Popular Post Andy135 Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 Well, this was meant to be a report stuffed full of monster wreck conger and double figure cod... but clearly the fish and the weather missed that particular memo. @Saintly Fishand I set off from Gosport this morning full of anticipation and enjoying the calm conditions to the east of the IoW. But we arrived at the Camberwell to find a nasty 1m swell rolling in from the SW which made for a couple of very uncomfortable drifts. We gave up on the idea of anchoring the wreck and instead sought shelter in Sandown Bay. We had a quick chat with @iowspence on the way in and he suggested a mark for us to try (Thanks Spence 👍). We dropped the hook and within moments we had a pout on a worm bait, followed by several strap conger - blanks avoided! Just as the mark seemed to be warming up the bites dried out, so instead of waiting it out, we headed back east to Dean Tail to a favourite mark of mine - I call it the Kennel. No sooner had our baits touched the bottom than we were into a pack of dogfish... I was in seventh heaven! 🐶 To punctuate the dogfish, and to our surprise, we both reeled in spider crabs, a few casts apart. Could even have been the same crab, as they both had two missing legs. A couple more strap congers each and we called it a day. A bit underwhelming, frankly, but let's face it... a day on the water is never wasted. @JonC, it was a shame you couldn't make it (he stood me up for a better offer), but you didn't miss much. We looked for you as we passed Blockhouse this morning but I'm guessing you were still tucked up somewhere snug with @Tadpole?? Scotch_Egg2012, GPSguru, Saintly Fish and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Nice one and as you say, a day on the water is always enjoyed And NO BLANKING Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Well I personally am glad you didn’t catch much. It would have been better if you had the shits all day as well though, that would have been korma. Well done to Fisty for monitoring you through the day and not letting you do anything stupid. @Tadpolewouldn’t have let me down, he’s a stand up guy.(with anger issues though) jonnyswamp and iowspence 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 minute ago, JonC said: It would have been better if you had the shits all day as well though, that would have been korma. Korma has never yet given me the shits. Too mild to do any damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Nice one and as you say, a day on the water is always enjoyed And NO BLANKING Yep, no blanks therefore it must have been a good day by definition 👍 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 As I was tidying up the boat after we'd got back I got chatting to two very nice gentlemen who were admiring Jersey Girl and who had visited Offshore Outlaws as guests (I.e. not yet joined as members). In case you're reading this, I just wanted to say it was good talking with you and hope to see you on here in future 👍👍 Geoff and iowspence 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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