Boat trip Today

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:58 am

Well it would have been a very good day, good company, good weather, good boat, but I was the only one to blank and it hurts.

On the long drive back from north of the Thames (the natives were really friendly) I reflected on what went wrong, was it god paying me back for posting the other week that "I had never blanked on a boat" or was it the bait, every one had bigger fatter lug than I had, essexdave had tiny squid that made your mouth water, griggwwr had a secret weapon in the shape of a Christmas tree without the lights, those coming on the 29th will see this marvelous rig and if I can remember to make it properly you may see 2 (going to have lights on mine), southendfisherman had all the local knowledge in fact macer and/or conehead (jasons 1 and 2 don't know which one is which) could have hit the boat casting off end of southend pier, jason 1 or 2 used a spectacularly large squid lug cocktail on penel rig (size 8/0 bottom 4/0 top) the hooks were to hold the bait on, the secret of this rig I think is the cod get so excited they get tangled up in foot long lug and squid tentacles that they strangle themselves.

That left the other jason 1 or 2 and me with 1 hour to go and the only blanks, jason had been given some foot long lug by essexdave and this did the trick and after a long fight we all saw the cod mouth wide open being hauled by a tiring jason to the boat and then it was gone taking rig and weight with it not sure why could have been the Christmas tree or fighting through the other jasons massive bait crying

we were all gutted devil

. jason fits new rig recasts and another fish but no its not another fish its the same one along with a tangle of line and the lost rig big grin

It was at this stage I began to think that it was not my day and everything was against me but especially god, bob (the skipper) gave me words of comfort saying "if he had not got 1 today it would have been his 3rd blank on the trot", he meant well but it does not help being told everybody has blanks when its you blanking, 15 minute call goes out and quickly rebait am the last rod in the water and have to admit defeat.

After long contemplation I know why I blanked it was not the bait, technique, skipper or even god, it was no ground bait!!!! no one was sick.

So that really does put the pressure on cadrat for the 29th, captain has got puke his heart up for the sake of the rest of us?

Was given the little succulent squid and foot long lug as consolation prize by essexdave so just off to Crete hall road Northfleet as recommended by theshadow got to get at least 1 fish cool

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:17 pm

Who needs a boat to blank I can do it anywhere including Crete Hall Rd Northfleet today, that 2 rods for 6 hours yesterday 3 rods for 4 hours today thats 24 rod hours about 48 hooks hours crying

Going to driving range tomorrow to get ready for 18 holes on wednesday big grin

Crete Hall Rd Northfleet looking up river

Crete Hall Rd Northfleet looking across river to Tilbury

Crete Hall Rd Northfleet looking down river

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:47 pm

pete can you post these in the venue sticky. unlucky lol

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:58 pm

Done Colin.

Peter

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:12 pm

Unlucky Pete sad

Just keep thinking of the dab mate lol

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:30 pm

ReallyTangled,
I would forget the baby squid or the foot long lug.
I would recomend a visit to church mate , cause when your luck is not in there isn't much more you can do. I am sure next time you will be pulling them up and I will be the one blanking.
Chin up my man.
Think of that lovely Christmas tree rig you are going to attempt to build.
I would ask Greg for a technical drawing though as I am an engineer and I wouldn't attempt it from memory.lol.
No offence Greg.
Dave

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:00 pm

Christmas tree rig - does that involve a coat hanger??? lol.. or is it like a grimmell!!
Nice coddies lads.. big grin

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my next tree rig as its so called is even better as it comes with lights lol big grin

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:47 pm

so it is a christmas tree tougue

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:51 pm

Don't give too much away grieg. Hope you have made 7 1 each for the Boat 2 Possee LOL.

Carpet fishing the estuary devil

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:41 pm

Sod that......have you seen how much bait Griegs rigs can hold lol suprise

You would need a second mortgage to pay for a days fishing with them laughing

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:01 pm

I have asked for them pre-baited LOL devil