| #1  06-12-2009, 06:12 AM | ||||
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| lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- it looked like it was gonna be a good night weatherwise & i really wanted to go to chesil or the bournemouth beaches but to do it properly i needed top quality fish baits which i didn't have & wern't likely to get. but fortunately on days with southampton high water between 0000 & 0200 i can dig some fresh rag with the light evenings in the summer months, & maybe find a crab or 2 so by 20.00 i'd dug 1/2-2/3lb o worm & found 2 doz crabs as a bonus. most of my fishing is specie hunt based & i've already got my hounds, so i wern't that fussed , but the crab was an extra string to my bow , if nothing else doing i could still play with the hounds if about. so i sat there , watching the early flood at lepe & thought- windy,choppy , shallow & weedy. Naaaaaaaaaaa. so where do i go? and for what? i grabbed a kebab on the way back north as i'd had a wee thought about mag lane & eels which i've yet to catch. i got as far as parking the car up but at that point lost interest just couldn't be arsed to lug all my kit through/around or over those new houses, i know there's a chance of a variety of species from along that venue but i just hate the place. i looked at hill head wall to see who was there, just one guy i did not recognise, & a couple on the spit. i could have fished just where i would have liked to but i was feeling a bit sh*gged and needed a bit o beach to lie down on i set up and fished monks hill, the tide was just starting to rise between the groynes and it looked good, not a bite for the 1st hour & i could feel myself nodding off and so backed the clutches right off and had a short kip under my rod rest so as i'd get woken by rod getting pulled over ( it ud fall on me.) woke at midnight , still 2 hours b4 h/w though the wind had dropped and the sea was like a millpond. so i fished on with renewed vigor, well i was sat up instead of crashed out it was rather slow , i saw 4 bites , hooked 3 fish & beached 2. the first was a butterfly thornie  the second was a bootlace,  both good for the hunt i think the 3rd i lost on the retreive,just b4 sunrise, looked like a chequer but i'll never know. i quit at 04.30 & left for home, least it was noblank this time __________________ beer so many venues, so little time.     |
| #2 06-12-2009, 06:37 AM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces a good report and a good effort mate. nice one __________________ fishing is a pleasure,to catch something is an added bonus |
| #3 06-12-2009, 06:55 AM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces well done gord, |
| #4 06-12-2009, 07:29 AM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces Great read mate Im sure mum and dad arent far behind __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #5 06-12-2009, 10:24 AM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces Stroll on GJ.... checking out 4 venues before finding one you fancy  .Well done on catching  , did the wriggly wreck your rig? Try saying that after a few bevvies  __________________ Spahill <:--- --- --- --- It was this big --- --- --- ---:> |
| #6 06-12-2009, 12:10 PM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces aww the thornies sooo cute gordon  dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #7 06-12-2009, 12:19 PM | |||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces well done gordon, lovely fish |
| #8 06-12-2009, 12:36 PM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces Quote:
bugger saying it, thats bad enough to type .i've fished nearly every week since new year & am approaching near 50% blanks  . (edithang fire on that i just noticed its now 33.33% matching 2007 which was a very good year, there's hope yet.) i'm a little 'fished out' & this poor performance is starting to bug me giveing me no confidence in planning&venue selection. its a bit like that fear of failure prob that dart players get where by they hang the shot and can't let go the arra. fishing hard though feb/march does nothing to help statistics but it does get me out the house __________________ beer so many venues, so little time. |
| #9 06-12-2009, 06:23 PM | ||||
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 Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces Nice report Gord. At least you got a couple of species this time mate & it looks like the sea fishing is starting to take off now.... __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
| #10 06-13-2009, 02:52 PM | ||||
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| Re: lee on solent. butterflys n bootlaces I know exactly what you mean about fishing hard in Feb/Mar for little reward Gord. Dave and I fished just as much through those months as we have in the last couple and your right, it does nothing to help the blanks %. Still, all gotta be better than Eastenders eh? Oh and forget the size mate, feel the points... Nice one.. __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
