Smuggler 4 off shore trip 9/3/05

[KKYum]

Hello All
Went out with a group of ten from Wales on Smuggler a couple of weeks ago out of Exmouth. We fished a wreck about 45 miles out in force 2-3 northerly. Left at high spring tide (0600). Took about four hours to get out at around 12 - 13 knots.
12 oz weights, braid, white 4" storm shads (the ones with built in weights) and 12 foot 25lb memory free traces worked a treat. I had six pollack to 12lb, a 10lb ling, a whiting and a pouting. Everyone caught something. The biggest fish was a pollack of 14lb so no monsters but enough to keep us all busy.
The skipper was excellent and very helpful. All in all a good day out and I would recommend the boat. £44 each.

There will be pics of the trip on my site tomorrow.

KKyum

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[Fishing Forum Admin]

Nice to hear you had a great day

Took about four hours to get out at around 12 - 13 knots

mmm - I would get another boat mate esp as your paying £40 and 4 hrs just to get out there

Mybe Im just abit to keen to get to the wreck

[Norfolkboy]

Sounds like a good day, with plenty of people catching, well done

[KKYum]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

Nice to hear you had a great day



mmm - I would get another boat mate esp as your paying £40 and 4 hrs just to get out there

Mybe Im just abit to keen to get to the wreck

Thats the reality of it - the boat can do 19 knots on the flat but with a 2 - 3 foot rolling swell the speed soon comes down. The skipper has one of those new high speed cats on order so maybe things may speed up. Even so, it was a pleasant day with no grumbles.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Agree mate and hope my post above did not come over wrong

On the old shads was it the blue ones with the black dot on as everyone seems to be catching on them

Just wondering as out on sunday fingers crossed

[KKYum]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

Agree mate and hope my post above did not come over wrong

On the old shads was it the blue ones with the black dot on as everyone seems to be catching on them

Just wondering as out on sunday fingers crossed

It was the white shads that were easily outcatching anything else. Next were the orange ones.

[KKYum]

Two new pollack pix added from said trip.

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