lofty Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Had a day on the water with a mate off Southbourne Weather was as mixed as the fishing. Looked like thunder, then sunshine, then cold and cloudy, then sunny then thick fog!At the West of Poole bay you get the ice cream boat selling it’s wares. Today at Southbourne we had a lightning fast little boat selling “ Cake, cake.”Good to see Tiddler on the water. Didn’t even need Jim to save an anchor for me. The fishing was goodLots of macs, many Joeys but a good few takers. Small eyed ray, Thornbacks, Dabs, Bream, Gurnard, Macs, Bass, Congers. It used to be you put maccy down and the dogs would start up. Today it was Congers, and most into double figures. Made a right mess of my lively.Also more Thornies . Couldn’t find an Undulate but I notice they’re common further East?A great Tuesday Back to it tomorrow Jim, gaffa, niggle and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I would have thought it would be free to members mooooooo free cake mw Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Thanks Steve Great report Sounds like a busy trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Thanks for the report & photos Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Got out at about 09:30 and headed for Southbourne. Water quite flat so could go quite quickly. Found a few waves so dropped back to 22 MPH. Stopped and drifted near cafe area but nothing but a couple of Mackerel. Lofty called for any Poole bay boats. He said they were doing OK further up so went over to join him & Dave. They were anchored so I moved away as I wanted to drift. The wind was changing direction from ESE to S which made it hard to plan the drifts to avoid bouys and kayaks but just kept my eye on it as well as the three rods. Plenty of fog around the cruise ships which were moored up due to corona virus but we didn't get much of it. I was catching a steady stream of Mackerel so that was good. Had a very big take on one of the other rods but missed that one. Mick tried to radio me but I didn't hear him. I'll try to remember to put my radio up on the rod tubes whilst fishing so I get better range. Great day to be afloat. Tiddler_June_2020_Low_Res.mp4 Ark, Mal Thomas, niggle and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Had a go in the entrance and spotted this pair. Another gadget that will probably make someone a fortune. No good for old codgers though! We'd be IN the water not ON it. Walking on Water 2.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 10 knots? I want one. Terry. Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Went over to Soutbourne again yesterday. Thought about the ledge for some Bass but I've forgotten everything Alun taught Me. Stayed at Southbourne looking for Plaice & Mackerel. Sea a little less than flat so kept the speed down to 18 - 20 ish Mackerel straight away ( just the one ) then nothing for a while then had Mackerel in little spurts throughout the day. Wen the water went slack Ihad a couple of Doggies followed by a small Starry Smooth hound ( about 10 - 12 inches ) ish. As the tide picked up I had 2 little plaice which went back. Followed by 3 reasonable Plaice. Followed by this one which I weighed at 1lb 12oz A very good day to be out. It looks breezier for the rest of the week so don's suppose I'll be out again. Besides I'm staying out of the Sun for a couple days ! Spoke to a couple who have just bought a Pilot4 same as mine. . . . . . May get a new club member. . . . . . . . I'll see if I can find the CAD files for my Rod Tubes he was quite impressed with them. Stuie, etian, Ark and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Just a little point for folks to remember in this hot weather, any fish you catch which are not going to be dispatched should be kept off the deck of the boat, it is very hot in this weather and they will be burned. Jim, I imagine that one was destined to become dinner. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Yum Yum Indeed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLB2B Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Good catch, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 11:33 AM, plaicemat said: Just a little point for folks to remember in this hot weather, any fish you catch which are not going to be dispatched should be kept off the deck of the boat, it is very hot in this weather and they will be burned. Jim, I imagine that one was destined to become dinner. Terry. Good point terry When we want to get a big one onboard in nice weather we soak the deck with sea water first to cool it down. same afterwards to clean up before the blood and slime cooks on fisherman1055, plaicemat and Jim 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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