Cod Comp 28th Dec

[duncan]

Phaeton will be heading out (weather permitting) again for this Poole event, with Dave and PaulJ (who's still celebrating his victory in last years event!)

 

Any other club boats aiming to enter ?

[Maverick Martin]

Not sure if I can fish yet but have attached a poster for the comp

 

Paul D can this be put on our home page

 

Martin

[duncan]

thought you would find the 500 uselful against the new toy martin............

[Fugazi]

Subject to senior management approval Fugazi will be out, any cash prize I could win urgently needed to pay for recent engine repair.

 

Gordon H

[Manic Moore]

 

 

Gordon,

 

 

What was the problem in the end and how much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking?

 

 

[Mike Fox]

If anyone is looking for crew on the 28th Cod comp, am willing to give a hand etc...

 

Mike

[Paul D]

Mike,

 

Weather willing I will be out, although considering where to launch from etc. ( ie. Is there time to launch from Lymington, return boat en-route and then drive to the weigh-in ? )

 

[Mike Fox]

Great offer Paul, thanks!

 

Weigh-in ends at 5.30, so really need to be ashore etc for 4p.m. if Lymington - as it's an hour on dry roads with no traffic, and that's without a boat behind.

 

What do you think?

 

Mike

 

 

[Fugazi]

Gordon,

What was the problem in the end and how much did it cost, if you don't mind me asking?

 

 

The problem was caused by corrosion of the sump casing which compromised the gasket allowing water to track through into the oil. Simple fault, but needed a major strip down to fix it and at the moment I

[Swainiac]

I have blagged the day off for the comp, so will be out on Nipper, with me old mate mark. Best stock up on breakfast goodies for the duration. Squid and cuttle laced with black lug will be the baits I expect.

 

Rich

[Paul D]

Mike,

 

Sounds good to me ( I am tempted to say if we get a fish then we return earlier just to be sure to make the weigh in ). Can you PM me your phone number and can arrange the finer details.

 

cheers Paul

 

[Swainiac]

Paul, sorry mate, neptune has given you your cod for this season!!!

 

Rich

[great white]

Tight lines all

 

I am unable to accept offers of a trip this year, Sams gutted as He had 3 offers.

I am afraid it was thanks but no thanks this time.

 

You will be pleased to know a few cod are showing from Poole

 

I hear that two 30+ lunkers were landed this week on Charter boats

 

Merry Christmas

Charlie

[Swainiac]

Dare I say it, forecast looks ok, 6mph wind, nil precipitation,slight seas, good vis, but a falling barometer. Biggish tide?? I think I'll have to make up some heavier leads!

 

Mark, have you squid in the freezer?? I have some cuttle and macky.

 

Rich

[Nipper]

yes mate i have 3 5lb boxes .

 

mark b

[duncan]

love your forecaster m8 - mine unfortunately suggests a SSW 3, possibly bottom of 4.

 

coming of the back of lighter Easterlies there shold be little or no swell however.............

[Maverick Martin]

Good luck to all club members who are fishing this competition. Go on win it for our club

 

I may well fly by you on my trip from Lymington to Poole bringing home the new Boat "AWOL"

 

Tight Lines

Martin

[Paul D]

2 club members got amongst the prizes, unfortunately, I caught my cod a week too early

 

Gordon Holt on Fugazi and Mark Bessant on Nipper had cod which with only 9 fish weighed in put them amongst the prizes on offer, so an Abu Elite for Mark Bessant and an Abu 7000 for Gordon were well worth fishing for.

 

( Apologies to anyone else who may have been a winning club member that I havent recognised ).

 

Rich managed to spawn a raffle prize of a fishing Rod which he kinfly gave to Dave who had been fishing with Duncan.

 

I managed to blank and Mike caught a solitary dogfish.

 

Neo's trip started off at Lymington and we headed for the needles "car park" escorted by Nipper. The bridge was "interesting" and dropped anchor on the mark we had waves of around 6 foot ( Nipper anchored nerby kept disappearing ).

Fished the start of the flood and nothing showing - wind picked up, so decided to head for the shelter of the solent. 26 knots cruise through the Solent and off to "mark2" where agter a while we met up with Gastronaught, Nipper and Fugazi.

4 attempts to hold anchor, then re-anchored alongside Fugazi where Gordon hauled in a codling almost as soon as we had stopped.

 

Left at 3:20 and retrieved boat, off to home to drop off boat and then a dash to the weigh-in to see if we could have made it ( and we would have ).

 

Excellent spread of prizes available and well worth fishing for ( with unclaimed prizes being raffled off ). Congratulations to Andy Robbins and Poole Sea Angling Centre for a superbly run competition.

 

[alun j.]

Gastronaught and crew knew what to do in the conditions and turned left out of Lymington at the outset.

 

Unfortunately we couldn't contact the , widely spaced fish despite a selection of cod-proven baits.

 

All I could tempt were pout ofd various size ......... and had to laugh seeing a 6" fish hooked fairly on a 6/0 hook, where even the remains of squid was bigger!

Gordon managed 1 doggie [almost ..... saved unhooking!] and quite a bit of shouting as the two fish caught were from boats in 'spitting distance' from us.

 

Again, again......I am impressed with Gordon's crewwing skills. Given the slightest problem, this man has it sorted!! Useful suggestions, practical solutions, fearless at hanging over the backend to sort tangles! I must get him a new wooly hat! but am wary of some superstition with hats??

 

Despite lack of success, I enjoyed my day out [ and the good company] and looks unlikely to get another before back to work, looking at the forecasts. I'll console myself by saying 'I've got plenty of tackle', some will say 'too much'!

 

Happy New Year to all members,

 

Alun.

[Manic Moore]

 

 

Thanks for the opportunity to crew again Alun. Company better than the fishing turned out but it was just good to be out and fishing new marks.