Reel Wizzard

sounds like you were really trying hard for a flatty 😂😂😂

Yes looks like a silver 👍

Shambles take two. Well after leaving Cobbs with Allan and Jan at 6am we were down on the Shambles by 7.45 Tide was still ebbing but water looked quite dirty. First drift and both Jan and I had dogfish second drift Jan gets a ray while Allan I get tangled up. Tide turned and Jan has a taker Brill so we thought things were looking up, but that was it for rest of the morning. Slack water and we headed on down to the west buoy for a go at the plaice, fist drift and I get one but apart from a nice star fish and rock for Jan we never had any more takes so headed back to the eastern end for another go at the Turbot. Water was a lot clearer now and at last we managed to get some greater sand eels and herring, Allan caught a small Turbot which went straight back and apart from a long bit of rope that was it. never got back until 7.30pm so a very long day for very little reward.There was a lot of other boats fishing more like a car park which I am sure spooks the fish, we never saw many fish caught and left it a bit late to go on the plaice which meant we missed the best part of the tide. Had lovely weather though and if I could go again tomorrow I would not sure Allan would though?

The fault has now been found, turned out to be a water pump, £500 + fitting. The mechanic should have found that the first time ? Hay ho should have it fixed next week if Alex can get the pump.

Well the first of two days planned for fishing the Shambles banks ended just past St Albans head when for the second time this year the boat over heated 😥 After letting her cool down topped up the water and headed back and spent the day on the Ray bank, fishing was not that good but did get a small Turbot, a couple of Ray's, smoothounds and lots of dogs. Hoping tomorrow's trip is more successful with Allan on Fisheagle.

Yes I had heard that, and always seem to work better on the bigger tides.

Going tomorrow and Friday, managed to get some fresh mackerel off whole seller today which I have iced down also got some nice worms and prawns for a go at the plaice on the slack and hoping to feather up some eels just hope the weather and boats play ball.

Not the luckiest person are you ? Hope you get it sorted mate.

Off to Shambles on Thursday and Friday, early starts both days to try and get a bit of tide down. Will be on Tommy J Thursday and Fisheagle on Friday got to make most of the good forecast. Will stay on channel six.

100% dead or alive back it has to go 😥

Thanks for all my Birthday wishes , just wish this wind would go away so I could go fishing.

This Rod is Now Sold

Ok no problem

Make it £100 and I will do that

I am selling one of my tubertini boat match rods it has two tips and fishes weights up to 300 gram. 2.7 m length which extends to 3.2m great rod for bream and plaice fishing you feel ever little bite, it is great condition. £90 give me a ring 07974481808 or 01202578661

Oh ye of little faith looking at the weather I do not think anyone will now get out for the rest of this month so Allan`s Three bearded rockling looks like taking it ? There is still plenty of Spurs out there mind as I had eight yesterday between 14 & 21lb but I was out on a charter boat. ( all 18 fish on the boat were above the specimen weight with most 16lb+)

unless there is a change in specimen size for Spurdog I will be surprised if any other fish gets fish of month until April ?

Thanks for the day out and half the Turbot, having some for my tea tomorrow.

Careful Rob or I will be looking for a new skipper.

try Gary Allner 07944101577 your rod will look like new after he has had it.

I remember fishing up near the stakes at the start of the Frome many years ago when up popped a seal about 150 ft from the boat, I thought that would be the end of the fishing or if we did get one the seal would be sure to have it when we reeled it in. But we ended up catching 68 flounders that day and the seal never caused us any problems. I know people are blaming the nets and the seals for lack of flounders but I think it is just a bad year the same as the cod these happen from time to time. The plaice fishing as been very good for the last couple of years after many poor years.

Hope you had a great day

No cod caught ? Biggest whiting was 2lb8oz. Worst year I can remember for cod.