For Bob and anyone else who likes skate :)

[Spur-Hound]

I new they must still have been there... Well done to mike thrussel and co....

 

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/show...read.php?t=4785

[Spur-Hound]

Well, think ill jump on a space to stronsay next year Very good news that they are around but! Lets hope the locals dont do a kill and hang trophy on pier type things again and ruin it...

[Bob on Stronsay]

I promise not to do such a thing Shaun, me and Mike are now carrying a camera and video cam on all skate trips from now on.

 

Hope we get something to wet all your appetites before next July. Although I wont be out for another day or to until my back heals up. I think it was carrying my very large Okuma reel that did it.

 

Without wanting to upset Mike Thrussel (Who I have spoken to on a few occasions and he always comes across as a decent bloke) I believe Davy Holt has knowledge of plenty good size Skate having been caught in Scapa recently.

 

Bob

[Bob on Stronsay]

Apparently Mike Thrussel was on Radio Orkney this morning talking about Skate fishing up here (Well down south in Scapa flow). I would imagine Scapa will be hit by lots of anglers because it is easy to get to from the UK or Scrabster boats.

 

I doubt many (Apart from hardy AN types) will make it this far North, leaving all those fantastic fish for us.

 

I didn't listen to it as I have trouble listening to local radio reports of missing cats and jumble sales on an island that takes me 2 hours to get to. Mabye we should start Radio Stronsay. We could just not bother to say anything and people wouldn't need to listen to it.

 

Bob

[pestguard1]

I`d just like to thank Davy Holt and the rest of the good people who made it possible for me to land my first ever skate of 171lb .

It took me over 45 min just to get it moving from off the bottom, only to have all the line that I thought I`d won to see it going back into the sea.

My arms are still sore and for the first 5 hours after the skate was tagged and released back into the sea my arms were shaking.

Now when I go back sea fishing from my part of the country (north east)I want to see the skippers face when I ask him for 2 full mackeral for bait .

The past 2 days, have been the best 2 days fishing since I started fishing, 40 years ago.

I can not thank all those people enough for the experiance.

By the way Shaun, how`s the sun-burn?

I will post the photo`s ,once I find out how to do it.

 

Thanks again Davy and crew.

 

Brian

 

[ 19. July 2005, 02:20 PM: Message edited by: pestguard1 ]

[jeepster]

wel done brian, nice first post!