Popular Post jonnyswamp Posted December 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) High water was around 7.30 am so decided to catch that lock out Got to the boat at 6.45 to a defrosted windscreen and a very warm cabin (the joys of a heater, especially when you can tell it to come on from your phone) Turned the batteries on, turned the key and the engine didn't spring into life The temp was minus 3 at my house and not much warmer on the water Tested all 3 batteries and they were at 12.6v, just not enough juice in one battery to turn the engine fast enough Anyway, I luckily found a short length of battery cable with an 8mm eye on both ends, result (I can't remember making one up but glad I did) Linked the closest 2 together and she fired up My crew were getting a bit panicky by this time as usually I make the 5 min walk up to get the boat, then pick them up by the fuel pontoon as it's less for the old un to walk They thought I'd fallen in, because it was a fair bit icey, I then had to run back to the clubhouse to fill the water bottle as all the external taps had frozen The only outlet which I could get a 5 litre bottle underneath was a shower head, needless to say I got wet filling it We just managed to get in the 7.30 lock with not many seconds to spare and headed out to a flat calm sea Plan was to stay local instead of running up and down the channel burning fuel unnecessarily First stop was in close near the Rannie to get out of the first couple of hrs of a strong ebb, this produced jack shit, not even a bite between us Around 11 we ventured further out to the outer edge of the coral, plenty of boats around us, but judging by the radio chatter not a lot being caught An hour or so before low water I had the only visible bite of the day which resulted in this juvenile A shade under 3lb but fat (full of prawns) Nipper pulled in a tiny codling which he didn't know he had on about 10 minutes later which was the sum total of our days fishing Shuff never saw his tip move all day Did hear that the dredger had been around for the last 3 days and nights, so may have something to do with it ? As for the battery saga, I have one of these on the way DC 12V 500A 4 Pin SPST Starter Relay Contactor Double Batteries Isolator Control | eBay Edited December 11, 2022 by jonnyswamp Saintly Fish, mick, thejollysinker and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Well done getting the thing started. Was your anchor rope frozen? I had to go up front and pull it through as it was frozen stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, JonC said: Well done getting the thing started. Was your anchor rope frozen? I had to go up front and pull it through as it was frozen stiff. Not completely, just a bit stiff, I put it down to morning thickness 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Looks like a nice enough day, shame about a lack of fish. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejollysinker Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I’m trying to imagine filling a water bottle from a shower head 🤣 well done on the cod, shame it was so slow but good to be out eh? 😊 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 12 hours ago, thejollysinker said: I’m trying to imagine filling a water bottle from a shower head 🤣 well done on the cod, shame it was so slow but good to be out eh? 😊 It was one of those anti-tamper fixed heads, where the rose was slightly larger than the hole in the top of the bottle And the water wasn't instantly warm either ❄️ thejollysinker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Good effort Nick. A cod's a cod, no matter how small. Well played. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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