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Post by eccles on Dec 25, 2006 21:50:39 GMT
Hello peeps, I am very fortunate to have retired early and bought a house on Hayling. Sorry can't do B & B at the moment because we ahve a house full - maybe in future. You are welcome to drop in for a cuppa and a chat however. Even more fortunately I have found a great fishing buddy (Sean) who also lives here and at 6'2" and 20 stone is my minder. We have had a dam good first season on Hayling - plenty of bream, bass, whiting and of course mackerel. Sean tried float fishing at one point and caught a 6lb sea trout (wow). Yes, of course we put it back. Had the odd flatty too but still working out best spot to get 'em. We have an open boat with outboard between us, a collection of cheap gear cos you don't need expensive stuff to catch fish, know where and when to get bait and have learned a lot about the Hayling hot spots. Sean has been fishing about 18 years and me around 12 so we know a thing or two and will help if we can.
Enjoy yer fishin'
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Post by Pete B on Dec 25, 2006 23:19:20 GMT
Welcome to the forum Eccles, brilliant intro, sounds like your enjoying what Hayling has to offer (plenty!). As you will see the forum has plenty of anglers that fish Hayling regularly so everyone should benefit from the joint expertise.
Plenty of experienced friendly anglers from both beach & boat alike. Enjoy!
Pete
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Post by solehunter on Dec 25, 2006 23:24:20 GMT
Welcome mate!
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Post by RichardB on Dec 25, 2006 23:34:45 GMT
Welcome to B&B eccles  . My, how envious I am of your position (early retired and loads of fishing). Unfortunately I would appear to have many more years in front of me, working for the Yankee dollar ! |
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Post by willow on Dec 26, 2006 22:21:12 GMT
Welcome eccles, looking forward to both your beach and boat reports,
Bill
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Post by darenw on Dec 26, 2006 22:28:05 GMT
Hi Eccles, glad you joined this one, look forward to meeting you sometime over the Island,and big sean of course. Daren.
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Post by eccles on Dec 27, 2006 18:43:56 GMT
Hey Daren, yer great lummox, we already did meet - over by the lifeboat station a couple of months ago - just after you had those bass close in near the Lifeboat. Big Sean was with me.
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Post by darenw on Dec 27, 2006 18:50:09 GMT
 Hey course we've met. Nice 2lb supper fish as I recall on maccy strip. Whats all this about sole then mate you've got me interested.
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Post by eccles on Dec 27, 2006 19:28:25 GMT
Daren, I have heard about but, not tried, two areas for Sole: 1. West Wittering cos they like coming in on the tide over all that sand. 2. In front of the Golf Course - about 300 yds west of IOB - same reason. Have you tried either of these venues mate?
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Post by darenw on Dec 27, 2006 19:34:40 GMT
Not for sole m8
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Post by baldric on Dec 28, 2006 11:45:42 GMT
Welcome eccles, (am sulking now) yet another person woth a boat  'Calling all boat peeps', can someone sail around to whitstable - Ramsgate and lower their anchor i'll swim out to ya to get a chance of a spot of boat fishing ;D |
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. My, how envious I am of your position (early retired and loads of fishing). Unfortunately I would appear to have many more years in front of me, working for the Yankee dollar !
