Guernsey 2007

[gsyrider]

Can anyone give me an idea of what bathing pools are like on a low? I have a very tight time limit after work tomorrow, just enough time to get in for an hour and a half so really i've got to stick around town.

or is it worth going for a little drive to say, Fermain/Belle Greve?

 

[Magpie]

Bathing Pools are worth a go, some stringy jap weed to mooch through in Havelet, its 6m+ mostly on the outside where you can find a few scallops, oh and watch out for silent rowing boats...:blackeye

 

[gsyrider]

Ha Ha, yeah so i've read

 

[ADM]

Some big rockies and mullet off the back of the pools, also crabs last time I went but the viz was shocking back then, about spear tip in most places, have to go again soon.

 

[beardy241]

Used to find a lot of Spiders round there... but the last few years have been scarce and small.
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[foxfish]

http://forums.deeperblue.net/supporter-area/72752-supporter-faqs.html#post657577
That is about £6.00!

 

[Sarnian]

It was a crime against humanity to have to observe the first glorious day of summer from my desk and all capitalists should be punished for introducing work. However I managed to sneak out just after four and get wet.

I know exactly what you mean Spicer, as a fellow wage slave! ( I recommend the book " How to be Free" which I've just read : [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Free-Tom-Hodgkinson/dp/0141022027/ref=pd_bowtega_1/202-0299720-0606240?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185996008&sr=1-1]Amazon.co.uk: How to Be Free: Books: Tom Hodgkinson[/ame] ) I did at least have Monday off and got in to see fantastic underwater scenery in a new spot, as well as plenty of fish -all missed!

Still, the weekend looks good, plus some hols coming up.

 

[foxfish]

Well I went in with Marco, we went to the same place as I went yesterday & it was s..t. Very bad vis no bass
Marco took a 3lb mullet to use as bait in his crab pot & I found two lobsters but!! The first one was just about size but a one hooker so I let him go. The second was a nice one about 1 1/2 - 2lb which I put in my trusty catch bag. Unfortunately when we finished our dive & got out the water there was no bag!! Must of come untied from my float?
Poor lobster is out there somewhere trapped in a bag :vangry

 

[tancho]

The zip on my suit (which is letting in water) has broke - does anyone know if velcro strips will work as a temporary fix or is replacing the zip the only answer

 

[beardy241]

Poor skills Foxy!

Are you losing the Force?

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[Antony]

it will work and stop the water coming in as much but it is not strong so will keep coming undun so a new zip would be the best bet.

 

[foxfish]

The zip on my suit (which is letting in water) has broke - does anyone know if velcro strips will work as a temporary fix or is replacing the zip the only answer

I am sure Antony is right but - how old is your suit, what type of suit is it & how thick ?

 

[ADM]

Sounds like a good excuse for a new suit to me... Surely a new zip would have to be sewn and glued into place using neoprene glue etc to give the required strength, especially if it is stretched when being worn.

 

[derek foxen]

One of Foxfish's all-time favourite experiences is exploring the spectacular
beauty of SARK'S GOULIOT CAVES. I recall him trying to explain this natural wonder to the visiting spearos last week but, as they say ,"a picture paints a thousand words" so watch next week's COAST-BBC2-Tues-8 pm.

 

[foxfish]

Yes the caves are one of Sarks wonders but don't hold your breath because this is the third scheduled showing. The lady who works at the Sark tourist office is at her wits end.
Sark has many sea caves & other interesting rock formations but the Gouliot caves are the most visited, they house many thousands of anemones of many different types & forms.
Lets hope they show the program next week?

 

[Antony]

is this good weather going to stay 4 long?

 

[Old Man Dave]

Tried the east coast for a couple of hours after low. Vis was okay-ish. Saw a couple of bass which were outnumbered by the 3 rod anglers spread around. I always stop and ask permission to swim under their lines (next to the rocks). I usually find them okay if you do this. Still I kept having to move on so as not to disturb them. Saw a load of big mullet, most of them came very close but no-speary-mullet-today-thankyou. Spent the last hour looking for flatties at a very good spot. Got one small plaice. This year is proving really dire for flats, or I've lost my touch.

Dave

 

[gsyrider]

Jeffers and I went in for a quick splash about yesterday at Fermain. We didn't stay in long, water was unusually cold and vis was so bad you couldn't see the end of your gun. Still it was good to get wet and neiter of us were too bothered about shooting anything.

Spent the whole time trying to grab razor fish out of the sand. there must be some kind of knack to this, right? as soon as you get close to them, they retreat deep into the sand. Frustrating.

 

[spicer]

Speaking of losing.

The day was perfect a slight breeze frolicked the sea into a smile encouraging the inevitable rising from a very low tide. I was wished luck by the die hard sun worshipers as they admiringly gazed upon the impressive camouflage and beautiful wooden gun. I was feeling confident and ready for action.

I swam with powerful kicks to the target zone and became the silent hunter. The terrain changed and I was in the killing zone. It was not long before I spotted my first target, I was exposed and knowing my prey would disappear quicker than last months pay I took a snapshot at around three and a half meters from spear tip that was just over the top of the bass (+-4-5 pounds). I have not shot for quite some time so did not feel to bad just a bit rusty as that is a long shot in spearfishing terms.

I went back into the mode and started cruising the bootlace takeaway alley of all fish kind. I saw a small school of bass going the other direction. I turned and followed in absolute stealth mode as taught by the master of the force himself (Foxy). I saw one go into the weed up ahead and anticipated his reappearance. Sure enough the bar of silver showed and the broad head of a good sized bass coming straight at me quickened my heart rate. A deep breath and he turned for a better look. This is the defining moment -- I carefully aimed and shot at no more than three feet and missed.

Bass have this William Wallace kilt raising habit to show absolute scorn at those who have dared to take them on and missed. This one was no different and I impotently had to fumble for the spent spear under the fishy gaze of insolence.

The dive was still young and my potency quickly restored I would definitely have the last laugh. I ambled along to see another very large specimen see me and disappear. Then I entered Mulletville there were dozens of large mullet gorging themselves on the gooish stuff on the bootlace. I had not seen more bulging bellies since the Guinness festival. I am not a keen thick lip eater so clubbed and shouldered them out of the way to find the elusive bass.

But no bass to be found for quite a while I was obviously out of their hunting zone. I noticed that the tide was really streaming in and knowing their love for following the tide in amongst the weed I followed suite. The Indian wisdom of all good hunters foremost in my mind as I kept to the high ground, with the setting sun to my back, amongst the weed next to a swiftly flowing river of current. The strategy worked and I saw the familiar shape of my desires. This was at least a six and I took extra special care to make no sudden moves as he had clearly not seen me. I could see the route that he was taking and anticipated well as he emerged no more than two feet from my spear tip. I squeezed the trigger as all good marksmen would and waited for the squirming of a large bass on the line. There was none - I had missed. The stringer would remain empty and tea would have to be thawed very quickly. Now that is what I call losing your touch.

 

[ADM]

Nice report!!