fenboy Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I had a boat trip off Whitby yesterday . Up at 2 am for the 3.5 hour drive Weather talked of being a bit breezy first thing but dropping off with some showers throughout the day. Well they got the weather wrong , luckily the rain held off but the wind increased when it should have been dropping . It was a little lumpy but I have been out in worse. We started off by catching Mackerel for bait which did not take long at all as they were only about 10ft down under the boat. Once we had the bait we set off for the first drift of the day , there were soon a few cod and ling coming aboard and I opened my account with a nice cod caught on squid , that was followed by another on the next drift and things were looking good. My next three fish were all ling , which was not great as I am not particularly partial to them , I returned a couple and gave a larger one to another guy on the boat. A quiet for me then happened while everyone else were still getting a few fish . So I changed over from bait to soft rubber shads and eels and from then on some nice cod came at fairly regular intervals throughout the day I finished taking home 14 cod between 4 - 8lb , returned several smaller ones along with a few ling . Trouble is with having a decent catch they need preparing , by the time I got home and had the fish sorted it was gone midnight , a long day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Well done glad you had a good day nice photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 nice going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 That was a nice day out. Some nice photo's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Great photo's and a nice fish. Does look a bit 'lumpy' in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 A good time had fenboy, and some great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Can't beat fresh cod! Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Cod olmighty that's a good fish :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Great photos matey. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 They are good photos too very clear. Sounds like a cracking even if long day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 They are good photos too very clear. Sounds like a cracking even if long day. Thanks , I was very pleased with the photos considering they were taken with my phone . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Some good pictures and some nice eating, can't be bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 A good write up and a cracking day by the sounds .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 cant beat fresh fish ,well done m8.well worth the journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Nice pictures mate Good write up good day out Thanks for posting Good thing about cod 😋 They always make the bloke holding them look good 😂 All the best Of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Sounds like a cracking day out. A former neighbour has always offered to take me to Whitby, wreck fishing, in return for taking him out shooting. While I've always fancied the idea I'm not a great sailor, even on big boats I'm better off aloft than indoors. I once went on a tiny boat on a ATC trip where we visited the radio room, and I was about green by the time I got back up top. I would probably be ok with some travel pills (as I was on trips to Isle of Man) but 8 hours miles out at sea is a hard way to find out. Some great eating there, well worth the long day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Great catch well done, looks as if cod are making a bit of a come back. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Great catch well done, looks as if cod are making a bit of a come back. Blackpowder There are plenty of cod there, but they are nothing like the stamp of fish we used to catch years ago when fish of 15-20lb were caught on every trip . Now days the fish perhaps average 4 lb with a few better ones , good eating size though . The style of fishing has changed too , it used to be 50lb rods heavy line and pirks , now its light tackle and soft rubber baits with a bit of bait fishing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipot Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 good write up that its funny how times have changed from massive heavy pirks to shads and soft rubber times change and move on suppose but they are for the good carrying your box full of them often climbing down steps to the boat was exciting .hope to get out my self soon from the tyne my local area , but would not rule out a trip to whitby , there are a few boats but mistress always seems to crop up on charter boat uk with some good reports . thanks rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 You and me both. Just looking at fenboy's photos made me feel queasy. Some nice fish there A. Sounds like a cracking day out. A former neighbour has always offered to take me to Whitby, wreck fishing, in return for taking him out shooting. While I've always fancied the idea I'm not a great sailor, even on big boats I'm better off aloft than indoors. I once went on a tiny boat on a ATC trip where we visited the radio room, and I was about green by the time I got back up top. I would probably be ok with some travel pills (as I was on trips to Isle of Man) but 8 hours miles out at sea is a hard way to find out. Some great eating there, well worth the long day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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