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January 16, 2012 - 08:00 AM
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FOR SALE:
"OPTIMIST" is up for sale, for futher information or inquiry's give me a call 07887541564.
NO TIME WASTER'S PLEASE.
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December 24, 2011 - 12:11 PM
matt
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To all my customers,
I would just like to wish you and your families a very happy Christmas and best wishes for the year.
And I look forward to seeing you soon, for a bit of fishing action!
Matt
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November 21, 2011 - 10:40 AM
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Gosport charter boat, Cod Comp 19th November 2011.
Thanks to everyone involved in the comp and a big thanks to those who donated a prize for the prize table.
Also thanks to all the competitors for their patients and good behaviour.
The day overall was a great success except the weather!
We had 6 boat and 45 entry’s that fished the comp. Weather was S/E at 16mph and gusting to 27 mph the sea conditions were testing to say the least, and under normal circumstances I think we would have been up the Solent or cancelled. Any way the comp must go on! So we braved the condition and decided to fish the comp in an area just north of the spoil grounds.
Fishing was hard in the easterly winds, but some cod were caught.
We had 12 cod weighed in, heaviest fish was 18lbs 8oz and a total weight of 124lbs to the scales which given the conditions wasn’t bad, so well done to all those who managed to pull a cod out. I’m sure under better condition we would have seen a lot more fish weighed in.” But that’s fishing for you”!
At the weigh in: Bacon sandwiches, tea’s and coffees were well received, so thanks to Annie and her team at the boat house café in the marina where the weigh in was held, and a special thanks to Maddie, Annie’s daughter for her help in the prize draw. A job well done.
The winner of the heaviest cod went to Neil Turner with a fish of 18lbs 8oz
Second heaviest cod Garry Wiltshire with a fish of 17lbs 13oz
Third heaviest cod also Neil Turner 15lbs 7oz
Heaviest bag Neil Turner 33lbs15oz
This was Neil’s first time boat fishing in the sea, and he walked away with £500.00 of prize money, so well done Neil.
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November 15, 2011 - 07:05 PM
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COD COMP UPDATE.
Dave's Tackle is going to be opening at 0630 for anyone wanting to get bait or any tackle, on the morning of the comp. Dave is just round the corner in the presinct opposite the police station.
Matt
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November 12, 2011 - 04:40 PM
Matt
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COD COMPTITION 19 NOVEMBER 2011
BAIT.
ANY ONE NEEDING TO GET BAIT ON THE DAY OF THE COMP, CAN GO TO DAVE'S TACKLE IN GOSPORT. JUST ROUND THE CORNER FROM THE SIGN IN POINT. DAVE IS OPENING FROM 0730 ON THE MORNING OF THE COMP. TO SAVE TIME IT MAY BE USEFUL TO PHONE AHEAD YOUR ORDER. DAVE'S TACKLE TEL; 02392529107. TO SAVE MORE TIME IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO SIGN IN BEFORE YOU GO FOR YOUR BAIT.
THANKS MATT
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September 16, 2011 - 07:18 AM
Matt
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Gosport Charter Boat
Cod Competition
November Saturday 19th
£700:00 worth of prize money to be split 4 ways:
1st heaviest cod £250:00
2nd heaviest cod £200:00
3rd heaviest cod £100:00
Heaviest bag of cod £150:00
This is a cod only competition!
Entry £50.00 PP supply your own bait and tackle, This includes your place on a boat, entry fees and a bacon roll and cup of tea at the weigh in, from the coffee shop in the marina.
For those wishing to park in Gosport marina, Premier marina, will be sort out a deal for competitors.
Sign in at Gosport marina by 0700hrs and draw for boat and position.
On boat for 0730, comp starts at 0900hrs and finishes at 1600hrs. Weather dependant!!!!
6 of Gosport fishing charter boats, fishing in a designated fishing area. 1 rod max 3 hooks, normal NFSA rules.
Draw for boat.
