BigMac Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Soory to hear about your mid channel trip being blown off on friday, but I can report that "Shogun" is looking really good after her 2 month refit. A light blue hull repaint, a new bait station, 2 new livebait wells (see through), a stainless and teak table and benches, an indoor toilet, berth refit............the list goes on. Rob and the guys at Berthons have been busy and the boat is fantastic. The boats owner, Andy, asked Rupe and myself, along with Rob if we fancied a day trying for a plaice. Having been land bound for 3 months it didn't take long to accept the invitation!!! We met at the boat for 7.30 and were under way east along the Solent by 8.00. A cold northeasterly was blowing about a 5 and it was chilly to say the least Less than an hour put us where we wanted to be, the anchor was dropped and it was time to fish. Low water had just passed, the tide just starting to move but the wind was keeping us at 45 degrees to the flow. Plaice aren't a fish that me and Rupe target very often so Rupe had tapped up friend Eddie (local plaice catching guru) as to rigs and tactics. The fact that he had spent far too long not fishing become evident when he proceeded to pull out his pre-tied rigs. More beads than a Morrocan market, spreader booms, blades, sequins aplenty . Me thinks Eddie's having a laugh with Rupe Short 12lb fluro traces for me, 10 green and black beads finished off with a, 2 worm baited, 1/0 hook, 15lb braid on 3000 stradic fixed spools fished on the trusty Fox barbel rods with 3 ounces of lead completes the set up. The first bite came after 15 minutes and I'm attached to a good fish that falls off at the back of the boat Didn' get a look at it but it felt like a plaice. A dab follows 10 minutes later. All quiet for an hour before the rods start to show tentative bites. Rupe winds in a pollack of about a pound quickly followed by the first plaice of the day of about a pound and a half. Andy and Rob both have a couple more around the same size then Rupe has 2 in quick succession on the spreader boom and sequin/ bead combo. Loads of worms tipped off with cuttle fish or squid strip. I miss a couple of bites and then hook one at last, an excellent scrap on the light tackle eventually see's what turns out to be the best fish if the day in the net. 2lb 12 oz. The tide turns and its a trickle of fish rather than a flood that keep us amused. The wind gets up and at times its blowing a 7 so with the worm supply exhausted at 3.30 we pull the pick and head for Lymington. The final tally is 14 plaice between us up to 2lb 12oz, an great day in good company, so thanks fellas Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Nice report Al. Sitting at work on Friday it didn't look too bad at first, so we looked up the weather station outside Chichester harbour where it was reporting a F5 with F6 gusts. Walking outside it was bloody cold, so well happy to be at work and not sitting mid-channel. Hopefully, weather will be better this coming Friday.... ( re-scheduled to that date ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Removed Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Indeed it was a top day out. Went back yesterday for another go and ended up with a dozen but then again we didn't have the 'Morrell Machine' aboard..... Out again Thursday onwards. Inshore and hopefully offshore too. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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