This last weekend led my chase to the other end of the UK..
Travelling up from Coventry , west mids .
I made the 400+ miles upto the west coast of Scotland to Craobh Haven..
A weekend on Mckie’s charters “ Size Matters”
I was told I needed 5kg of bait per day but I think I miss heard the Skippers words
As it was 5kg per bait per drop ?
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We had a rotating system so everyone had a chance of catching a fish..
Everything about this trip was big
From big baits
To big weights
To big fish..
My first ever skate 182lbs
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From there the day got better
After seeing more fish caught by the other fishermen on the boat
My chance came again
Another belting Female skate
206lbs
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A total of 12 fish to the boat with a couple of spurdogs for one dedicated guy.. lol
Winding a 6lb lead up 450ft had its own challenges let alone not knowing if you had a tadpole on it or not ??
Day 2 started a bit slower with the wind blowing a Holley and swirls that made fishing a little testing at times..
My 3rd skate and another over the 100lbs mark
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Biggest fish for the weekend was a whopping 219lb for one of the guys who had 2 over the 200lb mark..
I also felt for one of the guys who had never caught a 200lb fish but has come close on many occasions..
So I gave him my chance on the rod as I’d had my trip already..
Moments before we were packing up..
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Guy in black had my rod and the double hook up produced 2 x 200lb plus fish..
Dreams come true for a few of us this weekend
Dreams and memories made on Size Matters to last a life time..
