Popular Post mike farrants Posted August 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) I took Friday off work so i could go out on pugwash for a full days fishing with my mate shane. leaving under the 8am bridge lift we first hit the mackerel at portlands north entrance, bagging a few mackerel and scad we moved up to the chequers entrance for a few more - once we had 10 or so we had enough bait for the day. I also had some frozen squid and sandeel. we motored off from the entrance before the cruise ship celebrity silhouette came in - and headed to the spoils - anchoring on the top of the tide - hoping to fish the entire Ebb tide down to low. Target was Rays - as i wanted shane to land a double figure fish - but this spot throws up all sorts and today was no exception . starting with big baits we were soon into dogs, but with tapping rattles i put down a bream rig with squid strip - i was soon into a nice black bream - destined for the BBQ. being the kind soul i am i handed shane the bream rod and said go get yourself one - and soon enough he obliged - 2 for the BBQ the bream are passing back through round the bill from their breeding ground Lulworth ledges - so are appearing all over the bay! he kept hold of the 2nd rod and soon enough he was into a run of fish all day - while I only had Dogs! He had a couple of decent red Gurnards - his first ever and obviously PB he had his PB smoothound he had his PB conger and he too had plenty of dogs! I managed to lose a red gurnard at the boat (annoying as i need one for the species hunt) but did land a very angry spider crab! he totally out-fished me all day - but that's totally fine - i shared his enjoyment just as much = a red letter day for him and a long time coming! but no rays....... odd. He went home with full bragging rights and rightly so - he also had his red band fish that week, and had some mackerel and what he thought was a herring on his kayak while i was working - so was absolutely buzzing! Edited August 1, 2022 by mike farrants suzook12, GPSguru, Malc and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: he totally out-fished me all day - but that's totally fine - i shared his enjoyment just as much = a red letter day for him and a long time coming! Looks like you had a good day Mike. It is not unusual to be out fishied when you are trying to make sure a guest has a good day. That Spider looks almost a keeper. We eat all keeper spiders, much tastier than edibles. The aroma when they are cooking is really, really nice. Most of the meat is in the legs, and it is incredibly sweet. Kyle has had them over 3lb ! Edited August 1, 2022 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 we did discuss that they are edible, and i do have the size chart on board, but we were BBQing the bream that evening so had dinner sorted lol! how do you cook it ian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, mike farrants said: how do you cook it ian? Exactly the same as an edible, in boiling water. I can guarantee you will get hooked on the cooking aroma, which is extremely pleasant, like a sweet savoury smell. Edited August 1, 2022 by GPSguru Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 how on earth is he picking that up without gloves - maniac! ok big pan of water, rolling boil? for how long? anything added to the water? and do you just crack open the legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just now, mike farrants said: how on earth is he picking that up without gloves - maniac! ok big pan of water, rolling boil? for how long? anything added to the water? and do you just crack open the legs? Time depends on size, but use edible times as a guide. We put nothing in the water, and we don't crack the legs. Kyle is good at handling crabs and lobsters. suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Top skippering Mike and well dangled Shane 🎣🎣👍 A great day out. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Another great looking summers day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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