Catching Billfish from YOUR boat

[TomBettle]

Hi Guys

 

This is a real longshot, but either some of our members with slightly larger boats, time, money and something of a midlife crisis may be interested in some plans that a fishing friend of mine has.

 

He is deadly serious and would love to team up with you and help on costs etc.

Have a read through and if you are interested, I shall put you in direct contact with each other.

 

Tom

PS: The boat would be shipped out there, don't worry you don't have to drive it all the way!

 

 

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....Anyway Tom, I thought I'd ask you if you know anyone who might fancy taking his boat over to Madeira for a month or two. Something like this is probably only going to appeal to a very small number of boat owners, but I'd really like to get in contact with those that do. I was thinking whether it might be worth spending a day or two at the Southampton boat show to that end. I've fished at Madeira since 2000, between 2000 and 2002 working there as crewman and going back there every year. I enjoy wiring fish the most, but the last few years have gotten more and more interested in skippering - understanding the factors that influence the bite and how best to work the fishing grounds, working with the electronics and so on. If you know anyone who would like to bring his own boat over I would be delighted to help with the fishing. It needn't be a big sportfisher either. The fishing grounds are close enough and in sheltered water that something like your Jeanneau 695 would be more than enough to get you to where the fish were, and if handled well and equipped with the right gear would be more than capable of catching a blue marlin. It won't be something that will suit everyone, but for guys that fancy a challenge they don't get much bigger than catching a blue marlin from your own vessel. As with any kind of fishing local knowledge is vital, that's where I hope I can help.

 

I've also fished the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria and La Gomera) a bit over the last two years, and between 2005 and 2007 fished the Algarve in August and September. I'm quite familiar with these areas although not as familiar as Madeira. The Algarve has the benefit of being closer to the UK and having nice marinas, the Canaries fishing is similar to Madeira but you get more strikes from generally smaller fish, which is not necessarily a bad thing.