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  • 12/10/2023 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin IIl (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    12 Oct 2023 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin IIl

    The weather forecast for today, had looked ok for a few days and pleasingly that turned out to be the case. A group of mixed experiences on board today, from brand new, to “Salty Sea-Dog” and all points in between.

    With the tides back over 5m it was always going to be a mixed day of wrecks and rough ground. To start with, we clonked a load of fresh Mackerel to accompany the Squid the lads brought for bait. With seven hire rods aboard, we kept everything very standard, which is essential to help reduce tangles. Muppet bait traces with Squid and/or Mackerel and 16oz leads to combat the wind and tide. With there being a chance of a few better sized fish about, we left the Hokkai’s (which also cause more tangles) in the bag.

    To start the day, we ran out to the five mile ground for a few drifts. Everyone had got into the routine of controlling the tackle and it wasn’t long before a few fish started to come aboard. We had a mix of Codling, Ling, Haddock and a few Whiting. We had started at the South end of the ground, but the bites became less frequent, the further North we pushed.

    I ran us back to the southern end and we had a decent hour. Everyone got off the mark and Adam Maguire started to put together a nice box of fish. Daron Grant took the biggest fish of the morning, a nice 10lb 12oz Ling.
    We opted to run out to the nine mile stream for slack water and have a go on a wreck. For a few of the lads it was their first time on a wreck and I thought they did well. The wreck wasn’t too bad, giving a few Codling and Ling. Just as the first sniff of the Flood Tide came through Daron struck again. This time he had a nice plump Cod of 10lb 12oz, which was great to see.

    The remainder of the day was spent on rough ground, picking odd fish here and there. A revisit to the five mile ground and the last drift of the day gave Andy Cooper a nice 11lb 4oz Ling to finish with.

    A very enjoyable day for me, it was great seeing the lads who haven’t done it before getting a few fish. Thanks everyone, see you next time.

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    2 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.25m Chris Ibbotson - x 1 Dave Johnson - x 3 Steve Milnes - x 1 Si West - x 1
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    5 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.11m Peter Burton - x 1 Marc Birch - x 1 Neil Kennedy - x 1
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    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.81m Stan Matthews - x 1 Ian Purdom - x 1 Richard Chapel - x 2
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    Fri 21/03/2025
    2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.60m Pete Durrant - x 2 Shane Ingram - x 1 Paul Carroll - x 5
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    Sun 23/03/2025
    2 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.15m Ben Cope - x 3 Tony Martin - x 2 Mario Marczyk - x 3
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    Mon 24/03/2025
    4 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.14m Tony Martin - x 2 Robin Lever - x 3 John Powell - x 1
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    5 Spaces Available Wrecking Trip - 4.26m Charlie Hewitt - x 1 Tony Martin - x 2 John Powell - x 1 Ian Scrivens - x 1
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    Sun 30/03/2025
    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.71m Greg Ince - x 1 Diane Lincoln-Price - x 3
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    Mon 31/03/2025
    7 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.73m Will sail with 4 anglers. Dave Sharp - x 1
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    Thu 03/04/2025
    9 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.16m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1
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