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Topic: Reports from a foriegn land  (Read 10530 times)

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Thanks for the replies and Kind words , I may be able to get out next week if good weather and days off work coincide , not something that happens very often at this time of year  :smt011.
 
               
     


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Hi dudes   :smt004 , here is another report from sunny England  :smt044 .This ones got fish in it . I still cant get the You tube clips to embed without some code showing  , you will just have bear with me on this .




I set off a little late and drove down to Minnis Bay through the drizzle and murk . By the time I had set up my kayak and dragged it across the exposed sand and mud to the waters edge it was gone 06:15 and the tide had begun to flood .


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 The marks I had programed the night before into my GPS were about a mile out , but it was getting to be a hard slog against the tide . And after a quick look at the chart , I decided to head straight offshore and fish where the deeper water started .

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I fished for an hour or so and was getting a few bites .
Unfortunately the tide was proving too strong for me to hold the bottom and despite letting out more anchor line I began to drag . I felt it was too dangerous to use my anchor trolley to switch from stern to bow so I let go and paddled back up to the  5 litre plastic can I use as an anchor buoy .
I headed back towards the shore and found a bit of a gully so I dropped the hook again and put down my baits . 

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I began to get bites almost straight away and eventually hooked and landed a small codling .  ;D Yay my first fish for months !

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Not long before high water I started getting some solid knocks and then a long pull on my right hand rod . I struck into a fish that felt better and sure enough a Thornback ray broke surface out in front of the yak . Not a whopper but it put a smile on my face .

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By then the tide was slack and I decided to call it a day .
On reflection I thought I did OK . The fishing is not easy at this time of year and I had caught a couple of fish . The next time I try to fish the marks I wanted to go to originally I will use the tides better . Maybe choosing a neap so I have a better chance of holding the bottom . Also if I launch a few hours before low water I can use the tide to take me down to the marks and I will not have to drag my yak across 200 metres of soft sand .
It was the second time out for my redesigned front rod rest and camera mount . It is working fine although it needs tidying up a bit .

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Thanks for the report and videos, keep them coming :smt004


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cool video report! what other fish do you target during your peek fishing season.

thanks for sharing .

Alex  :alien:


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Your rod holders look pretty cool can we get a closeup and any info.
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This has been bothering me for a while and I'm too ashamed to ask on anglersafloat!

What's the difference between a cod and a codling? Is it just size?


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Yes the only difference between Codling and cod is size , I would start calling a codling a Cod at about 4lb . Other species I will  be targeting in the warmer months will be bass , smoothound and maybe tope .
 There are going to be quite a few meets in the UK this year , I will be going to some of them  . Hopefully this will put me into contact with species of fish that are not found around in any numbers around the south east . Although I have to say that the English channel and Thames and Medway estuaries do offer a good variety of fishing within 50 miles of my home . This is only my second year on a kayak so its all still a bit of a learning curve .
[ there is a police helicopter hovering near by as I write this , its like Compton here ! ]
The rod rest is a heath robinson affair knocked up out of carp tackle and bits of chopping board . I will take some photos of how my yak is rigged next time I am out . This may be a week or two as work <spitsmiley> is going to interfere with my fishing .   


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Whats the name of your fishing website in the UK? It would be cool to post some of our antics from the State of Californication. Craig
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To get a better idea of your geographic location could you provide a GPS coordinates.


Thanks

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Whats the name of your fishing website in the UK? It would be cool to post some of our antics from the State of Californication. Craig

I'm already there! It's www.anglersafloat.co.uk. You have to register to view the boards. I did and of course put up a sturgeon photo  :cowboy_smoke:


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Yes , it is a good idea to give you all a link to where I am fishing . This link should take you to where I launched from at Minnis bay , Birchington . . This link should take you to where I launched from last week at Minster , Isle of Sheppey . . If you wish to know the GPS coordinates ,they are in the URL after the second = sign ie. for Minster  51.430932 N, 0.809067 E . and for Minnis bay 51.378667 N , 1.280841 E


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thanks for the Paddle&HookJob!!  even though you're so far away, it feels like you're right next door! :smt002  Times out, are GOOD TIMES!! 
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[ there is a police helicopter hovering near by as I write this , its like Compton here ! ]

Wait a second.  Do you mean Compton as in East Compton, UK?  Or Compton, as in "Easy E"/NWA/"Westsiiiide" Compton, CA. :smt044

Good videos and posts, look forward to more of your stuff.


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Great post, pics, and videos. I would like to see some more pics of the rigs that you use and maybe trade ideas. Abking stopped by the other day while I was melting some lead to pour in some herring pirk moulds I ordered from UK Hooks. They turned out brilliantly. I have a 150 and 300 gram mould, and turned out 3 dozen of each. I cant wait to try them out on bottom fish this year. I also have a Norwegian pirk mould coming also. Cant wait to plate and fish them. Looking forward to see more posts as the weather and season progress.

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