Odyssey Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Hi all I’m off to Scotland skate fishing in April. It’s over May Bank holiday on the Saturday so enough time to make a long weekend of it. There are spaces available as of yesterday. I’ve not booked the whole boat but if anyone is interested let me know and I can pass on the skippers details. Fingers crossed I get one over a ton to cross off on my ton up list 🙂 Mako, conger and Six Gill shark maybe a challenge but a thresher is potentially possible…. JDP and GPSguru 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Odyssey said: Hi all I’m off to Scotland skate fishing in April. It’s over May Bank holiday on the Saturday so enough time to make a long weekend of it. There are spaces available as of yesterday. I’ve not booked the whole boat but if anyone is interested let me know and I can pass on the skippers details. Fingers crossed I get one over a ton to cross off on my ton up list 🙂 Mako, conger and Six Gill shark maybe a challenge but a thresher is potentially possible…. Have you been watching @Brian Lawrenceon Facebook? He has smashed them this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, JonC said: Have you been watching @Brian Lawrenceon Facebook? He has smashed them this year. I’ve seen that, going to same place (Oban) so hopefully find some 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, JonC said: Have you been watching @Brian Lawrenceon Facebook? He has smashed them this year. To many Brian Lawrence's on Facebook, went on hoping to see some mako's, didn't realise all those species were so common up there. Are they getting the sharks through winter, what temp would it be in April ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Odyssey said: Hi all I’m off to Scotland skate fishing in April. It’s over May Bank holiday on the Saturday so enough time to make a long weekend of it. There are spaces available as of yesterday. I’ve not booked the whole boat but if anyone is interested let me know and I can pass on the skippers details. Fingers crossed I get one over a ton to cross off on my ton up list 🙂 Mako, conger and Six Gill shark maybe a challenge but a thresher is potentially possible…. Willy wonker (Alain @willyhookit) does a lot of Skate fishing in Jockistan. He tows his worrier up from York ................ I used to compete in Land Rover events in jockistan, but these days I would find the trip from deepest South Devon more than a little tedious, not only that, but I also have a problem understanding the sweaty's accent. However, we have looked at rental properties with either a mooring or launching facilities as an alternative to a France break next year. JDP and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, JDP said: To many Brian Lawrence's on Facebook, went on hoping to see some mako's, didn't realise all those species were so common up there. Are they getting the sharks through winter, what temp would it be in April ? This is the guy, he posted a bit on here but was scared off by sexual advances from @GPSguru He has consistently caught large skate for a couple of years JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 32 minutes ago, JonC said: This is the guy, he posted a bit on here but was scared off by sexual predation from @JonC who spends far too much time on arsebook Fixed that for you Jon ............ have a nice day ............... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Fixed that for you Jon ............ have a nice day ............... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your lucky I don’t wake up one of the admins who know how to do stuff and get you sternly reprimanded . GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, JDP said: To many Brian Lawrence's on Facebook, went on hoping to see some mako's, didn't realise all those species were so common up there. Are they getting the sharks through winter, what temp would it be in April ? No Makos around… I have a hit list of fish over 100lb that can be caught in U.K. waters, bonus points if I do it from my own boat but that limits where I can fish! As far as I am aware it’s: - blue shark porbeagle thresher mako BFT common skate Six Gill shark conger halibut Six Gill is not really done easily, but thresher is a possibility, mako you never know… as for Halibut, that would be Shetland and a lot of waiting around… Conger, hard to find big eels JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, JonC said: Your lucky I don’t wake up one of the admins who know how to do stuff and get you sternly reprimanded . Is that the best you can do, Rentboy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, Odyssey said: as for Halibut, that would be Shetland and a lot of waiting around Or go to Norway, I've got near your 100lb but just fell short at 88lb. Still lots of waiting around, but that's in the airport