Manic Moore Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 My call for crew threw up Mike02380 a new forum member just moved to the area and looking to buy a boat in the months ahead and I suggested he join the club now as he's a keen fisherman and turned out to be good company & crew. Funny enough quite a Warrior convert So anyone need crew Mike's work means he gets regular mid week days off and is dead keen. (Although you will have to watch him as he doesn't respect that first rule of not catching more than the skipper!) Paul, maybe your first job as Chair person is get that written up in the new rules? Anyway, Will slipped out of Kimmeridge about 8ish and tried one of the local reefs close in but conditions were difficult due to the cross wind with no tide, we couldn't hold our position or stay on the ground bait. Mike showed me up by catching 1 bream and a couple of nice wrasse but I proffessionally messed around geting the net out and luckily the cookoo wrasse got off. (first of the species for Mike) We decided to move further out on some rough ground but althought the tide was stronger the wind was stronger and the side movement of the boat was uncomfortable and not a sniff of a bite. Anyway, Mike let slip that he had never caught a conger. Well before he could get his rods in I was steaming out to a couple of wreck marks. As the tide there was going through at 3 knots we decided to try a few drifts, resulting in a nice plump pollack for Mike. I was thinking this blokes got no respect By now the wind had totally gone and the rest of the day was like a summer day. Once we anchored down and the baits were over the side, on went the cooker and no sooner than the bacon started to sizzle when over went the first rod and then a 10 minute battle to haul a 25lb conger through a 2.5 knot tide. It was then steady action and Mike gets his first conger, a very respectable 35lb, he was well chuffed. We finished up with about 10 / 11 on the boat the best going 47lb to me A steady 23 knots back to the slip, home, hose down for me and the boat and just sneaked into the meeting in time Great day with good weather, good company and good conger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Nice one Gordon We too could not resist the weather after a few bumpy rides at weekends Dan had tried three times to get his mate Tom [Jnr Member] his first Conger so we headed to a wreck for the end of the flood a couple of eels to me and at least we had shown hin what the bites looked like Inshore a bit for the middle of the tide and Dan had the first Bream on the new boat. 2lb 14 not a bad start and lovely for tea tonight as the tide eased we decided to check some Numbers, could not find one but found two others. the tide started to ease so on a calm sea we went out to the wreck alongside enticer. although their rods seemed to indicate they had the prime spot we had a few with Tom getting two Congers the best was over 20lb. I think Dan had the best with one that snapped the hook as I tried to get it in the net, [about 35lb] My best weighed 29lb. Lovely day for fishing, even though it was a rush to get the start of the flood then back to Poole and spruced up for the AGM Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Gordon in action Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Another Not sure if this is Mikes New PB or Gordons big one Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 great to see the sea that flat - even if I am not on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Moore Posted April 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Thanks Charlie That was Mike's first conger and biggest ever fish Could you email me the originals, as I'm such a vain bugger I like to keep a few pics Regards Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 What a great trip, and such a fantastic introduction to the club to a new member! Nice one Gordon and Mike! Mike PS Hope you told him about the wet, bumpy trips, where you lose loads of tackle, and go for hour after hour without a bite too !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike02380 Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 thanks gordon for a great day, my neck and head were actually quite sun burnt the next morning! my trousers are still hung in the garden trying to get the conger slime smell out. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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