Ivan Tuna Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Just joined the Forum - looking forward to learning from you guys and sharing what I know. Haven’t owned a boat for a while but COVID Lockdown made me take the plunge. Boats in Lymington and I live in Oxfordshire. I’m a lure fisherman at heart but have done my share of bait fishing over the years. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Welcome aboard Ivan, look forward to seeing your catch reports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hi Ivan welcome on, you could be a contender for the land locked award being from Oxfordshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Welcome Ivan. I fish the solent out of the Hamble river. Enjoy the forum. Do stick up some pics of your boat in the show us your boat thread. We all love boat photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I feel your pain Ivan - I'm in Berkshire and the boat's in Gosport. 😭 The A34 never gets any shorter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Welcome Ivan, where in Oxfordshire are you, i'm in Witney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Welcome on board Ivan. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaByte Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Hello Ivan Welcome. We've got 4 members from Oxfordshire in Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 23 hours ago, Dicky said: Welcome Ivan, where in Oxfordshire are you, i'm in Witney I’m in Didcot buddy Dicky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 hours ago, MegaByte said: Hello Ivan Welcome. We've got 4 members from Oxfordshire in Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club. Really - would never have thought that, I almost moored my boat 🚣 n Poole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Good place to boat from, short run to the channel and protection of the solent. Looking forward to hearing a few fishing tales, maybe a trevaly from the shingle banks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 That would require a hell of a lot of global warming, hopefully we’ll get a chance to throw a lure at Bluefin without breaking the law JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 We used to pick up charter clients from Lymington years ago. The shingle banks were always an area I avoided to a point back then but with better charts and the ability to build your own charts I would love to map that area in order to work lures chassing bass there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 I hoping to learn about the Shingles from an old sea dog a few berths away - knows the west end of the Solent like the back of his hand, big Bass fan JDP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Most modern gps units allow you to make your own charts, which would be handy for that area given how the shingle banks move. Sidescan and forward scan is also handy in such situations, very few boats ventured that area years ago but those who did normally did well. What size boat do you have and is it powered by inboard or outboard. Outboards are handy in those sorts of areas as you can simply trim up and hop onto banks at low tide to flick lures quietly without the boat running. It also looks incredibly interesting on the charts as you head west along the drop offs in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 8:17 PM, Ivan Tuna said: Just joined the Forum - looking forward to learning from you guys and sharing what I know. Haven’t owned a boat for a while but COVID Lockdown made me take the plunge. Boats in Lymington and I live in Oxfordshire. I’m a lure fisherman at heart but have done my share of bait fishing over the years. Out of curiosity, what was it about lockdown that made you buy a boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 6 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Out of curiosity, what was it about lockdown that made you buy a boat? Boat sales went through the roof back in summer, jet skis etc even paddle boards were in demand. I live in a boaty village it was hectic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Tuna Posted December 16, 2020 Author Share Posted December 16, 2020 Couple of things really - I normally spend weeks abroad chasing Tuna and GTs, you need to get super fit to do that justice, struggle to fit the fitness in. Shore fishing in the U.K. sucks. Sitting around in the garden, working from home all that COVID stuff got me thinking about what’s important, don’t want to regret not doing something. Geoff, Andy135 and JonC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Ivan Tuna said: COVID stuff got me thinking about what’s important I think there were a lot of people in lockdown one that did a fair bit of reflection on life. You made a terrible decision. Sorry that was meant to be you made a great decision. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 8 hours ago, Ivan Tuna said: all that COVID stuff got me thinking about what’s important, don’t want to regret not doing something. I had exactly the same thought. Life's too short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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