Wee day out

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Timmins

Discussion Starter · 13 d ago

Low water , no fish , and no spinning fly only can only mean one thing for the wee boy???

Sea fishing it is !!!!
It’s hard enough to get the young ones interested in fishing as it is with no fish and rules and regulations that just seem to be against any young person to learn to fish never mind the cost.
Lucky for me my wee boys addicted !!!
Great day out and a few fish home for the dinner
Beats sitting in front of a computer all day and night . Couple hours out digging the day before for bait and he’s knackered away to his bed next morning up like a flash at 5.15 raring to go …..mum says he never gets up to go To school like that 🤣

Bait digging

This is also Alfie’s favourite play time !!!

then on to patiently waiting for a bite

Then first fish in the pail !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy boy

few hours later it’s with 10 keepers in the pail and numerous amounts of cod , wrasse and pouting also caught and released It’s home for tea .
And what better dinner to have than same day caught cleaned and cooked cod n chips !!!!!! Even mummy was happy !!!!!!!

Great day out and happy family surely that’s what it’s all about
Sorry it’s no a salmon story but ………there’s always next time

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Hoolet

· #2 · 13 d ago

Absolutely brilliant,

That's one happy wee boy there.

Hoolet.

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iainmortimer

· #3 · 13 d ago

Absolutely brilliant. I hope he stays addicted as he gets older although being as keen as he is theres probably not much hope needed!

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The Flying Scotsman

· #4 · 13 d ago

Cheered me right up that did.
That’s one happy wee chap.

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The Flying Scotsman

· #5 · 13 d ago

I used to love taking the bairns off Arbroath for the cod and mackerel.
Here’s an old pic. Must be near 10 years ago.
He’s 18 next month and 6’3”

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GeeBee

· #6 · 13 d ago

Now thats a fine fish tea, bread and butter too. Well done to the little lad.

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Timmins

Discussion Starter · #7 · 13 d ago

No just any auld butter !!!!!
Lurpak 🤣🤣🤣

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burnie

· #8 · 13 d ago

Cod and indeed Mackies are rare round Arbroath now though

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Shug Wilson

· #9 · 13 d ago

aye and girder juice to wash it all down brilliant

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midgydug

· #10 · 13 d ago

Timmins said:
Low water , no fish , and no spinning fly only can only mean one thing for the wee boy???

Sea fishing it is !!!!
It’s hard enough to get the young ones interested in fishing as it is with no fish and rules and regulations that just seem to be against any young person to learn to fish never mind the cost.
Lucky for me my wee boys addicted !!!
Great day out and a few fish home for the dinner
Beats sitting in front of a computer all day and night . Couple hours out digging the day before for bait and he’s knackered away to his bed next morning up like a flash at 5.15 raring to go …..mum says he never gets up to go To school like that 🤣

Bait digging

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This is also Alfie’s favourite play time !!!

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then on to patiently waiting for a bite

View attachment 94827 Then first fish in the pail !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy boy

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few hours later it’s with 10 keepers in the pail and numerous amounts of cod , wrasse and pouting also caught and released It’s home for tea .
And what better dinner to have than same day caught cleaned and cooked cod n chips !!!!!! Even mummy was happy !!!!!!! View attachment 94830 View attachment 94831 View attachment 94833 View attachment 94832 Great day out and happy family surely that’s what it’s all about
Sorry it’s no a salmon story but ………there’s always next time

What a great cheery story and certainly a welcome one amongst all the doom n gloom threads just now. Love the dog photos. Happy faces all round. Brilliant.

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Rennie

· #11 · 13 d ago

Absolutely bob on Timmins, those days will stick firmly in the memory for years. Wonderfull to see both Dog n Lad having it large. Brought a smile to my face!.
Pedro.

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Oscar

· #12 · 13 d ago

Love this!

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Tyke777

· #13 · 13 d ago

Well done Timmins, days like that will be remembered by all participants for years to come.
Definitely better than sitting in front of a computer screen.
Some good bait digging, it appears that the spaniel enjoyed it as well

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Andrew B

· #14 · 12 d ago

Lol I gotta applaud your attitude re your dog having a swell time👏 I mean that’s such a dog thing to do, albeit most will be shouted at for getting so filthy😂
What a great haul of fish for fresh fish n chips

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Timmins

Discussion Starter · #15 · 12 d ago

Andrew B said:
Lol I gotta applaud your attitude re your dog having a swell time👏 I mean that’s such a dog thing to do, albeit most will be shouted at for getting so filthy😂
What a great haul of fish for fresh fish n chips

Wee wash in the burn and a scoot with a hose when he gets home and he’s as good as new !!!

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Saint Andrews

· #16 · 12 d ago

Absolutely brilliant thread, thanks for posting. It reminded me of being a little boy sea fishing with my dad. Bait digging the day before was nearly as exciting as the fishing and the fresh bait always out fished those fishing frozen. Then up whilst it's dark to travel to the jetty to meet the boat. Brilliant. I remember my first trip like it was yesterday, dad took me out of school aged 8 to fish off Walnley Island over the mussel beds for plaice. I won the kitty with a belter of a plaice at 3lb 12oz, it had just spawned and the skipper said it could have been 5lb prior to spawning. That was 42 years ago and sadly Dad and Gramps are long gone but they left me a legacy i am handing onto my son's. Your thread brought all those happy memories back so thank you.

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Timmins

Discussion Starter · #17 · 12 d ago

Saint Andrews said:
Absolutely brilliant thread, thanks for posting. It reminded me of being a little boy sea fishing with my dad. Bait digging the day before was nearly as exciting as the fishing and the fresh bait always out fished those fishing frozen. Then up whilst it's dark to travel to the jetty to meet the boat. Brilliant. I remember my first trip like it was yesterday, dad took me out of school aged 8 to fish off Walnley Island over the mussel beds for plaice. I won the kitty with a belter of a plaice at 3lb 12oz, it had just spawned and the skipper said it could have been 5lb prior to spawning. That was 42 years ago and sadly Dad and Gramps are long gone but they left me a legacy i am handing onto my son's. Your thread brought all those happy memories back so thank you.

The fundamentals in life !!!!
Bobbies only 8 and thinks it’s just a bit of exciting fun with his dad like his dad and his papa and his dad before him etc………. But really it’s one of life’s great lessons that will always stick with you and you can only truly appreciate when your a father looking back yourself . The apple 🍏 truly never falls far from the tree and through all the good , bad and indifferent times in my life growing up there’s always been fishing and always will be .

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Andrew B

· #18 · 11 d ago

Timmins said:
Wee wash in the burn and a scoot with a hose when he gets home and he’s as good as new !!!

How I miss my dog for stuff like this. That said I can’t say I miss her finding a dead Badger and rolling in it the insane smell lol.

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