whitby the best?

[barry luxton]

The above post was not made by me.

 

 

Bit of spam then. Or a virus.

[big_cod]

I havent a cat and i am booked more or less 7 days week my anglers dont all fish down one side its the skill of the whitby skippers that gives it its name as the top anging port to catch fish and being consistant and dont bullshit.

 

paul.

 

 

YES ITS ME BIGCOD NOW THATS BETTER.

 

PAUL.

[wildcard]

YES ITS ME BIGCOD NOW THATS BETTER.

 

PAUL.

 

I am pleased you are doing well Paul, plenty of nice spraggs around at the moment. The new vid looks good.

 

Alan

[barry luxton]

YES ITS ME BIGCOD NOW THATS BETTER.

 

PAUL.

 

 

Ahh right, glad to see Whitby has recovered from the recession doldrums then, only appeared to be five minutes ago when the association couldn't take any more angling boats like Wildcard's due to low numbers.

 

Counted 22 active charter boats at weymouth and that was just the ones on one web site.

 

Dedicated car park, less than 50 yds.

 

Two bogs, 100 yds.

 

Wreck anchoring, yes.

 

pub, b&b, refreshments, ten yards.

 

tackle shops, two 100yds.

 

Species count, lots, inshore and off.

 

Beat that.

[wildcard]

John Brennan was no doubt the best skipper ever to come out of Whitby, but he was also a very forward thinking and radical businessmen. He realised the advantage of a unique selling point (USP).

 

Before 'chieftain' came on the market he was considering having a very big catamaran built which would cope with cat1 of the COP. As his plans were being drawn up, the MOD put an ex Royal Navy vessel up for sale called 'Alnmouth', an ex Aberdovey Class fleet tender no less.

 

Like all RN vessels she was superbly over engineered and for sale at a bargain price. John realised with a bit of outfitting she could take anglers on journeys that were unheard of previously. He cancelled the cat and bought her, did the work and renamed her 'chieftain'.

 

A boat which could fill the USP in Whitby and cope with Cat 1 of the COP was now in place. She was an instant success and in later years he sold her allowing him to retire at 53.

 

In 2007 both he and I got a sniff of a cat called a 'hyuscat' which was a cat designed by a racing boat designer called Professor Bob Van Niekerk of Boatloft, SA. This hull design blew everything away.

 

The rumour was that a man called Nick Rich had brought the mould over to the UK and had set up a company called Swiftline Marine to produce them.

 

Both John and I realised independantly that this boat would fill a second USP in Whitby which was cat2 of the COP (up to 60 miles). When I called Nick Rich to have one built he informed me a chap in Whitby had already enquired about having one built, a Mr. J Brennan.

 

Alan

[tommy123]

John Brennan was no doubt the best skipper ever to come out of Whitby, but he was also a very forward thinking and radical businessmen. He realised the advantage of a unique selling point (USP).

 

Before 'chieftain' came on the market he was considering having a very big catamaran built which would cope with cat1 of the COP. As his plans were being drawn up, the MOD put an ex Royal Navy vessel up for sale called 'Alnmouth', an ex Aberdovey Class fleet tender no less.

 

Like all RN vessels she was superbly over engineered and for sale at a bargain price. John realised with a bit of outfitting she could take anglers on journeys that were unheard of previously. He cancelled the cat and bought her, did the work and renamed her 'chieftain'.

 

A boat which could fill the USP in Whitby and cope with Cat 1 of the COP was now in place. She was an instant success and in later years he sold her allowing him to retire at 53.

 

In 2007 both he and I got a sniff of a cat called a 'hyuscat' which was a cat designed by a racing boat designer called Professor Bob Van Niekerk of Boatloft, SA. This hull design blew everything away.

 

The rumour was that a man called Nick Rich had brought the mould over to the UK and had set up a company called Swiftline Marine to produce them.

 

Both John and I realised independantly that this boat would fill a second USP in Whitby which was cat2 of the COP (up to 60 miles). When I called Nick Rich to have one built he informed me a chap in Whitby had already enquired about having one built, a Mr. J Brennan.

 

Alan

Hi Allan and hi to all on anglers net.

That is a very interesting post Allan and although I knew JB quite well (through fishing with him on chieftain and being quite friendly with him) I never knew that he was interested in that class of boat.

On the subject of Whitby and how it stands as the one of the country’s best recreational sea angling venues.

I have fished on many of the inshore angling boats and I found them to be very good, I found them a bit restrictive on what you fished for and how you fished, but if it’s drifting over hard ground and catching plenty of decent codlings then there isn’t many places (if any) that you will find around the coast of Britain that caters for this sort of angling.

