Hooky

Don't worry Mick, I'm sure you will be getting a very close look soon ( I will make the tea to rest on your tool box !!!!!!!

Err. ? Thread got moved etc. , I hadn't been on for a while due to new forum etc No Mick , Hobbit sunk a few months ago ( see old thread) she has been recovered and sits in a Christchurch boat yard All I was doing was mucking about playing with the new forum in a the correct section , hence , blah etc etc !!! I put up pictures of the new boat , named 'Doombar ' the intention was to start a new thread in the correct section when ready ! The new boat will be that project, I needed something to kick start my mind and interest ( or call it a day ) I am going to need some help ! Gummidge has kindly offered to give me a hand . It was a huge decision, so many ifs and buts? After all the time effort and ££ getting the Hobbit perfect I'm still not 100% sure what direction to take . The insurance pay out has only covered the price of a new hull , nothing else . Of course I will start with life jackets, flares, VHF,rods and reels tackle etc . Its been knowledge to a few club members I have not had the best of health in the last year but at last a small light seems to appeared , hence taking on a project. ( fingers still very crossed ! )

??? The Hobbit is a totall wreck ( write off ) I lost everything, she was fully loaded ready to go out when it went to the bottom So the decision ( at the time) was to give up, find another hobby that i could afford as well as use the very small amount of time I have for leisure. The wife is very , very upset as I'm a total (//:;---!~~~#%^^^} All to add to the correct section of the forum ( please help me Coz I'm a stupid tosser section) when I make more stupid decisions.

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Was watching with baited breath, (sighs) !!!

Good post Fred !!!

As per usual, Hobit and Endevour 111 caught no Ray's whatsoever !! Should have been a one days specimen hunt !!! Brilliant day out , spent most of the day on the old southbourne pipes playing with tiny Mackerel , Gurnard, Bream etc Raftted - up on the end of the ledge , huge Wrasse, big Bream, Conger , Bull Huss, Smoothhounds . Shame it all had to end in the dark, stunning evening . Cheers Gummidge ! ( a tale for another day !!!!!!)

Sunday only, me and baby Gummidge on Hobitt Gummidge & guest on Endeavour 3 Leaving Christchurch together at some time Coz one of the old tubs usually break down at every opportunity !! Both of us on our first 'official ' competition , off the ledge (ish , sort of !) Look for the plumes of two-stroke and the endless cranking of bilge pumps !

MY GOOD GOD !!!!! yes; took all my own advise etc ; launched Hobitt from Christchurch ; Sunday 06/08/17. Tested new engine , seems ok so far, hight spot on, prop size pretty close. Transducer now epoxy bonded in hull . Loaded with perfect rigs, perfect fresh bait. anchored under life guard hut ( pout hole area ) What a total blanker I am , i give up ! ( it was very bumpy and windy so felt like crap all day)

My understanding is that it's impossible to understand what's going on !!!! Scenarios as follows Day 1 :same location , same tide , 24 hours between # day 1 , a couple of small wrasse . Day 2 : 12 different species including a red mullet (delicious) 4lb bass , 18lb conger , etc etc The difference was Sprats , none on day 1 , the arrived for 2 odd hours on day 2 to feed Wreck no 1 , loads of fish showing on sounder , we tried everything , blanked Same wreck day after , nothing showing, nothing biting , blanked again Day 3 ! Same wreck , etc etc and bingo , non stop action , Why ??? It's because its the bait fish they-are chasing , no bait fish and they don bother as such, the don't get really turned Fully on You need to start those little fish feeding , bait bombs , rubby dubby etc I learned so much by visiting the Aquarium down by the pier , they change the flow of the pumps and temperature to stop the fish eating each other ! Those big old sharks and eels could empty out all their neighbours if they got it wrong !!!! Funny thing is they DO get it wrong , bloody fish , can't trust them !

Got a bankside mooring (opposite the main slipway ) boats will still bang into each other, I'm not too concerned , my old Shetland is related to a Tank ! It's a bit of a pain reversing out to the channel , if the water is low I just use the auxiliary . Yep, getting over the bar out to sea can be challenging but as long as you stick to a hour each way over high it's ok .. I don't get out too much , late evenings or first light are the norm , over nighters seem a far better option from the ledge area . Come on over for coffee or whatever

I'm moored down on Broadwaters mooring Christchurch , going out this Sunday to check new engine is ok and a bit of a shakedown , not sure if I'm going out to sea due to wind picking up PM etc etc Are you on mooring ?

Hooky top tip is to fully understand when fish actually feed http://www.tides4fishing.com/uk/england/bournemouth. Forget all this hot spot rubbish , even the best 'supposed' places will get you nothing if can't get the basics right. You may see a certain area and watch those big bars of silver splash around on the surface , the chances of getting one to take a bait can be a impossibility . This is the open public bit of the forum so members won't post details . It's taken me 30 odd years to get a a basic feel on our harbour and I can still blank ! Yes you will always pick up the odd decent fish here and there , it was me that got the nice big cod last year along with a nice 9lb Pollock . Timing against the moon phase on the perfect tide is the answer , o yeah I forgot , the fish will only feed if the temperature is perfect to enter harbour water , , you also need the correct bait for the time of year !!!!!!! Please try and put this hot spot rubbish back into reality , all fish don't stay in ANY particular area , they move, hour by hour and only feed for a vey short time , I don't want to seem to be blunt but the only way succeed is to put the hours in and study the science , short cuts and fishermans tall tails will get you nowhere .

