Poole Cod Comp

[Neal]

 

Poole Cod Comp on Tuesday 30th - who is fishing it?

 

If the Mariner is gone - where is weigh in, post comp piss-up?

 

Neal

[great white]

I am working

[alun j.]

I will be if the weather plays ball!

 

Alun.

[fisherman1055]

I will be fishing subject to crew

 

tony

[Wight Magic]

hopefully wight magic should be out weather permiting

[Maverick Martin]

I have spoken to Andy at Poole Sea Angling this morning. He has arranged for the weigh in and after get together to take place at the Pure Drop Inn Skinner Street Poole. Parking available in Skinner street itself, The church carpark on the corner of Skinner and Lagland St. or the Quay Thistle Hotel

 

Tight Lines to all that are fishing it.

 

Martin

[Fugazi]

I would love to but unfortunately I have to go trout fishing in the Costa Blanca mountains!

 

Gordon H

[Adam F]

What's the format for this comp guys? Ive not fished it before, but with such a good forecast I am considering....

 

Do we need to book in? Where, when how much etc??

[Coddy]

Adam

 

Here are the details from Poole Dolphin site

 

Poole Dolphins SAC

 

Open Boat Cod & Flounder Competition

 

Sunday Dec 30th 2008

 

Cash Prizes Dependant on Number of Entries

 

1ST Small Boat Best Cod

 

1ST Charter Best Cod

 

1ST Small Boat Best Flounder

 

1ST Charter Best Flounder

 

plus prize table

 

This competition is for the Heaviest Cod or Flounder.

 

Entry Fee will be

Edited December 29, 2008 by Coddy

[Gnasher]

well i'l be out, but its to much hassel to drive to poole so i'l just be fishing for fun. Hopefully see one or two of you out there. I'l be on xray i suspect.

[Barney]

Wrap up warm if your out tomorrow. That wind was bitterly cold out there today.

Just one cod on board today and not alot else very slow all day.

 

Ill be out again tomorrow looking for that monster cod. I hope the wind drops off compared with today. it was abit uncomfortable at times.

 

I decided that the grinch should stay on the mooring and opted for a charter boat instead.

 

38ft, warm dry cab, tea/coffee on tap, microwave and toilet or a warrior 165.

 

I love my boat but itwasnt a hard choice.

Edited December 29, 2008 by Barney

[conger king]

159 anglers 15 private boats 14 charters 22 cod landed 1st 19lb 2 11 lb 3rd 10 8 good turn out but very cold

[TomBettle]

159 anglers 15 private boats 14 charters 22 cod landed 1st 19lb 2 11 lb 3rd 10 8 good turn out but very cold

Does that seem like really cr@p fishing to anyone else????

 

A 1 in 7 chance of landing a fish and then they aren't very big?

 

Sorry to sound negative, but considering it's brass monkies out there you'd hope for better odds?

 

Bah Humbug and Happy New Year

[Gnasher]

Does that seem like really cr@p fishing to anyone else????

 

yep

[gaffa]

Might be worth reporting those stats to the EU re the proposed Recreational Sea Angling Fish quotas

 

The figures speak for themselves "Inshore Fishing is Rubbish!!"......compared to when I were a Lad..........

 

 

Mind You that was 45 years ago and where I fished there was absolutely NO inshore commercial trawling

 

Peteg

[Adam F]

I also agree. I'm surprised after the reports we have been having of 3 or 4 fish a trip, mind you, today was even slower - didnt hear a single cod over the radio and all we had was a few doggies.

 

Yes - it was chuffin cold!

[great white]

It looks like the season started with a lot of promise and boats getting reasonable numbers of fish

 

however it now looks only slightly above average for the past few winters.

 

If my memory is right, I think only 9 cod were weighed in last year.

 

Lets hope that a few bigger fish are about after Christmas festivities die down, If not we will head further south for the mackeral and perhaps an eel or two

 

Tight lines and a Happy New Year

Charlie

[Neal]

 

I think you also have to remember that it was easterlies all day............

 

When the wind is from the east... the fish bite least

 

Maybe an old wives tale but I am certain that it holds very true for fishing in this area.

 

We had a whiting of 3lb3oz on the boat but not much else.

 

Oh well, there is always next year.

 

Happy New Year folks..........have a good one

 

Neal

[Barney]

We went south of the needles and had 3 cod and 3 whiting on the boat. 2 just under 9lb and 1 at 5lb

 

Very cold easterly wind but quite a pleasent day out.

 

Monday was even colder and a lot rougher only one cod 9.5lb on poole spoil grounds

Edited December 31, 2008 by Barney

[Fugazi]

We had a great days fishing in the mountains on Tuesday, I prepared and cooked the trout I caught for dinner tonight. I was really suprised at how reddish pink the meat was and the superb taste, nothing like the last one I caught at a trout farm. That only tasted of mud and put me right off trout for years, but after this and trying some of Wedgers smoked trout I think I could get into this trout fishing lark. Weather here is the coldest its been for 20 years, only reached 18C today and that's the best we've had since boxing day.

 

 

Gordon H