|
#46
July 15th, 2005
|
|||
|
|||
Glowworm, I'm definatly up for a trip out on Sunday and possibly tomorrow, will give you a ring at some point today (friday) and have a chat.
SurfnSpear, i'm going back to bournemouth any second now so won't be on the internet again for a while, hope to see you guys over the weekend at some point. Everyone else, happy hunting for what looks like a perfect weekend! 
|
|
#47
July 15th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Tried to get close to dancing ledge today but carpark is about half hours walk away.Don't fancy doing that with 24 lb of lead plus all the fish i will shoot
 .Weather looks good but wind seems to be picking up,will have to keep eye on it.Hopefully we will all meet for ringstead shoot on sunday,and will phone to give details.You do have to pay to park so car share is best.Anybody else intrested can post here.Good hunting to you all.
|
|
#48
July 16th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Well went in today with 1 shot,1 kill @ newtons cove but nothing doing on the large fish front.Lots of red mullet,thick lip mullet,bass and pollock but all were small.1 shot came close to some large mullet but they stayed just out of range.The visability was going from 5 meters to 0 meters and was very frustrating.1 shot managed to see one flatfish and while i was looking for flatties out of the merky water swam the biggest,fattest sea trout i have ever seen.He must have been between 4-5 lbs and came very close to inspect me.Could he have know i was not going to shoot him?Anyway hopefully better luck tomorrow.
|
|
#49
July 18th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
I dived Portland Friday, not much couple of Bass about 2lbs and a couple of Pollock and a nice Lobster. (Saturday was spent with the family) I was going to go Sunday as well but fell asleep in the sun in my back garden... which was nice (until my son started a water fight that is so I did at least get wet - ha ha ha!)
|
|
#50
July 18th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Went in with 1 shot and surfnspear @ ringstead on sunday.Vis was good but again nothing worth shooting seen by myself or 1 shot.Surfnspear and his mate had a nice mullet and some pollock (i think they will post pictures themselves).will try portland bill on wednesday if the weather holds in the vain hope of finding some fish.
|
|
#51
July 18th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
The dive was very favourable with clear conditions. I saw some very large wrasse initially on the inner reef before moving off to the outer edges of the deeper reef. The current was stronger here and I got a reasonable Pollack. Drifting with the tide back in and east towards the approaches to the boat moorings I did not see anything except plenty of small fish. I kept having drops as I went along and I came across a perfect ledge of rock....I had a look and spotted my first english conger! He was massive with a head like a dog with about 4ft of body visible due to the way he was backed side on to me under the ledge. I wish I had my camera with me! I'll look for him next time.. I seemed to continue east out along the deepest reaches of the first reef and a fair way out. Eventually I found a second patch of main reef which is past the mark of the rock groyne with the red beacon. Out here the current is stronger too and what can only be described as wide cutting in the reef converge near some undulating rock and the fish just seem to love this area as they were swirling like they were reef sharks. I did an aspetto and eventually the first sea bass timidly came to see me. I hit him just below the dorsal at almost full range and he dived wildly into the kelp and weed so I surfaced leaving my float line to do its job. I took a breath and headed down my line towards the kelp...and as I approached, silver flash and he was gone like the proverbial bullet. Damn! How'd he get off!?!!?? Coincidently my buddy Rowan and I were talking in the car park about crimping the flopper a bit near the shaft so there is a very slight 'friction' point at about 45° to stop the flopper closing back down on the shaft so easily. Oh well...I had to make do with a few more poor mans cod (I also need the heads for my very successful crayfish trapping  )....and headed for the beach.I have some pictures attached, but not of a the particularly nice fresh plaice and chips from the Ringstead Beach cafe (can't resist a flatfish)  Regards
|
|
#52
July 18th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
.....I will probably have to make use of that member gallery soon!
|
|
#53
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Good pics, thats not a bad Pollock for Dorset either! Well done. I'm off for an evening dive after work tonight I think, looks a bit windy and ruff, but that should be fine, stir the bottom up a bit and bring the Bass back in.
|
|
#55
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Nice pics guys
 Looks very familiar, I see you have the Jellies down there too I was swimming out through the string weed last week and they were all caught up in it, it was like swimming through blamaunge  .Shame about the bass getting off, you'll have to grab it by the gills asap next time as if I can talk BTW I like the multi coloured flot very trendy!
__________________
.......Deeper Blue....... ......Team Leader ..  Dreams turn to nightmares Heaven turns to hell Learn to Freedive with deeperblue.net | Buy Top Brands at the Deeper Blue Shop | Cool Gear from deeperblue.net | Support deeperblue.net Fabulous Prizes with the deeperblue.net Community Awards
|
|
#56
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks all, I think if a jetski cant see that float then...
But it is very useful to lie on and paddle it like a submarine back home against a current. I actually got the Rob Allen 35l float online from Dave (spearo) and initially when I saw it I thought nah to big for over here (UK), but am very happy with it now and would not change it...I might just add 'DIVERS' down the side going on the recent near misses. Alison, with regards to the Jelly's....I had a casual dive a couple of weeks ago off Studland's Middle Beach chasing a couple of big mullet and some bass hiding in weed like you describe.. I was only wearing my jacket top and baggies (SA for boardshorts!) and I am still looking like I have a serious eczma patch on my inner thigh from the sting. It itches like crazy now and is still marking me, even after at the time, using a bottle of vinegar from the beach cafe and followed up by various other treatments..... The funny thing is that I have had less discomfort after many a bluebottle sting back home. P.S Do you like the 'Lobster Loop™' my buddy Rowan fashioned out of a tube of stainless and some excess float line. Dog catcher style for the holes! Regards
|
|
#57
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
Lobster loop is good, I had a freind who used to use something similar years ago.
What kind of jellies stung you? The only ones that get me are those white with brown spots ones (lion jellyfish I think they are called), all the purple ones are fine.
__________________
.......Deeper Blue....... ......Team Leader .. Dreams turn to nightmares Heaven turns to hell Learn to Freedive with deeperblue.net | Buy Top Brands at the Deeper Blue Shop | Cool Gear from deeperblue.net | Support deeperblue.net Fabulous Prizes with the deeperblue.net Community Awards
|
|
#58
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
I dont actually know as I never saw it....surely it's not the weed?
B
|
|
#59
July 19th, 2005
|
||||
|
||||
No jet skies will not see you no matter what you carry with you, last time one past just 3 meter ahead of me which makes 4 meters off the float
 I am getting used to it, it happens frequently.
|
