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  • 10/2015 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT on Vanishing Point-2 (Bradwell Marina, Essex)

    Oct 2015 by TERRY BATT

    Report on-board Vanishing Point-2

    Just a little rant..... again...!!! I had the very sad misfortune to have some really nice guys on the boat last Wednesday, you may have read my report on my fishing page.
    They were sadly late by an hour due to a car crash on the M 25 so the day didn't get off to a great start, we missed a vital hour of ebb tide and with 42 mph winds blowing it was important to get to as much wind and tide together as possible, but it . is was what it was...!!
    But....!!! here comes the part that really hurt, the boys that were late from Kent, cancelled all future charters with me, saying they didn't want to drive all the way from Kent just to blank..!! well in fact no one blanked all had fish albeit some only got Whiting, doggies, Pouting, while other did get half a dozen Codling between them, before moving back into the river for the flood tide due to the strong winds, but the small tide 4.8 mtrs took an age to start to run, and when we did get some tide, we had little time left to fish, but we did get another 2 Codling at the end of the day in the river....
    But the boys cancelling their trips was sad enough, but the reason for them cancelling their trips was the real kick in the guts.!!! it turned out, one of my regular anglers "Ken Pipe" who has fished with me for over 10 years, and one of my fellow charter skippers Lee Bollingbrook on Sophie Lee, told my customers... and I quote word for word his damming advice to lads.....
    HE SAID " IT IS COMMON PLACE TO GO OUT AND HAVE A BAD DAYS FISHING...!! AND THAT COD THAT WERE CAUGHT ..3-4 LBS IS ABOUT AS BIG AS THEY GET..!! AND SAID IF HE WAS US, AND LIVE SO CLOSE TO THE SOUTH COAST, HE WOULD 100% BE FISHING DOWN THERE..!!"
    it was on the back of this hideous advice, the Kent boys cancelled all trips.
    Well this is a chap who sadly contracted cancer a few years ago, and glad he was treated successfully..., but when I think, Nicola and I phoned him almost every week to see how he was ? and how his treatment was going? and offered him trips out on the boat, not to fish, just a boat ride while he was convalescing , at no charge, just to get him out of the house, and have some company..... he treats us like that... it is sickening, talk about the enemy within, Ken has a very nasty streak in him, and I am with great sadness banning him from ever stepping on our boat again, the money is not important, it is the principle that matters to me, and I would love it if Lee Bollingbroock would do the same, and if Ken thinks the South Coast is so appealing the Fu****k off down there and stripe someone else up, because you are not welcome here any more.. and by the way mate, as far as fishing Technic goes you have no idea ken, you really do suck at fishing, do you know what everyone says about you..??? you are someone with all the gear, and no idea..!!! and that really sums you pal, we just didn't like to tell you, but when you mess with our livelihood, then the gloves come off.
    You know what Ken, ever heard the old WW II saying ....
    ""LOSE LIPS COST LIVES "" in our case our livelihood..!! so you might want to think and engage your brain before opening your big mouth...!!!
    I don't think we have ever been more disappointed in anyone, as we are in you......
    All I can say to any charter boat skipper around Essex, if Ken Pipe calls you to make a booking, beware it could cost you dear...!!!!!
    Rant well and truly OVER..!!!!!
    Ps: The Photo shown is of this vindictive little man Ken Pipe..

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