Reel Wizzard

I was on Tommy J with Alex Miles and his brother Terry

Well Saturday saw me out on Tommy J with Alex, we left at 6am to go Bass fishing and went straight to our mark not stopping on the way because of the tide, it was a lumpy ride as the sea was quite rough. we thought we would just get mackerel when we got there but things then went against us as there was the biggest pod of Dolphins I have seen right on the mark, nice to see but not so good for the fishing. We had a go for mackerel but only had two had one drift for Bass which I managed a four and half pound fish but then had to go three miles inshore to get some more mackerel. did this ok and went back to mark but because of the wind we were drifting at 4.7knots and we never caught any more fish until it dropped to about 2.6knots I then had four of which two went back and Alex had two all of the fish were small between 2 &3lb. We then anchored are big bream and bullhuss mark as the wind had dropped off but apart from another 2.5lb bass too Alex we never had a bite, so we called it a day and came in. Sunday. Today I was with Ron on The Wessex Lady we stopped off on the Sadler to get Mackerel of which we had what we needed after about 10minates. we then headed out to the rips to fish a small wreck, we stopped off on the way to get a few Bass which was ok but not brilliant I had three fish to 6.8lb and Ron just had one fish of 3lb we then went to the wreck as the tide was easing, it was the first time we had fished it so took us a while just to sort the drifts out but when we did we had fish every drift. it was mainly Pollock to start with fish mainly about 8lb but then Ron had a clonker at 15.5lb and the next drift I had a 10lb Cod and followed it with a 8lb cod the next drift Ron had a 4lb Cod but I got caught in the wreck and lost my lead so was winding up really fast when I got hit well up in the water by what I thought might be a coal fish the way it went but it turned out to be another good Pollock of 14.8lb I then had another Cod of 6lb before we decided to put the hook in. well it was non stop with Tope to 30+ not weighed, Conger to about 25lb and I had another good Bullhuss of 10.8 before we got the anchor up. the ebb was a total no show and we never had another fish. so came on in. summing up I would say the Bass fishing was well below par but wrecking was above average for a close in wreck with some very good fish.

Great report, I can not beleive how clean the boat looks in all the pictures.

I need to borrow the club weight moulds, the ones that have got the 8oz and 10oz canon balls, if who ever got them is there any chance you could bring them to next weeks meeting? Many thanks Dave

Cheers Tony think I am sorted now, but thanks for offer

Glad you had a few fish,we went off to try for a bass when we had enough of the cod (codling) but never had or saw any.

Hi if anyone needs crew for Dogfish Dave's comp I am looking for a team to fish with.

Well fished Mike.

All our fish were also males so you might have something there Chris

I had over 30 to 2lb11oz and my mate had 7 too 2lb10oz very nice day afloat , also had garfish and wrasse.

Court Jester +crew TBA Kingfisher- Chris, Mal (Alderney trip dependant) Fisheagle-Allan, Dave and Mike Pike. Serenity - tony .peter Wishin Too-Nigel,Martin Cherrett Wessex Lady - Dave Lynes & Ron Lake(non Member)

Happy birthday Chris, Have a great day

Pleased you guys are happy.

Happy Birthday Ben

Hope you had a great day

Happy birthday

might be worth going to Kimmerigde and having a go for a early bream ? You need to watch the tides and any wind coming from SW . Probably worth teaming up with some one who knows it as if you cut across to the channel to early it is very sallow and rocky. Poole patch might have a few bream by then ? Keep a eye on the catch reports.

The club I was in use to pay for it in those days, and you had to be club champion and then fish two matches at different venues just to qualify for the finale.

Sounds dear for what you can win ? they must be low on funds?

Real sorry to hear this still use my connoflex pollock for a lot of my bass fishing.

Ditto as above

May be it could be run again on the same day as Steve Porters open cod comp on the 7th of December ?

Dave Maidment and Tony Harvey pulled her out, She told them that she drove in on purpose? Hope she is ok and sorts her problems out what- ever there are.

World Championship English team picture with George

Sorry I will not be able to make this months meeting now as am doing a evening trip. this means I am unable to pick up club moulds. Dave