The port of Whitby also has a boat that does long reaching trips 150 miles plus. I had quite a few trips on the vessel (chieftain) and it was first class, the way the boat was run was second to none. The fishing was unbelievable. As I have mentioned before the fishing on the inshore boats is good, but this fishing was a totally different class. Of course you had to pay for the experience and it’s not everybody’s cup of tea (spending up to 5 days on a boat out in the middle of the North Sea) but it certainly made Whitby a much more exciting place as a fishing venue for me.

The toilet or lack of them first thing on a morning and the general lack of facilities for anglers going to Whitby is very disappointing to say the least. But it is still up there among the best fishing venues I have had the pleasure of visiting.

Tommy.

[wildcard]

IMO Whitby is without doubt one of the best - if not THE best port to charter a boat to fish for cod from. If anglers want to drift fish for cod and ling over rough ground and wrecks then Whitby is one of the best at that type of angling.

 

To say it is the best CHARTER port in the UK though is nonsense. None of the best charter boats in the UK are resident there, and existing charter boats do not cater for different species whereas other ports do. Poole is just one of them.

 

http://www.poolecharterboats.co.uk/boatcharter.php

 

If drift fishing for cod is your thing then just up the road in Hartlepool this cat will kick the pants off anything in Whitby;

This video was shot 6 days ago, bigger catches have been recorded since.

 

£35 per man for 10 hours fishing. Spotlessly clean boat with massive deck space. COP 60 with very experienced skipper.

 

Hartlepool marina has had £60 million spent on it;

http://www.hartlepool-marina.com/

 

It is good enough to hold the 'tall ships' this year which will bring 1m visitors over 3 days.

 

Facilities include. Toilets and showers. Cheap (£3 per day) and available car parking next to the pontoon. Trolleys for anglers gear. Restaurants, bars, f&c shop, one of the biggest tackle shops around. 24hr Tesco, 24hr Asda, McDonalds (3), Burger King, KFC (2), Fatsos, Toby carvery, Focus DIY, B&Q, proper bowling alley, cinema, Mecca bingo, Premier Inn (2), etc, etc.

 

IMO many ports have moved forward in charter boats and facilities. Whitby hasn't moved anywhere in 20 years. I am a realist, but it dosent sit well with some people.

 

Alan

Edited June 19, 2010 by wildcard

[mr motorola]

If drift fishing for cod is your thing then just up the road in Hartlepool this cat will kick the pants off anything in Whitby;

This video was shot 6 days ago, bigger catches have been recorded since.

 

£35 per man for 10 hours fishing. Spotlessly clean boat with massive deck space. COP 60 with very experienced skipper.

 

 

 

Alan

 

As good as it maybe , i don't think it will kick the pants off some in Whitby Alan.

 

I know some people on here may be getting a little tired of hearing the name "Chieftain" but until you have truely experienced a "white wreck" and anglers who know the boat and skipper know what a white wreck is then it is a claim that will have to go a very long way to state that it is better than anything in Whitby. Wrecks holding 150+ stone of cod are common enough with fish coming up 2-3-4 and even 5 a time. By the way , i'm not knocking the link Alan just putting my word across for my favourite boat , i guess thats why they make different flavoured crisps.....everyone to their own preferences.

Nice video great fun.

 

Carl

[barry luxton]

As Robson Green would say on the telly,' this is what i'm talking about.'

 

http://www.deepsea.co.uk/boats/offshore_re.../news_board.htm

 

try it some time.

 

A sample of the different fishing to be had, if you haven't done the deep hole, 4 mile off, you ain't lived. Porgies and tope also live there.

 

http://www.deepsea.co.uk/boats/offshore_re...ling_spaces.htm

Edited June 19, 2010 by barry luxton

[wildcard]

As good as it maybe , i don't think it will kick the pants off some in Whitby Alan.

 

I know some people on here may be getting a little tired of hearing the name "Chieftain" but until you have truely experienced a "white wreck" and anglers who know the boat and skipper know what a white wreck is then it is a claim that will have to go a very long way to state that it is better than anything in Whitby. Wrecks holding 150+ stone of cod are common enough with fish coming up 2-3-4 and even 5 a time. By the way , i'm not knocking the link Alan just putting my word across for my favourite boat , i guess thats why they make different flavoured crisps.....everyone to their own preferences.

Nice video great fun.

 

Carl

 

With respect, I think you are comparing apples with oranges there Carl. Chieftain is a COP cat1 multi day angling specialist. Famous is a COP cat2 single day specialist.

 

Famous will kick the pants off any Whitby boat on a 10 hour trip. But I reckon my old swiftcat could dust anything in the UK Inc Famous.

 

Nostalgia aint what it used to be though Carl. I still reckon your Stu was the best ever twin engined 'tupperware' boat skipper I ever fished with. I still dont know how he did it. He would fly past a wreck at 20kn and stop the boat dead, turn the boat and shout DROP!

 

Thirty seconds later all hell broke loose with rods buckled everywhere. Amazing, and he did it time after time.

 

 

Alan