Adam F Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 Latest report is of a 18lb bass caught today by one of our more diserning members - I'll not spoil his story - but WHAT A BEAST!!! Well done that man! Quote
Rob Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 I saw said beast and it was beastly! Quote
Paul J Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 We are all eagerly awaiting the story. Will the new record holder please step forward? PJ Quote
Gnasher Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 well done that man. I had a call ealier to say it had been landed and i was in a state of shock. A brilliant, brilliant fish. A few cod were also caught i see Quote
Paul D Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 Awaiting some pictures of the fish. If you have some Rob could you e-mail them to my webmaster@pbsbac.co.uk account please. ( Full size preferably ). Fish was recorded as 18lb 8oz. Quote
djredrupp Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 wow! thats not far off the ole 1987 record of 19lb 9oz!! who was the lucky angler?? Dan Quote
alun j. Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Catering arrangements came after cleaning down boat and tackle. Big meal of fresh pout fillet [don't knock it!!] plus bottle of wine and social interaction with her who hasn't been seen since before dawn.........so I'm late reporting a rather good catch! But not the Target species!! I had been confident of getting a couple of cod today and so joined in the comp. Conditions were much better than expected after yesterday's blow ....except there was very little water in the harbour, even at close on 9am. ... and the route out was a bit different, if you could find a way through the [almost breaking] waves on the Bar............mostly due to 'residual swell' The swell was running much bigger out at the end of the Ledge, but , with no wind, it had little effect on fishing. All manner of muck and rubbish in the water [ most disconcerting was a great big beam of 4 x 2 timber] and the water changed colour every hour. Fishing was non-stop doggies, punctuated by occasional more interesting fare : congers of varying size up to 20 + , pout [dinner-size rather than 'jumbo'] , a couple of small [very small] whiting and a few monsters [ that remain unknown but seemed most likely big\very big conger] that got themselves off the hooks!! [No break-offs!] Just when I most anticipated a cod.......a charter boat from Poole turns up and plops itself right alongside !!! ...and joined in the doggie haul. They only stayed half an hour and, just as they left, a decent, and very different, bite had me shouting 'COD -ON'......... it felt 'typical', 'thump- thump' !! give a bit, take a bit!! Good old ABU lever drag worked a treat with every lunge and a good fight brought the fish to the surface. What a shock!!, instead of seeing a golden fat round belly and white, here was a blue/grey beast!! At first glance, 'Oh No...conger'!!, but NO, NO, NO.............Mr. Spikey!!......and I'd never seen one so big!! ...and off it went again. A few more goes to get it up, by which time Rob was ready with the net and, very deftly, scooped it up first go [ only just getting it in!!]. In the rolling swell scales jumped from 16 something to over 20 !! Not just a PB, but something special and sooooooo fat!! Weighed on the slip with two sets of scales it went 18 lbs. 8 oz. I've sent a few pics to Paul and I'll try to put one here. Quote
Mike Fox Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Congratulations Alun ! Truly an awesome fish, to a great angler. Mike Quote
bass gas Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 well done alun. what a fantastic fish. lee. Quote
Wedger Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Well done Alun! That really has raised the bar a long way ! Can't wait to do a bit more cod fishing like that myself What a great fish! Quote
alun j. Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Hi Trev, Kept some scales for you. Should be interesting as fish was [relatively] short, fat and full of food. Alun. Quote
DommyBoy Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Alun, that is an incredible fish. Well done mate, truley deserved after the effort you put in. I know it wasnt the target species, but a fluke that i would love to catch. Well done that man. Top fishing! Dom Quote
Swainiac Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Spot on.....great reward for your months fishing hours Allun. Rich Quote
Rob Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Alun, You said on the way out that Bass were on the cards with the current water temerature. Never a truer word spoken! Rob Quote
jack Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Alun. This was the final straw. I have now built a little shrine to yourself in the corner of my den. I shall offer up prayers to it daily in the hope that something may affect my own fishing abilities.. Fantastic result....Well done..Jack Quote
Sprinter Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Alun, what a great Christmas pressent, I fantastic fish and climax to this years fishing season, Hopefully things can get better still next year. I have been in Cornwall for a while now and we have only just gained access to the net so it was great reading your report (first post i read) Excellent and hope you save that for something special, new years meal for the whole street maybe Quote
alun j. Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Before the fish came along yesterday, Rob and I were discussing the relative balance of skill and luck. Luck .....would have determined which of us got the bite We both hit, and lost, big fish during the day ......that got off the hook Skill ......choosing a suitable spot; guessing when to stay\or move; how to deploy suitable bait. Luck .... if the fish are there. A good dollop of both are needed ........to be consistent......plus putting in the hours [ Gastronaught has logged up nearly 100 engine hours in 16 months]. Alun. Quote
alun j. Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Here's another of Rob's pics [resized] Quote
Coddy Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Well done Alun what a fish of a lifetime! What an end to a super year for you as well on the fishing and working front. I can see you looking for a bigger boat soon Coddy Quote
alun j. Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 rarer than big bass...... ...and more difficult to fillet! Quote
britboard Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Well done Alun, good to see all those hours of fishing paying off, a lovely fish. How are you going to top that next year? Simon L Quote
BigMac Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 What a truly awsome fish!!!!!! Well done Alun. Congratulations Al Quote
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