Reel Wizzard Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Off to Shambles on Thursday and Friday, early starts both days to try and get a bit of tide down. Will be on Tommy J Thursday and Fisheagle on Friday got to make most of the good forecast. Will stay on channel six. Jim and niggle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Good luck with both trips and keep us updated with your results Jim and Reel Wizzard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Good luck Dave Hope that you find some fish, look forward to your reports Reel Wizzard and Jim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Lovely day Today too. Shame about WORK getting in the way ! Post some pictures Dave. Reel Wizzard and Tarlach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry.shutter Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 How did you do Dave, I have been watching reports of good flatties come off, especially mussle beds🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 hours ago, jerry.shutter said: How did you do Dave, I have been watching reports of good flatties come off, especially mussle beds🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞 Going tomorrow and Friday, managed to get some fresh mackerel off whole seller today which I have iced down also got some nice worms and prawns for a go at the plaice on the slack and hoping to feather up some eels just hope the weather and boats play ball. niggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Heard today that turbot and brill came to live launce recently Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, Stuie said: Heard today that turbot and brill came to live launce recently Dave Yes I had heard that, and always seem to work better on the bigger tides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Well the first of two days planned for fishing the Shambles banks ended just past St Albans head when for the second time this year the boat over heated 😥 After letting her cool down topped up the water and headed back and spent the day on the Ray bank, fishing was not that good but did get a small Turbot, a couple of Ray's, smoothounds and lots of dogs. Hoping tomorrow's trip is more successful with Allan on Fisheagle. lofty, Mal Thomas, Jim and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wight Magic Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hi Dave was it an arvor you was out on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yes Dave (Evans) - it was an Arvor 250 I told him that it was most likely the cylinder head was cracked as it is a known fault with that model and that engine! I suggested he speak to you and also to get the head pressure tested before causing some very expensive damage and having to buy a complete new engine.............. Having already had the problem once expecting a different outcome when taking the boat out again, particularly on a long run down to the Shambles!!! is just asking for trouble. I hope it gets sorted without having to replace the complete engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 19 hours ago, Neal said: Yes Dave (Evans) - it was an Arvor 250 I told him that it was most likely the cylinder head was cracked as it is a known fault with that model and that engine! I suggested he speak to you and also to get the head pressure tested before causing some very expensive damage and having to buy a complete new engine.............. Having already had the problem once expecting a different outcome when taking the boat out again, particularly on a long run down to the Shambles!!! is just asking for trouble. I hope it gets sorted without having to replace the complete engine The fault has now been found, turned out to be a water pump, £500 + fitting. The mechanic should have found that the first time ? Hay ho should have it fixed next week if Alex can get the pump. Mal Thomas and niggle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Wizzard Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Shambles take two. Well after leaving Cobbs with Allan and Jan at 6am we were down on the Shambles by 7.45 Tide was still ebbing but water looked quite dirty. First drift and both Jan and I had dogfish second drift Jan gets a ray while Allan I get tangled up. Tide turned and Jan has a taker Brill so we thought things were looking up, but that was it for rest of the morning. Slack water and we headed on down to the west buoy for a go at the plaice, fist drift and I get one but apart from a nice star fish and rock for Jan we never had any more takes so headed back to the eastern end for another go at the Turbot. Water was a lot clearer now and at last we managed to get some greater sand eels and herring, Allan caught a small Turbot which went straight back and apart from a long bit of rope that was it. never got back until 7.30pm so a very long day for very little reward.There was a lot of other boats fishing more like a car park which I am sure spooks the fish, we never saw many fish caught and left it a bit late to go on the plaice which meant we missed the best part of the tide. Had lovely weather though and if I could go again tomorrow I would not sure Allan would though? sparky, Jim, Kingfisher 126 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted April 21, 2018 Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 So glad the problem with Tommy J was not so serious. So many of the Arvors fitted wth the Mercruiser engines had the cylinder heads fail. Apparently they were the same heads that were fitted to the old landrover discoveries that also had the same problem! Arvor then changed to a different engine supplier! Where did the water go from the damaged water pump? Into the bilge and then pumped out? My Arvor had warning lights indicating when the automatic bilge pumps kicked in and out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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