Another nice day out

[smudgertoo]

we also had bream to 3lb today on the boulder bank along with a couple of nice spotted ray a lot of wrasse and doggies pout etc.

not had any hounds yet

[Guest stevie cop]

I went out today and had a sh*t time!

[Vagabond]

Lovely write-up Huge V

 

The tea bag bit was classic

 

Keep 'em coming

[Huge_Vitae]

Steve Coppolo:

I went out today and had a sh*t time!

Sorry to hear that Steve,

 

But I bet I had a worse time my last visit to colchester

[Guest stevie cop]

What happened last time you went to Colchester?

 

Nah, today was all wrong from the start. The inshore shipping forecast gave 3-4 increasing 5-6. BBC gave 1 mph winds! What do you do? I took my Dad and the old boy who lives over the road from me. When we got to the ramp, the wind was fresh, so I gave the inshore shipping forecast the benefit of the doubt and started fishing in the estuary. There were supposed to be a few Roker in the river, but we didn't see any.

 

After a couple of hours, the wind dropped so we ventured outside. By this time it was coming up to slack water, so we sat for over an hour waiting for some tide, and hopefully some fish. Just as the tide turned, the wind picked up again, only now it was against the tide! Old boy over the road started to feel unwell, so I took them back into the river. I know, I'm too soft!

 

Anyway, after another few fishless hours I decided to call it a day. Getting the boat back on the trailer was a nightmare due to a weekend speedboat merchant doing nice high speed turns all around the launching site and causing big waves to push the boat all over the place as we tried to get it back on the trailer. (I hate fishing at weekends!) Then my Dad decided to walk off the edge of the ramp and filled his waders up! There is more, but you get the picture!

[Huge_Vitae]

Steve,

 

I get the picture, been there, done that, got the T shirt

 

I said "last time I was in colchester" but my memory fades with time

 

The last time I was in Colchester the UKMF (United Kingdom Mobile Force) was deployed to Denmark and a good laugh it was

 

The time before was about 1979 when I escorted a prisoner from RAF Halton there and met a rather inpolite Staff Sergeant from the Scots Guards

 

Who made comment about me WALKING across HIS parade square

[Alan Taylor]

Huge_Vitae:

and met a rather inpolite Staff Sergeant from the Scots Guards    

 

Who made comment about me WALKING across HIS parade square  

Nice report mate, bet it feels great to be out and about AND having a good day to boot.

 

I had the same problem once while escorting a prisioner from Pompy, I told the RSM that was giving me stick that when he signed for the prisioner then he could double him across the parade ground with his kit bag, until then he was my responsibility END OF STORY :mad: but thats another story

 

Alan

[bryan]

LOL!!

 

Excellent and funny report, looking forward to seeing the pics of that smoothhound

[Salar]

Nice report HV. I can't wait to get out there. Why don't you come to Boulder with us?

[Huge_Vitae]

Sorry for the delay people, post edited with pic's I had to go to England today :mad:

 

How do people live there

 

Would love to go to Bouldnor Salar, when are you planning?