Post by MurphyAtkins on Jan 16, 2005 17:45:01 GMT 1
Hi guys,
I haven't been out for ages - weather and work conspiring against me.
managed a trip between storms to the south of the Isle of Wight, but it was a bit of a disaster. I'm not ashamed to say that I threw up over the side for the first time on my boat. The swell from the storms was still rolling in (south- westerly) at over ten feet high from the Channel, the wind was westerly and the current from the spring tide running heavily from the east; it was like being sat in a washing machine.
I managed to land one conger of 31 pounds - my biggest yet and another bit through the 150 Lb nylon !!!!
So note to self - get some 200 Lb nylon for traces !!!
Other then the Conger there were lots of the usual doggies but not a sniff of a Cod and no Whiting. I guess the Whiting are a bit intimidated by the very large squid baits I was using.
I still haven't managed a flounder trip yet so maybe next weekend if the weather is too rough to head out deep then I'll give it a bash in Southampton water......has anyone been getting much luck in the Solent ??
I haven't spoken to any other anglers recently, so no news other than given here.
Tight lines everyone.
Nick
I haven't been out for ages - weather and work conspiring against me.
managed a trip between storms to the south of the Isle of Wight, but it was a bit of a disaster. I'm not ashamed to say that I threw up over the side for the first time on my boat. The swell from the storms was still rolling in (south- westerly) at over ten feet high from the Channel, the wind was westerly and the current from the spring tide running heavily from the east; it was like being sat in a washing machine.
I managed to land one conger of 31 pounds - my biggest yet and another bit through the 150 Lb nylon !!!!
So note to self - get some 200 Lb nylon for traces !!!
Other then the Conger there were lots of the usual doggies but not a sniff of a Cod and no Whiting. I guess the Whiting are a bit intimidated by the very large squid baits I was using.
I still haven't managed a flounder trip yet so maybe next weekend if the weather is too rough to head out deep then I'll give it a bash in Southampton water......has anyone been getting much luck in the Solent ??
I haven't spoken to any other anglers recently, so no news other than given here.
Tight lines everyone.
Nick