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Hi all this is my first post on WSF having joined yesterday!
Having been a shore angler for many years I've finally saved up to buy a small 18ft Shetland boat!
I am a relative novice to boat fishing, however have been out on several trips with a couple of the charter boys out of Weymouth.
Me and my old man are planning a trip to fish the Shambles bank on Saturday in hope of catching the odd flattie, and was wondering if anyone has any advice/tips/precautions when fishing this mark.
I have a Garmin Striker 4dv fish finder, and is the bank easy to find/identify? (Where exactly is it!!?)
Which areas of the bank are fishing best?
What flatties are about at the moment?
What are the best/easiest/safest states of tide to fish the bank?
Rigs/bait/tips?
Are there any dangers/precautions I should know about? I've heard how dangerous the 'Portland Race' can be.
I'd also quite like to try some Wrecking for Pollack and Cod, however I don't know many wreck marks and I don't know if they're fishing well. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction or have any co-ordinates?
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Tight lines.
T
Having been a shore angler for many years I've finally saved up to buy a small 18ft Shetland boat!
I am a relative novice to boat fishing, however have been out on several trips with a couple of the charter boys out of Weymouth.
Me and my old man are planning a trip to fish the Shambles bank on Saturday in hope of catching the odd flattie, and was wondering if anyone has any advice/tips/precautions when fishing this mark.
I have a Garmin Striker 4dv fish finder, and is the bank easy to find/identify? (Where exactly is it!!?)
Which areas of the bank are fishing best?
What flatties are about at the moment?
What are the best/easiest/safest states of tide to fish the bank?
Rigs/bait/tips?
Are there any dangers/precautions I should know about? I've heard how dangerous the 'Portland Race' can be.
I'd also quite like to try some Wrecking for Pollack and Cod, however I don't know many wreck marks and I don't know if they're fishing well. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction or have any co-ordinates?
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Tight lines.
T