Species Hunt 24-04-05

Here's another pic, I know they're only doggies but he'll be chuffed when he sees himself on the internet when he gets the chance

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He's only a doggie, but he got mentioned twice and I bet he's chuff to bits......

Nice report Simon.

Good to hear a team enjoying themselves on a competition.

Adam and I fished out of Weymouth. Had pollack, pout, mackerel (yes, they are back, and big uns, too), wrasse and plaice.

We travelled quite a bit, too. HMS Hood, shambles, Elena R, Binnendyk, Portland Ledge and back to HMS Hood again. Weather was fine after 9am.

Out on the Shambles the Gannets were giving a spectacular display of diving. We soon found what they were after when Adam caught some Launce. He used them to good effect drifting one of the wrecks and getting hammered by a nice pollack.

Lovely day out.

The season has begun.

Bob F

nicwe to hear you had a good day

we headed off to the banks first thing and didnt catch anything

came back in next to illusion on the patch and had some wrasse

moved closer in to a rough spot had more wrasse and 6 nice bream thanks to magnet groundbait they were caught in scent trail.

finished the day drifting inside harbour finished with a nice 3lb wrasse for me.

shame no bigger fish but nice to be out

bring on the hot sunny days catching bream and tope.

tight lines

sam

Gordon and i went out in Marineboy on it's maiden voyage from christchurch.

Launch went smoothly so we stopped off at the 4 knot sign (harbour) for a spot of mullet bashing. Turned out they had different ideas and were a no show, so after a call from Paul D at Mudeford we ventured outside to rendevous at hengisbury head.

On the way the engine seemed a little sluggish, with not nearly the same poke as it had the day before, i put this down to going against a strong tide.

A few drifts across the big groyne was a zero, so wanting to use the tide for the better fish , we headed out to the ledge.

First mark was on the edge of the ledge where we picked up a potting buoy. Things were slow, only picking up a couple of dogs, and i think gordon got a pout and a wrasse.

We moved on top of the legde picking up another buoy in approx 30ft of water.We soon found we were dragging it so we dropped anchor and untied the buoy-

Fishing was still slow despite tons of magnet going down, we did max out on dogs and Gordon got a few other species and i dropped a garfish.

Neo was on their way over as Paul was going to show us a Bream mark so we started to pull up the anchor only to find we were wrapped on the pot line.

Countless attempts to Motor it out failed so it was good bye to the anchor

We buoyed it off with a fender and marked it on the Gps but it's probably on it''s way with the pot man by now.

Neo came over and gave us an anchor and we followed him for about 10 feet when the fuel ran out, a quick switch over of the tanks and ...... nothing the bulb on the fueline wouldn't fill, it just pumped air! .

Thinking it was knackered we transfered the fuel over to the other tank and it fired up no problem except the we got fuel starvation problems and had to limp home on 1/2 power once we got in the harbour it suddenly picked up again and we were zipping along nicely.

Fished a bit longer in the harbour for nought so we called it a day. despite all the hassle i enjoyed the day, thanks Gordon for your company and your patience.

So a few thinks to sort out and it'll be a lot easier next time.

1 get well away from the pot before you drop the anchor

2 the feeder tube inside the fuel tank had fallen off, which is why it was sucking air Doh

Paul J- 6 dogs

As Bob said we went from Weymouth today. The forecast was not good, but when we actually got out it improved dramatically, and after 9am the sun even came out!

Wrasse were not a problem, I even managed a nice 3lb 8oz er... mackerel are also in which was a nice surprise and we had a good dozen plump fish to just under 1lb.

Pollock also in good numbers including one about 4/5lb caught drifting live launce over a wreck.

Not as good as we had hoped though, doggies, a few more plaice, bass and bream the 'easy' species not caught, still, always a pleasure to fish from weymouth!

Adam

Hi all

Well I think we have caught the nil points syndrom.

Folowed Great White out to the Banks but nothing except a doggie to a mate who is not in the club!

Went to Christchurch ledge met with 4 charter boats so tried there without success, same as the charters from what was being said over the radio.

Headed back to the swash for a bit of driffting but nothing so went in by the castle and driffted there and got nothing.

Discovered why you must get in to Baiter before low tide! Interesting recovery in 1.5ft of water.

Thanks to 2 guys from the club for helping out, not sure of names but have a 165 and from Bournemouth.

Well done to those who managed to catch

Oh well perhaps next time

Coddy

You should take me out sometime, I always managed to catch less than anyone else on board .....

Had engine serviced. Nearly lost the wheel of the trailer ( found out why the nuts kept wearing loose - the studs were worn. ) I went around a roundabout and managed to break one stud..... so off to Ambrose Trailers ( nice people ) and bought a new hub with bearings ( Note : For my trailer these cost

Paul,

I thought you were thinking of going up to a 590; go the whole hog and trade in boat and engine ??

Whatever you do, the power lift is almost essential around Christchurch and its shallow waters ....... it was the best advice from bhm , where i got my boat, ..... Yamaha with power lft, very reliable.

They have a showroom in Lymington and give a good package deal on Orkneys.

Alun.

Paul, can I suggest you take a look at the Tohatsu 40hp TLDi.

Yes it's a 2 stroke, but a new typed 2 stroke with direct fuel injection, is less polluting than some 4 strokes. As quiet as some 4 strokes.

Go to www.iboats.com, enter forum and search for Tohatsu tldi. Lots of threads on this line. In a powerboat mag in the us, they did a trail. The new Evinrude Etec comes 1 st, Tohatsu comes second, and in the process beating the like of Yammy, Mercury and Honda. Both the Rude and Tohatsu are 2 strokes while the other 3 are 4 strokes.

Plus it's a 2 stroke, so a fair bit lighter than your Honda.

Alun,

I was tempted to upgrade to the 590. However, I cannot afford that at the moment ( new car coming ). So, now tempted to get an engine with power tilt/trim etc. , since as you say, it is almost essential at Christchurch ( my dinked props prove the point ).

Staying with Honda the smallest they do with power tilt is their 40 HP model ( actually same engine as the 50 HP ).

Orkney rate the hull to 35 HP but I have seen plenty of 520's with 40HP outboards fitted.

Presumably one of the factors is the weight of the engine. Checking the weight of the Honda against others ( Suzuki / Yamaha ) and the 40HP engine is in fact lighter than the others and also comes with Power Tilt and Trim which the others have only power tilt and manual trim.

Just need to find the money

Paul,

Is it just the weight that's the limiting factor?

What about the forces on the transom?? A more powerful engine will produce a bigger 'kick'.

Alun.

Paul

I used to have a Hardy 17' and this was rated for 40hp by the manufacurer. The chance of a 50hp with ptt came along and I like you was toying with the idea so I phoned the manufacturer and asked them. Their response was that every boat has to be rated when produced and in the case of the hardy 17' they chose 40hp although the transom would be plenty strong enough for a 50hp however they could not give this assurance in writing and that it was only advisory. The biggest problem as I see it would be insurance, in my case the insurance co. covered it so I would suggest you make a few phone calls

Martin