waiting for connecting flights. mick, JonC and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 Nice Halibut but Norway is cheating 😉 Besides I prefer warmth do it’s be a marlin or something… I could do with some warm sun, a cold beer about now 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 23 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Nice Halibut but Norway is cheating Cheating?? How do you come to that ? It was hard work finding that beast. The smaller 30-40lb samples were quite numerous, but the biggies were a lot tougher to find. One of the guys in our group landed a 280lb 3.2m monster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Cheating?? How do you come to that ? It was hard work finding that beast. The smaller 30-40lb samples were quite numerous, but the biggies were a lot tougher to find. One of the guys in our group landed a 280lb 3.2m monster! Well Whenever I look at fishing reports it’s like a fishing Nirvana full of monster fish every drop that’s all 🙂 I thought it was the place where they got bored of 20-30lb cod and were hoping for a doggie 🤣🤣 captin slows old outlaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Well Whenever I look at fishing reports it’s like a fishing Nirvana full of monster fish every drop that’s all 🙂 I thought it was the place where they got bored of 20-30lb cod and were hoping for a doggie 🤣🤣 Big cod in Norway are mainly caught between June and July. After that they bugger off. We only caught one cod and it was about 5lb. But then we went end of august. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I quite fancy the Shetlands - good stamp of fish up there GPSguru and Odyssey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 On 12/30/2021 at 10:34 PM, Odyssey said: No Makos around… I have a hit list of fish over 100lb that can be caught in U.K. waters, bonus points if I do it from my own boat but that limits where I can fish! As far as I am aware it’s: - blue shark porbeagle thresher mako BFT common skate Six Gill shark conger halibut Six Gill is not really done easily, but thresher is a possibility, mako you never know… as for Halibut, that would be Shetland and a lot of waiting around… Conger, hard to find big eels I have done Porbeagle, Thresher, and BFT. Conger over 100lbs is a tough call, my best is 92lb Mako is a strong contender, I have a feeling we will see more of them in the very near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 10 hours ago, GPSguru said: I have done Porbeagle, Thresher, and BFT. Conger over 100lbs is a tough call, my best is 92lb Mako is a strong contender, I have a feeling we will see more of them in the very near future. Thresher is on the list for this year. Mako maybe more a fluke! As for conger there are less and less big ones around sadly 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 12/30/2021 at 10:34 PM, Odyssey said: No Makos around… I have a hit list of fish over 100lb that can be caught in U.K. waters, bonus points if I do it from my own boat but that limits where I can fish! As far as I am aware it’s: - blue shark porbeagle thresher mako BFT common skate Six Gill shark conger halibut Six Gill is not really done easily, but thresher is a possibility, mako you never know… as for Halibut, that would be Shetland and a lot of waiting around… Conger, hard to find big eels Mate had a 60lbs Halibut out of whitby been a few caught nowt real big as yet Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevans Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 12/30/2021 at 11:49 AM, Odyssey said: Hi all I’m off to Scotland skate fishing in April. It’s over May Bank holiday on the Saturday so enough time to make a long weekend of it. There are spaces available as of yesterday. I’ve not booked the whole boat but if anyone is interested let me know and I can pass on the skippers details. Fingers crossed I get one over a ton to cross off on my ton up list 🙂 Mako, conger and Six Gill shark maybe a challenge but a thresher is potentially possible…. Good luck on your trip. I've been going up to Scotland for around 10 years chasing skate, it's great fishing and don't be afraid to use big baits! my favorite is fresh dogfish, killer bait for the 'barn doors' 😉🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Sevans said: my favorite is fresh dogfish, killer bait for the 'barn doors' 😉🙂 You'd better hope that @Andy135 does not read that, he worships the LSD. No quicker way to make an enemy of him!! 🤣 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: You'd better hope that @Andy135 does read that, he worships the LSD. No quicker way to make an enemy of him!! 🤣 Yet another reason why dogfish are the greatest! Being barn door bait is no bad thing in the grand scheme of things. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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