You are what we call a real "Diehard". I'm that way
too, except when I'm out in the ocean and the sea
conditions get very bad. Then, its time to go it.
The boat I fish on won't sink, but the people in it
will.
Great story!
Les Saulibio
Kwajalein Marshall Islands
--- Denis Richmond <den207@yahoo.co.uk> 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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