Popular Post Saintly Fish Posted July 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2022 10.08am on Monday I get a msg from @Andy135. Wanna come SPJ'ing on Friday aboard Jersey Girl? Well hell yeah, of course I do. 10.29am on Tuesday, I get dumped. Uninvited, call it what you will. So, having had my hopes and dreams dashed (I feel for you @JonC), I hatch a plan to go solo today. I decided to go a new mark, a relatively shallow spot that is 4m deep but if anchored correctly then a 8m hole can be fished into. I had to pick my way around a shallow bank that at low water only had 1m above it. I arrived for the last hour of the ebb, so I knew id be ok in the depth I anchored in. First drop, a squid and double frozen sand eel bait. This was on the floor for around 20 seconds when a spritely 3lb spotted ray took a fancy and landed on it. Well this was a god start. Unfortunately due to the N/NW 15-20mph winds and the lack of tide, the boat just would not stay still, and I was left one way, then right the other and so on. The bites dried so I moved. What a good idea that was. East Lepe was the next mark (didn't want to travel too far what with the cost of fuel), and it just goes to show that you don't need to go far from home to have good fishing. As soon as the tide picked up the fish fed, It was pretty relentless for the next 4 hours. I only stopped to listen the BJ give a speech. This mark produced 2 black bream to 1.5lb... 2 Lsd (no pics) 2 smoothound at 7&8lb respectively. The first one gave me a wound to remember as a thank you gift. 3 strap conger (one real small) biggest 5lb. And to top the day off a beautiful bass of The bass unfortunately was gut hooked, greedy fucker really ambushed the bait and took off like a train. He bled all over the deck and had to be dispatched. I don't usually keep fish, I do like to return alive, but this one just seemed destined for the Cobb bbq tomorrow evening. Shame my mate Andy never made it, but he does seem to have some kind of perverted allegiance to working...🤷🏻♂️ Geoff, GPSguru, jonnyswamp and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 A belter of a Bass mate and a nice mix of species Is that a small blonde though, rather than a spottie ? Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 14 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Is that a small blonde though I don't think so, it didn't have the sporadic white spots that a blonde has. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Just now, Saintly Fish said: I don't think so, it didn't have the sporadic white spots that a blonde has. Ok, thought that the spots stopped short of the wing ends on a spottie, but go to the ends on a blonde Either way, lovely markings and a great days fishing Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 looks like you had a good day no doges then maybe you did well because jona was not there?????? GPSguru, suzook12, Saintly Fish and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) By any standard, that is a stonking Bass. I wonder if you will be like me and have a long, long wait for a double. I have caught loads up to 9lb 14oz, but the double eludes me. I agree that is a juvenile spotted ray, blond markings are more random and less pronounced. In his defence, I can understand where @Andy135 is coming from, with authority comes responsibility, and often that responsibility cannot be shirked. Edited July 7, 2022 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: 10.08am on Monday I get a msg from @Andy135. Wanna come SPJ'ing on Friday aboard Jersey Girl? Well hell yeah, of course I do. 10.29am on Tuesday, I get dumped. Uninvited, call it what you will. So, having had my hopes and dreams dashed (I feel for you @JonC), I hatch a plan to go solo today. Bah! You know full well you weren't ditched, the whole trip was kiboshed by work. Not like I went out without you... Bloody well will uninvite you next time 😠 Saintly Fish, suzook12 and GPSguru 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: The bass unfortunately was gut hooked, greedy fucker really ambushed the bait and took off like a train. He bled all over the deck and had to be dispatched. I don't usually keep fish, I do like to return alive, but this one just seemed destined for the Cobb bbq tomorrow evening. Did you fillet that with a knife or did you use a chainsaw ? 😲 Geoff and suzook12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 8 hours ago, GPSguru said: By any standard, that is a stonking Bass. I wonder if you will be like me and have a long, long wait for a double. I have caught loads up to 9lb 14oz, but the double eludes me. My PB bass is 10lb 8oz...... sorry GPSguru, suzook12, Geoff and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 nice mixed day out - and what a stonker of a bass! Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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