I dont suppose they could manage a USABLE slipway that people of normal financial means could use ????? Naa , thought not , i must be dreaming or to poor to worry about.

20 or 21 inch shaft ?? 60 hp to chug about., 75 hp just about right , i think its all about weight on transom, old engines around 100 hp were bloody heavy, some old engines weight were the same no matter what the capacity was i love the new etec stuff , 115hp would be my own choice , underpower would use more fuel and struggle to push -on . Get rid of the old motor, ITS PAST ITS SELL BY DATE !

Not for me ! contact GUMMAGE on here . More a post on what is about that will go on his WILSON flyer ( 20 ft jobbie) needs a decent engine, has totally given up on his old smoker ( at bloody last ! ) Im really not sure what way to advise him . im confident he will be happy as long as its complete with controls and guages etc Budget ??? who knows/ it his cash but may need it sooner than later send him a pm please advise welcome

I really can't be assed to get my huge carcass out of bed too early ( speaking to Alan on the blower ) 10: 30 bridge will have to do ! A very quick invite to Gummidge , a very quick txt to Dave ( DPD , it's going to be both boats (Marlin 755 things ) Ok, I knew we were going to miss the best part of the day, the tides were NOT in our favour , this weed issue , get it wrong and forget the fishing . Huge rafts clung to every inch of braid when the tide started running , slack water was err crap, nothing going on as such Let's give the old patch a go , maybe possibility of a bream ?? So let's see , lost count of the Rays, Alan once again proved you can get them on simple bream rigs with 12lb line , add a few nice keepers of bream , doggies of course , and me as usual had to be different , having great fun with Scad on tiny lures !!! Gummidge has to be fair a fairly tuff time in years gone by , that's why he joined , it's a huge learning curve Getting the right rigs with correct presentation did it , Ray's on feathers , smoothounds on a single tiny strip of squid etc etc lol ( the secret of the green bead strikes again !!) Slack water, off to top secret Ray marked X (shhhhhh) let's see if we can get a bit of bait , we were running very low , , nowt , nothing going on around the Sadler , DPD in hot pursuit ,. Arrgggh , the secret Ray Mark , who let the secret out , once again a few very pretty Ray's came on until the tide started , oh dreary me , it was a stunning summer evening , my limited time off will not be wasted !! Come on Alan , let's see what she will do then ??? Fisheagle lifts he skirts , blimey the fuel gauge seems to be doing funny things ??? Never truly realised how to burn up so much fuel in such little time , brilliant fun if a wee bit harsh on the skippers pocket !!! DPD , went off to see something called football ?? Let's stay out for a bit , plenty to do until the 8:30 bridge . Gummidge lives may miles away , it takes him a fair old while to get down and one hell of a drudge to get back to his field far far away , it has taken a while but he remembered the most important thing , it's call Scrumpy , yep made with his own apples from a traditional press ( he really is a farmer !!!) he gave us a few bottles to take home , yep he had a very good day indeed . I believe this could be a good year , it's still early in the season , the mackeral will show in the next week or so , birds have started diving for the Brit in shallow waters , they WILL follow ! Once again I'm really enjoying my time on the water , ok I'm not catching much (so far ) but we really are very lucky to be in the most beautiful place in the UK , cheers all .

Ok, a late catch report of sorts Gummage managed to haul up the biggest Gar I have seen for years ( sorry, I don't do sizes and records etc , it went home for the pot We also managed loads of decent Wrasse , a very nice pollock , , a weeny plaice , and loads of other assorted stuff (?????) Winds dropped, OK off we go , let's head off for the patch , errrrr , nope . Engine gave a enormous puff of blue smoke, oopsy , 2 cylinders left but that's not going to stop us. we are on a roll Made it back many hours later , a few days later I got brave to lift the hood , this old engine has done more than a gizzillion hours so expected the worse . I've only got this far , things are not looking great , not to worry , I've got a few weeks to sort it before our West Bay wrecking trip

Righty Ho ! When you come down I'm going to put up your ( now) official photo in next to your posts : ( !!!!!!) Oh , it's the gear box pinion thingy that went pop, plus a melted wire to the rectifier PLUS a spark plug AND the Kenzaki rod that exploded went back to Diawa , apart from that it really was a superb day !!!!! ( didn't put up report on our last outing Coz Jimbo ( Tiddler ) would have wet himself laughing at the pictures of your shorts .

Come on Martin , you have been found out

It really wont make any real difference, how many "British" boats have sold the quotas and rights on to other countries ? they were sold on many years ago., the fish will still end up in a different continent no matter what flag or port they operate from ! The only real answer is the toughest call, total ban on ALL trawling for 10 years at least or its all over .

The wife found the insanity bit rather apt !!!!!!!!

Stolen and put in the secret Facebook section .!