Blue Shark Charters

There have been lots of small coalie about recently so it was really nice to see this 51cm specimen come over the rails! It put up a great fight even in the 20-30lbs tackle and it’s captor was more than happy.
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So yesterday mornings fishing was quite slow and made a bit more challenging by a stiff Northerly breeze. This was followed by a contrasting afternoon of light wind, bright sunshine and the family onboard managed 10 codling and 10 pollock, with a few big enough to take home for their tea, which they told me they thoroughly enjoyed and even sent us a photo of their tasty meal.
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I have recently been helping out on one of the other boats helping familiarise a new skipper with some of the local area, which gave me a perfect opportunity to have a quick go on one of my favourite marks a little further out. Three casts three fish with this being the best pollock of around 4.5lbs - 5lbs, caught on a light spinning setup with a small weighted sandeel lure. a good sign for the 3hr deep sea trips we will be running as of tomorrow.
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They say the camera never lies, but this time my not so great photography skills certainly didn't do Camerons wrasse any justice, as it was the biggest one I have seen and must have been around 5lb's. It was an absolute lump and put up a very good account of itself as you can probably tell by the smile on Cameron's face! This was caught on our first trip out, which was a short jolly to say thanks to some of the lads that have helped me get the boat ready for the season. We had a few small pollock and some bass following the lures but none hooked. we will be up and running this weekend onwards. get in touch if you fancy wetting a line.
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The big day finally came, we launched the Blue Shark for sea trials yesterday and to bring her round to St. Justinians for the season.
More than happy with the new engine, nice and quiet and smoke free! The sea trials went well with the new spray deflectors helping to keep her a much drier ride. She now has a top speed of 22 knots and a cruising speed of 15 - 17 knots. This should make a big difference to all of our trips, opening up more fishing grounds even on the shorter trips. Once the engine was warmed through we could open her right out as she had been run in on the bench at the Iveco factory and achieved a top speed through Ramsey sound with the tide of 28 knots!!
We will be up and running as of Monday, so get in touch if you fancy coming fishing.
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All plumbed in wired up and ready to go!

Amazing what a lick of paint can do, not long now and we will be back on the water!

A massive thanks to Andrew at AJD Landscaping Pembrokeshire for helping with the test fit of the new engine, went in like a dream! Now to run all the cables and pipes before taking her back out to flowcoat the bilges and fit the soundproofing. ... See more

The new engine has arrived!
Still plenty of work left to upgrade the fuel system, cooling system and engine baerers, then it can be connected up to all the black boxes and cables it came with, shame there were no instructions though... ... See more

Now that's some fish catching skills!

INTENSE CHASE! A dolphin dodges rays, swims sideways, and makes hairpin turns while chasing down its lunch. Thanks to See Through Canoe for sharing! #WeLiveHere STORY: https://bit.ly/2H17yzM