report bridlington boat trip 27th 12.09

well as boat trips go this was not my best i blanked
it was a rough day and very cold and the fish just was not there. Mick the skipper tried all over the place for us.
there was 3 other boats out fishing but ours had the best catch rate
thanks guys for a good day out and great banter

the boys waiting for the boat.


the view leaving the harbour


buster and his brothers




Capitan pug wash (Clive) not looking so good


Clive trying to find his sea legs


steve (clives mate) with his coaly

well only five fish all day the total boat but out of four boats we did best sorry to the guys on there first trip please dont let it put you off at least the skipper moved about looking for the fish but they was not to be found my words are THERES ALLWAYS ANOTHER DAY cheers guys for turning up jonty

nice report and well done whos got fishes.. the crab was good too
at least I know now - it's not me whos bringin blankin luck on meetings
i would be definately up for trip when wheather will get warmer...

well at least it cleared the cobwebs away

Hello All, I was looking forward to this boat trip, since putting name forward. Got into Bridlington nice and early myself and Ste (my mate) still excited and raring to go the others followed first Chris and Jonty then buster and the gang. we All got kitted up and a quick team talk by Chris, who I would personally like to thank for all loan of boat rods, rigs and leads, for those of us who did'nt have any. Thanks Chris. swiftly moving on the weather was rather on the cold side (freezing) but did not stop us we got onboard then out to sea we all got settled and set up, we had a wide range of baits: macky's, squid,sand eels, prawns, lug worm and mussels, so cant say we did not try, the sea was not too bad pretty calmish at first and we sailed out for 20 mins to the spot we started fishing to not much success but the banter was good and we all had a laugh, my mate Ste was the first catch with a takable coley, full marks to mick our captain who did everything possible to make the day a success, even when he found the big wave's but was not meant to be Dave's (Buster) mate Chris caught a nice Coley too then my mate caught yet again a lot smaller and then Ron (buster's mate) wi a Dab then that was it we were all burnt out around 15:00 and we all agreed to bow out, I started to real in when i thought does not feel right, no fight but heavy lifting, to my surprise a nice size very eatable crab any way there you have it folks. Q. will i go again? A. cant wait for the next one, bring it on.

Ere is a video of the days events




Regards
Clive

guys were you uptideing.

hiya haribo yes we did try up tiding flowing traces hokies every think even booms with long and short traces but there was no fish about to be had next time will tell jonty

Good vid clive, pity you didnt have anyone catching at the time
Looks fun

Very bad luck lads. Where have all the fish gone??????

Got to feel sorry for the first timers, not a good initiation to boat fishing.

Did you fish off Flamborough or is that a no go area now?

Gordon

Hi guys, great report Sorry the fish did not show but thats fishing. Still looked a good day out, It seems the fish don't like to play out when its too cold. Theres always next time! Mike ps HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all.

Hi Guys sorry you did'nt catch so much im glad i did'nt go now I dont think I could have stood the cold ... well better luck next time...Frank

Hi guys i know i've not put a report up but i've been full of a cold all week
i dont think i've thawed out yet

The lads who came with me were disappointed at the lack of fish but
are all up for going again (when its warmer)

They asked me to thank chris and john for helping them out

Cheers Dave

im very happy to oblige dave some good lads there hope to se them again jonty

wijonty wrote:hiya haribo yes we did try up tiding flowing traces hokies every think even booms with long and short traces but there was no fish about to be had next time will tell jonty

Thats very unusual at Bridlington, fishing at anchor. All my trips have been drifting marks and wrecks. I presume you fished close to shore in relatively shallow water then?

Hi Tomcat, you presume right we was close to shore at first cant remember how far out when he found the big waves, went a bit sicky maybe the others could say

Regards
Clive

TC if you look at the last pic thats how close we where at anchor but we did go out and drift fish
dave its a shame your mates didnt have a good day as far as fish cos we had all the right gear, baits
and jonty and i was happy to help them out and will again

Chris i was wondering if anyone fancy's going again around may/june time? and maybe a night or 2 camping? i've stayed at a campsite just outside bridlington its basic with just toilets and showers and a shop selling basics but its right on the beach my missus loves the place.I thought the camping might be a good idea i dont know about you but i was knackered on the way home.

Heres a link to reviews of the site http://ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=2812

We could always fish the beach at the site also if you've finished meerkat they have a launch site aswell

a very good idea buster i would like that jonty

That looks a good camp, ive been looking for somewhere on the east coast for us this year ... well done Buster for finding that one for us ... what month do you think will be best for us fishing? ... Frank

Frank its a good campsite nothing on it just a shop and toilets and showers
but if you dont want electric you can pitch your tent near the cliff and
the views are fantastic!!!! Theres a chippy and pub in walking distance

I'm up for that too Dave,
it will be something to look forward to whilst we suffer in the ice and snow