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21/11/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

21 Nov 2017 by TERRY BATT

WELL FISHING HAS BEEN QUITE GOOD IF YOU YOUR IN THE RIGHT SPOT...!! AND A FEW CODLING HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP WHICH IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT ON LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAVE VIRTUALLY NONE..
DON'T GET ME WRONG THERE AREN'T LOADS OF COD BEING CAUGHT BUT A FEW MOST DAYS....ALONG WITH RAYS GOOD SIZE WHITING AND SOME DOGS YOU CAN HAVE A REASONABLE DAY'S FISHING, AND OF COURSE IF YOU WANT TO DO CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING TO STAY BUSY OVER THE SLACK WATER PERIOD WHEN NOT MUCH HAPPENS... IT MAKE THAT 40 MINUTES FLY PASSED AND IS A GREAT TEAM BUILDING EVENT AS THERE ARE TROPHIES AND MEDALS TO THE WINNING TEAM..... AND NOT FORGETTING TEAM BUILDING EVENT IS 100% TAX ALLOWABLE...!!!

SO FOR ALL YOUR CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING EVENTS ON THE UK'S BIGGEST MOST COMFORTABLE SPORTS CHARTER VESSEL CALL:
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22/10/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

22 Oct 2017 by TERRY BATT

Now drift fishing for Bass in the Blackwater Eastuary .......
14/10/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

14 Oct 2017 by TERRY BATT

Hi guys... sorry it's been a while but been busy with late season Bass fishing which I have to say has been as good as it's ever been, despite what the doom and gloomers would have you believe...!!!
There are a few Cod being reported close in now, I have not had any on my boat yet but in fairness we have not really tried in earnest for them, but a pal of mine on another charter boat told me of a 16lbs Cod caught just two days ago right where we were fishing yesterday, I am not at all surprised, as there are large shoals of Whiting in the area now, so it might be worth putting out a live bait to tempt a large Cod to the hook..!!
There quite a lot of Thornback Rays moving in now we had over 20 yesterday along with Doggies and Whiting all the lads were happy filleting on a slow ride home back to Bradwell..... well done everyone great day, and good company...... see you all again soon.
The Vanishing Point-2 has been out of the water for a good spruce up polished anti-fouled a few cosmetic repairs and it looking like new again....
If you want to get out during the week, as we have very little space on weekends, then give us a call on: 07768306646
23/09/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

23 Sep 2017 by TERRY BATT

With the water temperature now starting to fall, and the whiting have arrived in large numbers, and there have been reports of a few Codling caught on the night tides from the Clacton area and a few have been netted in the trawl nets.... so do we dare to hope we may well have a showing of Cod this year... well the signs are looking quite good...!!

Still a lot of Bass at the moment off-shore these wont be there for much longer and before the weather takes a turn for the worse .....

But the good mainstay of Thornback Rays are there in good numbers, so you could in fact get 5 species in a single trip..!!!
Call: 07768 30 66 46 to book a trip
25/09/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

