Popular Post Saintly Fish Posted October 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2021 So after Fridays disappointing day aboard Jersey Girl with @Andy135, I needed to shake off the monkey and prove to myself that it's not me, and that I can catch fish. So, first mate LB and I set off from the Hamble at 8.50am, re fuelled at 9am and then set off to the Solent with an intent to catch a cod. We got to our chosen mark, circled around a bit looking at the sea bed on the "fish eye" feature of my Garmin 8410 (now my new best friend for anchoring). We baited Leos rod first and he dropped it down into a tide that was starting to run hard west. The bait hit the floor and instantly the rod rattled, Leo must have hit this strap conger on the nose with his bait. Blank saved before the day had started. I dropped my line in and waited, and waited, and waited. For the next three hours nothing. Around 12pm the tide eased and 3/4lb lead was deployed with devastating results, bang, fish on. Well ok, it wasn't a cod, but a welcome sight anyway and a healthy 7lb. Then it was a precession of strap congers topping out at just shy of 9lb the biggest. As the tide slacked right off so did the bites, until the tide swung and we fished hard again. Leo was made up with his codling of about 2.5lb, it's another new species and another PB for the little man. Unfortunately that was the only one we saw, and Leo insisted on it going back too. To grow for next year. It was touch and go, but after floating and flapping on the surface for a couple of minutes, he managed to dive down to rejoin his family!! The tally for the day was 8 snakes, 1 hound and 1 codling. Just goes to show it's all down to the skipper to find the meat, eh Andy? And as now it's the custom, Leo took us home. Odyssey, Scotch_Egg2012, suzook12 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Sounds like an excellent father son day was had.... 👍 Geoff and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Sounds like an excellent father son day was had.... 👍 Sure was Steve, smiles all round. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Well done Leo 👍 27 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Just goes to show it's all down to the skipper to find the meat, eh Andy? Bastard... GPSguru and Saintly Fish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 you will give some one a complex nice to see you getting some practice in for Sunday Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Cracking session and pics 🙂 Well done to Leo for finding what 2 experienced anglers couldn’t… a cod 😉 suzook12 and Saintly Fish 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Nice report, well done to ☺️both of you. Geoff. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Perfek, well done Leo on getting the old fella back home ok Saintly Fish and GPSguru 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 looked like a lovely day out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Egg2012 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great to see Leo bag one, still holding my fingers crossed this is the start of the up cycle I've heard of a few reported over the last 2 weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, Scotch_Egg2012 said: Great to see Leo bag one, still holding my fingers crossed this is the start of the up cycle I've heard of a few reported over the last 2 weekends. A nice double from the bramble bank came out on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Egg2012 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Just now, Saintly Fish said: A nice double from the bramble bank came out on Saturday. He wasn't far from us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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