Family and friends day, today and with a north east wind blowing we decided to go at 4.00am – returning around mid-day.

On the way through the Medway I had the fishfinder on and the screen was full of sprats all the way out to our fishing marks.

It didn’t look very good for us but hey, it was a day out.

We started fishing the flood tide. It was comfortable rolling up and down in the swell.

We managed 5 small codling of 2lb and a few big whitings to start. But then Andrew Norwood (aka Nobby), my cousin,  asked me to cast his uptider for him. Well, I must have given it a lucky touch because he had a small bite which he left nibbling for a while. He then struck into the fish. It was nodding well and it looked a heavy fish. After a battle he got it to the side of the boat and I netted for him.

It was a cod that topped the scales at 15 1/2lb so another big double aboard the ‘Dentex’ this winter in the Medway/Thames.

After that fish and a few photos we headed back in.

Well, that’s the last report of 2009 so have a great New Year – 2010 – and remember to get your bookings in nice and early.

All the best, Skipper Steve

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