25 Sep 2017 by TERRY BATT

Report from Friday and Saturday.... Friday saw Dave Barham with one of his superb..............
(Fishing tutorial adventures with Dave Barham) and we set out quite early from Bradwell to be at an off-shore mark that normally fishes it's pants off... but I was a little worried at the lack of bird life, well I say lack..!! it was devoid to be honest.
We tried several marks in the same stretch of water for only a couple of very small school Bass.
Then I took a gamble based on last year when the same thing happened according to my little red book.. and steamed NW for 30 minutes to another favourite Bass Mark of mine.
Once we were settled and everything was quiet after about 15 minutes Dave hit into the first Bass nice fish about 5lbs and this was followed for the next 2 hours with a string of good Bass with some slightly smaller and some bigger around 27 Bass landed and even Dave missed some crashing bites..... but that's Bass fishing for you.... you don't get them all, no matter how great you are, I was lucky not to have lost my rod over the side, I just had to go into the wheelhouse to get more bait from the fridge when my hermit crab (which has been working really well for Bass) it didn't enter my mind I was going to get a large Smoothound attack...lol luckily Mark was on hand to catch my rod before it went over the side, so it only seemed right to let him land the fish... the way it stripped line off the reel at first I thought.. dam this is going to be a big Bass... then on the 3rd run it was clearly not a Bass but a big old Hound good double in shallow water..!! great fun.
So Saturday.... with my 6 anglers mustered on Vanishing Point-2 confidence was high for their specialised Bassing trip that they had been waiting so long for, some had never caught a proper Bass, like our dear fried Paul Charlesworth .
The only thing as you will see from the photos is that Friday was perfect conditions, but a little breeze from the SE just made it a little harder to get the boat positioned right, as this is critical if you are going to get it right.
But once we arrived and settled down, it wasn't as fast as the day before, in fact it was slow to start with, just as I was going to move, Alistair got the first one, nice fish around 5 lbs ... but being the great fisherman he is, a quick photo and back it went.
But undeterred I got Nicola to pull the anchor and repositioned the boat, and we had a few nice fish but still wasn't happy I repositioned a second time (the wind was just slightly wrong)
but once I was happy with the boat's position the bites came thick and fast, with many bites being missed, due to basically a little inexperience..! good Bass are not the easiest fish to catch, but once you have enough bites and learned how to react...... bingo there is your first real Bass in the net...
(Eh Paul....).
WE had 30+ chances with crashing bites but only converted that into 15 Good Bass landed, and only 6 fish kept all the rest returned, not just because that is the law now only 1 Bass per angler, but all the guys mostly like to fish for the sport...!! (aint that right Tom)..
Sunday, saw a stronger wind again from the SE but we were on general fishing so we went for a ride off-shore and conditions were better off-shore than closer in..!!
Once anchored up fish started coming almost right away, the out of the blue, we were astounded...!!!! we have seen Porpoises many times, but in nearly 30 years of being out there, we had a Dolphin surface right along side the boat, scared the crap out of Tony who was fishing in the corner...lol he called me and said a bloody great fish just surfaced right by the side of him, and although I didn't see it I could see the swirl of disturbed water it had left behind...?? then it surfaced again bloody hell...!! it was a Dolphin...!! it continued to swim all around the boat for and hour, at one point most of the party were on the bow watching the Dolphin going back and forth over the anchor rope ... he was just playing... and as we move out of the deeper water because to tide had started running to hard, the Dolphin swam right along side us as though he was giving us an escort, then as we parted company the lads saw a second smaller Dolphin swimming with the bigger one..... so may be we will run Dolphin spotting trips now...lol but what a real treat and a privilege it was to have them as company for an hour... we got some video of them as did some of the guys who have promised to send it over, I will see if I can up-load it later...
(Just a few of the Bass caught in the last few days

If you want to have a go for good fish call me on :07768 30 66 46
20/09/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

20 Sep 2017 by TERRY BATT

Lot's of fish coming out at the moment... Bass, Hounds, Thornbacks, Dogs, and the first of the Whiting are showing..... so all good.

If you would like to have a go for a mixed days fishing please call ..

07768306646
12/09/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

12 Sep 2017 by TERRY BATT

Well, the fishing to date has been consistent with good number of Rays, Bass and Hounds, the Mackerel have done a disappearing act sadly... but must not complain as we hsave had a good run this year.
With the bigger Bass about to start massing off shore, it would be a good time to think about booking up a trip or three,

Hopefully the weather will calm down and let us make those off-shore trips to the outer marks where the magic happens not seen so many Plaice this year...... must have caught them all last year..lol

If you would like to charter this ineradicable catamaran Vanishing Point-2, then just call on 07768 30 66 46
and if you want to include clay shooting within your charter just let us know the night before so we can arrange the shoot for you.
Tight lines.... hot guns..!!!!
02/08/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

2 Aug 2017 by TERRY BATT

the fishing on Vanishing Point-2 has been excellent ... with lots of Smoothounds and Rays, Bass Mackerel, some small Tope, and on the longer voyages some good Plaice fishing...

All in all the summer is shaping up nicely.

If you want to get out and have a go for these fish in which is fairly sheltered waters so not often cancelled, call 07768 30 66 46. and book you spot on the UK's premier charter vessel..
30/05/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

30 May 2017 by TERRY BATT

Well yesterday saw a new party on boat, and we didn't let them down.
They boated over 30 Thornback Rays even though the unexpected SE wind blew at 25 mph but it was no problem to us....

Still some mid-week places available, and there are now a few Sundays available due to the fact we have cancelled a charter party due to their unreasonable behaviour ....!! so if you want the chance to fish of of this magnificent $1 million vessel best phone asap.... 07768306646
05/2017 Fishing Report by TERRY BATT

May 2017 by TERRY BATT

loads of fish coming in at the moment, up to 80 per day call if you want a great fishing experience.