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  • 06/09/2015 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)

    6 Sep 2015 by TERRY BATT

    Report on-board Vanishing Point-2

    What a day…!! Sunday 6th Sept,
    We left Bradwell at 0700 and arrived 25 miles out in just on an hour, but due to a very brisk North West wind some 10 mph more than forecast, it was not fit to fish this mark, so we turned the boat around and headed closer in to the Gunfleet sands, where the water was much calmer, and we began to fish.
    We hadn’t been there long and we started getting a few fish, doggies, and a few small Roker… but being a small tide, 5.1m there wasn’t much run on the tide, aaaargh !! I really wanted to be further offshore, but after a couple of hours the wind did ease off, and I took the decision to push back out to my original fishing mark, 6 miles South of our position, and I Am glad I did…!!
    Once anchored up lines were cast and within 5 minutes we had two Roker hooked up, both double figure fish…!!! Just as I thought, the fish were thick on the ground, just a shame we couldn’t stop there for the first two hours of the ebb.
    So… once we were off the blocks (so to speak) we then had a quadruple hook up, four good Roker on..!! And all my anglers were as happy as could be.

    I had a very nice father and son team on today, Neil and son Harvey, such a polite young man, and a very quick learner too, Harvey caught some nice fish which included Thornback Rays to 9 lbs, and Smoothounds, and was casting his own rod like a Pro..!! well done son, you will be welcome any time on VP-2..!
    My very good friends Ian and Elaine were on the boat today, lovely to see them again..!! and Ian had a secret weapon in his fishing arsenal.. a fish cent feeder, well Ian was fishing two rods, and the one with the feeder out fished the other rod 4 to 1.. pretty impressive I Must say.
    Well the day just flew bye, and we stayed an hour longer as the weather was now settled and the sea was virtually flat calm, but it was time to hit the button for home, and although we caught around 30 Roker, we only kept around 7, so Nicola started to help the guys gut, and skin their fish.
    A lovely day had by all, and we do it all again tomorrow, looking forward to it…!!
    Tight lines everyone..!!!

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