hayling island ...blankety blank !!

[cuckoo]

Evening anglers , well second club match of the year , we fished hayling island between I.O.T.B and the funfair ....15 of us fished rag ,maccy lug, limpet,squid and sandeels ,30 rods out .......60 baits in the water , and nil , nowt , zilch ,f all for anybody all day not even a bite ,,,the beach was packed and all we saw was 1 small flounder all day , by the fella to the right of me !!!! typical lol, lovely day to be out though thoroughly enjoyed the blank ..............i did however manage this



worst nest ever .......

lee.

[Norfolkboy]

Unlucky Lee, clearly wasn't your day.

[Twiddler]

We came, we didn't conquer and we went
What can I say....boooooodiful weather, great company, had my first play with a multi but the fish didn't come out to play.

Eddie, Lewis and myself stayed until 7pm, by then the tide went back so far that you had to walk half a mile to get to the edge of the water.

Another blank under my belt....crickey I'm getting good at this

[maghouse]

Unlucky Lee et al ..... it is hard work in the daylight this time of year along there, just a bit too early for Plaice but give it a few more weeks ...

Told you to use my special Slipper

[Greenheart]

Better luck next time guys. I'm sure it was just nice to be out in that sunshine though.

[Gremlin]

You wouldn't have seen many Hayling folks out there.

Why are matches planned at a venue which is barren (like a lot of others) from mid Jan to end of February???

Glad you enjoyed the sunshine, but I can't understand match secretaries/committees holding a match with all the necessary expense by individual anglers when there is zilch to catch.

[peterpan3494]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

You wouldn't have seen many Hayling folks out there.

Why are matches planned at a venue which is barren (like a lot of others) from mid Jan to end of February???

Glad you enjoyed the sunshine, but I can't understand match secretaries/committees holding a match with all the necessary expense by individual anglers when there is zilch to catch.

because they want to

hard luck lee
cant seem to get away from this even here

[maghouse]

PP -welcome to the madhouse mate .....

[maghouse]

Originally Posted by Gremlin

You wouldn't have seen many Hayling folks out there.

Why are matches planned at a venue which is barren (like a lot of others) from mid Jan to end of February???

Glad you enjoyed the sunshine, but I can't understand match secretaries/committees holding a match with all the necessary expense by individual anglers when there is zilch to catch.

Basically, you need 6-12 locations for the year, no-one wants to fish the same mark all the time in comps, you need somewhere easily accessible and easy to find with plenty of parking. Disabled & immobile anglers need to be considered.

You need to choose the locations as best as you can for the whole year choosing the better locations at the appropriate times, for example - you want Smuts in June/July at a Smut mark, Cod in the winter at a cod mark - that leaves the doldrums which is always Jan/Feb and left with just a few marks to choose from.

For this particular comp - a daylight on Hayling was a good choice given the locations left as there was the chance of an early Plaice and possibly a Flounder (indeed one was caught by a non-comp angler )....

I did not arrange or attend this match, therefore has nothing to do with me but I do arrange matches for our mini league and it is a little irritating when all that hard work is criticised when you are doing your best.

I have yet to see a complaint from those who fished - they all had a good social day but fished knowing a couple of fish could have won the comp so you keep on plugging away plus I bet a lot of the novices enjoyed the session, trying out new gear and etc in the daylight !

If you are saying - Jan/Feb there are no fish so don't go out .... I would still enjoy a session on the beach blanking than sat in front of the box drinking beer .....

[fishypaul]

unlucky lee, wow ! that is a serious birdy