I have been searching for a big perch all winter…Finally got one that made me smile….Now I am looking for a 4lb one……lol

20lb Ling

Colin Leadbeater from Bristol landed a 20Ib Ling aboard Flamer IV while drifting a wreck. Colin was using a 20Ib class Shakespeare Ugly Stick rod with a flying collar rig and a silver lure.

pb pollack...

Russell Salmon landed his personal best Pollack weighing 14Ib while drifting wreck aboard Flamer IV. Russell was using a 15Ib class Shakespeare Ugly Stick rod with a Portland Rig and Pink red gill lure.

another ling for Flamer IV

Phil Harrison landed an 11Ib 2oz Ling while drifting a wreck aboard Flamer IV.

Now this is a cod.....26lb...

“SODS LAW” Graham Gardner from Colchester had not long recovered from a hernia operation and was on his first fishing trip since his operation. Colin Penny owner of Flamer IV said to Graham “Sods Law says you will get the biggest fish” Sure enough that is was happened. First Graham caught a 40Lb Conger eel and then followed that with a superb 26Lb Cod. Graham was using 20Ib class tackle with a pennel rig baited with Ammo squid and mackerel. Of course Colin kept asking Graham if he was ok while he was trying to land the two big fish. Graham is pictured with his 26Lb Cod

Mr Colin Penny Flamer IV
1,Wyke Road,Weymouth,
Dorset DT4 9QE
Tel 01305 766961 mobile 07968972736
web site www.deepsea.co.uk/boats/flamer
website www.charterboats-uk.co.uk/flameriv

Blue Marlin 1320lbs

From Carp to Marlin……How about this as your first Blue Marlin? A fish of 1320lb caught off Ascension on the 18th of February. The angler was Berkley Gulp bait tester Kevin Gardner….Fight time was 3hrs and the fish was in bad condition at the boat so it was taken in and weighed. Great fish well done to the team of Captain Olaf Grimkowski and Phil Riley aboard the Harmattan.

For good measure Kevin also caught a 234lb Big Eye Tuna.

234lbs Big Eye Tuna

and released a Six Gill shark estimated at 900lbs……Bet those Rainbow lake carp will now seem a lot smaller in the summer Kev.

Estimated 900lbs Six Gill Shark

The boat was captained by Greg DiStefano, who put Yocom on the fish approximately 100 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Yocom and another angler were chunking to a school of yellowfin, taking turns with the rod and reel, and Yocom just happened to be “the lucky one” who fed the record fish. Fifty minutes later – a relatively short fight for a yellowfin of that size – Yocom had reeled in what would be the world’s next All-Tackle yellowfin tuna record.

“We started hearing about the catch almost as soon as it was back at the docks,” IGFA World Records Coordinator Jack Vitek said. At the docks in Cabo, Yocom’s fish was weighed on an IWS Scale Master II digital scale that was successfully re-certified in San Diego just a few days after the weighing, confirming the accurate reading of 193.68 kg (427 lb).

“Yocom and his crew knew they had a shot at the record and they made sure all their gear and techniques were compliant months before the catch was made,” Vitek continued. “So once the weight was confirmed, Yocom immediately got to work on submitting the application and all the other requirements.” With the scale certified, line samples and photos submitted and the application completed, all aboard El Suertudo have been eagerly waiting to hear whether their efforts would result in an approved record.

Over the past 90 days, the IGFA’s World Record Review Committee has thoroughly reviewed Yocom’s record submission including the tackle used, the supporting photographs, and witness testimonies, and has determined that all IGFA rules were followed. Yocom’s fish has earned him both the new All-Tackle record and men’s 60 kg (130 lb) line class record, which previously belonged to Mike Livingston who broke the record less than two years ago with a 183.7 kg (405 lb) yellowfin he caught off Magdalena Bay, Mexico.

“Breaking the All-Tackle yellowfin tuna record within two years of Mike Livingston is really remarkable,” added Vitek. “Prior to Livingston’s catch in November of 2010, that record had stood for 33 years. Many people thought we’d never see a yellowfin tuna over 400 pounds, and in the past few years we’ve had two 400+ lb fish submitted for records and even more reported.”

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The Berkley Team is proud to announce that we are celebrating our 75th birthday as a brand this year. It all started in 1937 when Berkley Bedell, a teenager attending high school, started hand tying flies at home and selling them to anglers. From those meager beginnings, Bedell built his company. Now 75 years later, Berkley, a part of the Pure Fishing family, is one of the leading fishing tackle manufacturers in the world.

The brand will be engaging consumers through both online and offline activation to celebrate the 75th Anniversary. In Spirit Lake, on June 15th we will be opening the facility to the general public, media and retirees for guided tours to hear from Berkley’s experts as they lead discussions on how a fish thinks, the “Creation of PowerBait®” and the “Wonderful World of Fishing Line.”

Our online support will start with the new 75th Anniversary video that is being shared on our Berkley youtube channel, Berkley facebook and Berkley Twitter. The second piece will be a two month long facebook sweepstakes, “Berkley Historically Huge Giveaway” that allows anglers a chance to win products they can’t buy anywhere else.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT081sxxX0g&list=UUTVVgVKrCmytiln5DMNfCiA&index=2&feature=plcp

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BerkleyFishing

As a brand team we are excited to carry the torch that Berkley Bedell lit 75 years ago. We would like to thank all co-workers for their dedication and passion enabling the continued growth and innovation for Berkley.

Sincerely,

The Berkley Team

Sometimes it can be more about who catches the fish than about their size!

On a recent family holiday to Fuerteventura I took along a couple of telescopic poles for my two boys to have a fish with. I doubt if we caught anything over 20cm all week but they had three short matches with points for species. I must admit that I enjoyed watching them just as much as catching a big one myself

they do not get much smaller than this one!

yes they do!

deep in concentration....Scott is losing to his younger brother

got a mullet dad...does this not count for 10pts...lol

Below are two very successful Plaice traces.

John used several combination baits which included ragworm, Ammo black lugworm, squid and razorfish.

On the same trip Ian Slater, Tracy Robertson and David Robertson all caught Personal Best Plaice and got in the act of returning big Plaice. They released 5Ib 8oz, 5Ib 4oz and 5Ib 14oz Plaice.

They were all using 10Ib class tackle with single hook traces baited with ragworm and strips of Ammo squid.
“I think this practise of putting back big Plaice is Brilliant and can only help conserve stocks”.

Pictures of John and his 6Ib 8oz and 7Ib 8oz Plaice are below.

Colin Penny – FLAMER 4 FISHING
47,Ferndale Road,Weymouth,DT4 7QZ
Tel 01305 766961 Mobile 07968972736
web site www.deepsea.co.uk/boats/flamer
web site www.charterboats-uk.co.uk/flameriv
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Note how the Sardine keeps up with the Magic Swimmer® and even nudges it a couple of times. As the live Sardine darts in and out, it’s a struggle to sometimes figure out which is the live bait and which is our Magic Swimmer®! If you’re looking for the most alive looking bait on the market, don’t you want to fish the bait that even has the resident baitfish confused?

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Anyone who fancies a fight with one of these fish should visit Adrians website: http://www.skatefishing.co.uk/info.htm where they can find all of the information that they will need.