Popular Post GPSguru Posted November 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2022 Taking the opportunity of a very short weather window always has an element of risk. The Tuesday morning sea state was forecast as 0.3m @ 13secs, flattening out to 0.2m @ 10secs, so it was worth taking a risk to try and visit the 30 mile wrecks. I checked the live wave buoy data at 6:00am and it was showing 0.35m @ 15.4secs with a most significant wave height of 0.5m, visibility of 20km +, so we were good to go. The crew for the day was James (brother-in-law) and we launched at 8:00am on a chilly (4c) but sunny morning. Once out of the navigation channel, I set the plotter to take us to a wreck that is at 20 miles. I pushed the throttle up to maintain a cruising speed of 28knt, as the offshore waters forecast was detailing moderate to rough sea at 12miles or more out so I was expecting to reduce speed as we entered rougher sea states. The sea was pretty flat up until 10 miles and then got a little confused, but we were still able to comfortably stay at 24knts. We arrived at the wreck at a little before 09:00 and made the first few drifts, which only produced 3 pout, which was more than a little disappointing. We were joined on the last couple of drifts by Shande 3 (Ian Goff, Exmouth charter), and exchanged pleasantries over the radio. They had been to several wrecks and were finding it a tough day. I decided to move 5 miles onto a wreck that was about 25 miles out, that in the past has produced large Pollock, Bass and cod. The sea state was strange, there was a huge swell, and I guess the peak to peak time was 10secs (ish), I guessed the swell to be about 2m (yes, 6ft). So again, fishing was difficult, and we had another 3 pout (one monster) and a small Pollock of about 3lb. Here we were joined by Outlaw (Owen Mailla, Dartmouth charter) and again exchanged pleasantries over the radio, they were also having a tough day. To give you an idea of the swell, which was increasing, Outlaw, which is a 33ft Vigilante was lost from sight in the swell troughs at a distance of about 50 - 100m. We estimated the swell to be close to 3m (9ft), but at a decent time period of 10secs (ish). Also the panoptix transducer was switching between ‘forward scan’ and ‘down scan’ as the boat angle increased with the swell (soon fixed by knocking off ‘auto’) Soon it was 12:30 and time to head back in. Even in the large swell, we were cruising at an average of 30kts (28kts going up the swell and 32kt going down the other side). Once we got to the 12 mile line the sea was flat calm, and we stopped at a 12 mile wreck to pass the time of day with another friend who has a 20ft Orkney, he was also having a tough day. So……. It was actually a great morning out, with 6 Pout and one small Pollock, yes, not great fishing, but still better than sat at home. We travelled a total of 52Nm ……………no pics, I don’t do pics of Pout, and the Pollock was small. Malc, thejollysinker, suzook12 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Good write up Ian. Sounds like a tricky day to be out, but good effort for persevering. Rather envious that you've been able to get out. Lack of boat aside, it's been rubbish weather on the south coast for ages. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejollysinker Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Sounds like you had a good time riding those swells... better than any fairground rides I bet 😅 Shame there wasn't more fish about after that effort though but good on you for trying. I missed the opportunity yesterday as I'm off work this week doing loads of work on the house which desperately needs doing.... it did look like a good day to be out 🙂 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Was a great day for surfers yesterday with a strong, long range alantic swell running. Your guesses correlate well to the wave buoys Inuse to track the surf and see what I’m missing due to work! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 hours ago, JonC said: I don’t believe it happened without pictures. This is a self defeatist attitude, as some folk will refrain from posting in fear of a toxic comment from the site management. I look forward to a comment from @Andy135 regarding this negative attitude from two of the SLT #twatfromessexsendsthewrongvibes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 nice to see that some one got out there and had a go. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Andy135 said: Good write up Ian. Sounds like a tricky day to be out, but good effort for persevering. Rather envious that you've been able to get out. Lack of boat aside, it's been rubbish weather on the south coast for ages. Now for the funny side, and yes, you bast’ids can take the pee. Well apart from fishing a red gill with the hook guard on some time ago (more than once), I have managed to go one better. on the 25 mile wreck I hooked a very decent pout with the slow jig, however, just as I went to lift it out of the water it fell off. We did another 3 drifts and I was getting hits but no hookups. I mentioned this to James and the next time I reeled up he started laughing. The jig was HOOKLESS ! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 I can only assume that when the Pout dropped off, it took the hooks with it. I guess the solid ring snapped (i have had that happen before, but it is rare). Dicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 minute ago, GPSguru said: Now for the funny side, and yes, you bast’ids can take the pee. Well apart from fishing a red gill with the hook guard on some time ago (more than once), I have managed to go one better. on the 25 mile wreck I hooked a very decent pout with the slow jig, however, just as I went to lift it out of the water it fell off. We did another 3 drifts and I was getting hits but no hookups. I mentioned this to James and the next time I reeled up he started laughing. The jig was HOOKLESS ! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 I can only assume that when the Pout dropped off, it took the hooks with it. I guess the solid ring snapped (i have had that happen before, but it is rare). That's shocking. I don't understand why you would assume we would take the piss!! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, GPSguru said: This is a self defeatist attitude, as some folk will refrain from posting in fear of a toxic comment from the site management. I look forward to a comment from @Andy135 regarding this negative attitude from two of the SLT #twatfromessexsendsthewrongvibes You do realise it's only pictures of you that he's interested in? He's got the hump because he was hoping for pics of your tache surrounded by rubber. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: That's shocking. I don't understand why you would assume we would take the piss!! Assume has nothing to do with it. GPSguru KNOWS that you are rolling about with laughter!!! Geoff.🙂 Saintly Fish and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 7 hours ago, Geoff said: Assume has nothing to do with it. GPSguru KNOWS that you are rolling about with laughter!!! Geoff.🙂 But that's just not true. I know Ian is a seasoned pro and that anybody can have an off day!! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 11/30/2022 at 9:39 AM, Andy135 said: Sounds like a tricky day to be out, but good effort for persevering. The sea conditions made it tricky, as whilst drifting a constant ‘look out’ was imperative to see any rogue waves in the swell pattern. Also coming back in at speed required a lot of concentration as you really don't want to stuff the bow in a 3m swell ! However, it was very enjoyable and good to be using the boat in the sea conditions it was designed to do. 👍 Andy135, Malc, thejollysinker and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 3 hours ago, GPSguru said: Also coming back in at speed required a lot of concentration as you really don't want to stuff the bow in a 3m swell ! I still remember a day out from Anstruther in the late 70's on a wooden creel boat and the skipper wasn't watching out and we nose dived into a wave, there was a sudden stop with a terrible crack and we all looked at one another thinking, how far to shore is it! I was convinced that we would sink. captin slows old outlaw and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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