Solent COD trip - catch report

[phooey]

Dogfish.

 

That ends this report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thing Richi caught something else, but as he threw it back we'll have to see if there a piccy.

 

 

Oh and the return trip was pretty interesting....

Just looked on bramblemet and its gusting 30kts !

Edited December 2, 2006 by phooey

[darnsarf]

Shame! Been in bed today with the lurgs, dont feel so bad now

[phooey]

Shame! Been in bed today with the lurgs, dont feel so bad now

 

Get well in time for work won't you

[Martin Hurst]

I thing Richi caught something else, but as he threw it back we'll have to see if there a piccy.

 

 

The mind boggles obviously not edible!!

[SpeciMan]

Was good to get out although I couldn't stay long and had to leave Phooey and Richi to it. Managed a couple of doggies myself.

 

My 8 ounce leads went flying down with the current - baits were on the bottom but may up the weight a bit next time. Will change my anchor trolley setup back so it now runs from bow to stern again. I don't think anchoring from the stern on a Scupper Pro in reasonable current & a bit of chop is a good idea - the back end already sits low in the water and it makes a potentially wet ride even wetter. The bow has a spray bar on it I'll take advantage of this next time I'm in similar conditions and will point her head on into it.

 

Looking forward to the next session - in the meantime there's quite a few tweaks I want to make to my rigging.

[overrun]

Oh and the return trip was pretty interesting....

Just looked on bramblemet and its gusting 30kts !

 

Please tell us more, can't believe you all went out in it?

[phooey]

Please tell us more, can't believe you all went out in it?

 

 

NO WAY !

 

It was lovely when we launched but as the evening wore on it started blowing a bit and the forcast on ch 23 was for F9 !

 

I stayed out until my bottle went and I upped anchor and headed for the shore.

It was'nt gusting 30 but it was the worst I've been out in and I had one really scary moment when a roller picked up the stern and tried to bury the prow about 200m out.

 

Richi said it was great fun

[richi]

Like Phooey says,it was lovely when we launched!

 

 

Speciman mixing it with the big boys! You can see how low the back of his yak was at anchor

 

 

Caught a nice Bass and loads of doggies and Pout--but No Cod!

 

 

It was as Phooey said "a white knuckle ride"on the way back

[SpeciMan]

I forgot about that ship -- the only one which went past on our side of the green buoy - I guess the skipper was trying to make me poop my pants .. it didn't work although my stern very low in the water nearly did.

Edited December 3, 2006 by SpeciMan

[SpeciMan]

BTW Richi I forgot to mention the seagulls you had taken interest in which were divebombing not too far from your yak. You may have thought they were after baitfish? - I'd taken a wave over the side whilst eating a jumbo packet of tangy cheese flavoured Doritos and the packet got drenched!

 

The seagulls liked them

Edited December 3, 2006 by SpeciMan