Have finally set a date for the long awaited and promised  father and sons/daughters half day boat fishing trip
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  http://whitby-sea-fishing.co.uk/?p=1089
Mick Sea Urchin II

Mackerel fishing you say? Anyone can catch mackerel, yes while I agree in principle there are days when we struggle to fing them and this guide is intended to help the novice on such days, although I think some of you more regular boat anglers might find the article of interest especially the safety aspect covered later (not to mention the best mackerel recipe in the world)because in my opinion mackerel fishing on a full charter boat can be the most hazardous form of boat fishing,but by following a few simple safety procedures your day can be hazard …

Maybe you are thinking of booking a trip on a boat and not really sure of whats involved, well don’t worry Here are a few basics for the total beginners  amongst you, I do intend to cover other boat basics such as makarell fishing, bait, shad and wreck fishing in another post which I will add soon
The most common type of boat fishing we do during the Spring, Summer, and Autumn is drift fishing and as its name implies the boat drifts along while you fish, the boat will be at the mercy of the tide and wind …

During last year the new sea urchin II not only lived up to but surpassed all my expectations the extra deck space was heaven and its heavy displacement hull proved extremely stable in all conditions I still have one or two alterations to make outlined below
but the fishing season produced plenty of fish and it was a good year for large cod the largest was just over 18lb and the largest ling went over 24lb along with a host of other fish  remember this is 2009 and not 1989 when fish were in abundance  not many anglers can claim  to have caught fish of …

   
It’s not to early to book your festival places on the contrary now is the perfect time, while most anglers are still recovering from the winter blues you can grab those tides that suit you now not like in previous years when you left it to the last minuet and found only the tide and days which were available did not fit round your work or family commitments tidal books are available for the whole year from our local tackle shops and stationers also the harbour office and only cost around a pound or …

Christmas came early this year for Rob Wadsworth the happy recipient of

£1000 in cash for his first place in this years uptide festival with a cod of 9lb

6.5oz fishing off Rich Wards shytorque also in attendance was local angler

Karl Reid receiving a cheque of £200 for his third place cod of 9lb 3.5oz

fishing off sea urchin II and I was there to accept Russel Keymers cheque of

£100 for heaviest other species also fishing off sea urchin II

   
Thanks to all the anglers who supported this years uptide festival as well as me and the boat, this year we won two daily events with Russel an angler from Mattlock taking the boats first daily prize with a ling of 6lb 12 oz which won him £50 he also won the heaviest any other species overall £100, and Karl Reid from Pickering came third overall with a nice cod of 9lb 3.5oz which also won him a daily prize of £50 as well as third place overall £200 total prize money £400    …

   
To help keep down costs and encourage people to have a go fishing at anchor,
I have decided to drop the hire charge for rods/reels during the festival this year and offer anglers brand new up tide rods and reels to try out,
I know it’s only £5 per man but every little helps
Mick Sea Urchin II   visit     www.whitby-sea-fishing.co.uk

Having spoke to a lot of the skippers of late it appears the news of the fast approaching uptide festival has not been generating the level of interest shown in last years excellent event, and I am puzzled to know the reasons why,while the odd skipper is full others have few if any bookings this seems strange especially with the updated first prize of £1000,
 of all the festivals the wcsa hold over the year the uptide/winter one offers in my opinion the best chance for anyone to win novice anglers included, 
Last years winter festival was …

Why not try a fishing gift voucher for the person who has everything this year just contact one of the skippers most will be more than happy to help
for my part on the Sea Urchin I have made this really easy for you with a pre wrote voucher ready to print off click the link below or visit the sea urchin site  
  www.whitby-sea-fishing.co.uk/?p=883