Fergie Time with Tina on Notbad 1

Fergie Time on Notbad 1 with Tina 19 September 2015

We've been hoping for our first launch together for what seems ages, either the wind has been too strong or we were committed to other things but yesterday we finally got my boat down to Prestatyn Sailing Club.

I've been putting off getting to grips with the tractor training - no such hesitation for Tina - straight into the cab of the Massey Ferguson and under Roger's instruction she was towing Notbad 1 down to the launch point!




My fish finder was playing up with a false depth reading but we felt our way over the flooding banks, feeling the skeg bump a couple of times then when clear we gave the engine a little blast before anchoring on the outer edge of the rough ground.



As usual Tina was first in, this time with her first Smoothhound  - taking frozen crab





I replied with a Dab



As a second photo was taken the Dab leapt from my hands, cleared the rail and made good it's escape!



And then a visitor, over Liverpool Bay a familiar shape and a chest thumping roar







As the Vulcan headed for Southport Air Show I levelled the Smoothie score





Could our day get any better?

Well next up were the Red Arrows!



Then the Vulcan reappeared for a brilliant cross over photo opportunity!





Back to fishing, on a cracking day out with mill pond conditions, brilliant sun and a lot of Dab taps on the lug set out for Bass on 3/0s









Our next visitors didn't quite match up to the Red Arrows and the Vulcan






Then along came Graham on his boat Jewell with Mehmet





The sharks kept coming!



Only a small pup but a welcome Tope for my species count!





All in all a four star day out together!



And I'm booked in for tractor training now!

Looked like a good day was had,flat seas ,sunshine and a few fish,well done

Looks like you
Had a cracking day Paul and Tina ,cracking report owdddd

Well done you two it was a cracking day to be afloat

Wow looks like a lovely sunny day and a lovely calm see too with plenty of fish

What a great day that looked flat sea too well done Paul & Tina

well done to you both great set of pics pual you picked a good day to be out

Great report and pics mate well done to u both

Looks like a perfect day.

Well done to you both!

Well done on a good report and a great set of pictures.

Thanks all.

We did our proper tractor training on the Masseys and a Ford at Prestatyn Sailing Club last night under the watchful eye of John

Driving the Fergies and a Ford, a bit confusing with their differing pedal layouts!







As I got into my car afterwards I seriously had to ask myself, which pedal is the brake?

Well done both

Great report/pics wwll done both on the fish