Guernsey 2006

[Andy.R]

Tom

I t was me that said Razors are easy to collect, and they are.

You have to look for 2 siphons. they are small but appear almost gold in colour and really stand out if you have the sun behind you.

You have to dive down quietly and with thumb and forefinger quickly grab them in the sand. I find that you have to approach them over the sand rather than straight on top. They must have some form of light receptor because they shoot down their holes. When you have a hold of the shell you have to tease them out. Don't let go or else they will dissapear also don't pull too quickly or else the foot comes off.

Where? If you go in from the pier at Port Grat go round a small reef to the right on your way out to the knife and you will see plenty in the patches of sand between the eel grass.

Are you up for a night dive again sometime when this swell dissapears? or anyone else?

Andy

 

[Magpie]

Right you are mate, I'll have to give it a go, need some bait for the Spec Hunt!

Definately, still think the road to the Harbour would be good at low tide. Here's the big rockie I had there the other day.

I'm fishing all weekend, but how about a dive tomorrow night?

 

[Guern211]

I've had razors down Port Grat where the oysters beds are/were (haven't been in a long time). If you go down at night at low water on a spring tide you see them sticking out a little. You can lightly walk up to about metre of them before they shoot away. If you can balance yourself well enough you can lean over and grab them. Used to go down and get 4 or 5 to fish the session with.

 

[beardy241]

Foxy, are you soaking your fish in brine prior to shmoking?
[m]

 

[foxfish]

Smoked fish without brineing is not only uninteresting but unpleasant!
A guide line could be 150g of salt (quality rock salt) 75g brown sugar to 1ltr of water. Soak fillets for half an hour but weaker solutions for longer will also work. To be honest I am still experimenting especially with other additives like herbs & whine.

 

[Bigrob]

Hi foxfish, Im interested in your smoker. Did you buy or make it yourself and do you have to use a special/certain type of sawdust to get the right flavour, I wouldnt mind making a small one for myself now Ive got rid of the budgies, Rob.

 

[foxfish]

Rob you can very easily make a small smoker but you will be hot smoking your pruducts. Hot smoked food is cooked at the same time as the smoking process. This is not a problem & is a good way to learn. My smoke house can hot or cold smoke, I have developed the smoke house over the years.
If you want, you can see it sometime, it would take me a long time to describe all the principles of smoking by writing.

 

[crazyman]

hi
has any body got any suggestions for a new pair of fins?? as mine are getting to small and i need to buy some new ones
thanks sam

 

[Bigrob]

Yes thanks, I really would like to take you up on that offer,Rob.

 

[crazyman]

went in for a short dive to day the vis wasent to bad which made a change, saw plenty of mullet took some shots at the biger ones and missed but i sum how maneged spear one of the smaller ones right behind the gills, i was pritty chuffed with the shot but was a bit confused at how i could hit a small one and not a big one :head .
i carried on looking around the reef and spotted a bass sitting behind a rock, i aimed and fired and some how manneged to miss :vangry so i decided toi called it a day as i discovered a hole in my wet sute and the rod fisherman were moving in.
oh well at least i didnt go home empty handed which made a change

 

[Huw]

Hi guys check this out!!!!

[ame="http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5443573637644323376"]Guy in a kayak gets a suprise[/ame]

Let me know what you think, or if you have had a similar experience whilst ousr spearing on your yak!

Huw.

 

[Bigrob]

Similar thing happened to me at the back of Lihou but the kak didnt even go under!

 

[Bigrob]

Similar thing happend to me at the back of Lihou but the yak didnt go under as the mullet was too small

 

[Old Man Dave]

Well done Sam. Every dive you make and every fish you catch you learn a little more, even after many years.

Fins wise I think you need to go down the long fins route. I like my ice fins and they seem good value at about £70. You can get cheaper plastic ones for about £40 or more expensive glassfibre ones for about £120+.

Read up on some threads by doing some searches. PM me if you want to see mine or know more.

Dave

 

[Sarnian]

I've had razors down Port Grat where the oysters beds are/were (haven't been in a long time). If you go down at night at low water on a spring tide you see them sticking out a little. You can lightly walk up to about metre of them before they shoot away. If you can balance yourself well enough you can lean over and grab them. Used to go down and get 4 or 5 to fish the session with.

...Or you can even try on a really low spring in the right conditions walking over them on the wet sand (i.e. not going in the water)- when they squirt up you dig down where they squirted ( I used to just use my hands) really quickly because they go down very quickly! I've had bucketfuls that way in the past in the sandy beach by the Rockery in front of Herm, but they don't seem to have been around in recent years. Quite a special taste but you don't need to cook them for very long. In Spain they chuck them in the paella!

 

[Sarnian]

Right you are mate, I'll have to give it a go, need some bait for the Spec Hunt!

Definately, still think the road to the Harbour would be good at low tide. Here's the big rockie I had there the other day.

I'm fishing all weekend, but how about a dive tomorrow night?

Nice one Tom - what was the weight? I think the East Arm ( by the Signal Station) is also good for rockies - my friend pulled up a pot just off it with a 4lb one trapped in it!
Good luck.
Colin

 

[beardy241]

OK. I saw a few brine recipes with wine and rum ... fan-bloomin-tastic!

Gotta make me one.

Cheers

[m]

ROB: I wouldn't recommend smoking budgies.

 

[Magpie]

Yeh, I can, and have, dug plenty when the tide is low enough, thats not a problem, was just wondering how you get them diving.

It was 6lbs 7oz of big dark ballan wrasse.

Sam, like Dave I've got the Ice fins and you won't go wrong with them but there's many others to consider too. Have a search, there's LOADS of info on the forum.

 

[Andy.R]

Nice fish Tom.

There is a fair bit of swell still and forcast for SE wind tonight. Not sure about east coast for viz and can be a fair bit of tide past St Sampson harbour (never dived there and don't know if I fancy it at night for my first dive). I was thinking maybe port Grat/knife area some shelter in the bay? anyhow we can talk later if you still up for a night dive tonight? Have new bulb for my searchlight and have got my old technisub Grinta pneumatic gun working again ( its a short gun so could be good for night use?)

Andy

ps Sam I bought some Omer Millenium flippers (fins) this year having used jetfins for years. I have found the long ones fantastic and would recommend for spearing over the shorter ones

 

[Magpie]

There wouldn't be anywhere near so much tide in the road up to the harbour though. I think I want to day dive it first though.

OMD is going to have a look around Port Grat this afternoon, see how it looks and let us know.