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hi im nigel, i received a message from yvonne, ( lester,s wife ) about some cancellations for saturday 05th august so i booked myself on for a days fishing on seawatch 1.as i walked towards the pontoon i met two other people heading the same way, one was mark who was skippering the boat for lester ( bless him ) and the other was mark,s father bill. it was a lovely morning standing and talking on the pontoon, in the rain. when everyone had borded the boat we set out. as we were heading out to the fishing grounds i was watching the screens and listening to the engines and it was as if lester was at the wheel of the boat.well done mark you had a great tutor and you knew exactly what you were doing. once we had settled into fishing the first fish of the day went to steve a very nice stary smooth hound at approx seven pounds, well done steve. there was about a dozen decent smooth hounds caught that day and they were all safely returned back to the sea. well done to everybody on the day especially mark who put us on the fish. my day was not as productive as others, i only caught two fish all day, one was a thornback ray of about two pound and the other was a small tope of about one pound. better luck next time. just as lester would appear on deck with a plate full of sausage rolls and ketchup so did mark.much appreceated mate. towards the end of the day the wind blew up good and strong so we all decided to call it a day and head home. thank you for a great day out mark and god bless lester and all his family. best regards nigel andrews.

Skippers Reponse: THANK YOU YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL AND KIND WORDS I AM GLAD YOU ENJOYED YOUR DAY ON SEAWATCH

hi im Nigel, well what a day. it all started with my friends and I met on the pay and display car park on the water front, we gathered our fishing rods etc, and walked to the end of the pontoon. Lester arrived and rowed his dinghy across the river to his boat. shortly after he got on his boat he phoned me informing me that we had a problem. the problem being that he had no toilet tissue on board and would I mind going to the shop to buy some. so off I went, informing my mate RONNY, to load my gear onto the boat. on my return everyone had boarded the boat and I was the last one on and off we set for a days fishing. about twenty mins into the trip out I went to get something out of my bucket so I asked RONNY, where my bucket was, he said " its there with your rods" that's not my bucket I replied. after a brief search of the boat it was nowhere to be seen. I went to the wheel house to inform Lester that its possible that RONNY, had left my bucket which contained all the bait for four people on the pontoon. we did a u,turn and went back. sure enough there sat my bucket. we finally set out once again for a days fishing. it was a very productive day with a good variety of fish being caught, ranging from thornback rays, dog fish, whiting, pouting, dabs and flounders. the biggest fish of the day was a female thornback that weighed 12 pound and went to ANDY LAST, well done Andy. as you can imagine none of us on board let RONNY, forget that he left my bucket behind. bless him. towards the end of the day there was once again that all familiar smell of sausages cooking. after we had feasted on Lester,s cuisine we fished a bit longer and then called it a day. everyone had a good day and enjoyed themselves. thank you Lester for another fantastic day out aboard seawatch 1. best regards, NIGEL ANDREWS.

Another wicked day out with les on the seawatch lots of whiting and 8 big skate between 4lb and 10lb 2oz. It was a very calm day and as usual les finds the fish so thanks les for a good day and will be booking again very soon.

Skippers Reponse: Not the best days fishing Dean but a good laugh as usual,see you all soon.

I have been meaning to do this for a while, not a review of one trip but of around 18 months worth! Firstly Seawatch is a lovely boat with a nice large fishing area, the cabin can be a life saviour on certain days! Next, the Skipper, Lester is a great Skipper who tries hard to put you on the fish and is willing to move to find them. He has a good knowledge of the area and fishing in general, full of good advice that he is willing to share if asked. He also makes a cracking sausage sandwich! I have had some of my best days fishing including my PB Bass and thoroughly recommend a trip out on Seawatch with Lester.

Skippers Reponse: Thanks Mike,always a pleasure to have you aboard.

what can i say, i booked myself on seawatch1 on sunday 31st july, for a good days fishing. the weather was great and everyone on the boat knew each other. however the fishing was not that good with the biggest fish of the day went to mark, with a smooth hound weighing approximately 5lb, well done mark. ( good luck under the knife on monday mate, hope your hernia opp goes ok. ) towards the end of the day there was that all familiar smell of sausages cooking, and sure enough there was a plate full of sausages in bread rolls and a large bottle of ketchup. well done lester and thanks. at the end of the day i caught three thorn backs which were all returned and one mackerell. once again thanks to lester and all my friends for making a good day out.

Skippers Reponse: Glad you enjoyed yourself Nigel even though the fishing was a bit of a challenge

THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP OUT ON SEAWATCH 1, AND IT WAS THE BEST DAYS FISHING ID HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME. I HAD MY PB THORNBACK RAY WEIGHING IN AT 12LB. AFTER THE WEIGHING AND PHOTOS WERE OVER SHE WAS SAFELY RETURNED BACK TO THE WATER. THE SKIPPER LESTER BAKER, HE WAS LIKE YOUR BEST FRIEND ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU NEEDED HIM, IF HE SAW YOUR ROD BENDING WHILST REELING IN HE WAS THERE WITH THE NET AND WHEN THE FISH WAS ON BOARD HE WOULD HAVE THE HOOK REMOVED BEFORE YOU COULD PUT YOUR ROD DOWN. TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY LESTER APPEARED ON DECK WITH A LARGE PLATE OF BUTTERED ROLLS, SAUSAGES, AND A BOTTLE OF KETCHUP, WHO COULD ASK FOR A BETTER SKIPPER. IVE ALREADY BOOKED MY NEXT TRIP ON SEAWATCH 1 AND I CANT WAIT. THANK YOU LESTER FOR A GREAT DAYS FISHING, REGARDS NIGEL

Skippers Reponse: Glad you enjoyed yourself Nigel, look forward to seeing you next time

Fanatastic day out , despite some heavy rain fall . within 2 minutes of casting out a 6 pound bass was caught . Overall 56 fish caught , ranging from doggies , bass , cod skate (8 pound)and gurnor. looking foreward to many more trips

A brilliant day on Sea fishing charters. With our skipper Lester who knew his stuff, we caught between 50 - 60 Cod & Skate between the five of us. We will be coming back in the next few weeks. It was a great experience that we will carry on. Thanks very much Lester for a great day. Freemixconcrete

Skippers Reponse: Hi Paul,I enjoyed your company and am pleased you had a good time,look forward to seeing you all again

Top class days fishing with Lester on Sat, plenty of cod caught even by the likes of me!!. Seawatch makes for an excellent fishing platform which is what was required on this trip and Lester local knowledge was again shown when he moved us at slack tide, moved out of the strong tide and moved us inshore but still put us over the fish. Altogether a brilliant day out and looking forward to some bass with Lester this summer.

Top class days fishing with Lester on Sat, plenty of cod caught even by the likes of me!!. Seawatch makes for an excellent fishing platform which is what was required on this trip and Lester local knowledge was again shown when he moved us at slack tide, moved out of the strong tide and moved us inshore but still put us over the fish. Altogether a brilliant day out and looking forward to some bass with Lester this summer.

Skippers Reponse: Glad you all enjoyed your day Ian,see you next time Lester