Sea Fishing

Sea fishing, we are not very good at it but as we have a sea boat and we take her to sea for our holidays throughout the year, we do have a try at it. Unsuccessfully so far it does have to be said, but we do try.

Last year on our way back from the Broads we tried our hand at Mackerel fishing but we got it all wrong and didn’t even get a bite. A quick word in the ear of the local sea fishing trip boat operator soon put us right though and hopefully this year we will catch our first sea fish that we will then be able to BBQ later in the day.

Hopefully with the help of the local fishermen we can look forward to some great fresh fish this year. With trips planned to Whitby, Scarborough and Wells next the Sea, all working fishing ports, we have every chance of catching a few free and incredibly fresh meals. What could be fresher or tastier than BBQing you’re freshly caught and filleted fish?

We are going to make some minor modifications to Naughty-Cal to make sea fishing from her a tad easier. We are going to add a pair of stainless steel rod holders to the transom of the boat. The main reason for this is so that we can set up the rods whilst still moored up in harbour, threading line through hooks and rigs whilst the boat is rocking and rolling with the seas motion is incredibly difficult and also quite sea sickness inducing. Having the rigs set up and ready to go will give us more fishing time and much less faffing around at sea.

We also plan to buy a collapsible bucket. On the off chance that we do catch a fish or two then we will need somewhere to put them whilst we have a chance to get back to shore to gut and fillet them. A collapsible bucket will take up very little room whilst stored away, but filled with sea water should prove to be a great catch hold, assuming we manage to catch anything to put in it of course.

We do like to do a spot of fishing, be it at sea or on the river. We are not very good at it but it does provide a relaxing way to spend the day on or by the water. As with anything you can make fishing as cheap or as expensive as you please. We don’t spend a lot of money on fishing gear but that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy it just as much as those who spend thousands on their gear and fish every week come rain or shine.