Deep sea fishing in a rib

arn.george · 20 July 2004, 12:39

Does anyone have any experience of deep sea fishing in a rib? I am dragging mine done to Falmouth for August and hoping to further afield for bigger fish. Probably won't actually land/ boat anything - cut trace in water. Thanks

Rupert Bear · 20 July 2004, 12:43

Depends what you mean, I catch mackerel and Pollack regularly in mine. I carry a rod strapped to the A frame all the time.

arn.george · 20 July 2004, 13:05

thinking more along lines of conger/ ling/ shark?

Rupert Bear · 20 July 2004, 14:27

most of these fish are not happy chappies when hauled into a boat and one so small may not be the best place to be when they come aboard just in case they take a chunk out of you.
Congers and small sharks are probably best left to boats with more deck space to work with them

roohairy · 20 July 2004, 15:27

Sharks and congers in particular are also quite capable of having a chew on your tubes! Last conger

LURCHER · 20 July 2004, 16:58

We caught a large conger a few years ago in our lobster pot opened the trap door to let it out over the side and it slipped into the RIB ,You should have you seen 3 grown men balancing on a single jockey seat in rough water! the conger was doing circuits of the boat round the jockey pod, in the end we flipped it over the side with a paddle . The boat stank for days after .

Gentiana · 20 July 2004, 18:42

I fish regularly from my RIB and have, indeed, caught conger, ling and shark ( tope ) amongst other species. So as to obviate the need to board larger and potentially dangerous species, I have made a heavy duty disgorger out of some broom handle and part of an old pram. I find that I can now unhook such fish from the side single handedly.
Out of interest I have set up a system for longlining from my rib. It is hard work though.

Peter

Should Geo. wish details on the disgorger, then PM me.

codprawn · 20 July 2004, 22:14

What about catching hooks on the tubes? Would love to finish from a RIB but would be terrified of ripping things!

Gentiana · 21 July 2004, 15:35

In many hours of fishing, I have only pierced a tube once. It takes quite a pull with a large hook to penetrate hypalon. Then the puncture allows only a slow escape of air - so no worries.
As for ripping things, 'codprawn', the only ripping sound will be that of your line zipping through the ocean when you hook the 'big one'. Go and give it a try.
Tight lines,

Peter.

Nauti Buoy · 21 July 2004, 15:55

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Originally Posted by LURCHER

We caught a large conger a few years ago in our lobster pot opened the trap door to let it out over the side and it slipped into the RIB ,You should have you seen 3 grown men balancing on a single jockey seat in rough water! the conger was doing circuits of the boat round the jockey pod, in the end we flipped it over the side with a paddle . The boat stank for days after .

Rupert Bear · 21 July 2004, 16:16

I cut a four hook mackerel rig down to two hooks and haven't had a problem using it on the boat. just be careful when you lift over the tube and bobs you mothers brother

Jklingel · 22 July 2004, 02:35

FYI, I've caught a number of halibut from my 16' Zodiac. Sure, some hooks can be a problem, so use circle hooks. I harpoon the bigger halibut and let them pull a bouy until they are dead, then slide them over the side. My next boat will be a real RHIB, and may have foam collars just for that reason. john

arn.george · 22 July 2004, 13:28

I harpoon the bigger halibut and let them pull a bouy until they are dead

Seen this done in a film!!! But it was a bit bigger than a halibut!

What size halibut are you catching?

Jono · 22 July 2004, 13:47

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Originally Posted by Jklingel

......I harpoon the bigger halibut and let them pull a bouy until they are dead.... john

It's nice to see that humane despatch of living creatures is being practised everywhere..... I have no problem with killing things.. ask anyone

.. but do it quick.... and yes, I am a hypocrite as I eat things, which I know full well have died slowly, but given the choice, which we are not, would choose otherwise... and no, I'm not going to turn vegetarian either, as I don't consider that natural for the human species....

There! That should provoke a response or two….

Bilge Rat · 22 July 2004, 14:23

If you kill something slowly this creates a massive adrenalin release in the body which makes the muscle contract and tense up, for this reason its better to dispatch the prey quickly before it knows its about to die, then the eating is much better, we really should get Phil Davies input on this as he kills things quite oftern, though does shooting them out of the sky count in this case, i'd suggest harpooning a fish and letting it swim around dragging a bouy till it either dies of exhaustion or blood lose would make for a pretty horrific way to die, image killing a cow in this way ?

MeMe · 22 July 2004, 14:28

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Originally Posted by Bilge Rat

image killing a cow in this way ?

.........I roll over in the morning and she's still there

Jono · 22 July 2004, 14:29

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Originally Posted by MeMe

.........I roll over in the morning and she's still there

Ooo... "DEAD MAN COMING THROUGH, DEAD MAN WALKING"

Nick Hearne · 22 July 2004, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Jono

It's nice to see that humane despatch of living creatures is being practised everywhere..... I have no problem with killing things.. ask anyone

.. but do it quick.... and yes, I am a hypocrite as I eat things, which I know full well have died slowly, but given the choice, which we are not, would choose otherwise... and no, I'm not going to turn vegetarian either, as I don't consider that natural for the human species....

There! That should provoke a response or two….

Yes I agree with you here, killing & eating I have no problem with but do it as quickly & cleanly as possible!
Regards
Nick

Manos · 22 July 2004, 15:54

I know that you will probably have my head for this but my question is this (and I'm not a conservationist or any thing like that):

ISN'T SEA OVERFISHED BY ALL THE IGNORAMOUS FISHERMAN WITHOUT US ADDING TO THE DISTRUCTION? If you want to eat fish why don't you use the supermarket. Is got plenty there and you are not in danger to damage your boat in the process When you want meat you don't go around killing cows? Do you?

Bittentobuggery · 22 July 2004, 15:54

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Originally Posted by LURCHER

We caught a large conger a few years ago in our lobster pot opened the trap door to let it out over the side and it slipped into the RIB ,You should have you seen 3 grown men balancing on a single jockey seat in rough water! the conger was doing circuits of the boat round the jockey pod, in the end we flipped it over the side with a paddle . The boat stank for days after .

Reminds me of a swan coming in to land on the Dart one evening, when I would have been about 11. Don't know what the swan had been drinking but it made a complete horlicks of it and landed in the cockpit of my Dad's small sloop which was quietly motoring down the river. The commotion frightened the crap out of us and we retreated to the small cabin with the boat still motoring on.

My Dad tried to encourage it to leave with the blade of a dinghy oar (!), which the swan took to be a hostile gesture and the hissing and flapping was something to behold. Of course the swan had no possibility of extricating itself on it's own from the steep sides of the cockpit and eventually had to be levered with two paddles. I don't know who was the most relieved party when this situation was finally over, but anybody out for a quiet evening stroll on the banks of the Dart would have creased up.