29th June southwest

[Josh]

Too good a Saturday forecast to miss saw me towing to Cornwall Friday night.

arrival around 1ish launching at daylight meant couple hours sort rods unstrap pack away and shut eye for not very long but it all helps.

first stop was bait and I was picking up some

jumbo mackerel only close in which was great after about 8/9 I headed out.

i stopped off on the way out around the reefs what difference the not netting of pollack has made. Well saying that Iv seen more fish in the past but compared to last year there were a few good fish back !

 

 

Pushed out to the 20mile band it was glass on the way out which was lovely then I spent an hour or so over the slack trying for ling on this wreck. I know they’re on there I just couldn’t get them ..another time !

dumped the chum over and waited quite a while with no wind i was moving with the tide but not a great deal.

then I had one probably of 40lb.

Hour or so later I had a better one round more like 75lb the boat going for the chum bag and the proper.

i had this fish round the bait and I could wind up any more so I just hand hooked her and she wernt happy gave me a searing run. Great fun

the Yank
The run 

chum

curious blue

 I ended up with another one so 3 in total

Had to pull the hook in again by hand to get that last one tight , rather that than deep hook. 
 

food as follows

Bangers on boat took some skin damage @JonC

 

Dinner made up for it

then I crawled into the tent 💤 

 

Josh 

[Andy135]

Cracking effort! Well done @Josh

[daio web]

great report bud nice 🐳

[Odyssey]

Top marks! Was rather breezy by us managed to get out but wish had conditions like that 😍

Nice to see the pollack ban has had an effect. How long does it last for? 

[Josh]

5 minutes ago, Odyssey said:

Top marks! Was rather breezy by us managed to get out but wish had conditions like that 😍

Nice to see the pollack ban has had an effect. How long does it last for? 

Yeah is a rarity to look like that out there

glad you got out. Mind you better for sharking with a blow.

 

I’m not sure how long the ban is in got but I dread to think what not having it does to the population every spawning season nets everywhere… I know that’s rabbit hole of ‘each person got to make a living’ but purely from a conservation perspective.

if they can keep it an annual spawning season ban… well it just makes perfect sense.

 

[mike farrants]

nice one! 

[Dicky]

Nice one mate, were you north or south coast if you don't mind me asking

[Josh]

On 7/1/2024 at 9:40 PM, Dicky said:

Nice one mate, were you north or south coast if you don't mind me asking

South side  @Dicky

20ish mile out  

[Odyssey]

On 7/1/2024 at 9:40 PM, Dicky said:

Nice one mate, were you north or south coast if you don't mind me asking

Pirate road trip 🙂 🙂 

[Dicky]

14 hours ago, Odyssey said:

Pirate road trip 🙂 🙂 

Already got 5 days booked in September, would like to get down to Plymouth before then but can't seem to find time at the mo with the family and work