'Optimist' Fishing Charter's Newsfeed
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November 24, 2009 - 11:05 AM
Matt
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can’t really give you much of a catch report, pretty much all of November has been a right off, it seems like that wind has been blowing for ever! And it doesn’t look like its going to end any time soon.
How ever, the last couple of trips we did get out on, we did have some cod in the catches and the congers were just starting to show an appearance, they were good fun, and there was plenty of whiting for those who wanted them.
Lets look on the bright side, all that wind stirring the sea up has got to be good, and when we do get out their the cod should be hungry! “well someone’s got to stay positive”!
Let’s hope for a big high pressure to take charge, a nice cold snap with some settled weather, “please Santa”, but before Christmas!
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November 01, 2009 - 05:53 PM
Matt
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Individual Cod Trip For November:
Wed 11th
Tue 24th
Wed 25th
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October 03, 2009 - 12:02 PM
Matt
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Gallery
The gallery has been changed a bit, I no it’s a bit harder to navigate around, but I’m sure your get the hang of it. The old gallery kept going down, hopefully this one shouldn’t. When you go to the gallery page just click the optimist gallery where hi lighted, all the pictures will come up.
I’m rubbish on the computer and I managed, have a play
Matt
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October 03, 2009 - 11:05 AM
Matt
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Evening cod/ sole trips:
I’m going to put some evening trips together, fishing Browndown or Gilkicker. I think these could be productive fishing sessions.
I fish these grounds a lot myself, and really enjoy it, you will probably have to but up with a bit of weed.
There’s been some good reports of cod up the Solent on night tides, so what I am proposing is:
A quick trip round the corner approx 15 mins then fishing.
Something like 19.00 - 00.00hrs “ish“, a max of 6 fishing, to prevent tangles at night.
Supply your own bait,
£20.00 per head
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October 03, 2009 - 10:39 AM
Matt
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Joy’s of a charter skipper:
I was feeling very pleased with myself after my re-fit, and then on the second trip out “bang”! something was a miss, I lost my steering, 14 miles from home on an easterly wind “not that nice”, after closer inspection I found that the rudder was not their, we were in a 134 foot of water, with the help of one of the crew we managed to steer the boat using a bucket on a rope to get over a near by deep water mark, to fish the day out, until a colleague could tow us back to port. All things considered we did quite well compared to the catches on the other boats, with bull huss and congers. My thanks to Steve on “Crusader 2” for the tow home and Mick on Buccaneer for standing by.
Anyway managed to get my boat lift again (£££££)! To check the full extent of the damaged, “no rudder a bent skegg and knackered bearing housing”.
(Pic’s on gallery) I removed the skegg to get it straightened and re-welded, sent off the relevant bit to the engineering company (C&O) who were brilliant, a new rudder and bearing housing sent back on the Thursday morning, and I had a half hour window to get my boat lift back in between 14.00& 14.30 ready for a charter the next day. Oh well, managed it by the skin of my teeth, a quick anti fouling of the rudder and skegg and back in,
Then a trial up Portsmouth harbour, all looking good. All the effort paid off because we had a fantastic day fishing the next day.
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September 09, 2009 - 11:01 AM
Matt
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INDIVIDUAL DATES:
(OR WHOLE BOAT)
I’ve had a lot of interest from individuals, so I’ve picked out some good tides, mainly with cod in mind, which should be showing up any time!
If anyone wants a different date that’s fine, give me a call and I’ll start a list going.
SEPTEMBER 2009
25TH Fri
29TH Tue
OCTOBER 2009
13th Tue
27th Tue
29th Thur
30th Fri
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August 19, 2009 - 10:42 AM
Matt
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Quick up date,
My boats back in the water after her refit, she came out at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, where I worked on her from dawn to dusk most days. As usual one job led a another and another and so on, put hay ho she’s looking good now and ready for the cod to start running.
I’ve even added some bench seats on the engine box for you to perch your bottoms on!
There’s a picture of her being lifted on the gallery page if any ones interested.
Individuals Day: Sunday 30th August
Some spaces left nice tides.
Matt
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July 07, 2009 - 07:01 PM
Matt
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Latest fishing report
The weather been behaving for a change, and I have been able to get out on most of my trips.
The fishing to has been really good on the whole, with lots of Tope and the mackerel boiling up around the boat in spectacular fashion, long may it last! We have been regularly catching over 50 Tope in a session average fish are about 15lb/25lb with the odd 30lb + fish.
I have been going out to the offshore banks on the smaller tides and the Blonde rays have been putting in a good appearance, excellent hard fighting fish, with a lot of female fish over 20lbs, and I must say its been a pleasure to see all the blondes rays, caught and released with out any fuss!
The Solent has been handwork fishing on the evening trips, it seem as soon as you put your line in its weeded up and covering the bait. But still catching some good smooth hounds on crab and squid.
I hope the weed pushes through soon but I’m not holding my breath!
My boat’s coming out of the water on the 3rd of August for a refit, hopefully it won’t be out for much more than a couple of weeks, but I want to be ready for the Autumn fishing, I really enjoy the fishing in the Autumn when just about anything is on the cards!
Hope to see you aboard “OPTIMIST” before to long.
Tight lines
Matt always the “OPTIMIST”.
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June 23, 2009 - 08:35 PM
Matt
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Individuals day on brittle star banks for cod
Friday 3rd of july £65.00 per head
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June 15, 2009 - 06:32 PM
Matt
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INDIVIDUAL DAY
Sunday 28th June
Spaces available, for general fishing
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