Say hi to Ray

[Starvinmarvin]

Darnsarf, your going to have to come out with me at this mark, sure it's got some hidden treasures going by the number of charter boats out there.

 

Cheers Nifty, I was chuffed to bits, see your famous again in this months BFM, my anchor even gets a mention.

 

SM

[Artfulfisher]

Nice one Starvin...like YY says lovely markings, lets hope it's the first of many!...I've not had one on the yak yet...so I'll have to try a bit harder!

 

Tightlines, Art

[Starvinmarvin]

Skill my friend it's all down to skill. oh and a bucket full of luck.

 

SM

[darnsarf]

Soon Starvin soon. My birthday is next week and i hope and drink that my kayak fund will be ready and waiting. All bits crossed.

[Starvinmarvin]

Hey Darnsarf, you had that birthday yet, cos I'm wanting to get back and play with Ray, Sunday morning if you're up for it, if your still in need of a yak, the Caper is free.

 

SM

[Hungry Fisherman]

free yak ^^ save me hauling one all the way down there

[Starvinmarvin]

Sorry but Darnsarf as blagged it, weather permitted, poor fellow has got to wait until Monday to order his Prowler... wife permitting.

 

SM

[Hungry Fisherman]

i wanna move out of london

[Starvinmarvin]

Darnsarf and I met to go find Rays Mum this morning. Sadly the launch site had heavy surf and their was a small fishing boat crashing through the waves just over the mark, the wreck we wanted to fish was also right above the increasing swell.

 

A few miles later and a change of bait we were paddling out at Hayling Island, we had arrived a little earlier in the tidal range that I would normally aim for and the wind was building, with a number of Windsurfers preparing to go out.

 

We decided to fish an area of long sea grass I'd never fished before, I dropped anchor in about 2ft of water, Darnsarf paddled on a little further and prepared to drop anchor, it's a little different on the AnglersAfloat Caper as I have rigged the Scotty Anchor System. Darnsarf hadn't quite prepared it before launching so had to set the angle, lent back a little to far and was practising his self rescue, did a good job too. Sadly I was a little slow with the camera.

 

Having cast out the first rod with some of the squid... we had loads of the stuff. I prepared my second rod with one huge Rag, the ones they sell at Hayling are huge and nasty with it... I really hate using Rag, but have to all the time at Hayling... I dropped this bait straight down below the yak, all 2ft of it.

 

Instantly the bait was taken and line screaming from the spool. A short but very satifying fight later, I landed my PB Bass of 4lb 6oz. Quick photo and back it went.

 

A couple of small schoolies each and about 20 crabs later we decided it was time to try and paddle back, heading into what was probably just scraping a force 5, hard going or what.

 

I'll be going back and getting their a little earlier next time, high tide was too late. Hopefully Darnsarf will join me with his Prowler or is it a Scupper, only he can decide.

 

Happy Birthday tomorrow Paul, fingers crossed.

 

SM

[nifty]

Well Done SM,

Good fish that, only beats my best for the year by about 3lb

Nice one,

Stuart