Thanks for sharing, great story ... next time you go out fishing take
some pictures, never been to England and really would enjoy seeing
the areas you fish. Also can you please share your favorite Sea Bass
recipe.
thanks again, Marty
--- In fishingtheusaandcanada@yahoogroups.com, Denis Richmond
<den207@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello there
>
> I haven't been fishing for some months. The weather does not
encourage it.
>
> Back in May I had an exciting incident. This is the story. You
may enjoy it. I hope so. Reading again about your exploits is a lot
of fun.
>
> They (the fish) will soon be back --- Denis (and why the font
keeps changing, I don't know)
>
> 07/07 WEST BEACH , LITTLEHAMPTON, ENGLAND
>
> Fishing off the West Beach side of the Arun river-mouth is not
always productive.
>
> I arrived there at 8-30 am. on May 30. The West Beach side is
the one adjacent to the reserved area which includes the sand dunes.
To get there you pass the Littlehampton Golf Club, the Arun Yacht
Club and the Littlehampton Sail and Motor Club. You know when you
have arrived because, fortunately, there is a Snack Bar named The
Ship's Galley and, unfortunately, because you have to pay to park the
car.
>
> The sea was heaving: grey/green in colour. It was raining. No,
it was pouring -- like in those tropical countries where the rain
jumps up at you and soaks your trousers. I had lost a good bass here
two days ago. It escaped as I was lifting it. I had been thinking
about it during the night. How did it get off? Was it ever on?
Should I use bigger hooks? You know the thoughts we have.
>
> As I said, I was there at 8-30 am. I bought two fresh mackerel on
the way. It was abandoned. The sea was roaring in -- high tide was
about 10 am. I believe there was a storm out in the English Channel .
I cut some of the mackerel for bait, fitted up a line and dropped it
in -- right at the side of the sea wall. I had two more rods in the
car, but the weather discouraged me. With one of those rods I usually
do a bit of spinning, but the very rough sea put me off. I have never
learned what conditions are appropriate for spin and what are not. My
son, Matthew, who is knowlegable about such things, once told me
that spinning in murky water was a waste of time because the target
could not see the lure. I suppose he was right.
>
> But the fishing went on. Three more cars arrived with
enthusiastic fishermen. Within fifteen minutes they had all
retreated. There comes a point in all these mini-adventures when you
have to finally decide whether to quit or stay. So called `failure'
in fishing is common to those of us who like this activity. If this
outing was to end in one of those `failures'. So be it. I was staying.
>
> The rain and the wind continued.
>
> This may sound strange, but, for the next hour and a half, apart
from some time I checking the bait, I watched progress through the
windscreen -- with the wipers on.
>
> Then it happened. The line went wild. What every fisherman hopes
for: the line was alive. Sometimes people ask me how I know when
there is a fish on the line. I could qualify my reply. There are fish
and fish. There are the fish you want to catch and the others. On my
line today I had one of those I wanted to catch. As soon as it
surfaced I knew it was a sea bass and I decided to bring it up hand
over hand -- ignoring the rod and reel. The 'lift' is about four
metres. It worked.
>
> The only witness was Jane who runs the snack bar. I think she
was as surprised as I was.
>
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