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Saturday 4th September 2004
Before heading to Whitby we had to start out at 2am, to catch the mini bus, which was leaving Leicester no later than 2.30am. All onboard and the crack was all about the great expectations of piscatorial monsters that were going to be hauled from the depths of the North Sea. Through out the early hours some slept but the Buzz on the bus was getting greater the closer we got to Whitby. This trip all eight members of the Society were attending, even though they all come from different backgrounds all had the same thing in common, Sea Fishing.
A call into the tackle shop for that last minute forgetful bits n bobs.
Boarding the Sea Trek, our boat for the day, the tackle boxes bulging with lures and buckets of Pirks, ready for the action to come.
The plan was to depart going through the open road bridge at 7am.
All the boats, now unmoored were loaded with positive thinking, optimistic sea anglers.
Shouts of abuse, encouragement and tight lines were heard echoing around the inner harbour as the bridge opened and the flotilla of fishing boats made their way seawards.
Passing the Buck Inn & Jolly Sailors (to our left)
The church on the south bank of Whitby (to our right)
Preparing Rods n Rigs as the boats left the piers of Whitby with each boat heading then disappearing over the horizon.
Our first action was to catch Mackerel, live bait for later in the day. Soon these were coming onboard, but enough was soon to fill the boxes, Mackerel were abundant, only enough were kept for bait or the table. Then we were on our way to Wrecks that Stu (Skipper) had plotted for us to visit through the day.
Dave Moulds ( 10lb 1oz Cod )
First fish caught was a whiting by Trevor Moulds. Well it is a fish. Not long after our Chairman Dave Ashford pulled an 8lb Cod, we were ready to rumble.
Cliff Moulds ( 6lb 3oz Cod )
Pirks, Hokkias, Rubber Eels and a host of all types of lures were knocking the sea bed. Fish were coming onboard, steady, and all boxes had fish. No one was to blank today.
John E and some of his prize catch of Cod
John E with the catch of the Day 11lb 3oz Cod
Cod upto11lb 3oz, Coalfish up to 3lb, Ling up to 8lb, Mackerel, Pouting and Whiting were the catches coming in regular. When one wreck went quiet we would move to the next. Lots of tackle was lost, but those who have fished the wrecks know that if your not loosing tackle or not catching fish, your doing something wrong.
John E Ashford 11lb 3oz Cod / 8lb Ling / 3lb Coalfish
Dave Moulds 10lb 1oz Cod (PB)
Cliff Moulds 6lb 3oz Cod (PB)
Dave Ashford could only manage up to 8lb Cod, trying to break his PB of 20lb was not going to happen today.
Leading up to near the end of our day out, it was time to tackle the filleting and bagging of our catch. All had caught a number of Cod, but the big Ling were scarce today. With boat held in a gentle sway the knives were out and the sky was full of eager gulls waiting for their share of the catch.
At the end when all fish were cleaned then it was time to hose down and clean the boat. We like to leave, as we find, a clean and well-organised boat for those that have to follow.
Arriving back at our moorings, we all thanked Stu Johnston (Skipper of Sea Trek)
His skill of getting us over the wrecks made our day of fishing a success.
With a handshake we had agreed another booking and left to enjoy the memories of another successfully Charter Boat Trip.
After loading the mini bus and before heading home, we had one final task to take, fish n Chips from the local Chippie. Whitby’s fish n chips are the best in the World.
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