when I think back to what it was like for me the end of the 70s beginning of the 80s it's heartbreaking to hear of the demise of the once great beach. One day maybe......
I used to work in a factory about 100 yards away from Wilcove jetty back in the early 70s
It used to produce some very big conger back then and somewhere in the depths is an old rod and reel of mine I lost to a big eel there.
Have learnt to always set the clutch now lol
a goodly session there
I hope we have a better flounder season here in Poole this year.
what with bass, cormorants and seals, the flounders have taken a right bollocking the last 3 or 4 years
15/09/21 haven't been out on a boat for ages and managed to snaffle a place with a mate out of Poole yesterday.
the plan was to catch some mackerel then go on the bass hunt.
local reports were that mackerel were fetching a higher price than bass at the market so confidence wasn't too high...
1978 2 A.M. in the morning Dungeness by the cranes low tide I helped my mate beach a cod 28lbs a true pig.
We never got a picture of it unfortunately. that was when you were more or less guaranteed to catch cod November or December.
One advantage of being an old git ( remember the 66 world cup...
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