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day 1 of 2 boat comp iceland and wow what a day

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hi ppl today was the first day of my 2 day boat comp bit excited about this 1 as i had worked hard on geting everything right for on the day
had the alarm set for 4 am this morning but excited and woke up ealrlier
had a coffee and loaded the car and did a 50 min steady drive to gindavik for the meeting at 6.15 got there nearly an hour early so started to sort out the bait today it was squid and blueys
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we were ment to start fishing the comp at 7 but boats arrived at 7 instead of 6.30
any way get out to were we are fishing in about 45 to 50 meters of water and first drop produced a double shot of small coalies about a pound each
then on the second drop i go this little bueaty weighed on land on calibarated scales she hit out at 21lb 6 oz
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here is a pic of me fighting it i had the lightest gear on the boat i was using a conoflex 12 to 20 lb class and an abu 10000 big game
u can see what the opthers were using they could pull the titanic up with there gear lol
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then i started hitting in to the haddock my best weight again on land and sma scales was 3.020kg pic at the bottom with my haddock there as did not have time to take a pic
then 1 of the icelandic guys rod doubles over and all hells breaks lose after a good 10 minute fight he bought up this stonker weighed on land it went 18.85kg and was the biggest fish on our boat

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lines up at 2 comp over went to start engine wold not start checked batterys all fine skipper hits fuel tank :bangin: bloody empty so had to get towed back
during the course of the day i managed to get a small wolffish attached to my left thumb ouch the bloody hurt no pic sorry
arrived back in port with the other boats and another boat had a huge ling and a new icelandic record this beast weighed in at 23.830 kg
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here is a pic of my hadock next to the big coalie
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went to get the results for the end of the day and was suprised to see i had won first place on boat
first place in the 2 man
and first place in the 4 man
and had the biggest haddock of the day
:drunk:
can not wait until tommorow hope to win a little trophy or 4
tight lines will post day 2 on sunday
skippy
 
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hi there yes andy that is there standard gear they are just starting ti get use ti lighter gear but i felt so out of place amongst them and there giant reels:help:
 
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skippy said:
hi there yes andy that is there standard gear they are just starting ti get use ti lighter gear but i felt so out of place amongst them and there giant reels:help:
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hi..i cant believe it you think there were after marlin or ballyhoos,,,cant remember catching one off the pier thou..what do they use for heavy gear then?..do you own such gear..i bet you dont....dont they believe in fishing for sport..or just hauling
 
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andy NO NO NO i do not own any gear like that

ron i use to work with a boat out here but we fell out
this is an efsa comp and boats are used from the harbours skippered by the owners but there are lots of boats that do fishing trips out over here
 
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skippy said:
andy NO NO NO i do not own any gear like that

ron i use to work with a boat out here but we fell out
this is an efsa comp and boats are used from the harbours skippered by the owners but there are lots of boats that do fishing trips out over here
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I wasnt sure what you did out there.I thought you ran a boat and was a guide or something.You certainly know how to get the best of the fishing.Im looking for a short break soon for me and my G/f,I could be persuaded to take a trip out there.I havent been to Iceland for years.I used to get into Reykjavik sometimes.
 
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It is worth making the point that you are not going to win any competitions in Iceland if you use light gear. Light gear is lovely and all that, but it is not for winners in this arena.

The Euro Champ's are there in 2010 and the simple fact is that most of the UK guys have no idea what they are walking into. Best advice would be pack the 'animal' hauling gear and get your back-side in the gymn for several months, or you will probably die!
 
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Diabolos said:
It is worth making the point that you are not going to win any competitions in Iceland if you use light gear. Light gear is lovely and all that, but it is not for winners in this arena.

The Euro Champ's are there in 2010 and the simple fact is that most of the UK guys have no idea what they are walking into. Best advice would be pack the 'animal' hauling gear and get your back-side in the gymn for several months, or you will probably die!
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yes it is the euro champs here in 2010 but it is the boat and line class champs
efsa iceland held the european species competition last year and it was won by the scottish an russians all using lighter gear
iceland did not even finish in the top 3
rest my case
 
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just another point i have out fished icelanders when i have used light gear before
u can feel more bites and if u read the report in full i finished top in my boat first in the 2 man and first in the 4 man who says light gear dont win stuff
will post report and pics tommorow of any trophys i win if i win any
 
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pmsl
i have lived here for 2 years now not long compared to some but i have been fishing for about 28 years and do no what i am doing
buy back issues of boat fishing monthly u will see me in a couple of them using light gear
 
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harrysailor said:
Well done Skippy, great result for you. I can't believe the skipper allowed his boat to run out of fuel, this is a disgrace. Are you on the same boat tomorrow?

Regards

Harry
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diffrent boaT TOMMOROW
yeah he was lucky we did not go out far or the weather take a turn
:help::busted_co:busted_co
 
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:fishing:always gets me up earlier than any alarm
well today is the final day of the comp will post report when i get home if not to late if not on sunday

thanks guys
tight lines
skippy

p.s how much should i give neptune :fishing:
 
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The light gear does work in Iceland comps when it's the species based competitions, however a lot of their comps are based on weight only.

Try hauling up three 7 kilo plus cod at a time for six hours and you'll realise why the locals use the heavy rods and harnesses!! It's not unusual for daily bags of 300 kilos to be landed.
 
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Yes skip, in time and with a little more experience you'll learn. It's all about horses and courses, but you have to run a few different ones to realise the best other options. Oh, and as the Bigman said when we bumped into you last time on the beach at Keflavik: "There's boat anglers, and there's winners".

Check out this recent film. It wasn't a comp' so we could afford to mess around with lighter gear :bye1:
 
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