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  • 29/06/2015 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)

    29 Jun 2015 by TERRY BATT

    Report on-board Vanishing Point-2

    Well summer is here...!!!!!! phew it was hot out there yesterday, I had the pleasure of the company of my good friend, the legendary Bob Cox, who is probably one of the best Bass fisherman around, and once again on our new boat, after his long election campaign, we had our dear friend, and a good friend to the fishing world...!! "Nigel Farage", party leader of UKIP, and with Nigel was MEP for the SE of England, Ray Finch, Fisheries and shipbuilding spokesman.
    What a great day we had, my lovely wife Nicola made sure the boys didn't go hungry, after due to over excitement I'm sure??, Nigel and Ray left their lunch cooking nicely in the car..!!! ...lol
    but Nic got the George Foreman Grill going, and it was bacon rolls all round...!!!!.
    We had a variety of fish yesterday, from Bass, Smoothounds, Skate, Doggies....lots of Doggies, Pouting, and Mackerel..!!
    It was quite a hard day to be honest, it was not fireworks like it had been a few days ago, there were long gaps when the fish didn't bite, it didn't matter what we threw at them bait wise, they just would not play, then we would get a nice flurry and so on, but there was no shortage of banter on board, with Nigel and Bob both seasoned journalist, and both as sharp as razors it was most entertaining to listen to...lol and Ray Finch was just the nicest guy..
    We did touch on the subject of pulse trawling for the short time we were serious, and it was good to see both Ray, and Nigel are fully aware, of this activity and are on it, but it was a relaxing day out where I think Nigel was in a way relieved, that we were a long way off-shore with very limited mobile phone signal, so he was not pestered with calls, and could just fish..!!
    It was nice to see the first Mackerel yesterday, Bob spotted birds working, and directed me to an up-tide position from the birds, and after a while fired one of his Bass bullets at the direction of the birds, and ..wow..!! his rod buckled over as a Bass hit the lure, then he shouted from the bow .."fish all around the boat" and the guys all dropped their feathers and all got Bass... marvellous..!!.
    After returning the fish to fight another day, Nicola continued to feather, and got some Mackerels... now we had some seriously good bait to go with.
    After a really lovely day at sea, Nigel was very enthusiastic at the prospect a nice pint of beer at our local pub "The Green Man" at Bradwell, and we all enjoyed one of Mike's famous Steaks..!!
    I know people have their own thoughts about Nigel and UKIP, but as always Nicola and I found him the perfect English gentleman who had time not only with us on the boat, but happily interacted with the locals in the pub, and allowed them all to take photos with him, and as I have said before... he is a man of the people, for the people, and we wish even greater success, for UKIP under Nigel's leadership.... see you guys soon
    Tight lines.......
    Terry & Nicola.....

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