| #1  02-14-2008, 07:31 PM | ||||
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| Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Our club (Blandford SAC) books 1 boat trip per month, normally out of Dorset, Poole or Weymouth. For the last 3 years we have booked our January and February trips with Colin Dukes who runs Smuggler5 out of Dartmouth. Last Saturday saw the first trip in those three years that actually went ahead rather than being blown off. I drove down to Exmouth with the Missus and wee man in tow from our castle in Buckinghamshire to Exmouth on Friday afternoon, 200 miles, 4 hours, no problem. Had a nice meal and a bottle of plonk in the Mexican restaurant in town and was nicely tucked in bed for 10.30 ready for a 6am alarm, which went off as told to. No time for brekky as I hit the snooze button, but just the once.... Got down to the harbourside to meet a bunch of (11) weary travellers and 1 happy captain who told us we'd have plenty of time to catch up on our sleep as we were facing a 3 1/2 hour steam to the wreck....... Once we got to the wreck we found out why we had waited 3 years to fish in the South West at this time of year. Every drift over the wreck and at least 3 or four rods were into fish... and I mean fish! I had 12 of the 52 fish we boated and the number of fish under 10lb could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Most fish were between 10-15lb with a good few over the 15lb mark and one 20lb fish - all pollock. And boy do these fish go - the first 10 seconds is mad but they fight all the way up, fishing at its best! Can't wait to go again! Here's one of about 18lb  __________________ ><((((((*> ><((((((*> ><((((((*> trailer cleaning     |
| #2 02-14-2008, 07:39 PM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb nice one andy nice to see you out and into the fish again sounds a great trip if not along way offshore  dave Ps cant believe you had a nice meal in that mexican though   ( been twice second time was to collectr the refund )should have shouted and had a good night out in town and really set you up for a boat trip __________________ 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 |
| #3 02-14-2008, 07:52 PM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Nice one Andy. Hell of a trip.  Gotta say that I like that Mexican too... Not so much for the food, but more for the free slammers the half cut waiter started dishing out towards the end of the evening! __________________ Right then, checklist: Rods. Check. Reels. Check. Speckled Hen. Check. Bait…… BAIT! Sh*t, where’s the bait? |
| #4 02-15-2008, 06:45 AM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Well done Andy __________________ Dan `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ Big or small, look after them all! ¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> |
| #5 02-15-2008, 07:23 AM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Nice one. You can't beat a good winter wrecking trip. Those Pollock keep you nice and warm. __________________ Check my blog for a daily fishing forecast from Weymouth, Portland, Chesil Beach & Kimmeridge Bay. www.fishingtails.co.uk |
| #6 02-17-2008, 11:27 AM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Who caught the fish Andy?????????? only joking mate,  Good to see a report again. __________________ Poor prep= Pathetic Performance |
| #7 02-17-2008, 11:31 AM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Nice to see your face again mate and see you are still borrowing fish off people lol -- great fish mate __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #8 02-17-2008, 06:26 PM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Quote:
They were all about this size so could have been anybody's  __________________ ><((((((*> ><((((((*> ><((((((*> trailer cleaning |
| #9 02-17-2008, 06:27 PM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb Quote:
Refer to answer above __________________ ><((((((*> ><((((((*> ><((((((*> trailer cleaning |
| #10 02-17-2008, 07:08 PM | ||||
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| Re: Wrecking Exmouth Smuggler5 9th Feb well done lads what a day, and its made you wait long enough i got to get out on the wrecks soon. hope to be fishing out from looe over easter, and that may be a wrecker so fingers crossed __________________ http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...xt80382370.gif |
