. This meant we had a fairly smooth ride back in. Nice day out. I'm developing a preference for Weymouth... BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Jas was feeling a bit fragile, so we didn't venture out further with the lads. This meant we had a fairly smooth ride back in. To be fair it was a marginal kind of day. Keep on trying Jason it will be worth it.....I promise Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 No problem there...been told i'm very trying at the best of times.. jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swainiac Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Don't you just love Jasons lighthearted attitude to this boat fishing lark, I wish Mark and I could take it like this. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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