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South Devon Report 2012

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Thanks Scott. May do. I told Joe the spot so he's off there tomorrow. See what he gets first lol.
 
Strong southerlies tomorrow Nick, you best give me the spot in case he needs rescuing roflroflroflroflrofl
 
A good (for once) TV programme about diving ,including free diving can be found on BBCiplayer just search for To boldly go down... BBC4, was on a few days ago but was told about by a mate ,and i thought it was well worth watching !!
 
A good (for once) TV programme about diving ,including free diving can be found on BBCiplayer just search for To boldly go down... BBC4, was on a few days ago but was told about by a mate ,and i thought it was well worth watching !!

Good find Mirror. My wife left the room after the samba :duh
 
Well done Shiny. I am sure that will inspire a few others to get in the water.
Off to visit Anthony at Paignton now to see his new gear.
 
Well done Shiny. I am sure that will inspire a few others to get in the water.

Yes it is quite inspiring .....then reality dawns ........if the legendary shiny only gets 1 fish then i know i will only get ............COLD !!!!
 
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Getting changed into my wetsuit in a car park in mid January is not something i normaly do. Well today the weather was to good not to give it ago. My last time in was mid October. My suit seems to have got smaller since then!!
It was 1 hour before low tide. The sea had that blue look about and the sun was shinning. The viz was about 5m but the low winter sun give it that first light look. It wasnt cold for the time of year. I didnt have my D3 with me so i cant tell you a temp. Plenty of kelp around still. I have dived this area in December before and its been bare of kelp.
Each dive i felt lucky but didnt see anything,not even small wrasse or pollack but my mojo was buzzing so i knew it was just a matter of time. Then there he was in a kelp covered gully,i was side on to him and lined him up. I stoned him with a good head shot,others bolted from the gully at the same time. A great start to the season with a January shore dived bass of 4lb5oz.



Good effort mate!

Is that an early bass or a late bass?

There is an unofficial Fish of the Winter poll running on the forum at the moment ( http://forums.deeperblue.com/uk-ireland/93623-fow-fish-winter.html ) get that fish on it asap - it's a shoo-in for a winner at this time of year.


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I would say a late bass Gaz. The kelp was still thick and strong looking. The bass never go far and we do catch them rod and line all year round its just the weather that puts a start and end to the season.
 
I would say a late bass Gaz. The kelp was still thick and strong looking. The bass never go far and we do catch them rod and line all year round its just the weather that puts a start and end to the season.


Seems to be a lot of fish hanging around late into the season at the moment, judging from the forum: plaice, dover sole, bass, and triggers only recently getting washed ashore.

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Nice fish Nick! And I love that you wrote that it was a good 'start to the season' in January! Excellent. I'm off for a night dive this weekend, so hopefully the bass will be out again like they were last week...:D
I had a lovely sole a few days ago so the fish are still there.
 
Thanks Tom. Im still not sure if it was a late season fish or a early one. A early one sounded better though.
Good luck with your night dive the weekend.
 
Happy new year all.

Anybody got any tips on where to park/get in at Cawsand? I've dived round picklecomb fort a few times but can't seem to find a convenient access/parking space to hit the other side of the bay.

Chompin at the bit to get in despite the dodgy forecast for the rest of the week!

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