Weigh in on Quay side at the end of the match.
Boat : Skipper: Phone No:
“Optimist” Matt Horne 07887541564
“Buccaneer” Mick Gill 07767302738
“Crusader 11” Steve Southern 07922179873
“Kittiwake 111” Steve Eastman 07973364345
“Oberon” Ray Mclaren 07766318518
“Mia Jay” Andy Dunlop 07912655815
Any further information or for booking please ring one of the skippers.
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August 26, 2011 - 03:23 PM
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Just to keep you up to date with things. Optimist is out of the water for quite a major refit.I was hoping that she would be back in by the end of August, but due to the weather and me getting carried away with what i'm doing, that's not going to happen, its more likely to be mid September now.I will keep you up to date with progress. but she should be good for the start of the cod season, with a loo on the deck to make life a bit more personal, I am now taking bookings for the cod season, so give me a call if you are intrested in any dates.
Cheers for now
Matt
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July 29, 2011 - 06:45 PM
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First just to let you all know, OPTIMIST is coming out of the water for a summer refit and will be out for most of August, depending on who things go!
The run up to summer has been a bit of a mixed bag, with a lot of trips having to cancelled due to bad weather. Its starting to become a bit of a regular thing now! And one we could all do with out. Whets making things worse when we do get out the fishing has been pretty good, we’ve had some nice sized tope, the bass fishing been good, with some big fish coming up, and just lately we’ve been having fun with the congers over the wrecks. But it has been the long spells of windy weather that’s dominated things, most of the offshore reef and wreck fishing being cancelled. Lets hope its not going to be a sign of things to come! Speaking with some of my skipper mates, some are struggling and when they do cancel it is with a heavy heart, after all its our livelihoods, we all known it’s a disappointment but your safety and well being is more important. Anyway the rest of the year is going to be great. Loads of fish and calm seas, always the OPTIMIST.
Matt
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May 10, 2011 - 05:59 PM
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Good News
It’s nice to have some good news to report. Over the Easter holidays we were blessed with some smashing weather, the sort you’ve just got to be out on the water fishing in.
First the bream have showed up early and we’ve had some good sessions on them with a good stamp of fish, the best so far 4lbs 2oz. taken on squid. I also thought I would try my luck on the Tope to see if they had to come in early, hoping to find some bigger fish; well they had nothing massive the biggest so far in the late 30lbs bracket, but plenty of them for some good hard fighting action. We’ve been picking up plenty of mackerel at anchor while fishing for the tope, which is a great sign, and the odd bonus fish a turbot and a bass knocking on the door of 12lbs. a superb fish in top quality, lovely to see.
I had to cancel a mid-channel wreck trip because it got a bit windy but other than that it’s all been good, I’ve got some more mid channel trips booked up, and I’m looking forward to see how they go, I hope the bubble doesn’t burst to soon but until it does I’m going to enjoy this good spell.
See you soon
Matt
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July 14, 2010 - 07:10 AM
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NEWS:
The summer has been kind to us this year, with the majority of trips going ahead instead of the usual cancelled trips which we were starting to take for granted!
The mid channel trips have been producing some good catches earlier on with plenty of Cod and Pollock, but the cod seem to have disappeared, I’ve been seeing large trawlers out their, and not from our shores!!!
The off shore banks have been fishing well, with some good Tope and rays, our best blonde ray this year is 28lbs caught by Simon Wiltshire. With a lot more over 20lbs.
The mackerel were a bit of a worry, showing up very late, but seem to be pretty plentiful now, lets hope they stay around a while yet!
My boats coming out of the water for a bit of work from the 24th - 31st August.
Some dates for the calendar, availability
Sun 1st possible mid channel
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Thurs 5th
Fri 6th
Sat 7th possible mid channel
Wed 18th
Thurs 19th
Fri 20th
Sat 21st
As usual if you want another date give me a call and I’ll see what I can do.
Matt.
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