11-11-2005, 02:31 PM
I used to do something similar to the coathanger trick when I used a single pronged flounder spear - just line them up and slap the spear down onto their back. I have found that it does tend to mess them up a bit. In my opinion you're better off trying to spear them. The last time I went floundering down near the Prom we got over 60 good sized gars, all speared. I don't think we'd have caught this many had we been using the coathanger trick, also I tend to think that the slapping noise when you whack them would scare off other gars in the area. Also it can be tricky to recover the stunned gars.
The forecast for tonight looks reasonable for a Blairgowrie trip, but I'm a bit hesitant to suggest a group trip because the forecast suggests winds tending Northerly. Southerly, South-Westerly, or Westerly winds are good for Blairgowrie, any wind from the North blows directly onshore and jacks up the waves.
Friday
West to southwesterly wind of 15 to 20 knots moderating to 10 to 15 knots this
afternoon and tending southwest to southerly. Wind easing to 5 to 10 knots
tonight and tending west to northwesterly. Waves about 1 metre abating to half a
metre or less tonight.
I'm willing to have a go, only because it's not too far of a drive for me, what do the rest of you guys reckon?
The forecast for tonight looks reasonable for a Blairgowrie trip, but I'm a bit hesitant to suggest a group trip because the forecast suggests winds tending Northerly. Southerly, South-Westerly, or Westerly winds are good for Blairgowrie, any wind from the North blows directly onshore and jacks up the waves.
Friday
West to southwesterly wind of 15 to 20 knots moderating to 10 to 15 knots this
afternoon and tending southwest to southerly. Wind easing to 5 to 10 knots
tonight and tending west to northwesterly. Waves about 1 metre abating to half a
metre or less tonight.
I'm willing to have a go, only because it's not too far of a drive for me, what do the rest of you guys reckon?