Charter Boat: Bessie Vee
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Boat and Skipper Details
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Bait & Tackle
Boat and Skipper Details
One of the largest, fastest charterboats in the South West! The only charter boat working outside 20 miles from Mevagissey. First time anglers welcome along with the 'professionals!' 14 - 15 knots cruising and 20 knots flat out, you'll have plenty of time to fish and still have a comfortable ride. Unless you want to take fish for own consumption, we operate a Catch and Release policy to conserve stock. See our website for details.
Dave Hunkin is a third-generation angling skipper, and has fished both commercially and as a skipper for over 35 years. He holds a Yachtmaster's certificate, and is a member of the PBA. Winner of the Cornwall Federation of Sea Anglers Skipper of the Year Award, 2015 and 2016.
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Bessie Vee
| Fri 27/06/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours | £80.00pp |
9am-5pm inc rod /tackle
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| Wed 02/07/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours | £80.00pp |
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| Fri 12/09/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours | £80.00pp |
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| Thu 18/09/2025 | 8 Spaces | 8 Hours | £80.00pp |
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Reviews
Summary:
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Steve Morton (19/09/2022)
Excellent day out reef fishing 17miles from shore, plenty of action from the deep with Ling,Conger and a variety of smaller fish and one surprise monster which took off like a rocket, snapping the line, might have been a shark or even a Tuna. Dave was helpful, entertaining and experienced. Great boat, well equipped rods and plenty of fresh bait. Our party of five and the other customers all had a great time in the hands of a great skipper. Thanks
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colin horner (11/07/2018)
Dave knows his stuff ,works for fish all day had a great 2 days , big eels , ling , pollock. Be back later in year thanks Colin from Derbyshire
Skippers Reponse: Thanks, Colin, for your great review! Look forward to taking you fishing again - Dave
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Christopher Field (31/08/2017)
Brilliant days fishing! Can't recommend Dave highly enough. He worked hard to put us on fish, was quick to move on when there none. Once on the fish (or Congers on this trip) Dave kept doing the rounds helping with advice, checking and repairing/ replacing rigs, boating the catch, sorting out snags and tangles and the other one hundred and one things that separate a good skipper from a bad one. Sail with Dave and you wont be disappointed.
Skippers Reponse: Thank you, Chris, for your review - hope to see you again sometime - regards, Dave
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Stephen Wheatley (07/05/2013)
Land lubber felt safe at sea with a knowlagble skipper .
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Mick benner (16/10/2011)
Me and the wife have had the pleasure of knowing and going out on Bessie Vee with Dave for over 2 years, i have never known a skipper that works so hard for his anglers than this guy, all angling is a matter of luck and being in the right place at the right time and Dave always trys to make it the right time for every angler, even on my unlucky days i have never failed to catch something. He has the worst sense of humor known to skipper kind, especially if your wife is catching more than you ??!! ;-) but we always have a great day and always loads of fun and fishing, he is helpful full of advice (well apart from the i had better retire coz my wife is a better angler) lol...but honestly he is the best skipper in Cornwall, i challenge anyone to find a better boat and a harder working skipper, best of luck for the future mate you deserve it. :-) >>>Mick and Gill
Skippers Reponse: Thanks Mick - hope Gill believes that you caught what you took home last time!
Location
Bait & Tackle
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TJ'S FISHING TACKLE & BAIT SUPPLIES
PAR, Cornwall, South West, England
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Linebite Angling Center
St Austell, Cornwall, South West, England
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MBFS St Austell
St Austell, Cornwall, South West, England
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Rogers Tackle Shop
Bodmin, Cornwall, South West, England
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Mermaid Fishing Tackle
Penzance, Cornwall, South West, England
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Monster Fishing
St Austell, Bugle, Cornwall, South West, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 26 Species have been caught onboard Bessie Vee, including: Anglerfish | Ballan Wrasse | Bass | Bib (Pouting) | Black Sea Bream | Blue Shark | Bluefin Tuna | Bull Huss | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Conger Eel | Garfish | Haddock | John Dory | Ling (Common) | Mackerel | Megrim | Monkfish | Pollock | Porbeagle | Red Band Fish | Red Gurnard | Spurdog | Tope | Whiting | Wreckfish (Stone Bass)
- CBUK Record Breaking Catches: May 2020, 61 lb Monkfish | November 2015, 61 lb Anglerfish | May 2010, 26 lb Pollock
Latest Catches 232 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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26/09/2018
Fishing Report by Vernon Leadbetter
26 Sep 2018 by Vernon Leadbetter
Great days Sharking, 8 fish , blues and a porgy , up to 80lbs. A fair few dropped runs as well. , many thanks Dave. We will definitely be back.
Best rgds
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01/03/2015
Fishing Report by Dave Hunkin
1 Mar 2015 by Dave Hunkin
Gearing up for the new season - large ling full of roe at the moment (caught 25 20 -28lb on the last trip). Spaces for 2015 going fast.
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25/06/2013
Fishing Report by Dave Hunkin
25 Jun 2013 by Dave Hunkin
A few sharks around now, with our last two sharking trips yielding 4 blues - best of which was 95lb, followed by an 80lb, 75lb and a 60lb. Two of the Looe boats have also had a shark each over the last couple of days. Plenty of small mackerel on the surface have arrived, boding well for the next few months.
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29/05/2012
Fishing Report by Dave Hunkin
29 May 2012 by Dave Hunkin
Cod fishing in the Western Channel;
After switching last year to Red Gill's new Evolution lures with great success, I re-ordered some new ones for this season. In addition to the usual colours, I ordered a few packs of White Red Mega Vibe Red Gills, which, on the last few trips have proven to out-fish anything else two to one!
Ian tried them today for the first time, and landed three cod before any of the other anglers, using other lures, had one on their rods.
I would highly recommend trying these out if you want to catch cod! -
13/10/2011
Fishing Report by Dave Hunkin
13 Oct 2011 by Dave Hunkin
Sharking in October -
After having some great sharking trips in September, with 14 blues on one day, we attempted another trip on the 12th October, which proved that the biggies are still here. In the last two trips, we had blues touching the 100lb mark, and on this one, the best of four sharks caught was 120lb, pictured here. It was caught by Phil from Bristol on his own kit. Obviously, the sea temperature is still conducive to the blues, and takes longer to cool than people think. Blues have been caught off South Cornwall up to November in previous years. Here's to a few more weeks of rod-bending weather!
