Popular Post suzook12 Posted December 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2021 After a dubious run up, aka, eaten something dodgy, we set off in a drizzly mist to Yarmouth. We were nearly the last to turn up, so didn't have to wait around long before we were under way. Out of the harbour, turn right towards Lowestoft and ended up on a mark known as the "roads". With mist closing in and a steady trickle of rain, the tings started coming right off. First cuppa done and the wind came from nowhere. Very rare you will see white horses from a westerly but we were, with gusts around 45mph. Fortunately wind with tide so pretty flat (plus shelter from the land). Trouble was, the rain picked up too and was coming sideways at us. After the first hour was absolutely drenched and getting cold (my jacket decided it was no longer waterproof!!), stopped fishing for quite some time as the dropping tide and wind was swinging the boat all over the place...... More tea, and eventually the tide picked up and the wind dropped and started getting a ting a chuck.... We moved to closer inshore over a different type ground and that slowed the bites up but the fish got bigger. We called it around 2.30 and turned for home as it just wasn't a pleasant day at all. Fish all round tho, and the first trip out all year! Was just nice to get out.... Some exciting fishing coming up in the new year with the arrival of a 9m rib with a 300hp diesel outboard, aimed at getting out to some of the 25-45 mile marks, and after sharks 😉 So that was it for today. There were only 2 boats out and we made the most of the shit weather... Dicky, GPSguru, thejollysinker and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 @suzook12 well at least you got out, blew the cob webs off and caught a couple of fish. Well done for braving the weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Good write-up Steve. Shame you got a soaking but at least you caught a few. Well dangled 👍 suzook12 and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Any pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, JonC said: Any pictures? Nope.... Nothing worth getting camera or phone soaked for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 It’s always nice just to take a few pictures of you and your crew on the boat, some of us can’t read remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Is the RIB yours or a charter? mid be interested to hear about the outboards 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 6 hours ago, suzook12 said: Some exciting fishing coming up in the new year with the arrival of a 9m rib with a 300hp diesel outboard A 9m with a diesel inboard makes sense (Redbay, Ribcraft, Halmatic Arctic, Ribtech, Ring, Etc) but a diesel outboard is a heavy lump to hang on the back of any RIB. In terms of power to weight, they are worse than poor ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Odyssey said: Is the RIB yours or a charter? mid be interested to hear about the outboards 🙂 Charter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 17 minutes ago, GPSguru said: A 9m with a diesel inboard makes sense (Redbay, Ribcraft, Halmatic Arctic, Ribtech, Ring, Etc) but a diesel outboard is a heavy lump to hang on the back of any RIB. In terms of power to weight, they are worse than poor ............. I wouldn't know mate, all I know is the engine is BMW based so likely the OXE300..... Once the engine arrives it will be sea trialled and then coded. Part of the plan is to use it for chasing porbeagles. Guess we will see what happens and how it pans out GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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