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  • 30/08/2010 Fishing Report by Rich Ward on Shy-Torque III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    30 Aug 2010 by Rich Ward

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    On a recent shark fishing trip we were lucky enough to come across something rather unusual on the Shy-Torque. The day was uneventful regarding the sharks however during slack water my crewman John Wilcock decided to have a go at a little bottom fishing. After 5 minutes or so he hooked into what was going to give him one hell of a scrap for the next 20! With two "runs" on the bottom which peeled off line like a big game fish he eventually pursuaded it to leave the depths and started coaxing it toward the boat. On route the fish made 3 or 4 heavy dives and if it weren't for Johns 50+ years of sea angling experience ( not all with myself !! ) the fish would probably have smashed him to bits ! On seeing the fish approach the surface I decided that the landing net was not going to be sufficient and decided on the gaff. A good decision indeed as the fish nearly dragged me over the side !! John managed this fine fish to the boat using a Shakespeare 30lb class rod armed with 30lb Berkeley Whiplash braid, but just to make it really impressive he was using a 49p 3 x hook Fladen daylight trace bought from our local Boyes store! A credit to both Fladen and John. Well done mate.

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    Need 1 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. James 1. Nick 2. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.
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    Mon 24/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours
    Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.2m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.
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    Tue 25/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours
    Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.6m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.
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    Thu 27/02/2025 8 Spaces 8 Hours
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    Thu 06/03/2025 9 Spaces 9 Hours
    Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.
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    Fri 07/03/2025 9 Spaces 9 Hours
    Need 4 more for trip go-ahead. Offshore wrecking trip. 4.9m tide. Will sail with just 4 anglers. Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Ling (Common) / Pollock.
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    Sat 08/03/2025 5 Spaces 9 Hours
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