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North Wales, The Llyn & Anglesey 2014
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Thanks!! Looks like 82 it is!I recon the 82 would be the perfect sized gun for North Wales
How much will they cost? I can see on your site at the moment that the 75 is £100. If the 82 is close to that, wow... you'll sell a lot! Very interested indeed!
Hope you're right! The 82 will be £105 and the 90 £110 (price does'nt change much between sizes)
Hi guys, I'm going to be coming up to stay in Pwllheli for a week or two in the summer. I'd be pretty interested in meeting up with someone to see what it is like out there, looks like you will be shifting around and exploring new sites for a while still though?
After hearing about all of the beach erosion that's been happening around the country, especially on Gurensey and in Cornwall, I'd hoped that the Llyn wouldn't have suffered too badly... as it turns out, there has been some quite shocking changes to the coastline that may have some serious impact on where we fish.
Hells mouth has, understandably, taken a battering but the worst hit spot to my knowledge is Aberdaon beach. People are reporting that all of the sand has been stripped off huge areas of the beach leaving only clay. From the now exposed jetty remains, I'd guess that 1.5 feet of sand has been stripped from the beach. Pics pinched from jbsarn @ WSF:
As most of us find on the Llyn, the best fishing is where rocks meet sand... but what about where rocks meet clay...? There used to be good beds of worms on the beach, I'm guessing that all these will have gone.
Not that Aberdaron is a great spearing spot but one thing that's for sure, if the beach is now clay, even the tiniest swell will reduce the viz to zero. Not ideal, that's for sure. Can't see it being any good for the local tourist trade either. I wonder how long it will take for the sand to come back?
I know that Porth Oer and Porth Ceiriad can change a lot after a storm - anyone know anything about them?
Unreal Bro....quite astounding how much sand has been shifted!
We are going to have to do some serious furtling come the May weekend!
Any boat updates?
It's going to be an unbridled furtleathon matey - have you booked the hotel yet? It's only 8 weeks away! I think I might stay on for a couple of days at the cottage afterwards if it's nice weather - such a shame you can't stay longer
Can't wait to get down to Spot. M for a mooch in the weed! I wonder how the offshore crustacean kingdom fared in the storms? - it will either have cleared out even more lovely crevices or buried the whole bloody thing in sand!
Not sure on boat - just waiting for the right one to pop up!
Just wanted to ask any of you boat owners a few questions. 1- does turning up to a spot in the boat spook fish ? I was just wondering if the engine noise might clear any fish out temporarily if the water is only a few metres deep ?
And in anchoring when on your own in areas of moderate tide is it best to anchor or attach a line from yourself to the boat and drift with the boat ?
Just wondering if this is safer in case you cant swim back to the boat ? cheers
And in anchoring when on your own in areas of moderate tide is it best to anchor or attach a line from yourself to the boat and drift with the boat ?
Just wondering if this is safer in case you cant swim back to the boat ? cheers
I quite often fish a shallow area with very heavy boat & jet-ski traffic - the fish are used to it so it doesn't bother them at all. Can't say anything about quiet areas though.
Re drifting, it depends how big you boat is - I've done drift dives with a big, double kayak attached to me - worked really well - much better than having to do a 15 minute swim against the current when you want to move on! If you sill have your Fastroller, it would be great, if you've upgraded to a massive rib, maybe not such a great idea!
Re drifting, it depends how big you boat is - I've done drift dives with a big, double kayak attached to me - worked really well - much better than having to do a 15 minute swim against the current when you want to move on! If you sill have your Fastroller, it would be great, if you've upgraded to a massive rib, maybe not such a great idea!
cheers for the response , that makes sense in busy areas if they are used to it .
Yes still have the little toy boat it only weighs 35kg! perhaps attaching to the boat via some easily cutable thin rope and a quick release would be a good option , and maybe streaming a drogue off the bow to slow drift.
Yes still have the little toy boat it only weighs 35kg! perhaps attaching to the boat via some easily cutable thin rope and a quick release would be a good option , and maybe streaming a drogue off the bow to slow drift.
Dont think i would be too keen being attached to my boat, my float annoys me enough! Must admit thou i try not to anchor up over where i want to fish, if i know the area well i try and anchor up on a spot a good 50 metres away and fish up to it.
Here you go then Brose (mike) just got home from Scotland working away . For anyone who hasn't seen it on the video thread enjoy . Get out there boys n girls if ya don't go ya don't know!
Hi guys.
I moved back to the UK last year after living and spearfishing in Australia for four years and i'm looking forward to exploring north whales this year. I'm new to British spearfishing with only one season under my belt so any advise would be appreciated. Cheers. Mick.
I moved back to the UK last year after living and spearfishing in Australia for four years and i'm looking forward to exploring north whales this year. I'm new to British spearfishing with only one season under my belt so any advise would be appreciated. Cheers. Mick.